Club: | Aberdeen F.C. |
Season: | 1967–68 |
Chairman: | Charles B. Forbes |
Chrtitle: | Chairman |
Manager: | Eddie Turnbull |
Mgrtitle: | Manager |
League: | Scottish League Division One |
League Result: | 5th |
Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
Cup1 Result: | 2nd Round |
Cup2: | Scottish League Cup |
Cup2 Result: | Group Stage |
Cup3: | European Cup Winners' Cup |
Cup3 Result: | 2nd Round |
League Topscorer: | Davie Johnston (17) |
Season Topscorer: | Davie Johnston (17) |
Highest Attendance: | 36,000 vs. Rangers, 12 August 1967 |
Lowest Attendance: | 6,000 x2 vs. Stirling Albion, 16 December 1967 vs. Kilmarnock, 6 April 1968 |
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Prevseason: | 1966–67 |
Nextseason: | 1968–69 |
The 1967–68 season was Aberdeen's 55th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 57th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and in European competition for the first time in the Dons' history when they competed in the European Cup Winners' Cup.
Own goal scorers in italics.
See main article: 1967–68 Scottish Division One.
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 9 September | Dundee | H | 4–2 | Taylor (2), Storrie, Munro | 15,000 |
2 | 16 September | St Johnstone | A | 1–1 | Wilson | 6,400 |
3 | 23 September | Clyde | H | 1–2 | Watt | 12,000 |
4 | 30 September | Morton | A | 3–3 | Wilson, Watt, Johnston | 4,500 |
5 | 7 October | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 0–1 | 12,500 | |
6 | 14 October | Dundee United | H | 6–0 | Johnston (2), Taylor, Munro, Smith | 9,000 |
7 | 21 October | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–2 | Storrie | 11,000 |
8 | 4 November | Partick Thistle | A | 2–2 | 6,530 | |
9 | 11 November | Raith Rovers | H | 6–2 | Petersen (2), Johnston, Little, Mackie, Wilson | 8,000 |
10 | 18 November | Hibernian | A | 0–1 | 11,000 | |
11 | 25 November | Motherwell | H | 2–1 | Wilson, Melrose | 9,000 |
12 | 2 December | Falkirk | A | 2–2 | Melrose, Smith | 4,500 |
13 | 9 December | Kilmarnock | A | 0–3 | 8,755 | |
14 | 16 December | Stirling Albion | H | 1–0 | Shewan | 6,000 |
15 | 23 December | Airdrieonians | A | 0–1 | 4,000 | |
16 | 30 December | Rangers | H | 1–4 | Smith | 20,000 |
17 | 1 January | Dundee | A | 2–0 | Johnston, Buchanan | 10,000 |
18 | 20 January | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 2–4 | Johnston, Buchanan | 9,650 |
19 | 3 February | Dundee United | A | 3–2 | Murray, Smith, Johnston | 6,500 |
20 | 10 February | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–0 | 12,000 | |
21 | 12 February | Morton | H | 1–0 | Robb | 10,000 |
22 | 2 March | Partick Thistle | H | 0–1 | 7,000 | |
23 | 6 March | Celtic | A | 1–4 | Johnston | 28,000 |
24 | 9 March | Raith Rovers | A | 1–3 | Taylor | 5,000 |
25 | 16 March | Hibernian | H | 5–0 | Johnston (2), Smith, Taylor, Buchan | 7,000 |
26 | 23 March | Motherwell | A | 3–0 | Watt, Cumming, Smith | 2,360 |
27 | 27 March | Clyde | H | 0–1 | 5,500 | |
28 | 30 March | Falkirk | H | 2–0 | Shewan, Johnston | 5,000 |
29 | 6 April | Kilmarnock | H | 1–1 | Johnston | 6,000 |
30 | 10 April | Celtic | H | 0–1 | 22,000 | |
31 | 13 April | Stirling Albion | A | 3–0 | Petersen, Robb, Smith | 1,600 |
32 | 17 April | St Johnstone | H | 1–0 | Buchan | 6,500 |
33 | 20 April | Airdrieonians | H | 3–2 | Little, Robb, Smith | 8,000 |
34 | 27 April | Rangers | A | 3–2 | Johnston (2), Taylor | 40,000 |
See main article: 1967–68 Scottish League Cup.
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 12 August | Rangers | H | 1–1 | Storrie | 36,000 |
2 | 16 August | Dundee United | A | 0–5 | 7,550 | |
3 | 19 August | Celtic | A | 1–3 | Storrie | 50,000 |
4 | 26 August | Rangers | A | 0–3 | 50,000 | |
5 | 30 August | Dundee United | H | 2–2 | Storrie, Munro | 10,000 |
6 | 2 September | Celtic | H | 1–5 | Smith | 22,216 |
See main article: 1967–68 Scottish Cup.
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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R1 | 27 January | Raith Rovers | H | 1–1 | Robb | 10,700 |
R1R | 31 January | Raith Rovers | A | 1–0 | Reid | 3,500 |
R2 | 19 February | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–2 | Smith | 14,700 |
See main article: European Cup Winners' Cup 1967-68.
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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R1 L1 | 6 September | KR Reykjavic | H | 10–0 | Munro (3), Smith (2), Storrie (2), McMillan, Taylor, Petersen | 14,000 |
R1 L2 | 13 September | KR Reykjavic | A | 4–1 | Storrie (2), Buchan, Munro | 1,500 |
R2 L1 | 29 November | Standard Liège | A | 0–3 | 30,000 | |
R2 L2 | 6 December | Standard Liège | H | 2–0 | Munro, Melrose | 13,000 |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Cup Winners' Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
GK | SCO | Bobby Clark | 46 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
GK | SCO | Ernie McGarr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | SCO | Ally Shewan | 47 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
DF | SCO | Tommy McMillan | 46 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
DF | DEN | Jens Petersen (c) | 43 | 4 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
DF | SCO | Jim Whyte | 41 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
DF | SCO | Martin Buchan | 34 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
DF | SCO | Jim Hermiston | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | SCO | Eddie Buchanan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | ENG | Jim Kirkland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | SCO | Frank Munro | 24 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
MF | SCO | Ian Taylor | 20 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
MF | SCO | Jimmy Wilson | 18 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
MF | SCO | Tommy Craig | 17 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | SCO | George Murray | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | SCO | Willie Watt | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | SCO | Pat Wilson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | SCO | Jimmy Smith | 43 | 13 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
FW | SCO | Dave Johnston | 36 | 16 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | SCO | Dave Robb | 25 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
FW | SCO | Billy Little | 17 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | SCO | Jimmy Storrie | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ||
FW | SCO | Harry Melrose | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
FW | SCO | Ian Cumming | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | SCO | Dave Millar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |