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1978–79 Aberdeen F.C. season

FieldValue
clubAberdeen
season1978–79
managerAlex Ferguson
chairmanDick Donald
leagueScottish Premier Division
league result4th
cup1Scottish Cup
cup1 resultSemi-finalists
cup2Scottish League Cup
cup2 resultRunners-up
cup3European Cup Winners' Cup
cup3 resultSecond round
league topscorerJoe Harper (19)
season topscorerJoe Harper (32)
highest attendance24,500 vs. Rangers, 18 November 1978
lowest attendance6,000 vs. Hearts, 2 May 1979
average attendance12,478
prevseason1977–78
nextseason1979–80

Results

Scottish Premier Division

Main article: 1978–79 Scottish Premier Division

Match DayDateOpponentH/AScoreAberdeen Scorer(s)Attendance
1.12 AugustHeart of MidlothianA4–1Archibald (2), Harper, Davidson11,500
2.19 AugustMortonH3–1Harper (3),14,500
3.26 AugustDundee UnitedA1–1Harper (2),10,000
4.9 SeptemberMotherwellH4–0Archibald (2), Harper (2),12,200
5.16 SeptemberRangersA1–1Sullivan27,000
6.23 SeptemberHibernianA1–2Jarvie12,086
7.30 SeptemberPartick ThistleH1–1Archibald11,100
8.7 OctoberCelticH4–1Archibald (2), Harper, Jarvie24,000
9.14 OctoberSt MirrenA1–2Harper10,973
10.21 OctoberHeart of MidlothianH1–2Harper12,750
11.29 OctoberMortonA1–2Jarvie6,500
12.5 NovemberDundee UnitedH1–0Harper13,850
13.11 NovemberMotherwellA1–1Scanlon5,448
14.18 NovemberRangersH0–024,000
15.25 NovemberHibernianA4–1Harper (2), Fleming, Sullivan13,250
16.9 DecemberCelticA0–024,000
17.16 DecemberSt MirrenH1–1McMaster11,700
18.23 DecemberHeart of MidlothianA0–09,500
19.30 DecemberMortonH1–2Harper8,700
20.20 JanuaryHibernianA1–1Harper4,100
21.24 FebruarySt MirrenA2–2Archibald, Strachan11,500
22.28 FebruaryPartick ThistleH2–1Archibald, McMaster11,500
23.3 MarchCelticA0–126,000
24.17 MarchDundee UnitedH0–210,200
25.26 MarchMotherwellH8–0Harper (2), Archibald (2), McMaster, Sullivan, Strachan, Davidson6,300
26.4 AprilMortonA1–0Cooper6,500
27.7 AprilHibernianH0–010,000
28.14 AprilPartick ThistleA1–0McGhee6,000
29.18 AprilMotherwellA1–1McLeish2,672
30.21 AprilCelticH1–1Strachan18,400
31.25 AprilRangersH2–1Archibald, McGhee19,000
32.28 AprilSt MirrenH1–2Archibald10,400
33.2 MayHeart of MidlothianH5–0McGhee (2), Strachan, Scanlon, Sullivan6,000
34.5 MayDundee UnitedA2–2Jarvie, Strachan7,822
35.7 MayRangersA0–230,000
36.11 MayPartick ThistleA2–1Harper, Sullivan4,000

Final standings

Results by round

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1978–79 Scottish League Cup

RoundDateOpponentH/AScoreAberdeen Scorer(s)Attendance
R2 L130 AugustMeadowbank ThistleA5–0Sullivan, Jarvie, Kennedy, Archibald, Fleming1,600
R2 L22 SeptemberMeadowbank ThistleH4–0Harper (2), Archibald, Scanlon6,850
R3 L14 OctoberHamilton AcademicalA1–0Scanlon5,000
R3 L211 OctoberHamilton AcademicalH7–1Harper (4), Rougvie, Sullivan, Kennedy10,000
QF L18 NovemberAyr UnitedA3–3Harper, Sullivan6,300
QF L215 NovemberAyr UnitedH3–1McLelland, Harper, Archibald13,000
SF13 DecemberHibernianN1–0Kennedy21,048
F31 MarchRangersN1–2Davidson54,000

Scottish Cup

Main article: Scottish Cup 1978-79

RoundDateOpponentH/AScoreAberdeen Scorer(s)Attendance
R327 JanuaryHamilton AcademicalA2–0Miller, Harper9,400
R421 FebruaryAyr UnitedH6–2Scanlon (2), McMaster, Archibald (2), Harper11,500
QF10 MarchCelticH1–1Harper23,000
QFR14 MarchCelticA2–1Davidson, Archibald36,000
SF11 AprilHibernianN1–2Archibald9,387

European Cup Winners' Cup

Main article: 1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup

RoundDateOpponentH/AScoreAberdeen Scorer(s)Attendance
R1 L113 SeptemberBulgaria Marek DimitrovA2–3Jarvie, Harper20,000
R1 L227 SeptemberBulgaria Marek DimitrovH3–0Strachan, Jarvie, Harper21,100
R2 L118 OctoberWest Germany Fortuna DüsseldorfA0–310,000
R2 L21 NovemberWest Germany Fortuna DüsseldorfH2–0McLelland, Jarvie16,800

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No.PosNatPlayerTotalPremier DivisionScottish CupLeague CupCup Winners' CupAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals31017050511483412341291150120101801000466458446424302010004820443241818213411400
GKSCOBobby Clark230403010
GKSCOJim Leighton110003030
GKSCOJohn Gardiner20102000
DFSCOWillie Miller (c)340518040
DFSCOStuart Kennedy320508330
DFSCOChic McLelland260308141
DFSCODoug Rougvie210406130
DFSCOAlex McLeish191304030
DFSCOWillie Garner120002010
DFSCODerek Hamilton110100000
DFSCONeil Cooper81101000
DFSCODoug Considine60200000
DFSCOSteve Ritchie10000000
DFSCOAndy Dornan00000000
MFSCOGordon Strachan315408031
MFSCODom Sullivan315406340
MFSCOIan Scanlon292526240
MFSCOJohn McMaster273417040
MFSCOAndy Watson20100000
MFSCOJoe Smith20000000
MFSCONeil Simpson00001000
MFSCONeale Cooper00000000
FWSCOSteve Archibald3213547340
FWSCOJoe Harper2818537942
FWSCODrew Jarvie274406143
FWSCOIan Fleming121005110
FWSCODuncan Davidson92212100
FWSCOMark McGhee114000000
FWSCODanny McGeough00000000

References

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