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1915–16 Aberdeen F.C. season

season of football team

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 10, 2026
Entity authorityQ4560136 ↗
Source-derived summary

Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Football League in season 1915–16.

Overview

Despite the First World War in Europe continuing, football continued in Scotland, although the Scottish Cup was suspended for the second season in a row. Aberdeen finished 11th out of 20 clubs in the table. Highlights included an eleven-game undefeated run from November to January. Dave Main finished as the club's top scorer with 15 goals in 32 appearances.

Results

Scottish Football League

Final standings

Scottish Cup

The Scottish Cup was suspended for a second successive season due to the First World War.

Squad

Appearances & Goals

References

Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books 2002.

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This entry incorporates text from “1915–16 Aberdeen F.C. season” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.