| 1953–54 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | William Mitchell | |
| Manager | Dave Halliday | |
| Scottish League Division One | 9th | |
| Scottish Cup | Finalists | |
| Scottish League Cup | Group Stage | |
| Top goalscorer | League:Paddy Buckley (17) All:Paddy Buckley (27) | |
| Highest home attendance | 30,000 vs.Celtic, 22 AugustEast Fife, 29 August | |
| Lowest home attendance | 10,000 vs.Falkirk, 17 March | |
The 1953–54 season wasAberdeen's 42nd season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 43rd season overall. Aberdeen competed in theScottish League Division One,Scottish League Cup, and theScottish Cup.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 September | St Mirren | H | 0–3 | 15,000 | |
| 2 | 12 September | Stirling Albion | A | 0–1 | 10,000 | |
| 3 | 19 September | Dundee | H | 1–1 | Yorston | 18,000 |
| 4 | 26 September | Celtic | A | 0–3 | 35,000 | |
| 5 | 3 October | Partick Thistle | A | 2–1 | Allister,Leggat | 16,000 |
| 6 | 10 October | Hamilton Academical | H | 5–1 | Buckley (3),Hay,Hather | 12,500 |
| 7 | 17 October | Airdrieonians | H | 5–0 | Buckley (2),Leggat,Yorston.Young | 14,500 |
| 8 | 31 October | Clyde | A | 4–2 | Hather (2),Buckley,Leggat | 10,000 |
| 9 | 7 November | Rangers | H | 1–1 | Allister (penalty) | 25,000 |
| 10 | 14 November | Queen of the South | H | 2–0 | Hather,Yorston | 27,000 |
| 11 | 21 November | Falkirk | A | 2–2 | Yorston,Leggat | 10,000 |
| 12 | 28 November | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–3 | Yorston,Hay | 28,000 |
| 13 | 5 December | Raith Rovers | H | 2–0 | Leggat,Buckley | 14,000 |
| 14 | 12 December | Hamilton Academical | A | 2–3 | Leggat,Yorston | 7,500 |
| 15 | 19 December | St Mirren | A | 4–1 | Buckley (2),Hather,Hay | 7,000 |
| 16 | 26 December | Stirling Albion | H | 8–0 | Buckley (3),Leggat (2)Hather (2),Hay | 15,000 |
| 17 | 1 January | Dundee | A | 2–4 | Allister (penalty),Hay | 25,000 |
| 18 | 2 January | Celtic | H | 2–0 | Buckley (2) | 28,000 |
| 19 | 9 January | Partick Thistle | A | 3–6 | Leggat (2),Hay | 18,000 |
| 20 | 16 January | Hibernian | H | 1–3 | Yorston | 17,500 |
| 21 | 23 January | Airdireonians | A | 3–1 | Buckley,O'Neil,Wishart | 8,500 |
| 22 | 6 February | East Fife | H | 1–0 | Allister | 16,000 |
| 23 | 20 February | Clyde | H | 5–3 | Leggat (3),O'Neil (2) | 15,000 |
| 24 | 6 March | Queen of the South | A | 4–2 | O'Neil (2),Boyd,Buckley | 7,000 |
| 25 | 17 March | Falkirk | H | 0–1 | 10,000 | |
| 26 | 20 March | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–0 | Leggat | 17,000 |
| 27 | 27 March | Raith Rovers | A | 1–3 | Wishart | 7,000 |
| 28 | 14 April | East Fife | A | 0–2 | 6,500 | |
| 29 | 17 April | Rangers | A | 3–1 | Leggat,Buckley,Allister (penalty) | 34,000 |
| 30 | 19 April | Hibernian | A | 0–3 | 28,000 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Dundee | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 34 |
| 8 | Clyde | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 64 | 67 | −3 | 34 |
| 9 | Aberdeen | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 66 | 51 | +15 | 33 |
| 10 | Queen of the South | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 72 | 58 | +14 | 32 |
| 11 | St Mirren | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 28 |
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 August | Celtic | A | 1–0 | Brown | 50,000 |
| 2 | 12 August | Airdrieonians | H | 2–0 | Hather,Cross (own goal) | 28,000 |
| 3 | 15 August | East Fife | A | 0–2 | 8,000 | |
| 4 | 22 August | Celtic | H | 5–2 | Yorston (2),Buckley (2),Hather | 30,000 |
| 5 | 26 August | Airdrieonians | A | 3–4 | Yorston (2),Hather | 9,000 |
| 6 | 29 August | East Fife | H | 3–4 | Hamilton,Buckley,Hather | 30,000 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Fife | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 1.556 | 9 |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 1.167 | 6 |
| Airdrieonians | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0.786 | 6 |
| Celtic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.600 | 3 |
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R2 | 13 February | Duns | A | 8–0 | Buckley (4),Hamilton (2),Leggat (2) | 700 |
| R3 | 27 February | Hibernian | A | 3–1 | Hather (2),Buckley | 47,682 |
| QF | 6 March | Queen of the South | A | 4–2 | O'Neil (2),Boyd,Buckley | 7,000 |
| SF | 10 April | Rangers | N | 6–0 | O'Neil (4),Leggat,Allister | 110,939 |
| F | 24 April | Celtic | N | 1–2 | Buckley | 130,060 |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  SCO | Fred Martin | 33 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO | Reg Morrison | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO | Danny Mowatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Jack Allister | 37 | 7 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| DF | SCO | Jimmy Mitchell (c) | 37 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Alec Young | 36 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Dave Caldwell | 35 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Billy Smith | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Bobby Paterson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Jim Clunie | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Dave Aitken | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Jimmy Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Archie Glen | 32 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Graham Leggat | 31 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Tony Harris | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Bob Wishart | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Allan Boyd | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF |  CAN | Fred Cameron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Doug Newlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Laurie Higgins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Jimmy Wallace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ?? | Alex McAllister | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Paddy Buckley | 38 | 27 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
| FW |  ENG | Jack Hather | 35 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | |
| FW | SCO | George Hamilton | 26 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |
| FW | SCO | Harry Yorston | 22 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |
| FW | SCO | Joe O'Neil | 14 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Hugh Hay | 11 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ?? | Jack Dunbar | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Jimmy Brown | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| FW | SCO | George Kelly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | John Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Ivor Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ?? | Ally MacRae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
