# 1912–13 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C. competed in Scottish Football League First Division and Scottish Cup in season 1912–1913.

## Overview

Aberdeen finished in seventh place in Division One in their ninth season in the Scottish league. They were knocked out of the Scottish Cup at the second round stage by Second Division club Dumbarton. Dave Main finished as league top scorer with ten goals. A club record low attendance of 300 was set in a League game against Queen's Park in September 1912.

## Results
### Scottish Division One

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 17 August | Raith Rovers | H | 2–0 | Wilson, Soye | 10,000 |
| 2 | 24 August | Dundee | A | 3–0 | Milne (2), Lennie | 20,000 |
| 3 | 31 August | Third Lanark | H | 0–0 | | 12,000 |
| 4 | 7 September | Celtic | A | 0–2 | | 12,000 |
| 5 | 21 September | Hamilton Academical | H | 2–0 | Soye, Travers | 9,000 |
| 6 | 23 September | Clyde | H | 0–1 | | 11,000 |
| 7 | 28 September | Morton | A | 1–0 | Murray | 12,000 |
| 8 | 30 September | Queen's Park | H | 4–0 | Main, Wood (2), Murray | 300 |
| 9 | 5 October | Rangers | H | 1–3 | Main | 20,000 |
| 10 | 12 October | Airdrieonians | A | 1–1 | Travers | 7,000 |
| 11 | 19 October | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–1 | | 9,000 |
| 12 | 26 October | Falkirk | H | 2–2 | Travers, Main | 8,000 |
| 13 | 2 November | Clyde | A | 1–0 | Lennie | 8,000 |
| 14 | 9 November | Kilmarnock | H | 0–0 | | 7,000 |
| 15 | 16 November | Partick Thistle | H | 3–1 | Hannah, Hume, Milne | 8,000 |
| 16 | 23 November | Hibernian | A | 1–3 | Milne | 7,000 |
| 17 | 30 November | Motherwell | A | 1–1 | Milne | 5,000 |
| 18 | 7 December | Morton | H | 0–0 | | 7,000 |
| 19 | 14 December | Falkirk | A | 1–3 | Milne | 5,000 |
| 20 | 21 December | Hibernian | H | 1–3 | Milne | 4,000 |
| 21 | 28 December | Rangers | A | 1–3 | Milne | 15,000 |
| 22 | 1 January | Dundee | H | 1–0 | Wood | 10,000 |
| 23 | 4 January | Raith Rovers | A | 0–0 | | 8,000 |
| 24 | 11 January | St Mirren | A | 2–2 | Travers, Main | 4,000 |
| 25 | 18 January | Airdrieonians | H | 4–1 | Wilson, Milne, Main, Scorgie | 6,000 |
| 26 | 25 January | Queen's Park | A | 1–0 | Wilson | 7,000 |
| 27 | 1 February | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–4 | Walker | 10,000 |
| 28 | 15 February | Celtic | H | 3–1 | Wilson, Travers, Scorgie | 10,000 |
| 29 | 22 February | Third Lanark | A | 2–0 | Main, Wood | 9,500 |
| 30 | 1 March | St Mirren | H | 4–0 | Wilson, Main (2), Wood | 7,000 |
| 31 | 8 March | Kilmarnock | A | 1–3 | Travers | 3,500 |
| 32 | 15 March | Hamilton Academical | A | 0–3 | | 3,000 |
| 33 | 29 March | Motherwell | H | 2–2 | Travers, Main | 6,500 |
| 34 | 19 April | Partick Thistle | A | 1–0 | Main | 6,000 |

#### Final standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| =6 | Hibernian | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 37 |
| =6 | Motherwell | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 37 |
| =6 | Aberdeen | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 37 |
| 9 | Clyde | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 35 |
| 10 | Hamilton Academical | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 32 |

### Inter City Midweek League

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 15 October | Rangers | A | 2–5 | Milne | 1,300 |
| 2 | 23 October | Hibernian | H | 0–2 | | |
| 3 | 30 October | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–1 | Main, Walker | 2,000 |
| 4 | 6 November | Dundee | H | 3–2 | Wood, Walker, Wilson | |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R2 | 8 February | Dumbarton | A | 1–2 | Main | 8,000 |

## Squad
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division One | Division One | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | MF | SCO | Dod Brewster | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Donald Colman (c) | 34 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Stewart Davidson | 32 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Andy Greig | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Bobby Hannah | 21 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jock Hume | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Arthur King | 25 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Willie Lennie | 23 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Willie Low | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Dave Main | 25 | 11 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | John McConnell | 20 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | William Milne | 19 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Herbert Murray | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | John Scorgie | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Jimmy Soye | 32 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Pat Travers | 33 | 7 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Joseph Walker | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Fred Watson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | George Wilson | 32 | 5 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | John Wood | 17 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 |