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.

Aberdeen F.C.

1963-64 season
Chairman	Charles B. Forbes
Manager	Tommy Pearson
Scottish League Division One	9th
Scottish Cup	3rd Round
Scottish League Cup	Group stage
Summer Cup	Finalists
Top goalscorer	League: Ernie Winchester (15) All: Ernie Winchester (25)
Highest home attendance	22,000 vs. Rangers, 13 March 1964
Lowest home attendance	3,400 vs. Queen of the South, 21 March 1964
Home colours

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	Team	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

Source: RSSSF

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

Team	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

Source:

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

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

Source:

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.

References

• Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.
• AFC Heritage Trust