# 1969–70 Aberdeen F.C. season

The 1969–70 season was Aberdeen's 57th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 59th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup, which they won for the second time, beating Celtic 3–1 at Hampden Park.

## Squad
### Appearances & Goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division 1 | Division 1 | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | FW | SCO | George Adams | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | DEN | Henning Boel | 40 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | George Buchan | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Martin Buchan (c) | 24 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Bobby Clark | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Jim Forrest | 46 | 18 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| | MF | SCO | Arthur Graham | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jim Hamilton | 34 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | Joe Harper | 28 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jim Hermiston | 37 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| | DF | SCO | Jim Kirkland | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Ernie McGarr | 32 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Brian McIlroy | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Derek McKay | 16 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Tommy McMillan | 37 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | George Murray | 44 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Steve Murray | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | DEN | Jens Petersen | 30 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Tommy Rae | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Davie Robb | 45 | 19 | 33 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Alex Smith | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| | DF | SCO | Tom Sutherland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Ian Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jim Whyte | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Alex Willoughby | 26 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | Tommy Wilson | 19 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |

## Results

Own goals in italics

### Division 1

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 30 August | Clyde | H | 6–0 | Petersen, Robb (3), Forrest (2) | 12,500 |
| 2 | 3 September | Rangers | A | 0–2 | | 40,000 |
| 3 | 6 September | Airdrieonians | A | 4–3 | Rae, Robb (2), Forrest | 2,000 |
| 4 | 13 September | Greenock Morton | H | 2–2 | Wilson, Hamilton | 14,000 |
| 5 | 20 September | St Johnstone | A | 1–3 | Forrest | 9,400 |
| 6 | 27 September | Dundee | H | 1–1 | Hermiston | 13,000 |
| 7 | 4 October | Ayr United | A | 2–1 | Robb (2) | 9,100 |
| 8 | 11 October | Partick Thistle | H | 2–1 | Harper, Hamilton | 12,500 |
| 9 | 29 October | Celtic | H | 2–3 | Robb, Fallon | 25,000 |
| 10 | 1 November | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–2 | Forrest | 7,000 |
| 11 | 5 November | St Mirren | A | 0–2 | | 4,000 |
| 12 | 8 November | Dundee United | H | 0–0 | | 8,000 |
| 13 | 15 November | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–2 | Robb, Forrest | 11,500 |
| 14 | 22 November | Motherwell | H | 4–1 | Hermiston, M. Buchan, Robb, Forrest | 7,000 |
| 15 | 29 November | Kilmarnock | A | 2–0 | Harper, Forrest | 5,000 |
| 16 | 13 December | Clyde | A | 1–2 | Harper | 2,000 |
| 17 | 20 December | Rangers | H | 2–3 | Robb (2) | 22,000 |
| 18 | 27 December | Raith Rovers | A | 1–0 | Hamilton | 4,000 |
| 19 | 1 January | Dundee | A | 0–2 | | 12,000 |
| 20 | 10 January | Raith Rovers | H | 5–1 | Robb, G. Murray, Harper (3) | 8,000 |
| 21 | 17 January | Greenock Morton | A | 2–3 | Robb, Ferguson | 6,500 |
| 22 | 20 January | Airdrieonians | H | 0–1 | | 8,500 |
| 23 | 25 February | Ayr United | H | 1–0 | M. Buchan | 8,000 |
| 24 | 28 February | Partick Thistle | A | 3–0 | Petersen, Forrest (2) | 5,500 |
| 25 | 2 March | St Johnstone | H | 0–0 | | 7,000 |
| 26 | 9 March | Hibernian | H | 0–2 | | 8,500 |
| 27 | 18 March | St Mirren | H | 1–1 | Robb | 9,000 |
| 28 | 21 March | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–0 | Forrest (2) | 10,000 |
| 29 | 25 March | Celtic | A | 2–1 | G. Murray, Graham | 33,000 |
| 30 | 28 March | Dundee United | A | 0–2 | | 8,000 |
| 31 | 4 April | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–1 | | 10,000 |
| 32 | 6 April | Kilmarnock | H | 2–2 | G. Buchan, Graham | 6,500 |
| 33 | 13 April | Hibernian | A | 2–1 | Robb, Forrest | 10,000 |
| 34 | 18 April | Motherwell | A | 2–0 | Forrest (2) | 6,100 |

#### Final standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 6 | Dundee | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 36 |
| 7 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 36 |
| 8 | Aberdeen | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 35 |
| 9 | Morton | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 35 |
| 10 | Dunfermline Athletic | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 35 |

### Scottish League Cup
#### Group 2

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 9 August | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–2 | Smith, Forrest | 16,000 |
| 2 | 13 August | Clyde | A | 0–0 | | 4,000 |
| 3 | 16 August | Hibernian | H | 2–2 | Hermiston, Hamilton | 16,000 |
| 4 | 20 August | Clyde | H | 3–0 | Wilson (3) | 13,500 |
| 5 | 23 August | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–0 | Willoughby | 8,000 |
| 6 | 27 August | Hibernian | A | 0–0 | | 18,300 |

#### Group 2 final table

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 8 |
| Hibernian | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1.111 | 6 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 5 |
| Clyde | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 5 |

#### Quarter final

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| QF L1 | 10 September | Celtic | H | 0–0 | | 33,000 |
| QF L2 | 24 September | Celtic | A | 1–2 | Forrest | 37,500 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R1 | 24 January | Clyde | H | 4–0 | Robb (2), Harper (2) | 12,000 |
| R2 | 11 February | Clydebank | H | 2–1 | Forrest, Robb | 13,100 |
| QF | 21 February | Falkirk | A | 1–0 | McKay | 13,500 |
| SF | 14 March | Kilmarnock | N | 1–0 | McKay | 25,812 |
| F | 11 April | Celtic | N | 3–1 | McKay (2), Harper | 108,434 |