# 1963–64 Aberdeen F.C. season

The 1963–64 season was Aberdeen's 51st season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 53rd season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and the Summer Cup.

## Results
### Division 1

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 21 August | Partick Thistle | A | 1–1 | Hume | 9,000 |
| 2 | 7 September | Dundee | H | 2–4 | Cummings, Fraser | 12,500 |
| 3 | 14 September | St Johnstone | A | 1–3 | Kinnell | 8,700 |
| 4 | 21 September | St Mirren | H | 0–2 | | 8,000 |
| 5 | 28 September | Airdrieonians | A | 7–1 | Graham (2), Kinnell (2), Cooke, Hume, Thom | 6,000 |
| 6 | 5 October | Third Lanark | H | 1–1 | Graham | 10,000 |
| 7 | 12 October | Celtic | A | 0–3 | | 15,000 |
| 8 | 19 October | Kilmarnock | A | 0–2 | | 7,000 |
| 9 | 26 October | Falkirk | H | 3–0 | Winchester (2), Kerrigan | 8,000 |
| 10 | 2 November | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–0 | | 8,000 |
| 11 | 9 November | Rangers | A | 0–0 | | 34,000 |
| 12 | 16 November | Motherwell | H | 6–2 | Winchester (3), Kerrigan (2), Smith | 8,500 |
| 13 | 23 November | Queen of the South | A | 3–2 | Graham, Kerrigan, Winchester | 5,000 |
| 14 | 30 November | Hibernian | A | 0–2 | | 10,000 |
| 15 | 7 December | East Stirlingshire | H | 4–1 | Frickleton (own goal), Graham, Winchester, Kerrigan | 7,000 |
| 16 | 14 December | Dundee United | A | 2–1 | Hume, Kerrigan | 10,000 |
| 17 | 28 December | Partick Thistle | H | 0–5 | | 8,500 |
| 18 | 1 January | Dundee | A | 4–1 | Winchester (2), Cooke, Graham | 15,000 |
| 19 | 2 January | St Johnstone | H | 0–1 | | 10,000 |
| 20 | 4 January | St Mirren | A | 1–3 | Winchester | 5,000 |
| 21 | 18 January | Airdrieonians | H | 2–2 | Winchester, Kerrigan | 7,500 |
| 22 | 1 February | Third Lanark | A | 2–1 | Hume, Cooke | 6,000 |
| 23 | 8 February | Celtic | H | 0–3 | | 15,000 |
| 24 | 19 February | Kilmarnock | H | 0–0 | | 6,000 |
| 25 | 22 February | Falkirk | A | 3–2 | Winchester (2), Morrison | 10,000 |
| 26 | 29 February | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–2 | Winchester | 10,000 |
| 27 | 11 March | Rangers | H | 1–1 | Winchester | 22,000 |
| 28 | 14 March | Motherwell | A | 1–0 | Morrison | 8,000 |
| 29 | 21 March | Queen of the South | H | 3–0 | Kerrigan (3) | 3,400 |
| 30 | 28 March | Hibernian | H | 3–1 | Lister, Winchester, Kerrigan | 5,000 |
| 31 | 4 April | East Stirlingshire | A | 1–2 | Smith | 1,000 |
| 32 | 8 April | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 0–1 | | 4,000 |
| 33 | 18 April | Dundee United | H | 0–0 | | 3,500 |
| 34 | 24 April | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–3 | Kerrigan | 5,500 |

#### Final standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| 7 | Partick Thistle | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 55 | 54 | 1.019 | 35 |
| 8 | Dundee United | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 65 | 49 | 1.327 | 34 |
| 9 | Aberdeen | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 53 | 53 | 1.000 | 32 |
| 10 | Hibernian | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 59 | 66 | 0.894 | 30 |
| 11 | Motherwell | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 51 | 62 | 0.823 | 29 |

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

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 10 August | Dundee United | A | 1–1 | Cummings | 15,000 |
| 2 | 14 August | St Mirren | H | 2–2 | Hume (2) | 11,000 |
| 3 | 17 August | Hibernian | A | 2–2 | Hume, Little | 10,000 |
| 4 | 24 August | Dundee United | H | 2–0 | Cummings, Hume | 16,000 |
| 5 | 28 August | St Mirren | A | 3–0 | Winchester (2), Hume | 7,000 |
| 6 | 31 August | Hibernian | H | 0–2 | | 20,000 |

#### Group 2 final table

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| Hibernian | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 2.143 | 10 |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | 7 |
| Dundee United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0.786 | 5 |
| St Mirren | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 0.467 | 2 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R1 | 11 January | Hibernian | H | 5–2 | Winchester (2), Kerrigan (2), Hume | 15,000 |
| R2 | 25 January | Queen's Park | H | 1–1 | Winchester | 13,300 |
| R2R | 29 January | Queen's Park | A | 2–1 | Hume, Smith | 6,100 |
| R4 | 15 February | Ayr United | H | 1–2 | Graham | 10,300 |

### 1964 Summer Cup
#### Group 1

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 2 May | St Johnstone | H | 3–2 | Kerr (2), Kerrigan | 4,500 |
| 2 | 5 May | Dundee | A | 0–1 | | ???? |
| 3 | 9 May | Dundee United | A | 1–4 | Winchester | 5,500 |
| 4 | 13 May | St Johnstone | A | 2–0 | Coutts, Morrison | ???? |
| 5 | 16 May | Dundee | H | 3–1 | Kerr (2), McIntosh | 9,000 |
| 6 | 20 May | Dundee United | H | 5–0 | Kerrigan (2), Morrison, Winchester, McIntosh | ???? |

#### Group 1 final table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Aberdeen | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 8 |
| 2 | Dundee United | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Dundee | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 7 |
| 4 | St Johnstone | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 1 |

#### Knockout stage

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| SFL1 | 23 May | Partick Thistle | A | 0–1 | | 15,000 |
| SFL2 | 27 May | Partick Thistle | H | 3–1 | Winchester (3) | ???? |
Final took place in August.

## 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 | John Ogston | 44 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jimmy Hogg | 42 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Ally Shewan (c) | 41 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Doug Coutts | 34 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | George Kinnell | 17 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Doug Fraser | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Dave Bennett | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jim Anderson | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Hugh Stewart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Dave Smith | 43 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Bobby Hume | 33 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| | MF | SCO | Ian Burns | 30 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Ian Lister | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Lewis Thom | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Tommy Donaldson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Willie McIntosh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Ernie Winchester | 34 | 21 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| | FW | SCO | Don Kerrigan | 30 | 14 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Charlie Cooke | 30 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Billy Little | 19 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| | FW | ?? | Billy Graham | 15 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Bobby Cummings | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| | FW | SCO | Tommy Morrison | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Willie Allan | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | ?? | Alex Wilson | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Andy Kerr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Ken Ronaldson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Unofficial Appearances & Goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Summer Cup | Summer Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | SCO | John Ogston | 8 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Doug Coutts | 8 | 1 |
| | DF | SCO | Ally Shewan (c) | 8 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Dave Bennett | 6 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jimmy Hogg | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Willie McIntosh | 8 | 2 |
| | MF | SCO | Ian Burns | 8 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Dave Smith | 8 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Ian Lister | 4 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Ernie Winchester | 8 | 2 |
| | FW | SCO | Andy Kerr | 6 | 4 |
| | FW | SCO | Don Kerrigan | 6 | 3 |
| | FW | SCO | Tommy Morrison | 5 | 5 |
| | FW | SCO | Billy Little | 3 | 0 |
*Final played in the next season