| Club: | Aberdeen F.C. |
| Season: | 1954–55 |
| Chairman: | William Mitchell |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| Manager: | Dave Halliday |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| League: | Scottish League Division One |
| League Result: | 1st |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Semi-finalists |
| Cup2: | Scottish League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Group Stage |
| League Topscorer: | Paddy Buckley (17) |
| Season Topscorer: | Paddy Buckley (29) |
| Highest Attendance: | 44,467 vs. Rangers, 19 February 1955 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 10,000 vs. Raith Rovers, 23 April 1955 |
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| Prevseason: | 1953–54 |
| Nextseason: | 1955–56 |
The 1954–55 season was Aberdeen's 42nd season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 44th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup.
See main article: 1954–55 Scottish Division One.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 September | Stirling Albion | H | 5–0 | 17,000 | ||
| 2 | 18 September | Dundee | A | 2–0 | 27,000 | ||
| 3 | 25 September | Hibernian | H | 3–1 | Yorston (2), O'Neil | 30,000 | |
| 4 | 2 October | Motherwell | A | 3–1 | 12,000 | ||
| 5 | 9 October | Celtic | H | 0–2 | 38,000 | ||
| 6 | 16 October | St Mirren | A | 4–0 | Wishart (2), Glen (penalty), Hamilton | 15,000 | |
| 7 | 23 October | East Fife | H | 4–1 | 14,500 | ||
| 8 | 30 October | Partick Thistle | A | 0–1 | 20,000 | ||
| 9 | 6 November | Queen of the South | H | 2–0 | Buckley, Glen (penalty) | 15,000 | |
| 10 | 13 November | Raith Rovers | A | 2–1 | Allister, Yorston | 11,000 | |
| 11 | 20 November | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–0 | Yorston | 28,000 | |
| 12 | 27 November | Falkirk | H | 1–0 | Hather | 17,000 | |
| 13 | 4 December | Kilmarnock | A | 4–0 | Buckley (2), Leggat (2) | 12,000 | |
| 14 | 11 December | Rangers | A | 1–3 | Buckley | 50,500 | |
| 15 | 18 December | Clyde | H | 3–0 | Wishart, Allister (penalty), Yorston | 17,000 | |
| 16 | 25 December | Stirling Albion | A | 4–3 | Leggat, Yorston, Hather, Wishart | 3,500 | |
| 17 | 1 January | Dundee | H | 1–0 | Wishart | 25,000 | |
| 18 | 3 January | Hibernian | A | 1–0 | Buckley | 30,000 | |
| 19 | 8 January | Motherwell | H | 4–1 | Buckley (2), Leggat (2) | 22,000 | |
| 20 | 22 January | St Mirren | H | 2–1 | Hather, Brown | 18,000 | |
| 21 | 29 January | East Fife | A | 1–1 | Leggat | 9,000 | |
| 22 | 12 February | Partick Thistle | H | 4–0 | Hather (2), Buckley, Allister | 14,000 | |
| 23 | 26 February | Queen of the South | A | 6–2 | Buckley (2), Yorston (2), Hather, Hamilton | 9,000 | |
| 24 | 12 March | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–2 | 28,000 | ||
| 25 | 19 March | Falkirk | A | 2–1 | Wishart, Hather | 17,000 | |
| 26 | 30 March | Kilmarnock | H | 4–1 | Leggat (2), Yorston, Wishart | 16,500 | |
| 27 | 2 April | Rangers | H | 4–0 | Buckley (3), Leggat | 32,000 | |
| 28 | 9 April | Clyde | A | 1–0 | Glen (penalty) | 15,000 | |
| 29 | 16 April | Celtic | A | 1–2 | Leggat | 35,000 | |
| 30 | 23 April | Raith Rovers | H | 3–2 | Buckley (2), Hather | 10,000 |
See main article: 1954–55 Scottish League Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 August | Queen of the South | H | 4–0 | 18,000 | |
| 2 | 18 August | Hibernian | A | 0–2 | 23,000 | |
| 3 | 21 August | East Fife | A | 3–0 | O'Neil, Buckley, Hather | 15,000 |
| 4 | 28 August | Queen of the South | A | 0–3 | 10,000 | |
| 5 | 1 September | Hibernian | H | 1–1 | Hamilton | 30,000 |
| 6 | 4 September | East Fife | H | 5–1 | Buckley (4), Hather | 28,000 |
See main article: 1954–55 Scottish Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R5 | 5 February | Stirling Albion | A | 6–0 | Yorston (2), Hather (2), Buckley (2) | 7,568 |
| R6 | 19 February | Rangers | H | 2–1 | Hather, Wishart | 44,647 |
| QF | 5 March | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–1 | Allister | 48,723 |
| QFR | 9 March | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–0 | Buckley, Yorston | 41,345 |
| SF | 26 March | Clyde | N | 2–2 | Buckley (2) | 32,590 |
| SFR | 4 April | Clyde | N | 0–1 | 28,304 | |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | League Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| GK | SCO | Fred Martin | 40 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| GK | SCO | Reg Morrison | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | SCO | Danny Mowatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Jimmy Mitchell (c) | 40 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Alec Young | 40 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Billy Smith | 36 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Jack Allister | 32 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Dave Caldwell | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Jim Clunie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Bobby Paterson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Ian MacFarlane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Dave Aitken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Archie Glen | 42 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Graham Leggat | 36 | 13 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
| MF | SCO | Bob Wishart | 29 | 8 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Jimmy Wallace | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Allan Boyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Teddy Scott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Doug Newlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | United States | Crawford Clelland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Bobby Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Jimmy Ingram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | ENG | Jack Hather | 42 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | ||
| FW | SCO | Paddy Buckley | 40 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
| FW | SCO | Harry Yorston | 36 | 15 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Joe O'Neil | 16 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| FW | SCO | George Hamilton | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| FW | SCO | Jimmy Brown | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Hugh Hay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | George Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Ian McNeill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Ivor Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Johnny Allan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | ?? | Jack Dunbar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||