bill strauss

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Squad Number:	11
Position:	Outside Left
Date of Birth:	Thursday, January 6, 1916
Birthplace:	Benoni, South Africa

Nationality:	South African
Height:	5' 7
Weight:	11st 0lbs
Signed:	30/12/1935

South African Strauss was a dashing left-winger who was spotted by the Dons shortly after his arrival to Britain. Played a major part in the Dons run to the Scottish Cup Final in 1937, and was injured in the semi-final, which meant he missed out on the big day. It was a popular belief that if Strauss were in the Dons 1937 Cup Final line up the Dons would have won. During the War, Bily reached the rank of Lieutenant in the Army.
Transferred from Aberdeen to Plymouth Argyle in early 1946. He also played Minor Counties cricket for Devon in the early 1950's.

Full name: William Henry Strauss. Died - Plymouth, 16th November 1984

Aberdeen Debut

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Date	Result	Competition	Venue	Attendance	Age at debut	Type	RedTv	Report
04/01/1936	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Beith	Scottish Alliance League		0		Start

Date	Result	Competition	Attendance	Type
04/05/1946	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Kilmarnock	Victory Cup	15,000	Start
30/04/1946	Aberdeen 5 - 3 Airdrie	Southern League Cup	45,000	Start
06/04/1946	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Ayr United	Southern League Cup	17,500	Start
30/03/1946	Partick Thistle 0 - 0 Aberdeen	Southern League Cup	20,000	Start
23/03/1946	Hibernian 3 - 2 Aberdeen	Southern League Cup	35,000	Start
01/12/1945	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Kilmarnock	Div 1 (Old)	14,000	Start
07/07/1945	Aberdeen 1 - 3 Heart of Midlothian	North Eastern League	5,000	Start
03/01/1944	Aberdeen 0 - 0 East Fife	North Eastern League	0	Start
01/01/1944	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Dundee United	North Eastern League	8,000	Start
09/01/1943	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Raith Rovers	North Eastern League	5,000	Start
03/10/1942	Dunfermline Athletic 1 - 3 Aberdeen	North Eastern League	2,000	Start
11/04/1942	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Leith Athletic	North Eastern League	4,000	Start
03/01/1942	Aberdeen 5 - 1 St. Bernards	North Eastern League	0	Start
01/01/1942	Rangers 1 - 3 Aberdeen	North Eastern League	0	Start
11/10/1941	Leith Athletic 3 - 4 Aberdeen	North Eastern League	0	Start
02/03/1940	Aberdeen 0 - 1 Albion Rovers	Regional Cup	8,841	Start
06/01/1940	East Fife 1 - 4 Aberdeen	Regional League East	0	Start
02/01/1940	Aberdeen 6 - 2 Falkirk	Regional League East	5,000	Start
07/10/1939	Aberdeen 8 - 2 St Johnstone	Scottish Second XI Cup	5,000	Start
30/09/1939	Falkirk 1 - 2 Aberdeen	Dewar Shield	5,000	Start
25/09/1939	Aberdeen 4 - 1 Clyde	Friendly	3,000	Start
23/09/1939	Aberdeen 4 - 0 Arbroath	Friendly	3,000	Start
02/09/1939	St. Johnstone 3 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	6,000	Start
30/08/1939	Aberdeen 2 - 2 Falkirk	Dewar Shield	12,000	Start
26/08/1939	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Hibernian	Div 1 (Old)	16,000	Start
23/08/1939	Celtic 1 - 3 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	30,000	Start
19/08/1939	Motherwell 3 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	8,000	Start
16/08/1939	Arbroath 0 - 3 Aberdeen	Dewar Shield	7,000	Start
12/08/1939	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Celtic	Div 1 (Old)	35,000	Start
29/04/1939	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Rangers	Div 1 (Old)	15,000	Start
27/04/1939	Aberdeen 5 - 2 Buckie Thistle	Dewar Shield	0	Start
24/04/1939	Aberdeen 4 - 1 Barnsley	Friendly	6,000	Start
22/04/1939	Albion Rovers 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	4,000	Start
14/04/1939	St Mirren 1 - 6 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
08/04/1939	Raith Rovers 3 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	4,000	Start
05/04/1939	Kilmarnock 0 - 3 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	7,000	Start
01/04/1939	Aberdeen 4 - 3 Queen of the South	Div 1 (Old)	5,000	Start
29/03/1939	Aberdeen 1 - 3 Motherwell	Scottish Cup	40,539	Start
25/03/1939	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Motherwell	Scottish Cup	81,756	Start
11/03/1939	Hamilton 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	2,000	Start
07/03/1939	Clyde 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	3,000	Start
04/03/1939	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Queen of the South	Scottish Cup	34,950	Start
25/02/1939	Aberdeen 4 - 3 Heart of Midlothian	Div 1 (Old)	19,000	Start
18/02/1939	Falkirk 2 - 3 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup	17,280	Start
