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Henning Boel Squad Index
Information:
1972-73 Squad Number:
2
Position:
Right Back
Date of Birth:
15th August 1945
Birthplace:
Ikast
Nationality:
Danish
Height:
5' 10 3/4
Weight:
12st 7lbs
Signed:
November 1968
Career History:
NOTE: Player Career history has been temporarily removed for data cleanse.
 
Profile:
The original Great Dane joined the Dons in 1968 after being spotted playing in America, following in the footsteps of Jens Petersen. Boel became a cult hero at Pittodrie a rugged and powerful full back who went on to play his part in the Dons successful 1970 Cup side.
A strong willed ndividual, Henning walked out on the club on Thursday the 26th of October 1972 and was consequently suspended. However, he returned on the 19th of March 1973 and was back playing by the 14th of April.
A Danish international, Boel's Aberdeen career was effectively ended after sustaining a serious injury against BMG in Germany in 1972.

He played in a friendly match for Brighton and Hove Albion against Stoke City in February 1973 while out on loan.


Appearances: show debut only
Date Result Competition Venue Att. Age at Debut Type
04/01/1969
Dundee United 1-4 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 15,000 23 Start
11/01/1969
Aberdeen 1-3 Celtic
Div 1 (Old) 31,000 23 Start
18/01/1969
Heart of Midlothian 3-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 23 Start
25/01/1969
Aberdeen 3-0 Berwick Rangers
Scottish Cup R1 13,600 23 Start
01/02/1969
Aberdeen 1-1 Partick Thistle
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 23 Start
22/02/1969
Ayr United 2-2 Aberdeen
Friendly 1,000 23 Start
25/02/1969
Aberdeen 2-2 Dunfermline Athletic
Scottish Cup R2 14,685 23 Start
26/02/1969
Dunfermline Athletic 0-2 Aberdeen
Scottish Cup R2 REP 17,500 23 Start
01/03/1969
Aberdeen 0-0 Kilmarnock
Scottish Cup QF 24,000 23 Start
05/03/1969
Kilmarnock 0-3 Aberdeen
Scottish Cup QF REP 17,183 23 Start
08/03/1969
Arbroath 2-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 4,700 23 Start
15/03/1969
St. Mirren 1-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 3,750 23 Start
19/03/1969
Raith Rovers 3-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 5,000 23 Start
22/03/1969
Aberdeen 1-6 Rangers
Scottish Cup SF 39,250 23 Start
24/03/1969
Aberdeen 2-2 Dunfermline Athletic
Div 1 (Old) 7,000 23 Start
29/03/1969
Hibernian 1-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 6,321 23 Start
02/04/1969
Aberdeen 6-3 Morton
Div 1 (Old) 10,000 23 Start
05/04/1969
Aberdeen 3-1 Airdrie
Div 1 (Old) 11,000 23 Start
09/04/1969
Aberdeen 0-0 Rangers
Div 1 (Old) 23,000 23 Start
12/04/1969
Falkirk 1-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 2,500 23 Start
19/04/1969
Aberdeen 0-1 Kilmarnock
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 23 Start
23/04/1969
Clyde 1-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 987 23 Start
01/05/1969
Ross County 0-5 Aberdeen
Benefit Match 3,500 23 Start
05/05/1969
Peterhead 0-7 Aberdeen
Friendly 1,000 23 Start
28/07/1969
Tranmere Rovers 4-3 Aberdeen
Friendly 1,241 23 Start
13/08/1969
Clyde 0-0 Aberdeen
League Cup G2 4,000 23 Start
16/08/1969
Aberdeen 2-2 Hibernian
League Cup G2 16,000 24 Start
20/08/1969
Aberdeen 3-0 Clyde
League Cup G2 13,500 24 Start
23/08/1969
Dunfermline Athletic 0-1 Aberdeen
League Cup G2 8,000 24 Start
27/08/1969
Hibernian 0-0 Aberdeen
League Cup G2 18,300 24 Start
30/08/1969
Aberdeen 6-0 Clyde
Div 1 (Old) 12,500 24 Start
03/09/1969
Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 40,000 24 Start
06/09/1969
Airdrie 3-4 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 2,000 24 Start
10/09/1969
Aberdeen 0-0 Celtic
League Cup QF 1L 33,000 24 Start
13/09/1969
Aberdeen 2-2 Morton
Div 1 (Old) 14,000 24 Start
20/09/1969
