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

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

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

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

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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