# 1911–12 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C. competed in Scottish Football League Division One and Scottish Cup in season 1911–12.

## Overview

Aberdeen finished in ninth place in Scottish Division One and were knocked out of the Scottish Cup at the third round stage after a replay defeat to Celtic. Dave Main finished as the club's top scorer with 14 goals. In September 1911, Pittodrie Stadium was closed for two weeks after Rangers players were pelted with stones.

## Results
### Scottish Division One

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 19 August | Raith Rovers | H | 3–1 | McIntosh, Main, Wood | 10,000 |
| 2 | 26 August | Third Lanark | H | 1–2 | Lennie | 10,000 |
| 3 | 2 September | Hamilton Academical | A | 1–1 | Soye | 6,000 |
| 4 | 16 September | Rangers | H | 1–2 | Main | 14,000 |
| 5 | 23 September | Falkirk | A | 0–3 | | 10,000 |
| 6 | 25 September | Queen's Park | H | 3–0 | Main, Wood, Lennie | 8,000 |
| 7 | 30 September | Kilmarnock | H | 1–2 | Main | 4,000 |
| 8 | 7 October | Clyde | A | 1–0 | Wood | 5,000 |
| 9 | 14 October | Celtic | A | 0–1 | | 10,500 |
| 10 | 21 October | Partick Thistle | H | 3–1 | Soye, Walker, Main | 6,000 |
| 11 | 28 October | St Mirren | A | 3–1 | Soye, Main (2) | 6,000 |
| 12 | 4 November | Airdrieonians | H | 3–0 | Main, Wood (2) | 6,000 |
| 13 | 11 November | Queen's Park | A | 5–2 | Soye, Walker, Main (2), Lennie | 4,000 |
| 14 | 18 November | Raith Rovers | A | 1–1 | Lennie | 8,000 |
| 15 | 25 November | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–1 | Wyllie, Main | 12,000 |
| 16 | 2 December | Motherwell | H | 0–1 | | 8,000 |
| 17 | 9 December | Partick Thistle | A | 1–3 | McIntosh | 10,000 |
| 18 | 16 December | Dundee | H | 2–1 | McIntosh, Lennie | 10,000 |
| 19 | 23 December | Hibernian | A | 1–1 | Lennie | 6,000 |
| 20 | 30 December | St Mirren | H | 2–1 | Wyllie, Main | 9,000 |
| 21 | 1 January | Morton | A | 1–2 | Walker | 6,000 |
| 22 | 6 January | Hamilton Academical | H | 2–0 | McIntosh, John Wood | 4,000 |
| 23 | 13 January | Dundee | A | 0–4 | | 10,500 |
| 24 | 20 January | Rangers | A | 0–2 | | 18,000 |
| 25 | 2 March | Hibernian | H | 1–1 | Wyllie | 5,000 |
| 26 | 16 March | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–0 | Wood | 4,500 |
| 27 | 23 March | Celtic | H | 1–1 | Wood | 6,000 |
| 28 | 30 March | Clyde | H | 0–0 | | 4,000 |
| 29 | 6 April | Morton | H | 1–1 | Soye | 3,000 |
| 30 | 8 April | Third Lanark | A | 2–0 | Hume, McIntosh | 2,500 |
| 31 | 13 April | Motherwell | A | 0–2 | | 3,000 |
| 32 | 17 April | Falkirk | H | 1–0 | Soye | 3,500 |
| 33 | 20 April | Airdrieonians | A | 0–3 | | 1,500 |
| 34 | 27 April | Kilmarnock | A | 0–3 | | 4,000 |

#### Final standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Falkirk | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 36 |
| 8 | Dundee | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 35 |
| 9 | Aberdeen | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 35 |
| 10 | Airdrieonians | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 32 |
| 11 | Third Lanark | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 31 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R1 | 27 January | St Mirren | A | 3–3 | Wyllie, Soye, Wood | 16,000 |
| R1 R | 10 February | St Mirren | H | 4–0 | Walker, Main, Wood, Lennie | 14,000 |
| R2 | 17 February | Armadale | H | 3–0 | Wyllie, Wood, Lennie | 7,000 |
| R3 | 24 February | Celtic | H | 2–2 | Soye, Main | 22,000 |
| R3 R | 9 March | Celtic | A | 0–2 | | 40,000 |

## 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 |
| | DF | SCO | Donald Colman (c) | 35 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Stewart Davidson | 28 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Willie Dickson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Sam Douglas | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | John Edgar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Andy Greig | 27 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Bobby Hannah | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Archie Harper | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jock Hume | 37 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Arthur King | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Willie Lennie | 33 | 8 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| | MF | SCO | Willie Low | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Dave Main | 34 | 14 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| | FW | SCO | Vic McEchern | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Angus McIntosh | 20 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | James Miller | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | John Neilson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Jimmy Soye | 37 | 8 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| | FW | SCO | Joseph Walker | 24 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | George Wilson | 35 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | John Wood | 37 | 10 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| | MF | SCO | Jock Wyllie | 39 | 6 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 2 |