1927–28 Aberdeen F.C. season
# 1927–28 Aberdeen F.C. season

The 1927–28 season was Aberdeen's 23rd season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 24th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One and the Scottish Cup.

## Results

### Division One

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

**Final standings**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | St Mirren | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 77 | 76 | +1 | 44 |
| 6 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 85 | 67 | +18 | 43 |
| 7 | Aberdeen | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 71 | 61 | +10 | 43 |
| 8 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 68 | 78 | −10 | 40 |
| 9 | Cowdenbeath | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 66 | 68 | −2 | 39 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R1 | 21 January | Raith Rovers | A | 3–4 | Bruce (3) | 8,000 |

## Squad

### Appearances & Goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division One | Division One | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ENG | Harry Blackwell | 27 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Peter McSevich | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Willie Jackson | 39 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jimmy Black | 30 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Doug Livingstone | 20 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Duff Bruce | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Malcolm Muir | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Dod Ritchie | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Willie Cooper | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Hugh McLaren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jimmy Smith | 36 | 11 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jock McHale | 23 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Hector Lawson | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Willie Ross | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jock Edward | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | NIR | Eddie Falloon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Sam Spencer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Bob McDermid (c) | 35 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Alec Cheyne | 32 | 9 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Andy Love | 31 | 10 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Benny Yorston | 28 | 17 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Bobby Bruce | 26 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 3 |
| | FW | SCO | Mike Cosgrove | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Alex Merrie | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Tom McLeod | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | John MacFarlane | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | John Wilson | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
