1976–77 Aberdeen F.C. season
# 1976–77 Aberdeen F.C. season

## Results

### Scottish Premier Division

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | 4 September | Hearts | H | 2–2 | Fleming, Robb | 11,727 |
| 2. | 11 September | Ayr United | A | 5–0 | Sullivan (2), Harper (2), Fleming | 4,800 |
| 3. | 18 September | Kilmarnock | H | 2–0 | Jarvie (3), Gibson | 8,712 |
| 4. | 25 September | Hibernian | A | 0–0 | | 9,278 |
| 5. | 2 October | Partick Thistle | A | 2–2 | Harper, Fleming | 5,000 |
| 6. | 16 October | Rangers | A | 0–1 | | 22,000 |
| 7. | 23 October | Celtic | H | 2–1 | Harper (2) | 19,379 |
| 8. | 30 October | Dundee United | H | 3–2 | Jarvie, Harper, Williamson | 18,577 |
| 9. | 2 November | Motherwell | H | 3–1 | Jarvie, Sullivan, Harper | 15,207 |
| 10. | 10 November | Hearts | A | 1–2 | Harper | 10,500 |
| 11. | 20 November | Kilmarnock | A | 2–1 | Scott, Kennedy | 5,000 |
| 12. | 24 November | Ayr United | H | 1–0 | Harper | 10,581 |
| 13. | 27 November | Hibernian | H | 1–0 | Harper | 14,788 |
| 14. | 26 December | Celtic | A | 2–2 | Jarvie (2) | 47,000 |
| 15. | 3 January | Hearts | H | 4–1 | Harper (3), Jarvie | 18,761 |
| 16. | 8 January | Ayr United | A | 0–0 | | 5,600 |
| 17. | 12 January | Partick Thistle | H | 1–1 | Harper | 9,898 |
| 18. | 19 January | Rangers | H | 3–3 | Jarvie, Scott, Smith | 21,591 |
| 19. | 22 January | Hibernian | A | 0–0 | | 11,480 |
| 20. | 5 February | Partick Thistle | A | 1–2 | Jarvie | 9,000 |
| 21. | 7 February | Kilmarnock | H | 2–0 | McLelland, Graham | 7,650 |
| 22. | 19 February | Rangers | A | 0–1 | | 17,000 |
| 23. | 5 March | Celtic | H | 2–0 | Graham, Harper | 21,656 |
| 24. | 12 March | Dundee United | H | 0–1 | | 12,620 |
| 25. | 16 March | Dundee United | A | 2–3 | Smith, Harper | 7,176 |
| 26. | 19 March | Hearts | A | 1–1 | Fleming | 8,000 |
| 27. | 22 March | Motherwell | A | 2–1 | Davidson, Graham | 7,849 |
| 28. | 26 March | Ayr United | H | 0–2 | | 6,057 |
| 29. | 2 April | Kilmarnock | A | 2–1 | Graham, Davidson | 5,000 |
| 30. | 5 April | Motherwell | A | 1–1 | Harper | 5,523 |
| 31. | 9 April | Hibernian | H | 0–0 | | 7,910 |
| 32. | 13 April | Dundee United | A | 3–2 | Scott, Rougvie, Smith | 4,500 |
| 33. | 16 April | Partick Thistle | H | 0–2 | | 5,836 |
| 34. | 20 April | Celtic | A | 1–4 | Jarvie | 27,000 |
| 35. | 23 April | Motherwell | A | 3–1 | Davidson (2), Graham | 4,209 |
| 36. | 30 April | Rangers | H | 2–1 | Harper, Davidson | 13,484 |

**Final standings**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Celtic (C) | 36 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 79 | 39 | +40 | 55 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Rangers | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 62 | 37 | +25 | 46 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 43 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Dundee United | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 54 | 45 | +9 | 41 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 35 | |

### Scottish League Cup

**Group stage**

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G2 | 14 August | Kilmarnock | H | 2–0 | Harper, Graham | 10,866 |
| G2 | 18 August | St Mirren | A | 3–2 | Fleming (2), Harper | 4,500 |
| G2 | 21 August | Ayr United | H | 1–0 | Harper | 9,695 |
| G2 | 25 August | St Mirren | H | 4–0 | Harper (2), Williamson (2) | 8,212 |
| G2 | 28 August | Ayr United | A | 1–1 | Harper | 4,800 |
| G2 | 1 September | Kilmarnock | A | 1–2 | Harper | 2,700 |

**Group 2 final table**

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 9 |
| Ayr United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| Kilmarnock | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 |
| St Mirren | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 4 |

**Knockout stage**

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| QF L1 | 22 September | Stirling Albion | H | 1–0 | Harper | 7,185 |
| QF L2 | 6 October | Stirling Albion | A | 0–1 | | 3,700 |
| QFR | 18 October | Stirling Albion | N | 2–0 | Scott, Smith | 4,027 |
| S-F | 27 October | Rangers | N | 5–1 | Scott (3), Harper, Jarvie | 20,900 |
| Final | 6 November | Celtic | N | 2–1 | Jarvie, Robb | 69,679 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R3 | 29 January | Dunfermline | A | 1–0 | Harper | 11,899 |
| R4 | 26 February | Dundee | A | 0–0 | | 16,999 |
| R4R | 2 March | Dundee | H | 1–2 | Davidson | 18,375 |

### Anglo-Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R1 L1 | 7 August | Dundee United | A | 0–1 | | 5,550 |
| R1 L2 | 11 August | Dundee United | H | 3–1 | Harper (2), McCall | 10,709 |
| QF L1 | 15 September | Orient | H | 0–1 | | 10,000 |
| QF L2 | 28 September | Orient | A | 0–1 | | 5,005 |

## Squad

### Appearances & Goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier Division | Premier Division | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | SCO | Bobby Clark | 38 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Ally McLean | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Jim Leighton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Willie Garner | 50 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Willie Miller (c) | 47 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Stuart Kennedy | 45 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Chic McLelland | 37 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Billy Williamson | 16 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| | DF | SCO | Eddie Thomson | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Doug Rougvie | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Neil Cooper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Ian Hair | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Arthur Graham | 49 | 6 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | Joe Smith | 49 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | Dom Sullivan | 45 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jim Shirra | 28 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | George Campbell | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | John McMaster | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | John Reilly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Joe Harper | 48 | 28 | 34 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 |
| | FW | SCO | Jocky Scott | 29 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| | FW | SCO | Drew Jarvie | 27 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| | FW | SCO | Ian Fleming | 23 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| | FW | SCO | Dave Robb | 19 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | Duncan Davidson | 15 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Ian Gibson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Walker McCall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Unofficial Appearances & Goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Anglo-Scottish Cup | Anglo-Scottish Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | SCO | Bobby Clark | 2 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Ally McLean | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Willie Miller (c) | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Chic McLelland | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Willie Garner | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Stuart Kennedy | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Billy Williamson | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Eddie Thomson | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Joe Smith | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Dom Sullivan | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Arthur Graham | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | John McMaster | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Joe Harper | 4 | 2 |
| | FW | SCO | Ian Fleming | 4 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Dave Robb | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Jocky Scott | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Walker McCall | 1 | 1 |
