1977–78 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1977–78 season
Chairman Scotland Dick Donald
Manager Scotland Billy McNeill
Scottish Premier Division 2nd
Scottish Cup Runners-up
Scottish League Cup Third Round
UEFA Cup First Round
Top goalscorer League: Joe Harper (17)
All: Joe Harper (27)
Highest home attendance 26,000 vs. R.W.D. Molenbeek, 28 September 1977
Lowest home attendance 8,250 vs. Cowdenbeath, 31 August 1977
Average home league attendance 14,339

Results

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 1–1 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 (Own Goal), 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 League table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 36 18 8 10 56 37 19 44
2 Aberdeen 36 13 14 9 59 36 23 40
3 Dundee United 36 12 13 11 44 48 4 37

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

References

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