Aberdeen 8 - 0 Queens Park Strollers

Aberdeen "A" Have Scoring Field Day

As the score suggests, Aberdeen reserves were much superior to the Strollers at Pittodrie in an Alliance League fixture on Saturday. This, however, is not surprising in view of the fact that the home eleven included several first team players.
Except during the opening stages, the Amateurs were never in the hunt. During this spell the visitors were quite a lively lot, and the exchanges did not suggest that they would leave the field with as big a deficit as eight goals. The beginning of the end came when they lost the first two goals as the result of the ball being deflected into the net members of their own defence.

EASY TO SCORE

Strollers were three goals behind at the interval, and the Aberdeen reserves found goalscoring an easy matter in the second half. In the closing stages the Amateurs lost the services of Boyd, their 'keeper, through injury, but this made no material difference to the ultimate result - the score was then 7-0. Johnstone, the centre-half, deputised for the 'keeper.
Aberdeen took the lead in fifteen minutes. Williams went through from a slip from George Scott, and, in tackling the centre, Highet deflected the ball past his own 'keeper. The performance was repeated after half an hour, when Cameron, in attempting to clear a shot by Williams, sent the ball past Boyd. Thomson got a third goal from a free kick just outside the penalty area.
Three minutes after the start of the second half Ritchie Smith was fouled inside the penalty area and Thomson made no mistake from the spot. After twenty minutes' play McKenzie gave Ritchie Smith a chance which the winger was quick to accept, and one minute later Charlie Smith cut into the middle, beat two men, and finished with a grand scoring shot.
Shortly afterwards Ritchie Smith was again the victim of a foul inside the penalty area, and again Thomson converted the spot kick. The eighth and last goal came when Charlie Smith netted after smart work by McKenzie and Williams.

ALL-ROUND SUPERIORITY

Aberdeen held an advantage all departments, and their defence was never in difficulties. Kelly kept a good goal and brought off several clever saves. Cooper was the best back afield, and Thomson was the outstanding halfback.
Williams, who came from South Africa as a centre-forward, was given his first chance as leader of the attack since arriving at Pittodrie. He was speedy and clever, and seems likely to develop into a sound forward. Ritchie Smith and Charlie Smith were lively raiders on the wing for Aberdeen.
Strollers' defence was overworked and was continuously in difficulties. Howieson and Cameron wrought hard to stem the tide, but they found the task beyond them. Hunter and Forbes were the only other Amateur players to impress.

Source: Press & Journal, 18th April 1938