1926–27 Aberdeen F.C. season

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Aberdeen F.C.
1926–27 season
ChairmanWilliam Philip
Manager
Scottish League Division One
8th
Scottish Cup2nd Round
Highest home attendance35,000 vs. Rangers, 4 September
Lowest home attendance10,000 vs. Clyde 1 February

The 1926–27 season was

Scottish League Division One and the Scottish Cup
.

Results

Division One

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 14 August Cowdenbeath H 0–0 5,000
2 21 August Clyde
H
5–2
Miller (2), Bruce (2), MacLachlan
16,000
3 28 August Hibernian A 3–2 Bruce (2), Hutton 16,000
4 4 September Queen's Park
H
2–0
Miller, Hutton
14,000
5 11 September Falkirk A 1–1 Smith 8,000
6 18 September
Morton
H
6–1
Miller, Edward
10,000
7 25 September Rangers
A
2–3
Miller, McDermid
23,000
8 27 September Kilmarnock
H
5–1 Bruce (3), Smith (2) 14,000
9 2 October Hamilton Academical
H
3–3 Smith, MacLachlan, Hutton 15,000
10 9 October Kilmarnock A 0–0 4,000
11 16 October St Johnstone
H
3–1 Bruce, McDermid, Reid 14,000
12 23 October Celtic A 2–6 MacLachlan, Reid 12,000
13 30 October Dundee
H
2–1 Brown, McDermid 18,000
14 6 November Partick Thistle
H
1–4 McDermid 16,000
15 13 November Dundee United A 2–2 McDermid, Bruce 7,000
16 20 November Heart of Midlothian
H
6–5
Miller, Reid, Bruce
14,000
17 27 November St Mirren
H
1–0 McDermid 15,000
18 4 December Airdrieonians A 1–2 Bruce 6,000
19 11 December Dunfermline Athletic
H
3–1
Miller, Reid
14,000
20 18 December Motherwell A 0–1 7,500
21 25 December Cowdenbeath
H
0–0 10,000
22 1 January Dundee A 1–1 Reid 16,500
23 3 January Hibernian
H
2–5
Miller, Reid
12,000
24 8 January Queen's Park A 1–1 Bruce 6,500
25 15 January Falkirk
H
3–0 Cheyne (2), Love 14,000
26 29 January
Morton
A
4–3 Reid (2), Bruce (2) 1,000
27 12 February Hamilton Academical A 0–2 6,000
28 16 February Rangers
H
2–2 Cheyne, Bruce 16,000
29 26 February St Johnstone A 1–1 Bruce 6,000
30 9 March Celtic
H
0–0 11,000
31 12 March Clyde A 1–5 Reid 7,500
32 19 March Partick Thistle
A
0–4 12,000
33 26 March Dundee United
H
2–2 Reid (penalty), Cheyne 9,500
34 2 April Heart of Midlothian A 2–2 Bruce, Cheyne 13,000
35 9 April St Mirren A 3–6 Bruce, Cheyne, Smith 6,000
36 16 April Airdrieonians
H
1–1 McDermid 10,000
37 23 April Dunfermline Athletic A 0–1 4,000
38 30 April Motherwell
H
2–0 Bruce (2) 8,000

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Falkirk 38 15 12 11 77 60 +17 42
7 Cowdenbeath 38 18 6 14 74 60 +14 42
8 Aberdeen 38 13 14 11 73 72 +1 40
9 Hibernian 38 16 7 15 62 71 −9 39
10 St Mirren 38 16 5 17 78 76 +2 37
Source: "1926-1927 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

Scottish Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 22 January Helensburgh
H
4–2 Bruce (3), Cheyne 14,000
R2 5 February East Fife A 1–1 Lawson 8,000
R2 R 9 February East Fife
H
1–2 Bruce 12,000

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division One Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Peter McSevich 22 0 20 0 2 0
GK England ENG Harry Blackwell 19 0 18 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Duff Bruce 33 0 32 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Jackson 24 0 21 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Jock Hutton 10 5 10 5 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Dod Ritchie 10 0 8 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Malcolm Muir 5 0 5 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jock Edward 40 1 37 1 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Bert MachLachlan (c) 27 5 24 5 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Smith 26 5 26 5 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jock McHale 13 0 13 0 0 0
MF England ENG Sam Spencer 10 0 7 0 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Willie Ross 10 0 10 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Hector Lawson 7 1 6 0 1 1
MF ?? James John 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Alec Reid 41 11 38 11 3 0
FW Scotland SCO Bob McDermid 40 8 38 8 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Bobby Bruce 39 24 36 20 3 4
FW Scotland SCO Alec Cheyne 25 8 23 7 2 1
FW Scotland SCO John Miller 19 8 18 8 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Mike Cosgrove 18 0 18 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Andy Love 11 2 8 2 3 0
FW Scotland SCO Tom McLeod 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO John MacFarlane 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Benny Yorston 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO James Robertson 0 0 0 0 0 0

References