St. Johnstone 3-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 9,400 24 Start
24/09/1969
Celtic 2-1 Aberdeen
League Cup QF 2L 37,500 24 Start
27/09/1969
Aberdeen 1-1 Dundee
Div 1 (Old) 13,000 24 Start
04/10/1969
Ayr United 1-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 9,100 24 Start
11/10/1969
Aberdeen 2-1 Partick Thistle
Div 1 (Old) 12,500 24 Start
29/10/1969
Aberdeen 2-3 Celtic
Div 1 (Old) 25,000 24 Start
19/11/1969
North Select 3-7 Aberdeen
Friendly 24 Sub
13/12/1969
Clyde 2-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 2,000 24 Start
20/12/1969
Aberdeen 2-3 Rangers
Div 1 (Old) 22,000 24 Start
27/12/1969
Raith Rovers 0-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 4,000 24 Start
01/01/1970
Dundee 2-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 12,000 24 Start
10/01/1970
Aberdeen 5-1 Raith Rovers
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 24 Start
17/01/1970
Morton 3-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 6,500 24 Start
24/01/1970
Aberdeen 4-0 Clyde
Scottish Cup R1 12,000 24 Start
31/01/1970
Aberdeen 0-1 Airdrie
Div 1 (Old) 8,500 24 Start
11/02/1970
Aberdeen 2-1 Clydebank
Scottish Cup R2 13,100 24 Start
21/02/1970
Falkirk 0-1 Aberdeen
Scottish Cup QF 13,500 24 Start
25/02/1970
Aberdeen 1-0 Ayr United
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 24 Start
28/02/1970
Partick Thistle 0-3 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 5,500 24 Start
02/03/1970
Aberdeen 0-0 St. Johnstone
Div 1 (Old) 7,000 24 Start
07/03/1970
St. Mirren 0-3 Aberdeen
Friendly 24 Start
09/03/1970
Aberdeen 0-2 Hibernian
Div 1 (Old) 8,500 24 Start
14/03/1970
Aberdeen 1-0 Kilmarnock
Scottish Cup SF 25,812 24 Start
18/03/1970
Aberdeen 1-1 St. Mirren
Div 1 (Old) 10,000 24 Start
21/03/1970
Aberdeen 2-0 Dunfermline Athletic
Div 1 (Old) 10,000 24 Start
25/03/1970
Celtic 1-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 33,000 24 Start
28/03/1970
Dundee United 2-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 24 Start
04/04/1970
Aberdeen 0-1 Heart of Midlothian
Div 1 (Old) 10,000 24 Start
06/04/1970
Aberdeen 2-2 Kilmarnock
Div 1 (Old) 6,500 24 Start
11/04/1970
Aberdeen 3-1 Celtic
Scottish Cup F 108,434 24 Start
13/04/1970
Hibernian 1-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 10,000 24 Start
18/04/1970
Motherwell 0-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 6,100 24 Start
02/05/1970
Newcastle United 0-1 Aberdeen
Friendly 10,300 24 Start
04/08/1970
Aberdeen 1-1 ADO Den Haag
Friendly 13,500 24 Start
12/08/1970
Aberdeen 2-1 St. Johnstone
League Cup G4 13,500 24 Start
15/08/1970
Aberdeen 1-1 Hibernian
League Cup G4 16,000 24 Start
19/08/1970
St. Johnstone 0-1 Aberdeen
League Cup G4 3,300 25 Start
22/08/1970
Aberdeen 7-3 Airdrie
League Cup G4 12,000 25 Start
26/08/1970
Hibernian 4-0 Aberdeen
League Cup G4 24,900 25 Start
29/08/1970
Aberdeen 1-1 Airdrie
Div 1 (Old) 9,000 25 Start
05/09/1970
Dundee 1-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 25 Start
12/09/1970
Aberdeen 0-0 St. Johnstone
Div 1 (Old) 10,000 25 Start
16/09/1970
Aberdeen 3-1 Honved
European Cup Winners Cup R1 1L 21,500 25 Start
19/09/1970
Kilmarnock 0-4 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 6,000 25 Start
26/09/1970
Aberdeen 3-0 Hibernian
Div 1 (Old) 13,000 25 Start
30/09/1970
Honved 3-1 Aberdeen
European Cup Winners Cup R1 2L 18,500 25 Start
03/10/1970
Morton 2-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 7,000 25 Start
10/10/1970
Aberdeen 3-2 Dunfermline Athletic
Div 1 (Old) 10,000 25 Start
17/10/1970
Rangers 0-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 32,000 25 Start
24/10/1970
St. Mirren 1-3 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 3,000 25 Start
31/10/1970
Aberdeen 4-0 Dundee United
Div 1 (Old) 10,000 25 Start
07/11/1970
Aberdeen 3-0 Clyde