11/02/1939	St. Johnstone 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	5,500	Start
04/02/1939	Aberdeen 5 - 1 Queens Park	Scottish Cup	23,214	Start
21/01/1939	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Albion Rovers	Scottish Cup	19,016	Start
14/01/1939	Falkirk 1 - 3 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	7,000	Start
07/01/1939	Aberdeen 6 - 1 Hibernian	Div 1 (Old)	16,000	Start
03/01/1939	Ayr United 3 - 3 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	15,000	Start
02/01/1939	Aberdeen 4 - 0 Arbroath	Div 1 (Old)	15,000	Start
31/12/1938	Motherwell 2 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	7,000	Start
24/12/1938	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Celtic	Div 1 (Old)	23,000	Start
17/12/1938	Rangers 5 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	30,000	Start
10/12/1938	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Albion Rovers	Div 1 (Old)	13,000	Start
03/12/1938	Aberdeen 6 - 3 Raith Rovers	Div 1 (Old)	9,000	Start
26/11/1938	Queen of the South 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	7,500	Start
19/11/1938	Aberdeen 1 - 2 Kilmarnock	Div 1 (Old)	12,000	Start
05/11/1938	Aberdeen 5 - 0 Hamilton	Div 1 (Old)	12,000	Start
29/10/1938	Aberdeen 1 - 2 Clyde	Div 1 (Old)	16,000	Start
22/10/1938	Heart of Midlothian 5 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	20,000	Start
15/10/1938	Aberdeen 5 - 2 Ayr United	Div 1 (Old)	12,000	Start
08/10/1938	Aberdeen 5 - 1 St Mirren	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
01/10/1938	Falkirk 4 - 3 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
14/09/1938	Third Lanark 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	8,000	Start
10/09/1938	Arbroath 0 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	8,000	Start
03/09/1938	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Motherwell	Div 1 (Old)	20,000	Start
27/08/1938	Celtic 1 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	23,000	Start
24/08/1938	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Partick Thistle	Div 1 (Old)	18,000	Start
20/08/1938	Aberdeen 6 - 1 Third Lanark	Div 1 (Old)	18,000	Start
17/08/1938	Dundee 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Dewar Shield	8,000	Start
13/08/1938	Partick Thistle 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	20,000	Start
06/06/1938	Everton 3 - 2 Aberdeen	Empire Exhibition Tournament	20,000	Start
27/05/1938	Chelsea 0 - 4 Aberdeen	Empire Exhibition Tournament	20,000	Start
30/04/1938	Aberdeen 7 - 0 Fraserburgh	Dewar Shield	0	Start
26/03/1938	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Hamilton	Div 1 (Old)	7,000	Start
19/03/1938	Queen of the South 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	4,500	Start
09/03/1938	Aberdeen 1 - 2 East Fife	Scottish Cup	25,499	Start
05/03/1938	East Fife 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup	9,000	Start
26/02/1938	Rangers 2 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	35,000	Start
12/02/1938	Aberdeen 5 - 1 St. Johnstone	Scottish Cup	21,297	Start
29/01/1938	Aberdeen 4 - 0 St. Johnstone	Div 1 (Old)	7,000	Start
22/01/1938	Elgin City 1 - 6 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup	8,403	Start
01/01/1938	Dundee 0 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	22,000	Start
25/12/1937	Partick Thistle 3 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	7,000	Start
18/12/1937	Arbroath 3 - 3 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	5,000	Start
11/12/1937	Aberdeen 2 - 3 Queen of the South	Div 1 (Old)	5,000	Start
04/12/1937	Kilmarnock 3 - 3 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	6,000	Start
20/11/1937	Hamilton 0 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	4,000	Start
13/11/1937	Clyde 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	5,000	Start
06/11/1937	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Heart of Midlothian	Div 1 (Old)	22,000	Start
23/10/1937	Morton 3 - 5 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	13,000	Start
16/10/1937	Ayr United 4 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	8,000	Start
09/10/1937	Aberdeen 5 - 0 Hibernian	Div 1 (Old)	10,000	Start
02/10/1937	St. Johnstone 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	5,000	Start
27/09/1937	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Arbroath	Div 1 (Old)	10,000	Start
25/09/1937	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Celtic	Div 1 (Old)	27,000	Start
18/09/1937	Aberdeen 2 - 3 Motherwell	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
11/09/1937	Aberdeen 2 - 3 Dundee	Div 1 (Old)	26,000	Start
12/06/1937	Transvaall 4 - 2 Aberdeen	South African Tour	20,000	Start
31/05/1937	Northern Transvaal 0 - 2 Aberdeen	South African Tour	6,000	Start
