1926–27 Aberdeen F.C. season
Appearance
1926–27 season | ||
---|---|---|
Chairman | William Philip | |
Manager | Scottish League Division One 8th | |
Scottish Cup | 2nd Round | |
Highest home attendance | 35,000 vs. Rangers, 4 September | |
Lowest home attendance | 10,000 vs. Clyde 1 February | |
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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 | 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 | ![]() |
Peter McSevich | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Harry Blackwell | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Duff Bruce | 33 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Willie Jackson | 24 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Jock Hutton | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Dod Ritchie | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Malcolm Muir | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Jock Edward | 40 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Bert MachLachlan (c) | 27 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Jimmy Smith | 26 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Jock McHale | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Sam Spencer | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Willie Ross | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Hector Lawson | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
MF | ?? | James John | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Alec Reid | 41 | 11 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Bob McDermid | 40 | 8 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Bobby Bruce | 39 | 24 | 36 | 20 | 3 | 4 | |
FW | ![]() |
Alec Cheyne | 25 | 8 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
John Miller | 19 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Mike Cosgrove | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Andy Love | 11 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Tom McLeod | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
John MacFarlane | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Benny Yorston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
James Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.
- AFC Heritage Trust