# 1928–29 Aberdeen F.C. season

The 1928–29 season was Aberdeen's 24th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 25th 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 | 11 August | Cowdenbeath | H | 4–2 | Cheyne, Yorston, Love, Smith | 16,000 |
| 2 | 18 August | Queen's Park | H | 3–0 | Merrie (2), Yorston | 10,000 |
| 3 | 25 August | Hibernian | A | 1–4 | Cheyne | 10,000 |
| 4 | 1 September | St Mirren | A | 2–5 | Smith, McHale | 7,000 |
| 5 | 8 September | St Johnstone | H | 2–0 | Love, Cheyne | 15,000 |
| 6 | 15 September | Kilmarnock | A | 1–0 | Merrie | 7,000 |
| 7 | 22 September | Clyde | H | 3–1 | Merrie (3) | 12,000 |
| 8 | 24 September | Kilmarnock | H | 2–1 | Love, Merrie | 13,000 |
| 9 | 29 September | Raith Rovers | H | 3–1 | Merrie (2), Cheyne | 12,500 |
| 10 | 6 October | Motherwell | A | 0–1 | | 5,000 |
| 11 | 13 October | Airdrieonians | H | 2–1 | Cheyne (2) | 12,000 |
| 12 | 20 October | Third Lanark | A | 3–1 | Cheyne, Merrie, Love | 7,000 |
| 13 | 27 October | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–3 | Merrie | 16,000 |
| 14 | 3 November | Ayr United | A | 3–3 | Love (2), Smith | 7,000 |
| 15 | 10 November | Celtic | H | 2–2 | Smith, Love (penalty) | 15,500 |
| 16 | 17 November | Dundee | A | 1–1 | Yorston | 15,000 |
| 17 | 24 November | Partick Thistle | A | 2–3 | Yorston, Smith | 3,000 |
| 18 | 1 December | Hamilton Academical | H | 4–1 | Yorston (3), Cheyne | 12,000 |
| 19 | 8 December | Rangers | A | 0–2 | | 15,000 |
| 20 | 15 December | Falkirk | H | 5–3 | Smith (2), Love (penalty), Yorston, McDermid | 11,000 |
| 21 | 22 December | Queen's Park | A | 2–6 | Cheyne (2) | 8,000 |
| 22 | 29 December | Cowdenbeath | A | 1–1 | Wilson | 400 |
| 23 | 1 January | Third Lanark | H | 4–0 | Yorston (2), Love, Cheyne | 12,000 |
| 24 | 2 January | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–3 | Yorston, Falloon | 14,000 |
| 25 | 5 January | Hibernian | H | 0–1 | | 14,500 |
| 26 | 12 January | St Mirren | H | 6–0 | Yorston (2), McDermid, Wilson, McLeod, Cheyne | 14,000 |
| 27 | 26 January | Falkirk | A | 0–2 | | 7,000 |
| 28 | 9 February | Clyde | A | 1–2 | Yorston | 7,000 |
| 29 | 20 February | Raith Rovers | A | 2–2 | Yorston (2) | 1,500 |
| 30 | 23 February | Motherwell | H | 1–1 | Yorston | 12,500 |
| 31 | 9 March | Ayr United | H | 2–1 | Cheyne (2) | 12,000 |
| 32 | 12 March | Airdrieonians | A | 0–5 | | 3,000 |
| 33 | 16 March | Celtic | A | 2–2 | Love, Hill | 6,000 |
| 34 | 23 March | Dundee | H | 4–0 | Cheyne (2), Yorston, McDermid | 12,000 |
| 35 | 30 March | Partick Thistle | H | 5–0 | Yorston (3), Love (2) | 12,000 |
| 36 | 6 April | Hamilton Academical | A | 2–3 | Yorston, Love | 4,000 |
| 37 | 20 April | Rangers | H | 2–2 | Smith, Cheyne | 18,000 |
| 38 | 27 April | St Johnstone | A | 1–2 | Love | 4,500 |

#### Final standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | Queen's Park | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 100 | 69 | +31 | 43 |
| 6 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 91 | 70 | +21 | 41 |
| 7 | