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1967–68 Aberdeen F.C. season

Field	Value
club	Aberdeen F.C.
season	1967–68
chairman	Charles B. Forbes
chrtitle	Chairman
manager	Eddie Turnbull
mgrtitle	Manager
league	Scottish League Division One
league result	5th
cup1	Scottish Cup
cup1 result	2nd Round
cup2	Scottish League Cup
cup2 result	Group Stage
cup3	European Cup Winners' Cup
cup3 result	2nd Round
league topscorer	Davie Johnston (17)
season topscorer	Davie Johnston (17)
highest attendance	36,000 vs. Rangers, 12 August 1967
lowest attendance	6,000 x2 vs. Stirling Albion, 16 December 1967
vs. Kilmarnock, 6 April 1968
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vs. Kilmarnock, 6 April 1968

The 1967–68 season was Aberdeen's 56th 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

Main article: 1967–68 Scottish Division One

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

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1967–68 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

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1967–68 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

Main article: European Cup Winners' Cup 1967-68

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

Squad

Appearances & Goals

Pos	Nat	Player	Total	Division One	Scottish Cup	League Cup	Cup Winners' Cup	Apps	Goals	Apps
GK	SCO	Bobby Clark	33	0	3	0	6	0	4	0
GK	SCO	Ernie McGarr	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF	SCO	Ally Shewan	34	3	3	0	6	0	4	0
DF	SCO	Tommy McMillan	33	0	3	0	6	0	4	1
DF	DEN	Jens Petersen (c)	32	3	2	0	6	0	3	1
DF	SCO	Jim Whyte	28	0	3	0	6	0	4	0
DF	SCO	Martin Buchan	24	2	3	0	5	0	2	1
DF	SCO	Jim Hermiston	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF	SCO	Eddie Buchanan	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
DF	ENG	Jim Kirkland	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
MF	SCO	Frank Munro	14	2	0	0	6	1	4	5
MF	SCO	Ian Taylor	15	6	0	0	3	0	2	1
MF	SCO	Jimmy Wilson	10	3	0	0	4	0	4	0
MF	SCO	Tommy Craig	14	1	3	0	0	0	0	0
MF	SCO	George Murray	10	1	3	0	0	0	0	0
MF	SCO	Willie Watt	11	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF	SCO	Pat Wilson	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
FW	SCO	Jimmy Smith	33	9	3	1	3	1	4	2
FW	SCO	Dave Johnston	28	16	3	0	4	0	1	0
FW	SCO	Dave Robb	18	3	3	1	2	0	2	0
FW	SCO	Billy Little	15	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
FW	SCO	Jimmy Storrie	6	2	0	0	6	3	2	4
FW	SCO	Harry Melrose	8	2	0	0	1	0	2	1
FW	SCO	Ian Cumming	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
FW	SCO	Dave Millar	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

AFC Heritage Trust

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