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1977–78 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1977–1978 season
ChairmanScotland Dick Donald
ManagerScotland Billy McNeill
Scottish Premier Division2nd
Scottish CupRunner-up
Scottish League CupThird Round
UEFA CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Joe Harper (17)
All: Joe Harper (27)
Highest home attendance26,000 vs. R.W.D. Molenbeek, 28 September 1977
Lowest home attendance8,250 vs. Cowdenbeath, 31 August 1977
Average home league attendance14,339

Results

Scottish Premier Division

Main article: 1977–78 Scottish Premier Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1. 13 August Rangers H 3–1 Jarvie (2), Harper 21,500
2. 19 August Clydebank A 3–1 Garner, Harper, Davidson 7,000
3. 27 August Dundee United H 0–0 16,100
4. 10 September Ayr United A 1–0 Harper 4,700
5. 17 September Celtic H 2–1 Garner 25,800
6. 24 September Partick Thistle H 2–1 Harper (2) 11,900
7. 1 October Motherwell A 1–1 McMaster 6,466
8. 8 October St Mirren A 4–0 Jarvie (3), Fleming 24,000
9. 15 October Hibernian H 1–2 Jarvie 11,900
10. 22 October Rangers A 1–3 Harper 37,000
11. 29 October Clydebank H 1–1 Harper 9,400
12. 5 November Dundee United A 1–0 Fleming 10,000
13. 12 November Ayr United H 0–0 9,350
14. 19 November Celtic A 2–3 Harper, Jarvie 27,000
15. 26 November Partick Thistle A 0–1 12,800
16. 3 December Motherwell H 4–1 Robb (3), Strachan 9,500
17. 10 December St Mirren H 3–1 Gibson (2), Robb 9,000
18. 17 December Hibernian A 0–2 6,601
19. 24 December Rangers H 4–0 Gibson, Robb, Harper, Jarvie 21,000
20. 31 December Clydebank A 1–0 McMaster 2,800
21. 2 January Dundee United H 1–0 Fleming 23,000
22. 7 January Ayr United A 1–1 McMaster 5,966
23. 14 January Celtic H 2–1 Sullivan (2) 24,600
24. 4 February Motherwell A 0–0 8,845
25. 25 February Hibernian H 3–0 Stewart, Davidson, Miller 11,200
26. 4 March Rangers A 3–0 Archibald, Harper 34,500
27. 18 March Dundee United A 0–0 9,671
28. 21 March Clydebank H 2–0 Davidson, Archibald 9,600
29. 25 March Ayr United H 4–1 Jarvie (2), Davidson, Archibald 11,000
30. 29 March St Mirren A 2–1 Davidson, Archibald 9,300
31. 1 April Celtic A 2–2 Davidson, Sullivan 24,000
32. 4 April Partick Thistle H 2–1 Harper (2) 16,000
33. 8 April Partick Thistle A 2–0 Harper, McMaster 9,000
34. 15 April Motherwell A 5–0 Jarvie (2), Davidson (2), Harper 16,280
35. 22 April St Mirren H 4–2 Harper (3), Miller 17,250
36. 29 April Hibernian A 1–1 Scanlon 11,250

Final standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 36 24 7 5 76 39 +37 55 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Aberdeen 36 22 9 5 68 29 +39 53 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3 Dundee United 36 16 8 12 42 32 +10 40 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Hibernian 36 15 7 14 51 43 +8 37
5 Celtic 36 15 6 15 63 54 +9 36
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1977–78 Scottish League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 17 August Airdrieonians H 3–1 Fleming (2), Shirra 10,600
R1 L2 24 August Airdrieonians A 2–0 McMaster (2) 2,500
R2 L1 31 August Cowdenbeath H 5–0 Harper(3), Fleming (2) 8,250
R2 L2 3 September Cowdenbeath A 5–0 Harper(3), Davidson, McMaster 1,780
R3 L1 5 October Rangers A 1–6 Davidson 25,000
R3 L2 26 October Rangers H 3–1 Jarvie (2), Smith 15,600

Scottish Cup

Main article: Scottish Cup 1977-78
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 6 February Ayr United H 2–0 Harper(2) 14,244
R4 27 February St Johnstone H 3–0 Davidson, Harper, Jarvie 15,597
QF 11 March Morton H 2–2 Davidson, Jarvie 17,394
QFR 15 March Morton A 2–1 Fleming, McMaster 10,500
SF 12 April Partick Thistle N 4–2 Fleming (3), Harper 12,282
Final 6 May Rangers N 1–2 Ritchie 61,563

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1977–78 UEFA Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 14 September Belgium R.W.D. Molenbeek A 0–0 14,000
R1 L2 28 September Belgium R.W.D. Molenbeek H 1–2 Jarvie 26,000

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier Division Scottish Cup League Cup UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Bobby Clark 50 0 36 0 6 0 6 0 2 0
GK Scotland SCO Ally McLean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO John Gardiner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Jim Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Miller (c) 50 2 36 2 6 0 6 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Garner 49 1 35 1 6 0 6 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Stuart Kennedy 48 0 34 0 6 0 6 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Chic McLelland 38 0 25 0 5 0 6 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Steve Ritchie 11 1 9 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Bobby Glennie 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Doug Rougvie 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Neil Cooper 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Alex McLeish 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO David Scott 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO John McMaster 45 8 32 4 6 1 5 3 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Dom Sullivan 39 3 29 3 6 0 3 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Gordon Strachan 16 1 12 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim Shirra 15 1 8 0 0 0 5 1 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Joe Smith 10 1 7 0 0 0 3 1 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Ian Scanlon 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Alex Grant 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO George Campbell 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Andy Watson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Drew Jarvie 49 17 35 12 6 2 6 2 2 1
FW Scotland SCO Joe Harper 43 27 31 17 4 4 6 6 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Ian Fleming 38 12 25 5 5 4 6 3 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Duncan Davidson 38 12 24 8 6 2 6 2 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Dave Robb 14 5 13 5 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Steve Archibald 10 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Ian Gibson 10 3 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jocky Scott 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Doug Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO John Clark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

  • Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.
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