# 1934–35 Aberdeen F.C. season

The 1934–35 season was Aberdeen's 30th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 31st season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One and the Scottish Cup.

## Results
### Division One

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 11 August | Partick Thistle | A | 1–2 | Moore | 14,000 |
| 2 | 18 August | Falkirk | H | 1–0 | Thomson | 10,000 |
| 3 | 22 August | Queen of the South | H | 1–0 | Warnock | 11,000 |
| 4 | 25 August | Hibernian | A | 3–2 | Thomson (penalty), Mills, Armstrong | 14,000 |
| 5 | 1 September | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 3–0 | Armstrong (2), Spittal | 11,000 |
| 6 | 8 September | Dundee | A | 0–0 | | 18,000 |
| 7 | 12 September | Hamilton Academical | A | 1–6 | Armstrong | 4,500 |
| 8 | 15 September | Motherwell | H | 2–2 | Armstrong (2) | 16,000 |
| 9 | 22 September | Celtic | A | 1–4 | Warnock | 6,000 |
| 10 | 24 September | Kilmarnock | H | 1–3 | R. Smith | 14,000 |
| 11 | 29 September | Airdrieonians | H | 1–3 | Armstrong | 7,000 |
| 12 | 6 October | Ayr United | A | 3–0 | Armstrong, Benyon, Mills | 4,000 |
| 13 | 13 October | St Mirren | H | 1–0 | Armstrong | 8,000 |
| 14 | 20 October | Kilmarnock | A | 3–1 | Falloon, Mills, Benyon | 6,000 |
| 15 | 27 October | Albion Rovers | A | 1–1 | Armstrong | 4,000 |
| 16 | 3 November | Clyde | H | 2–1 | Mills, Armstrong | 7,000 |
| 17 | 10 November | St Johnstone | H | 2–0 | R. Smith, Benyon | 7,000 |
| 18 | 17 November | Rangers | A | 2–2 | Mills, R. Smith | 18,000 |
| 19 | 24 November | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–0 | Armstrong | 16,000 |
| 20 | 1 December | Queen's Park | H | 5–0 | Armstrong (3), Johnston, Mills, | 6,000 |
| 21 | 8 December | Queen of the South | A | 1–2 | Armstrong | 7,000 |
| 22 | 15 December | Hamilton Academical | H | 3–3 | R. Smith, Fraser, Armstrong | 8,000 |
| 23 | 22 December | Partick Thistle | H | 3–0 | Armstrong (2), Benyon | 8,000 |
| 24 | 29 December | Falkirk | A | 2–3 | Armstrong (2) | 7,000 |
| 25 | 1 January | Dundee | H | 3–0 | Mills, Armstrong, Devers | 20,000 |
| 26 | 2 January | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–1 | Armstrong | 7,000 |
| 27 | 5 January | Hibernian | H | 2–0 | Mills, Armstrong | 8,500 |
| 28 | 12 January | Motherwell | A | 2–1 | Mills, Conwell | 5,500 |
| 29 | 19 January | Celtic | H | 2–0 | Armstrong, R. Smith | 20,000 |
| 30 | 2 February | Airdrieonians | A | 1–4 | R. Smith | 4,000 |
| 31 | 16 February | Ayr United | H | 7–1 | Armstrong (3), R. Smith (2), Mills, Warnock | 7,000 |
| 32 | 2 March | St Mirren | A | 0–3 | | 8,000 |
| 33 | 16 March | Albion Rovers | H | 1–1 | Armstrong | 7,000 |
| 34 | 23 March | Clyde | A | 1–1 | Adam | 7,000 |
| 35 | 3 April | St Johnstone | A | 1–1 | Armstrong | 3,000 |
| 36 | 13 April | Rangers | H | 1–3 | Mills | 17,000 |
| 37 | 20 April | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–2 | R. Smith | 18,000 |
| 38 | 27 April | Queen's Park | A | 1–1 | Mills | 5,000 |

#### Final standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 4 | Hamilton Academical | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 87 | 67 | +20 | 48 |
| 5 | St Johnstone | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 66 | 46 | +20 | 46 |
| 6 | Aberdeen | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 68 | 54 | +14 | 44 |
| 7 | Motherwell | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 83 | 64 | +19 | 40 |
| 8 | Dundee | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 40 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R1 | 26 January | Falkirk | A | 3–2 | Armstrong (2), Mills | 14,000 |
| R2 | 9 February | Albion Rovers | H | 4–0 | Armstrong (2), Mills, R. Smith | 19,359 |
| R3 | 23 February | Hibernian | H | 0–0 | | 23,626 |
| R3 R | 27 February | Hibernian | A | 1–1 | Mills | 21,000 |
| R3 R | 4 March | Hibernian | A | 3–2 | Armstrong (2), Thomson | 22,943 |
| QF | 9 March | Celtic | H | 3–1 | Armstrong (2 penalties), Mills | 40,105 |
| SF | 30 March | Hamilton Academical | N | 1–2 | Mills | 31,924 |

## Squad
### Appearances & 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 |
| | GK | SCO | Steve Smith | 43 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Doug Westland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Willie Cooper | 45 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Charlie McGill | 45 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Bob Fraser (c) | 43 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Charlie Gavin | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Dick Ritchie | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Douglas Anderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Claud Sharp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ?? | George Thomson | 43 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| | MF | WAL | Jackie Beynon | 37 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Ritchie Smith | 36 | 10 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| | MF | NIR | Eddie Falloon | 36 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Dave Warnock | 22 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Bert Johnston | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | John Spittal | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | IRE | Joe O'Reilly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Matt Armstrong | 43 | 39 | 36 | 31 | 7 | 8 |
| | FW | SCO | Willie Mills | 40 | 16 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
| | FW | IRE | Paddy Moore | 12 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Laurie Conwell | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Hugh Adam | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Tommy Devers | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Dick Donald | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Jim Westland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |