Aberdeen 3 - 1 Buckie Thistle

Fighting Exit by Buckie.

WOOD'S FINE DISPLAY IN GOAL.

One pleasing fact emerging from the second of the home-and-home matches in the final of the Aberdeenshire Cup at, Pittodrie on Saturday is the high standard to which Highland League football has attained in recent years.

Aberdeen were worthy winners of the massive handsome trophy - for the twelfth consecutive occasion - and go forward next season's Dewar Shield competition, but the Dons would be the first to admit that in Buckie they had worthy opponents.
In the first game at Victoria Park, Buckie, last Wednesday, the Pittodrie team won by 2-0, the Thistle being then handicapped by an injury to McLennan, their dashing centre-forward, who is top scorer in the Highland League this season. Had Buckie been able to come to Pittodrie on Saturday on equal terms, and had McLennan and Dr O. McKenzie, of Queen's Park, been on their side as was announced, I believe they would have given Aberdeen a real fright.

Spirit Willing.

The spirit was there, but the Buckie attack lacked a leader and even when Clark, the inside-left, changed places with Dr. Stewart who deputised for McLennan, the problem was not solved.
Still, the change, which took place at the beginning of the second half, made for a marked improvement, and the crowd, in the neighbourhood of 1500, cheered Buckie on as they fought back splendidly against a big deficit.
Warnock and McLean scored the Dons' two goals in the first half and, as two and two make four, the Thistle had a big leeway to make up.
They stuck manfully to their task and there was a shout when Clark signalised his taking over the leadership by scoring early in the second half.

Great Revival.

Buckie revived in wonderful fashion after this but over-eagerness spoiled several dashing attacks.
Then, towards the close, Armstrong scored a third goal for the Scottish Leaguers, and Buckie gave up the struggle; to use the well-known phrase, beaten but not disgraced by an aggregate score of 5 goals to 1.
Aberdeen were in supreme command in the first period, but missed many chances. The two shots which beat Wood were of the unsaveable order. Cumming, in the home goal, was only once called into action this half, when he safely fielded a lovely drive by Milne.
In the second period we saw a different Buckie. The visiting half-backs forced the pace, and the forwards crowded on all sail, but to no purpose.

Storm Weathered.

Aberdeen, after the loss of the goal scored by Clark, gradually weathered the storm, and several gilt-edged opportunities were thrown away before Armstrong darted through to score a goal.
Buckie's defence put up great show, and it was not be wondered at that they gave signs of leg-weariness towards the close.
Wood gave a marvellous display of goalkeeping, and W. Wood and Bowie made up in tenacity what they may have lacked in polish.
Middleton, the centre-half, and F. Smith were Trojans in a never-say-die half-back line, and Clark, A. Smith, and G. Stewart took the honours forward, the latter being great value to his side on transferring from centre to the inside-left position. Milne had one or two good runs on the right, but was generally well held by Sharp. Mclntosh was too well looked after by Cooper to be much in evidence.

The Danger Men.

The Dons' defence, not greatly troubled in the first half, rose more than equal to the Thistle's storm tactics of the second period. Thomson was the best of the home mid-line trio, and Warnock and McLean, the inside forwards, were the danger men in attack.
It was good a game by virtue of Buckie's second half awakening, and the Pittodrie crowd, already impressed by Keith's display in the previous round, must have gone away with a lasting impression of the high standard of provincial football in the north.

The Presentation.

W. Duff, Peterhead, handed over the trophy to Mr Eric Anderson, member of the Aberdeen directorate, who deputised for John Robertson, the president.
Anderson spoke with conviction when he praised Buckie for their great display in the two games, and said that Aberdeen would in no way grudge the cup going to one of the teams in the northern area.
What they wanted was to see the Scottish Cup on the sideboard at Pittodrie, and once they did get the national trophy they would try to hang on to it with the same tenacity as they had to the county trophy. (Laughter and applause.)
F. Smith, on behalf of Buckie, also spoke of the sporting nature of the final and added his team's congratulations to the winners.

Source: Press & Journal, 24th April 1933