Div 1 (Old) 13,000 25 Start
14/11/1970
Ayr United 0-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 11,000 25 Start
21/11/1970
Aberdeen 1-0 Heart of Midlothian
Div 1 (Old) 13,500 25 Start
25/11/1970
Aberdeen 5-0 Gornik Zabrze
Friendly 17,500 25 Start
28/11/1970
Motherwell 0-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 10,000 25 Start
05/12/1970
Aberdeen 7-0 Cowdenbeath
Div 1 (Old) 14,000 25 Start
12/12/1970
Celtic 0-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 63,000 25 Start
19/12/1970
Aberdeen 1-0 Falkirk
Div 1 (Old) 19,000 25 Start
26/12/1970
Airdrie 0-4 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 25 Start
01/01/1971
Aberdeen 3-0 Dundee
Div 1 (Old) 24,000 25 Start
02/01/1971
St. Johnstone 0-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 21,500 25 Start
09/01/1971
Aberdeen 3-0 Kilmarnock
Div 1 (Old) 18,000 25 Start
16/01/1971
Hibernian 2-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 23,400 25 Start
25/01/1971
Aberdeen 5-0 Elgin City
Scottish Cup R3 24,136 25 Start
30/01/1971
Aberdeen 3-1 Morton
Div 1 (Old) 18,000 25 Start
06/02/1971
Dunfermline Athletic 1-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 9,000 25 Start
13/02/1971
Dundee United 1-1 Aberdeen
Scottish Cup R4 24,000 25 Start
17/02/1971
Aberdeen 2-0 Dundee United
Scottish Cup R4 REP 28,980 25 Start
20/02/1971
Aberdeen 0-0 Rangers
Div 1 (Old) 36,000 25 Start
27/02/1971
Aberdeen 1-1 St. Mirren
Div 1 (Old) 15,000 25 Start
06/03/1971
Rangers 1-0 Aberdeen
Scottish Cup QF 65,000 25 Start
10/03/1971
Dundee United 0-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 7,000 25 Start
13/03/1971
Clyde 1-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 4,500 25 Start
24/03/1971
Aberdeen 4-1 Ayr United
Div 1 (Old) 18,000 25 Start
27/03/1971
Heart of Midlothian 1-3 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 13,500 25 Start
30/03/1971
Coventry City 1-0 Aberdeen
Friendly 8,001 25 Start
03/04/1971
Aberdeen 0-0 Motherwell
Div 1 (Old) 13,000 25 Start
10/04/1971
Cowdenbeath 1-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 4,000 25 Start
17/04/1971
Aberdeen 1-1 Celtic
Div 1 (Old) 36,000 25 Start
24/04/1971
Falkirk 1-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 25 Start
01/05/1971
Ross County 0-6 Aberdeen
Friendly 3,000 25 Start
20/07/1971
Borussia Dortmund 0-2 Aberdeen
German Tour 11,000 25 Start
23/07/1971
1860 Munich 3-1 Aberdeen
German Tour 7,800 25 Start
24/07/1971
Augsburg 0-1 Aberdeen
German Tour 25 Start
28/07/1971
Nijmegen 0-1 Aberdeen
German Tour 25 Start
31/07/1971
East Fife 0-3 Aberdeen
Drybrough Cup QF 5,500 25 Start
04/08/1971
Airdrie 1-4 Aberdeen
Drybrough Cup SF 25 Start
07/08/1971
Aberdeen 2-1 Celtic
Drybrough Cup F 25,000 25 Start
18/08/1971
Clyde 0-2 Aberdeen
League Cup G2 2,027 26 Start
21/08/1971
Aberdeen 1-0 Falkirk
League Cup G2 17,339 26 Start
25/08/1971
Aberdeen 5-0 Clyde
League Cup G2 15,542 26 Start
28/08/1971
Dundee 3-1 Aberdeen
League Cup G2 11,875 26 Start
01/09/1971
Falkirk 3-1 Aberdeen
League Cup G2 11,865 26 Start
04/09/1971
Aberdeen 3-0 Dundee
Div 1 (Old) 13,188 26 Start
11/09/1971
St. Johnstone 1-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 7,930 26 Start
15/09/1971
Celta Vigo 0-2 Aberdeen
UEFA Cup R1 1L 35,000 26 Start
18/09/1971
Aberdeen 5-0 Airdrie
Div 1 (Old) 14,133 26 Start
25/09/1971
Rangers 0-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 41,236 26 Start
29/09/1971
Aberdeen 1-0 Celta Vigo
UEFA Cup R1 2L 20,000 26 Start
02/10/1971
Aberdeen 2-0 Dunfermline Athletic
Div 1 (Old) 14,855 26 Start
04/10/1971
Aberdeen 1-0 Borussia Dortmund
Friendly 11,000 26 Start
24/01/1972
Montrose 1-2 Aberdeen
Friendly 2,000 26 Start
04/03/1972
Partick Thistle 2-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 11,340 26 Start
11/03/1972
Aberdeen 1-1 Celtic
