# 1961–62 Aberdeen F.C. season

The 1961–62 season was Aberdeen's 49th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 51st season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup

## Results
### Division 1

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 23 August | Stirling Albion | H | 7–0 | Little (3), Cummings (2), Baird | 9,000 |
| 2 | 9 September | St Johnstone | A | 1–4 | Little | 10,500 |
| 3 | 16 September | Dundee | H | 3–1 | Kinnell, Brownlee, Cooke | 12,000 |
| 4 | 23 September | Airdrieonians | A | 1–7 | Mulhall | 3,000 |
| 5 | 30 September | Partick Thistle | H | 1–3 | Ewan | 6,000 |
| 6 | 7 October | St Mirren | A | 2–3 | Cooke, Herron | 5,000 |
| 7 | 14 October | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–2 | | 10,000 |
| 8 | 21 October | Falkirk | A | 1–0 | Little | 6,000 |
| 9 | 28 October | Motherwell | H | 3–0 | Little (2), Callaghan | 7,000 |
| 10 | 4 November | Hibernian | A | 1–1 | Callaghan | 5,000 |
| 11 | 11 November | Third Lanark | H | 2–0 | Callaghan (2) | 8,000 |
| 12 | 18 November | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 0–4 | | 7,998 |
| 13 | 25 November | Celtic | H | 0–0 | | 15,000 |
| 14 | 2 December | Kilmarnock | A | 2–4 | Baird, Little | 7,500 |
| 15 | 16 December | Dundee United | H | 1–3 | Baird | 7,000 |
| 16 | 23 December | Rangers | A | 4–2 | Brownlee, Mulhall, Cooke, Kinnell | 28,000 |
| 17 | 6 January | Stirling Albion | A | 0–3 | | 4,313 |
| 18 | 10 January | St Johnstone | H | 1–1 | Little | 4,500 |
| 19 | 13 January | Airdrieonians | H | 1–1 | Little | 4,200 |
| 20 | 17 January | Dundee | A | 1–2 | | 13,000 |
| 21 | 20 January | Partick Thistle | A | 2–4 | Pearson, Little | 10,000 |
| 22 | 23 January | Raith Rovers | H | 3–3 | Callaghan, Cooke, Mulhall | 7,000 |
| 23 | 3 February | St Mirren | H | 3–1 | Little (2), Cooke | 8,000 |
| 24 | 10 February | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–1 | Little | 14,000 |
| 25 | 24 February | Motherwell | A | 3–1 | Little (2), Mulhall | 5,000 |
| 26 | 3 March | Hibernian | H | 1–2 | Callaghan | 6,000 |
| 27 | 17 March | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 1–4 | | 5,509 |
| 28 | 20 March | Third Lanark | A | 5–3 | Brownlee (2), Cummings, Callaghan, Allan | 6,000 |
| 29 | 24 March | Celtic | A | 0–2 | | 21,000 |
| 30 | 28 March | Falkirk | H | 2–2 | Little, Mulhall | 3,000 |
| 31 | 31 March | Kilmarnock | H | 3–3 | Cummings, Mulhall | 3,000 |
| 32 | 7 April | Dundee United | A | 2–2 | Mulhall, Ewan | 7,000 |
| 33 | 25 April | Rangers | H | 1–0 | Cummings | 22,000 |
| 34 | 28 April | Raith Rovers | A | 1–3 | Mulhall | 5,000 |

#### Final standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| 10 | Dundee United | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 70 | 71 | 0.986 | 32 |
| 11 | Third Lanark | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 59 | 60 | 0.983 | 31 |
| 12 | Aberdeen | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 60 | 73 | 0.822 | 29 |
| 13 | Raith Rovers | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 51 | 73 | 0.699 | 27 |
| 14 | Falkirk | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 45 | 68 | 0.662 | 26 |

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

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 12 August | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 2–1 | Little, Brownlee | 12,000 |
| 2 | 16 August | Motherwell | H | 3–4 | Brownlee, Little, Kinnell | 18,000 |
| 3 | 19 August | Dundee United | A | 3–5 | Cooke (2), Cummings | 10,000 |
| 4 | 26 August | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 0–0 | | 10,000 |
| 5 | 30 August | Motherwell | A | 1–2 | Little | 7,000 |
| 6 | 2 September | Dundee United | H | 2–2 | Baird, Cooke | 7,000 |

#### Group 2 final table

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| Motherwell | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1.400 | 9 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 7 |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0.786 | 4 |
| Dundee United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 0.667 | 4 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R1 | 9 December | Airdrieonians | H | 5–2 | Callaghan (3), Kinnell, Little | 8,800 |
| R2 | 27 January | Clyde | A | 2–2 | Cummings, Little | 10,000 |
| R2R | 31 January | Clyde | H | 10–3 | Cummings (5), Little (2), Mulhall (2), Fraser | 16,400 |
| R3 | 17 February | Rangers | H | 2–2 | Kinnell, Little | 41,139 |
| R3R | 21 February | Rangers | A | 1–5 | Cummings | 57,600 |

### Anglo-Franco-Scottish Friendship Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| L1 | 10 October | Le Havre | H | 2–0 | Herron, Cooke | |
| L2 | 6 May | Le Havre | A | 5–2 | Kinnell, Mulhall, Winchester | 2,000 |

## 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 | John Ogston | 42 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Chris Harker | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | George Kinnell (c) | 44 | 6 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| | DF | SCO | Dave Bennett | 26 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Doug Fraser | 39 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Andy Cadenhead | 29 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jimmy Hogg | 27 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Doug Coutts | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Ally Shewan | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | George Mulhall | 42 | 11 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Ken Brownlee | 34 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| | MF | SCO | Ian Burns | 26 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Willie Callaghan | 24 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Dickie Ewen | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Lewis Thom | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Des Herron | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Dave Smith | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Billy Little | 40 | 25 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| | FW | SCO | Charlie Cooke | 39 | 7 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| | FW | ENG | Bobby Cummings | 25 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| | FW | SCO | Hugh Baird | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | Willie Allan | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Jim Hosie | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ?? | Jim Pearson | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Ernie Winchester | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | BER | Eversley Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Unofficial Appearances & Goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Anglo-Franco-Scottish Friendship Cup | Anglo-Franco-Scottish Friendship Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ENG | Chris Harker | 1 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | John Ogston | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | George Kinnell (c) | 2 | 3 |
| | DF | SCO | Dave Bennett | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Ally Shewan | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jimmy Hogg | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Doug Coutts | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Doug Fraser | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Andy Cadenhead | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | George Mulhall | 2 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | Ken Brownlee | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Des Herron | 1 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | Ian Burns | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Willie Callaghan | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Charlie Cooke | 2 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | Ernie Winchester | 1 | 1 |
| | FW | ENG | Bobby Cummings | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Jim Hosie | 1 | 0 |