1955–56 Aberdeen F.C. season
# 1955–56 Aberdeen F.C. season

The 1955–56 season was Aberdeen's 43rd season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 45th 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 | 10 September | Hibernian | H | 6–2 | Buckley (3), Leggat (2), Yorston | 17,000 |
| 2 | 24 September | Dundee | H | 2–0 | Hather, Glen (penalty) | 20,000 |
| 3 | 8 October | Queen of the South | A | 3–2 | Clunie (penalty), Hather, Buckley | 17,000 |
| 4 | 15 October | St Mirren | A | 3–0 | Davidson (2), Wishart | 15,000 |
| 5 | 29 October | East Fife | A | 1–1 | Ingram | 10,000 |
| 6 | 5 November | Clyde | H | 1–4 | Davidson | 15,000 |
| 7 | 12 November | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 2–2 | Hather, Yorston | 10,000 |
| 8 | 19 November | Motherwell | H | 1–1 | Bobby Wilson | 20,000 |
| 9 | 26 November | Raith Rovers | A | 1–1 | Buckley | 12,000 |
| 10 | 3 December | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–3 | | 30,000 |
| 11 | 10 December | Rangers | H | 0–0 | | 20,000 |
| 12 | 17 December | Kilmarnock | A | 0–1 | | 15,000 |
| 13 | 24 December | Airdrieonians | H | 7–2 | Hather (2), Wishart, Glen, Yorston, Allen, Leggat | 18,000 |
| 14 | 31 December | Falkirk | A | 6–3 | Allen (3), Leggat (2), Hather | 15,500 |
| 15 | 2 January | Dundee | A | 4–2 | Glen (penalty), Leggat, Yorston, Hather | 29,000 |
| 16 | 3 January | Stirling Albion | H | 7–0 | Allen (4), Leggat, Hather, Allister | 25,000 |
| 17 | 7 January | Celtic | H | 2–1 | Leggat | 38,000 |
| 18 | 14 January | Hibernian | A | 3–1 | Wishart (2), Boyd | 18,000 |
| 19 | 28 January | Queen of the South | A | 2–2 | Yorston, Glen (penalty) | 10,000 |
| 20 | 11 February | St Mirren | H | 4–1 | Leggat (2), Allen, Mulhall | 15,500 |
| 21 | 18 February | Falkirk | H | 2–2 | Wishart, Yorston | 16,000 |
| 22 | 25 February | Stirling Albion | A | 2–0 | Boyd, Yorston | 5,500 |
| 23 | 3 March | East Fife | H | 7–3 | Hather (2), Leggat (2), Wishart, Hather, Allen | 15,000 |
| 24 | 10 March | Clyde | A | 5–0 | Leggat (2), Yorston, Allen, Wishart | 14,500 |
| 25 | 17 March | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 1–0 | Leggat | 17,000 |
| 26 | 24 March | Motherwell | A | 1–1 | Wishart | 10,000 |
| 27 | 31 March | Raith Rovers | H | 3–5 | Boyd (2), Leggat | 18,000 |
| 28 | 7 April | Heart of Midlothian | H | 4–1 | Leggat (3), Boyd | 20,000 |
| 29 | 10 April | Celtic | A | 1–1 | Yorston | 14,000 |
| 30 | 18 April | Rangers | A | 0–1 | | 45,000 |
| 31 | 21 April | Kilmarnock | H | 3–2 | Buckley, Yorston, Mulhall | 11,000 |
| 32 | 25 April | Airdrieonians | A | 2–2 | Yorston, Mulhall | 15,000 |
| 33 | 28 April | Partick Thistle | H | 0–4 | | 16,000 |
| 34 | 30 April | Partick Thistle | A | 2–0 | Davidson (2) | 9,500 |

**Final standings**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rangers | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 85 | 27 | 3.148 | 52 |
| 2 | Aberdeen | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 87 | 50 | 1.740 | 46 |
| 3 | Heart of Midlothian | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 99 | 47 | 2.106 | 45 |
| 4 | Hibernian | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 86 | 50 | 1.720 | 45 |
| 5 | Celtic | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 39 | 1.410 | 41 |

### Scottish League Cup

**Group 3**

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 13 August | Hibernian | A | 1–0 | Buckley | 30,000 |
| 2 | 17 August | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 3–2 | Mulhall, Yorston, Leggat | 24,000 |
| 3 | 20 August | Clyde | H | 3–2 | Wishart, Glen (penalty), Buckley | 24,000 |
| 4 | 27 August | Hibernian | H | 2–1 | Buckley, O'Neil | 30,000 |
| 5 | 31 August | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–2 | Buckley (2) | 14,000 |
| 6 | 3 September | Clyde | A | 2–1 | Leggat (2) | 8,000 |

**Group 3 final table**

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 1.625 | 11 |
| Hibernian | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | 7 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0.750 | 3 |
| Clyde | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0.733 | 3 |

**Knockout stage**

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| QF L1 | 14 September | Hearts | H | 5–3 | Leggat (3), Buckley (2) | 30,000 |
| QF L2 | 17 September | Hearts | A | 4–2 | Hather (2), Yorston, Leggat | 35,000 |
| SF | 1 October | Rangers | N | 2–1 | Leggat, Wishart | 80,000 |
| F | 22 October | St Mirren | N | 2–1 | Mallan (own goal), Leggat | 44,106 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R5 | 4 February | Rangers | A | 1–2 | Leggat | 50,000 |

## 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 | Fred Martin | 43 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Reg Morrison | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Dave Caldwell | 37 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jimmy Mitchell (c) | 34 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jack Allister | 25 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jim Clunie | 21 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Ian MacFarlane | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Alec Young | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Bobby Paterson | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Billy Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jimmy Hogg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Bob Wishart | 42 | 10 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| | MF | SCO | Archie Glen | 38 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | Graham Leggat | 29 | 29 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 |
| | MF | SCO | Bobby Wilson | 18 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Allan Boyd | 13 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | George Mulhall | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | Ken Brownlee | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jimmy Ingram | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Teddy Scott | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Harry Yorston | 40 | 14 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| | FW | ENG | Jack Hather | 30 | 13 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| | FW | SCO | Paddy Buckley | 20 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 |
| | FW | SCO | Johnny Allan | 18 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Norman Davidson | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Hugh Hay | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Ian McNeill | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Joe O'Neil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | George Kelly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