Div 1 (Old) 32,853 26 Start
18/03/1972
Hibernian 2-0 Aberdeen
Scottish Cup QF 25,936 26 Start
21/03/1972
East Fife 0-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 4,850 26 Start
25/03/1972
Aberdeen 4-1 Motherwell
Div 1 (Old) 9,391 26 Start
27/03/1972
Aberdeen 1-0 1860 Munich
Friendly 7,800 26 Start
01/04/1972
Heart of Midlothian 1-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 7,189 26 Start
08/04/1972
Aberdeen 7-0 Ayr United
Div 1 (Old) 8,240 26 Start
11/04/1972
Olympiakos 2-2 Aberdeen
Friendly 40,000 26 Start
15/04/1972
Clyde 0-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 1,535 26 Start
22/04/1972
Dundee United 2-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 4,743 26 Start
29/04/1972
Aberdeen 0-0 Falkirk
Div 1 (Old) 8,771 26 Start
14/05/1972
Somerset, Bermuda 2-4 Aberdeen
North American Summer Tour 26 Sub
17/05/1972
Devonshire Colts 1-6 Aberdeen
North American Summer Tour 26 Start
21/05/1972
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-3 Aberdeen
North American Summer Tour 1,400 26 Start
24/05/1972
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-3 Aberdeen
North American Summer Tour 6,100 26 Start
29/07/1972
Aberdeen 1-0 St. Mirren
Drybrough Cup QF 16,000 26 Start
02/08/1972
Celtic 3-2 Aberdeen
Drybrough Cup SF 40,000 26 Start
12/08/1972
Queen of the South 0-4 Aberdeen
League Cup G2 4,673 26 Start
16/08/1972
Aberdeen 4-1 Hibernian
League Cup G2 20,673 27 Start
23/08/1972
Hibernian 2-1 Aberdeen
League Cup G2 17,133 27 Start
02/09/1972
Aberdeen 1-0 Hibernian
Div 1 (Old) 16,947 27 Start
09/09/1972
Dundee 0-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 10,100 27 Start
13/09/1972
Aberdeen 2-3 Borussia Munchengladbach
UEFA Cup R1 1L 21,000 27 Start
16/09/1972
Aberdeen 0-0 St. Johnstone
Div 1 (Old) 9,917 27 Start
20/09/1972
Aberdeen 8-0 Falkirk
League Cup R2 1L 9,939 27 Start
23/09/1972
Dumbarton 1-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 6,854 27 Start
27/09/1972
Borussia Munchengladbach 6-3 Aberdeen
UEFA Cup R1 2L 19,000 27 Start
14/04/1973
Arbroath 1-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 4,757 27 Start
21/04/1973
Aberdeen 2-2 Rangers
Div 1 (Old) 32,000 27 Sub
23/04/1973
Ross County 2-1 Aberdeen
Benefit Match 3,000 27 Start
28/04/1973
Morton 1-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 3,000 27 Start
30/04/1973
Peterhead 2-2 Aberdeen
Benefit Match 1,000 27 Start
04/08/1973
Aberdeen 3-0 Sunderland
Friendly 12,860 27 Start
11/08/1973
Aberdeen 3-1 Motherwell
League Cup G4 10,722 27 Start
24/11/1973
East Fife 2-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 2,597 28 Start
22/12/1973
Arbroath 1-3 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 2,711 28 Start
29/12/1973
Aberdeen 0-0 Motherwell
Div 1 (Old) 7,776 28 Start
01/01/1974
Dundee 1-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 9,451 28 Start
05/01/1974
Aberdeen 0-1 St. Johnstone
Div 1 (Old) 5,718 28 Start
12/01/1974
Rangers 1-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 15,955 28 Start
19/01/1974
Aberdeen 1-1 Clyde
Div 1 (Old) 6,185 28 Start
27/01/1974
Aberdeen 0-2 Dundee
Scottish Cup R3 23,574 28 Start

Appearances
Season League League Cup Scottish Cup Europe Total Other
  App Sub Goals App Sub Goals App Sub Goals App Sub Goals App Sub Goals App Sub Goals
1973-74
7
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
1
0
0
1972-73
6
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
12
1
0
7
1
0
1971-72
14
0
0
5
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
22
0
0
11
0
2
1970-71
34
0
2
5
0
1
4
0
1
2
0
0
45
0
4
4
0
0
1969-70
28
0
0
7
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
40
0
0
3
1
1
1968-69
15
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
21
0
0
3
0
0
Totals:
104
1
2
22
0
1
17
0
1
6
0
0
149
1
4
29
2
3
Total Appearances/Goals: 150 4