| Club: | Aberdeen F.C. |
| Season: | 1968–69 |
| Chairman: | Charles B. Forbes |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| Manager: | Eddie Turnbull |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| League: | Scottish League Division One |
| League Result: | 15th |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Semi-final |
| Cup2: | Scottish League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Group Stage |
| Cup3: | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | 2nd round |
| League Topscorer: | Jim Forrest (17) |
| Season Topscorer: | Jim Forrest (24) |
| Highest Attendance: | 31,000 vs. Celtic, 11 January 1969 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 7,000 x2 vs. Falkirk, 21 December 1968 vs. Dunfermline Athletic, 24 March 1969 |
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| Prevseason: | 1967–68 |
| Nextseason: | 1969–70 |
The 1968–69 season was Aberdeen's 56th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 58th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and the Fairs Cup.
Own goal scorers in italics
See main article: 1968–69 Scottish Division One.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 September | Dundee | A | 4–4 | Robb (2), Taylor, Shewan | 10,000 |
| 2 | 14 September | St Johnstone | H | 2–0 | Smith, Craig | 11,000 |
| 3 | 21 September | Dundee United | H | 0–1 | 13,000 | |
| 4 | 28 September | Celtic | A | 1–2 | Rae | 35,000 |
| 5 | 5 October | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–2 | Robb | 12,000 |
| 6 | 12 October | Partick Thistle | A | 0–1 | 5,500 | |
| 7 | 19 October | Clyde | H | 0–1 | 8,000 | |
| 8 | 26 October | Rangers | A | 3–2 | 40,000 | |
| 9 | 2 November | Raith Rovers | H | 2–1 | Forrest, Craig | 8,000 |
| 10 | 9 November | Morton | A | 0–1 | 5,000 | |
| 11 | 16 November | Arbroath | H | 2–2 | Robb, Forrest | 8,000 |
| 12 | 23 November | St Mirren | H | 2–0 | Forrest (2) | 12,000 |
| 13 | 30 November | Kilmarnock | A | 1–5 | Craig | 6,500 |
| 14 | 7 December | Hibernian | H | 2–6 | Buchan, Forrest | 11,500 |
| 15 | 14 December | Airdrieonians | A | 0–2 | 3,500 | |
| 16 | 21 December | Falkirk | H | 2–0 | 7,000 | |
| 17 | 28 December | Kilmarnock | A | 1–2 | Johnston | 6,500 |
| 18 | 1 January | Dundee | H | 0–0 | 12,000 | |
| 19 | 2 January | St Johnstone | A | 1–3 | Buchan | 7,000 |
| 20 | 4 January | Dundee United | A | 4–1 | 15,000 | |
| 21 | 11 January | Celtic | H | 1–3 | 31,000 | |
| 22 | 18 January | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–3 | 8,000 | |
| 23 | 1 February | Partick Thistle | H | 1–1 | Craig | 8,000 |
| 24 | 8 March | Arbroath | A | 1–2 | Forrest | 4,700 |
| 25 | 15 March | St Mirren | A | 2–1 | Robb, Connell | 3,750 |
| 26 | 19 March | Raith Rovers | A | 2–3 | Johnston, Forrest | 5,000 |
| 27 | 24 March | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–2 | Robb, Craig | 7,000 |
| 28 | 29 March | Hibernian | A | 1–1 | Forrest | 6,321 |
| 29 | 2 April | Morton | H | 6–3 | Johnston (2), Petersen, Craig, Forrest, Whyte | 10,000 |
| 30 | 5 April | Airdrieonians | H | 3–1 | Forrest, Johnston, Robb | 11,000 |
| 31 | 9 April | Rangers | H | 0–0 | 23,000 | |
| 32 | 12 April | Falkirk | A | 0–1 | 2,500 | |
| 33 | 19 April | Kilmarnock | H | 0–1 | 8,000 | |
| 34 | 23 April | Clyde | A | 1–1 | Forrest | 987 |
See main article: 1968–69 Scottish League Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 August | Clyde | A | 1–4 | Robb | 5,000 |
| 2 | 14 August | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 1–0 | Forrest | 18,000 |
| 3 | 17 August | Dundee United | H | 4–1 | Forrest (2), Buchan, Craig | 16,000 |
| 4 | 24 August | Clyde | H | 0–2 | 19,000 | |
| 5 | 28 August | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 2–1 | Smith, Taylor | 8,000 |
| 6 | 31 August | Dundee United | A | 0–1 | 12,000 | |
See main article: 1968–69 Scottish Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 25 January | Berwick Rangers | H | 3–0 | Forrest (2), Robb | 13,600 |
| R2 | 25 February | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–2 | Johnston, Hamilton | 14,685 |
| R2R | 26 February | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 2–2 | Robb (2) | 17,500 |
| QF | 1 March | Kilmarnock | H | 0–0 | 24,000 | |
| QFR | 5 March | Kilmarnock | A | 3–0 | Robb, Craig, Hamilton | 17,183 |
| SF | 22 March | Rangers | N | 1–6 | Forrest | 39,250 |
See main article: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1968-69.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 L1 | 17 September | Slavia Sofia | A | 0–0 | 13,000 | |
| R1 L2 | 2 October | Slavia Sofia | H | 2–0 | Robb, Taylor | 29,000 |
| R2 L1 | 23 October |  Real Zaragoza | H | 2–1 | Forrest, Smith | 25,000 |
| R2 L2 | 30 October | Real Zaragoza | A | 0–3 | 30,000 | |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| GK | SCO | Ernie McGarr | 26 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | SCO | Bobby Clark | 24 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Ally Shewan | 50 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| DF | DEN | Jens Petersen (c) | 50 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Martin Buchan | 43 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Jim Whyte | 31 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Tommy McMillan | 26 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| DF | DEN | Henning Boel | 21 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Jim Hermiston | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Benny McCabe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Tommy Craig | 45 | 9 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Ian Taylor | 24 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| MF | SCO | Tommy Rae | 16 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | George Murray | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | George Buchan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Billy Paul | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Willie Watt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Jim Forrest | 47 | 23 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
| FW | SCO | Jimmy Smith | 45 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| FW | SCO | Dave Robb | 40 | 15 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| FW | SCO | Dave Johnston | 36 | 9 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Jim Hamilton | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Billy Little | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Ian Cumming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Tommy Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||