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1927–28 Aberdeen F.C. season

The 1927–28 season was Aberdeen's 23rd season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 24th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One and the Scottish Cup.

Aberdeen F.C.
1927–28 season
ChairmanWilliam Philip
ManagerPaddy Travers
Scottish League Division One7th
Scottish Cup1st Round
Highest home attendance35,000 vs. Rangers, 4 September
Lowest home attendance10,000 vs. Clyde 1 February

Results

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Division One

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Main article: 1927–28 Scottish Division One
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 13 August Rangers H 2–3 McDermid, Cosgrove 25,000
2 20 August Raith Rovers A 3–2 Yorston, Cheyne, McDermid 8,500
3 27 August Kilmarnock H 1–2 Bruce 12,000
4 3 September Queen's Park A 3–4 Yorston (2), Bruce 11,500
5 10 September Hibernian H 4–2 Cheyne (3), Love 10,000
6 17 September Clyde A 2–3 Yorston (2) 6,000
7 24 September Falkirk H 2–1 Yorston, Smith 10,000
8 26 September St Johnstone H 4–0 Yorston (2), Bruce, Cheyne 12,000
9 1 October Hamilton Academical A 3–2 Yorston (2), Love 3,000
10 8 October Dunfermline Athletic H 2–1 Bruce, Smith 12,000
11 15 October Dundee A 2–3 Bruce (2) 10,000
12 22 October Celtic H 3–1 Smith (2), Yorston 20,000
13 29 October St Johnstone A 0–1 8,000
14 5 November Partick Thistle A 0–7 11,000
15 12 November Bo'ness H 0–1 9,000
16 19 November Heart of Midlothian A 0–3 15,500
17 26 November St Mirren A 1–0 McDermid 6,000
18 3 December Airdrieonians H 0–0 9,000
19 10 December Cowdenbeath A 2–2 McDermid, Smith 3,000
20 17 December Motherwell H 2–0 Love, Smith 8,000
21 24 December Rangers A 0–5 11,000
22 31 December Queen's Park H 2–1 Cheyne, McHale 9,000
23 2 January Dundee H 3–1 Love (2 including 1 penalty), Bruce 15,000
24 3 January Hibernian A 0–0 12,000
25 7 January Kilmarnock A 1–2 Bruce 4,500
26 14 January Clyde H 6–0 Bruce (2), Smith, Love, Cheyne 9,000
27 28 January Dunfermline Athletic A 3–2 Smith, Bruce, McLeod 4,000
28 8 February Hamilton Academical H 2–0 Cosgrove (2) 5,500
29 11 February Falkirk A 1–5 Yorston 6,000
30 25 February Celtic A 1–1 Smith 8,000
31 3 March Raith Rovers H 3–0 Cheyne (2), Yorston 11,000
32 10 March Celtic H 3–0 McHale, Yorston, Merrie 9,000
33 17 March Bo'ness A 0–0 3,000
34 24 March Heart of Midlothian H 2–0 Love (2) 9,500
35 31 March St Mirren H 3–2 Love, Yorston, Merrie 10,000
36 7 April Airdrieonians A 1–2 Love 2,500
37 14 April Cowdenbeath H 3–0 Smith (2), Yorston 8,000
38 16 April Motherwell A 1–2 Yorston 4,000

Final standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 St Mirren 38 18 8 12 77 76 +1 44
6 Partick Thistle 38 18 7 13 85 67 +18 43
7 Aberdeen 38 19 5 14 71 61 +10 43
8 Kilmarnock 38 15 10 13 68 78 −10 40
9 Cowdenbeath 38 16 7 15 66 68 −2 39
Source: "1927-1928 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 1927–28 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 21 January Raith Rovers A 3–4 Bruce (3) 8,000

Squad

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Appearances & Goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division One Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England  ENG Harry Blackwell 27 0 26 0 1 0
GK Scotland  SCO Peter McSevich 12 0 12 0 0 0
DF Scotland  SCO Willie Jackson 39 0 38 0 1 0
DF Scotland  SCO Jimmy Black 30 1 29 1 1 0
DF Scotland  SCO Doug Livingstone 20 0 19 0 1 0
DF Scotland  SCO Duff Bruce 9 0 9 0 0 0
DF Scotland  SCO Malcolm Muir 5 0 5 0 0 0
DF Scotland  SCO Dod Ritchie 3 0 3 0 0 0
DF Scotland  SCO Willie Cooper 2 0 2 0 0 0
DF Scotland  SCO Hugh McLaren 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland  SCO Jimmy Smith 36 11 35 11 1 0
MF Scotland  SCO Jock McHale 23 2 22 2 1 0
MF Scotland  SCO Hector Lawson 18 0 18 0 0 0
MF Scotland  SCO Willie Ross 9 0 8 0 1 0
MF Scotland  SCO Jock Edward 8 0 8 0 0 0
MF Northern Ireland  NIR Eddie Falloon 2 0 2 0 0 0
MF England  ENG Sam Spencer 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland  SCO Bob McDermid (c) 35 4 34 4 1 0
FW Scotland  SCO Alec Cheyne 32 9 31 9 1 0
FW Scotland  SCO Andy Love 31 10 30 10 1 0
FW Scotland  SCO Benny Yorston 28 17 28 17 0 0
FW Scotland  SCO Bobby Bruce 26 14 25 11 1 3
FW Scotland  SCO Mike Cosgrove 10 3 10 3 0 0
FW Scotland  SCO Alex Merrie 7 2 7 2 0 0
FW Scotland  SCO Tom McLeod 6 1 6 1 0 0
FW Scotland  SCO John MacFarlane 5 0 5 0 0 0
FW Scotland  SCO John Wilson 5 0 5 0 0 0

References

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