1926–27 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1926–27 season
ChairmanWilliam Philip
ManagerPaddy Travers
Scottish League Division One8th
Scottish Cup2nd Round
Highest home attendance35,000 vs. Rangers, 4 September
Lowest home attendance10,000 vs. Clyde 1 February

The 1926–27 season was Aberdeen's 22nd season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 23rd season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One and the Scottish Cup.

Results

Division One

Main article: 1926–27 Scottish 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 Hutton (2 penalties), Cheyne, Reid, 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 MacLachlan (2), Love, 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 McDermid, 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

Main article: 1926–27 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