1967–68 Aberdeen F.C. season
# 1967–68 Aberdeen F.C. season

The 1967–68 season was Aberdeen's 55th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 57th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and in European competition for the first time in the Dons' history when they competed in the European Cup Winners' Cup.

## Results

Own goal scorers in italics.

### Division 1

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 9 September | Dundee | H | 4–2 | Taylor (2), Storrie, Munro | 15,000 |
| 2 | 16 September | St Johnstone | A | 1–1 | Wilson | 6,400 |
| 3 | 23 September | Clyde | H | 1–2 | Watt | 12,000 |
| 4 | 30 September | Morton | A | 3–3 | Wilson, Watt, Johnston | 4,500 |
| 5 | 7 October | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 0–1 | | 12,500 |
| 6 | 14 October | Dundee United | H | 6–0 | Johnston (2), Taylor, Munro, Smith | 9,000 |
| 7 | 21 October | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–2 | Storrie | 11,000 |
| 8 | 4 November | Partick Thistle | A | 2–2 | Smith, Little | 6,530 |
| 9 | 11 November | Raith Rovers | H | 6–2 | Petersen (2), Johnston, Little, Mackie, Wilson | 8,000 |
| 10 | 18 November | Hibernian | A | 0–1 | | 11,000 |
| 11 | 25 November | Motherwell | H | 2–1 | Wilson, Melrose | 9,000 |
| 12 | 2 December | Falkirk | A | 2–2 | Melrose, Smith | 4,500 |
| 13 | 9 December | Kilmarnock | A | 0–3 | | 8,755 |
| 14 | 16 December | Stirling Albion | H | 1–0 | Shewan | 6,000 |
| 15 | 23 December | Airdrieonians | A | 0–1 | | 4,000 |
| 16 | 30 December | Rangers | H | 1–4 | Smith | 20,000 |
| 17 | 1 January | Dundee | A | 2–0 | Johnston, Buchanan | 10,000 |
| 18 | 20 January | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 2–4 | Johnston, Buchanan | 9,650 |
| 19 | 3 February | Dundee United | A | 3–2 | Murray, Smith, Johnston | 6,500 |
| 20 | 10 February | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–0 | Craig, Johnston | 12,000 |
| 21 | 12 February | Morton | H | 1–0 | Robb | 10,000 |
| 22 | 2 March | Partick Thistle | H | 0–1 | Robb, Johnston | 7,000 |
| 23 | 6 March | Celtic | A | 1–4 | Johnston | 28,000 |
| 24 | 9 March | Raith Rovers | A | 1–3 | Taylor | 5,000 |
| 25 | 16 March | Hibernian | H | 5–0 | Johnston (2), Smith, Taylor, Buchan | 7,000 |
| 26 | 23 March | Motherwell | A | 3–0 | Watt, Cumming, Smith | 2,360 |
| 27 | 27 March | Clyde | H | 0–1 | | 5,500 |
| 28 | 30 March | Falkirk | H | 2–0 | Shewan, Johnston | 5,000 |
| 29 | 6 April | Kilmarnock | H | 1–1 | Johnston | 6,000 |
| 30 | 10 April | Celtic | H | 0–1 | | 22,000 |
| 31 | 13 April | Stirling Albion | A | 3–0 | Petersen, Robb, Smith | 1,600 |
| 32 | 17 April | St Johnstone | H | 1–0 | Buchan | 6,500 |
| 33 | 20 April | Airdrieonians | H | 3–2 | Little, Robb, Smith | 8,000 |
| 34 | 27 April | Rangers | A | 3–2 | Johnston (2), Taylor | 40,000 |

**Final standings**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Hibernian | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 67 | 49 | +18 | 45 |
| 4 | Dunfermline Athletic | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 64 | 41 | +23 | 39 |
| 5 | Aberdeen | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 37 |
| 6 | Morton | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 36 |
| 7 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 34 |

### Scottish League Cup

**Group 2**

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 12 August | Rangers | H | 1–1 | Storrie | 36,000 |
| 2 | 16 August | Dundee United | A | 0–5 | | 7,550 |
| 3 | 19 August | Celtic | A | 1–3 | Storrie | 50,000 |
| 4 | 26 August | Rangers | A | 0–3 | | 50,000 |
| 5 | 30 August | Dundee United | H | 2–2 | Storrie, Munro | 10,000 |
| 6 | 2 September | Celtic | H | 1–5 | Smith | 22,216 |

**Group 2 final table**

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Celtic | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3.500 | 11 |
| Rangers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2.000 | 8 |
| Dundee United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0.875 | 3 |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 0.263 | 2 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R1 | 27 January | Raith Rovers | H | 1–1 | Robb | 10,700 |
| R1R | 31 January | Raith Rovers | A | 1–0 | Reid | 3,500 |
| R2 | 19 February | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–2 | Smith | 14,700 |

### European Cup Winners' Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R1 L1 | 6 September | KR Reykjavic | H | 10–0 | Munro (3), Smith (2), Storrie (2), McMillan, Taylor, Petersen | 14,000 |
| R1 L2 | 13 September | KR Reykjavic | A | 4–1 | Storrie (2), Buchan, Munro | 1,500 |
| R2 L1 | 29 November | Standard Liège | A | 0–3 | | 30,000 |
| R2 L2 | 6 December | Standard Liège | H | 2–0 | Munro, Melrose | 13,000 |

## Squad

### Appearances & Goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division One | Division One | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Cup Winners' Cup | Cup Winners' Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | SCO | Bobby Clark | 46 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Ernie McGarr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Ally Shewan | 47 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Tommy McMillan | 46 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| | DF | DEN | Jens Petersen (c) | 43 | 4 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| | DF | SCO | Jim Whyte | 41 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Martin Buchan | 34 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | DF | SCO | Jim Hermiston | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Eddie Buchanan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Jim Kirkland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Frank Munro | 24 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| | MF | SCO | Ian Taylor | 20 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | Jimmy Wilson | 18 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Tommy Craig | 17 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | George Murray | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Willie Watt | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Pat Wilson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Jimmy Smith | 43 | 13 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| | FW | SCO | Dave Johnston | 36 | 16 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Dave Robb | 25 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Billy Little | 17 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Jimmy Storrie | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| | FW | SCO | Harry Melrose | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | Ian Cumming | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Dave Millar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
