# 1949–50 Aberdeen F.C. season

The 1949–50 season was Aberdeen's 38th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 40th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup.

## Results
### Division A

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 10 September | St Mirren | H | 2–3 | Emery, Kelly (penalty) | 17,000 |
| 2 | 17 September | Clyde | H | 1–1 | Stenhouse | 18,000 |
| 3 | 24 September | Dundee | H | 2–2 | Kelly (2) | 23,000 |
| 4 | 1 October | Hibernian | A | 0–2 | | 25,000 |
| 5 | 8 October | Third Lanark | H | 2–1 | Yorston (2) | 18,000 |
| 6 | 15 October | Celtic | A | 2–4 | Kelly, Rice | 30,000 |
| 7 | 22 October | Clyde | A | 1–0 | Kelly | 14,500 |
| 8 | 29 October | Rangers | H | 1–3 | Hamilton | 40,000 |
| 9 | 5 November | Falkirk | A | 0–1 | | 12,000 |
| 10 | 12 November | Partick Thistle | H | 3–1 | Yorston (2), Baird | 8,000 |
| 11 | 19 November | Stirling Albion | A | 1–0 | Hamilton | 15,000 |
| 12 | 26 November | Raith Rovers | H | 3–0 | Hamilton (2), Hather | 16,000 |
| 13 | 3 December | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–4 | Hather | 23,000 |
| 14 | 10 December | Queen of the South | A | 0–1 | | 7,000 |
| 15 | 17 December | Motherwell | H | 5–0 | Yorston (2), Kiddie, Harris | 15,000 |
| 16 | 24 December | St Mirren | A | 0–4 | | 7,000 |
| 17 | 31 December | East Fife | H | 1–2 | Yorston | 17,000 |
| 18 | 2 January | Dundee | A | 1–1 | Pearson | 23,000 |
| 19 | 3 January | Hibernian | H | 0–3 | | 15,000 |
| 20 | 7 January | Third Lanark | A | 1–3 | Emery | 12,000 |
| 21 | 14 January | Cetic | H | 4–0 | Baird, Pearson, Hather, Emery (penalty) | 25,000 |
| 22 | 4 February | Rangers | A | 2–2 | Hamilton, Yorston | 50,000 |
| 23 | 18 February | Partick Thistle | A | 2–0 | Yorston, Hamilton | 25,000 |
| 24 | 4 March | Raith Rovers | A | 2–1 | Baird, Hamilton | 10,000 |
| 25 | 18 March | Queen of the South | H | 2–0 | Hamilton, Baird | 12,000 |
| 26 | 25 March | Motherwell | A | 1–5 | Emery | 7,000 |
| 27 | 1 April | Falkirk | H | 1–2 | Pearson | 12,000 |
| 28 | 8 April | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–5 | Hamilton | 16,500 |
| 29 | 14 April | East Fife | A | 1–4 | Hather | 5,500 |
| 30 | 22 April | Stirling Albion | H | 6–2 | Hather (2), Emery (penalty), Yorston, Baird | 8,000 |

#### Final standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 6 | Dundee | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 31 |
| 7 | Partick Thistle | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 29 |
| 8 | Aberdeen | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 26 |
| 9 | Raith Rovers | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 26 |
| 10 | Motherwell | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 53 | 58 | −5 | 25 |

### Scottish League Cup
#### Group 1

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 13 August | St Mirren | A | 1–3 | Kelly | 25,000 |
| 2 | 17 August | Celtic | H | 4–5 | Emery, Yorston, Kelly, Harris | 40,000 |
| 3 | 20 August | Rangers | A | 2–4 | Harris, Emery | 50,000 |
| 4 | 27 August | St Mirren | H | 1–0 | Yorston | 22,000 |
| 5 | 31 August | Celtic | H | 3–1 | Pearson, Kelly, Yorston | 15,000 |
| 6 | 3 September | Rangers | H | 1–1 | Emery | 43,000 |

#### Group 1 final table

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| Rangers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 1.875 | 8 |
| Celtic | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 1.000 | 6 |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 0.857 | 5 |
| St Mirren | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0.583 | 5 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R1 | 28 January | St Mirren | A | 2–1 | Yorston (2), Baird, Delaney | 20,000 |
| R2 | 11 February | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3–1 | Emery, Pearson, Hamilton | 42,000 |
| R3 | 25 February | Celtic | A | 1–0 | Anderson | 65,000 |
| QF | 11 March | Queen of the South | A | 3–3 | Yorston (2), Pearson | 12,000 |
| QF R | 15 March | Queen of the South | H | 1–2 | Hamilton | 32,000 |

## Squad
### Appearances & Goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division One | Division One | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | SCO | Frank Watson | 23 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Johnny Curran | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Fred Martin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | WAL | Don Emery (c) | 40 | 9 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| | DF | SCO | Pat McKenna | 39 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Ralph McKenzie | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Willie Waddell | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Willie Roy | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | IRL | Tony McKeown | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ?? | Johnny Bruce | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Armour Ashe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ?? | Sid Pacione | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Chris Anderson | 40 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Tony Harris | 39 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| | MF | SCO | Tommy Pearson | 31 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | Jimmy Stenhouse | 14 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Peter Rice | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Alex Kiddie | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Willie Rob | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Archie Glen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Willie Millar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Eric Bakie | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jim Chalmers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Kenny Thomson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Ken Findlay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | George Merchant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jimmy Gauld | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ?? | Willie Lamont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Harry Yorston | 36 | 17 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| | FW | SCO | George Hamilton | 32 | 11 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Archie Baird | 23 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jack Hather | 17 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Archie Kelly | 15 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| | FW | SCO | Freddie Smith | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Jimmy McIntyre | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ?? | Ian Rodger | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ?? | John McLaren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ?? | Jimmy Muir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |