# 1968–69 Aberdeen F.C. season

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.

## Results

Own goal scorers in italics

### Division 1

| 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 | Forrest (2), Johnston | 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 | Forrest (2), Johnston | 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 | Shewan, Robb, Craig, Forrest | 15,000 |
| 21 | 11 January | Celtic | H | 1–3 | Forrest | 31,000 |
| 22 | 18 January | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–3 | Robb, Johnston | 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 |

#### Final standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 13 | Clyde | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 31 |
| 14 | Partick Thistle | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 28 |
| 15 | Aberdeen | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 26 |
| 16 | Raith Rovers | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 21 |
| 17 | Falkirk | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 69 | −36 | 18 |

### Scottish League Cup
#### Group 3

| 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 |

#### Group 3 final table

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| Clyde | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 1.444 | 8 |
| Dundee United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1.091 | 6 |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0.889 | 6 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.636 | 4 |

### 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 |

### Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

| 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 |

## Squad
### Appearances & Goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division One | Division One | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | 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 |