Aberdeen 4 - 1 Queen of the South

Visitors Handicapped by Injury to Keeper

Aberdeen "A" returned another good victory of 4 goals to 1 against Queen of the South A under Scottish Alliance auspices at Pittodrie.

That they deserved the points there is no denying, but had the visitors not been handicapped by injury to Bennett, the goalkeeper, received in the first half, the result might have been a closer one.
However, the Young Dons always had a better grip of the the game. The high wind played many tricks with the ball, but the home side seemed to gauge the conditions better although they got a shock in the first minutes when they found themselves a goal down. However, once Scott had put matters level they were more or less on top.
The home side as a whole performed well. Johnstone did not get much to do in goal, being well covered by Temple and Newton.

Fraser Effective

The halves were all good, and Fraser, the Pittodrie skipper, who reappeared after a lengthy absence, was quietly effective, but took no risks.
In a sprightly forward rank Lang and Scott were outstanding, the latter's two goals being both excellent points.
In the visitors' ranks Bennett, the former East End junior, performed well in goal up to the time of his accident, and his deputy, Sneddon, held the fort well afterwards. The backs were a hard-working pair, and in the half line Keatt and Ferguson were most effective. Brand, in the centre, was the live wire of the forward rank, and his efforts deserved more than the one goal that he secured.
In the opening minutes, as already mentioned, the Queen's took the home side by surprise when Brand opened the scoring after a misunderstanding in the defence. Scott scored a clever goal immediately after to put the sides level. Thereafter they had the pull, and Brown put on a second midway through this half.
The second period saw Lang increase the lead, and before the close Scott put on a fourth with a grand effort. Brand tried hard to get through for the visitors and twice had hard luck with good shots, but no more scoring took place.

Source: Press & Journal, 19th October 1936