03/04/1937	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Morton	Scottish Cup	31,970	Start
29/03/1937	St. Johnstone 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	6,000	Start
27/03/1937	Aberdeen 4 - 0 Heart of Midlothian	Div 1 (Old)	16,000	Start
24/03/1937	Albion Rovers 1 - 5 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	500	Start
20/03/1937	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Rangers	Div 1 (Old)	30,000	Start
17/03/1937	Hamilton 1 - 2 Aberdeen	Scottish Cup	12,000	Start
20/02/1937	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Queen of the South	Div 1 (Old)	10,000	Start
13/02/1937	Aberdeen 4 - 1 Third Lanark	Scottish Cup	25,314	Start
06/02/1937	Motherwell 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	10,000	Start
30/01/1937	Aberdeen 6 - 0 Inverness Thistle	Scottish Cup	2,372	Start
23/01/1937	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Celtic	Div 1 (Old)	28,000	Start
16/01/1937	Third Lanark 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	18,000	Start
09/01/1937	Aberdeen 4 - 2 Partick Thistle	Div 1 (Old)	17,000	Start
02/01/1937	Dunfermline Athletic 2 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	5,000	Start
01/01/1937	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Dundee	Div 1 (Old)	28,000	Start
26/12/1936	Falkirk 1 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	11,000	Start
19/12/1936	Aberdeen 5 - 4 St. Mirren	Div 1 (Old)	14,000	Start
12/12/1936	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Kilmarnock	Div 1 (Old)	14,000	Start
28/11/1936	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Hamilton	Div 1 (Old)	14,000	Start
21/11/1936	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Clyde	Div 1 (Old)	14,500	Start
14/11/1936	Heart of Midlothian 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	35,000	Start
07/11/1936	Rangers 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	57,000	Start
31/10/1936	Aberdeen 4 - 1 Albion Rovers	Div 1 (Old)	14,500	Start
24/10/1936	Aberdeen 4 - 1 St. Johnstone	Div 1 (Old)	12,000	Start
17/10/1936	Queen of the South 2 - 3 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	7,500	Start
10/10/1936	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Dunfermline Athletic	Div 1 (Old)	14,000	Start
03/10/1936	Celtic 3 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	46,000	Start
28/09/1936	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Queens Park	Div 1 (Old)	17,000	Start
26/09/1936	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Motherwell	Div 1 (Old)	24,000	Start
19/09/1936	Dundee 2 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	26,000	Start
09/09/1936	Arbroath 1 - 4 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	12,000	Start
05/09/1936	Partick Thistle 0 - 2 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	23,000	Start
29/08/1936	Aberdeen 4 - 0 Falkirk	Div 1 (Old)	17,000	Start
26/08/1936	Aberdeen 4 - 0 Arbroath	Dewar Shield	10,000	Start
22/08/1936	St. Mirren 1 - 4 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	15,000	Start
15/08/1936	Motherwell 3 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
08/08/1936	Aberdeen 5 - 2 Hibernian	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
25/04/1936	Hamilton Academical 1 - 2 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
13/04/1936	Aberdeen 6 - 0 Queens Park Strollers	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
11/04/1936	Motherwell 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
21/03/1936	Aberdeen 8 - 2 Queen of the South	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
14/03/1936	Galston 1 - 5 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
15/02/1936	Aberdeen 4 - 0 Dundee	Scottish Second XI Cup	0	Start
11/01/1936	Kilmarnock 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Alliance League	0	Start
04/01/1936	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Beith	Scottish Alliance League	0	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
1945-46	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	1
1944-45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1943-44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
1942-43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
1941-42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4
1939-40	5	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	4	8	0	9
1938-39	31	0	12	0	0	0	6	0	3	0	0	0	37	0	15	3	0	3
1937-38	19	0	5	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	23	0	7	5	0	3
1936-37	30	0	24	0	0	0	4	0	6	0	0	0	34	0	30	1	0	4
1935-36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals:	86	0	45	0	0	0	14	0	11	0	0	0	100	0	56	31	0	24
Total Appearances/Goals:														100	56

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