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1978–79 Aberdeen F.C. season

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Aberdeen
1978–79 season
ChairmanDick Donald
ManagerAlex Ferguson
Scottish Premier Division4th
Scottish CupSemi-finalists
Scottish League CupRunners-up
European Cup Winners' CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Joe Harper (19)
All: Joe Harper (32)
Highest home attendance24,500 vs. Rangers, 18 November 1978
Lowest home attendance6,000 vs. Hearts, 2 May 1979
Average home league attendance12,478

Results

Scottish Premier Division

Main article: 1978–79 Scottish Premier Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1. 12 August Heart of Midlothian A 4–1 Archibald (2), Harper, Davidson 11,500
2. 19 August Morton H 3–1 Harper (3), 14,500
3. 26 August Dundee United A 1–1 Harper (2), 10,000
4. 9 September Motherwell H 4–0 Archibald (2), Harper (2), 12,200
5. 16 September Rangers A 1–1 Sullivan 27,000
6. 23 September Hibernian A 1–2 Jarvie 12,086
7. 30 September Partick Thistle H 1–1 Archibald 11,100
8. 7 October Celtic H 4–1 Archibald (2), Harper, Jarvie 24,000
9. 14 October St Mirren A 1–2 Harper 10,973
10. 21 October Heart of Midlothian H 1–2 Harper 12,750
11. 29 October Morton A 1–2 Jarvie 6,500
12. 5 November Dundee United H 1–0 Harper 13,850
13. 11 November Motherwell A 1–1 Scanlon 5,448
14. 18 November Rangers H 0–0 24,000
15. 25 November Hibernian A 4–1 Harper (2), Fleming, Sullivan 13,250
16. 9 December Celtic A 0–0 24,000
17. 16 December St Mirren H 1–1 McMaster 11,700
18. 23 December Heart of Midlothian A 0–0 9,500
19. 30 December Morton H 1–2 Harper 8,700
20. 20 January Hibernian A 1–1 Harper 4,100
21. 24 February St Mirren A 2–2 Archibald, Strachan 11,500
22. 28 February Partick Thistle H 2–1 Archibald, McMaster 11,500
23. 3 March Celtic A 0–1 26,000
24. 17 March Dundee United H 0–2 10,200
25. 26 March Motherwell H 8–0 Harper (2), Archibald (2), McMaster, Sullivan, Strachan, Davidson 6,300
26. 4 April Morton A 1–0 Cooper 6,500
27. 7 April Hibernian H 0–0 10,000
28. 14 April Partick Thistle A 1–0 McGhee 6,000
29. 18 April Motherwell A 1–1 McLeish 2,672
30. 21 April Celtic H 1–1 Strachan 18,400
31. 25 April Rangers H 2–1 Archibald, McGhee 19,000
32. 28 April St Mirren H 1–2 Archibald 10,400
33. 2 May Heart of Midlothian H 5–0 McGhee (2), Strachan, Scanlon, Sullivan 6,000
34. 5 May Dundee United A 2–2 Jarvie, Strachan 7,822
35. 7 May Rangers A 0–2 30,000
36. 11 May Partick Thistle A 2–1 Harper, Sullivan 4,000

Final standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Rangers 36 18 9 9 52 35 +17 45 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3 Dundee United 36 18 8 10 56 37 +19 44 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Aberdeen 36 13 14 9 59 36 +23 40
5 Hibernian 36 12 13 11 44 48 −4 37
6 St Mirren 36 15 6 15 45 41 +4 36
Source: Statto and RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHHHHAAA
ResultWWDWDLDWLLLWDDWDDDLDDWLLWWDWDDWLWDLW
Position112223334452332333334224455354344444
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1978–79 Scottish League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 L1 30 August Meadowbank Thistle A 5–0 Sullivan, Jarvie, Kennedy, Archibald, Fleming 1,600
R2 L2 2 September Meadowbank Thistle H 4–0 Harper (2), Archibald, Scanlon 6,850
R3 L1 4 October Hamilton Academical A 1–0 Scanlon 5,000
R3 L2 11 October Hamilton Academical H 7–1 Harper (4), Rougvie, Sullivan, Kennedy 10,000
QF L1 8 November Ayr United A 3–3 Harper, Sullivan 6,300
QF L2 15 November Ayr United H 3–1 McLelland, Harper, Archibald 13,000
SF 13 December Hibernian N 1–0 Kennedy 21,048
F 31 March Rangers N 1–2 Davidson 54,000

Scottish Cup

Main article: Scottish Cup 1978-79
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 27 January Hamilton Academical A 2–0 Miller, Harper 9,400
R4 21 February Ayr United H 6–2 Scanlon (2), McMaster, Archibald (2), Harper 11,500
QF 10 March Celtic H 1–1 Harper 23,000
QFR 14 March Celtic A 2–1 Davidson, Archibald 36,000
SF 11 April Hibernian N 1–2 Archibald 9,387

European Cup Winners' Cup

Main article: 1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 13 September Bulgaria Marek Dimitrov A 2–3 Jarvie, Harper 20,000
R1 L2 27 September Bulgaria Marek Dimitrov H 3–0 Strachan, Jarvie, Harper 21,100
R2 L1 18 October West Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf A 0–3 10,000
R2 L2 1 November West Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf H 2–0 McLelland, Jarvie 16,800

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier Division Scottish Cup League Cup Cup Winners' Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Bobby Clark 31 0 23 0 4 0 3 0 1 0
GK Scotland SCO Jim Leighton 17 0 11 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
GK Scotland SCO John Gardiner 5 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Miller (c) 51 1 34 0 5 1 8 0 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Stuart Kennedy 48 3 32 0 5 0 8 3 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Chic McLelland 41 2 26 0 3 0 8 1 4 1
DF Scotland SCO Doug Rougvie 34 1 21 0 4 0 6 1 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Alex McLeish 29 1 19 1 3 0 4 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Garner 15 0 12 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Derek Hamilton 12 0 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Neil Cooper 10 1 8 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Doug Considine 8 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Steve Ritchie 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Andy Dornan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Gordon Strachan 46 6 31 5 4 0 8 0 3 1
MF Scotland SCO Dom Sullivan 45 8 31 5 4 0 6 3 4 0
MF Scotland SCO Ian Scanlon 44 6 29 2 5 2 6 2 4 0
MF Scotland SCO John McMaster 42 4 27 3 4 1 7 0 4 0
MF Scotland SCO Andy Watson 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Joe Smith 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Neil Simpson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Neale Cooper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Steve Archibald 48 20 32 13 5 4 7 3 4 0
FW Scotland SCO Joe Harper 44 32 28 18 5 3 7 9 4 2
FW Scotland SCO Drew Jarvie 41 8 27 4 4 0 6 1 4 3
FW Scotland SCO Ian Fleming 18 2 12 1 0 0 5 1 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Duncan Davidson 13 4 9 2 2 1 2 1 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Mark McGhee 11 4 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Danny McGeough 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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