# 1973–74 Aberdeen F.C. season
## Results
### Scottish First Division

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1. | 1 September | Motherwell | A | 0–0 | | 6,083 |
| 2. | 8 September | Dundee | H | 0–0 | | 9,517 |
| 3. | 15 September | St Johnstone | A | 2–1 | B. Miller, Hair | 4,000 |
| 4. | 29 September | Clyde | A | 3–1 | Robb (2), Jarvie | 2,375 |
| 5. | 6 October | Hibernian | H | 1–1 | Jarvie | 13,954 |
| 6. | 13 October | Dumbarton | A | 1–0 | Jarvie | 3,000 |
| 7. | 20 October | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 0–0 | | 7,351 |
| 8. | 27 October | Dundee United | H | 3–1 | Graham, Robb, Jarvie | 7,081 |
| 9. | 3 November | Morton | A | 0–2 | | 4,000 |
| 10. | 10 November | Falkirk | A | 3–1 | Robb (2), Jarvie | 3,500 |
| 11. | 17 November | Hearts | H | 3–1 | Anderson (Own goal), W. Miller, Jarvie | 11,000 |
| 12. | 24 November | East Fife | A | 2–2 | Hermiston, Robb | 2,597 |
| 13. | 22 December | Arbroath | A | 3–1 | Taylor (3) | 2,711 |
| 14. | 29 December | Motherwell | H | 0–0 | | 8,000 |
| 15. | 1 January | Dundee | A | 1–1 | Graham | 9,451 |
| 16. | 5 January | St Johnstone | H | 0–1 | | 6,000 |
| 17. | 12 January | Rangers | A | 1–1 | Purdie | 16,000 |
| 18. | 19 January | Clyde | H | 1–1 | Jarvie | 7,000 |
| 19. | 2 February | Hibernian | A | 1–3 | Robb | 15,700 |
| 20. | 9 February | Dumbarton | H | 3–0 | Young, Robb, Jarvie | 4,000 |
| 21. | 24 February | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 0–0 | | 6,959 |
| 22. | 3 March | Dundee United | A | 3–0 | Robb, Addison (Own goal), Narey (Own goal) | 6,500 |
| 23. | 9 March | Morton | H | 0–0 | | 5,000 |
| 24. | 16 March | Falkirk | H | 6–0 | Jarvie (4), Young, Robb | 5,500 |
| 25. | 23 March | Hearts | A | 0–0 | | 13,500 |
| 26. | 30 March | East Fife | H | 2–0 | Graham, Jarvie | 5,000 |
| 27. | 6 April | Ayr United | A | 0–0 | | 5,000 |
| 28. | 8 April | Partick Thistle | A | 0–2 | | 3,500 |
| 29. | 13 April | Partick Thistle | H | 2–0 | Robb, Smith | 6,000 |
| 30. | 17 April | Rangers | H | 1–1 | MacDougall (Own goal) | 18,000 |
| 31. | 20 April | Celtic | A | 0–2 | | 31,000 |
| 32. | 24 April | Ayr United | H | 2–1 | Thomson, McCall | 3,945 |
| 33. | 27 April | Arbroath | H | 2–2 | McLelland, McCall | 4,000 |
| 34. | 29 April | Celtic | H | 0–0 | | 14,000 |

#### Final standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Celtic | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 82 | 27 | +55 | 53 | Champion |
| 2 | Hibernian | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 75 | 42 | +33 | 49 | |
| 3 | Rangers | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 67 | 34 | +33 | 48 | |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 42 | |
| 5 | Dundee | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 39 | |
| 6 | Heart of Midlothian | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 38 | |
| 7 | Ayr United | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 38 | |
| 8 | Dundee United | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 37 | 1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup First round |
| 9 | Motherwell | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 35 | |
| 10 | Dumbarton | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 58 | −15 | 29 | |
| 11 | Partick Thistle | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 28 | |
| 12 | St Johnstone | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 28 | |
| 13 | Arbroath | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 27 | |
| 14 | Morton | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 26 | |
| 15 | Clyde | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 65 | −36 | 25 | |
| 16 | Dunfermline Athletic | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 24 | |
| 17 | East Fife | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 51 | −25 | 24 | Relegated to 1974–75 Second Division |
| 18 | Falkirk | 34 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 33 | 58 | −25 | 22 | Relegated to 1974–75 Second Division |

### Scottish League Cup
#### Group stage

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| G4 | 11 August | Motherwell | H | 3–1 | Hermiston, Smith, Graham | 10,722 |
| G4 | 15 August | Dundee United | A | 0–0 | | 6,000 |
| G4 | 18 August | East Fife | H | 1–1 | Williamson | 8,188 |
| G4 | 22 August | Dundee United | H | 0–2 | | 8,912 |
| G4 | 25 August | East Fife | A | 3–0 | B. Miller, Graham | 4,153 |
| G4 | 28 August | Motherwell | A | 0–0 | | 9,808 |

#### Group 4 final table

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Motherwell | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 7 |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 |
| Dundee United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 |
| East Fife | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 3 |

#### Knockout stage

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R2 L1 | 12 September | Stirling Albion | H | 3–0 | Jarvie (2), Graham | 7,500 |
| R2 L2 | 10 October | Stirling Albion | A | 3–0 | Jarvie (3) | 3,000 |
| QF L1 | 31 October | Celtic | A | 2–3 | Jarvie (2) | 26,000 |
| QF L2 | 21 November | Celtic | H | 0–0 | | 15,500 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R3 | 27 January | Dundee | H | 0–2 | | 23,574 |

### UEFA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R1 L1 | 19 September | Finn Harps | H | 4–1 | Jarvie (2), B. Miller, Graham | 10,700 |
| R1 L2 | 3 October | Finn Harps | A | 1–2 | Robb, Jarvie, B. Miller | 5,500 |
| R2 L1 | 24 October | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–1 | Hermiston | 30,000 |
| R2 L2 | 7 November | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–4 | Jarvie | 21,785 |

## Squad
### Appearances & Goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division One | Division One | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | SCO | Bobby Clark | 49 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Andy Geoghegan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Willie Young (c) | 49 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jim Hermiston | 48 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| | DF | SCO | Eddie Thomson | 47 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Willie Miller | 45 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Ian Hair | 26 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Chic McLelland | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Billy Williamson | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | DEN | Henning Boel | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Arthur Graham | 46 | 7 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | Joe Smith | 37 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Ian Taylor | 29 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Bertie Miller | 21 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| | MF | SCO | Alex Willoughby | 19 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Ian Purdie | 13 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jim Henry | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jimmy Miller | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Drew Jarvie | 47 | 24 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| | FW | SCO | Dave Robb | 28 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | John Craig | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Billy Pirie | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Walker McCall | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Duncan Davidson | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Barrie Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Bobby Street | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |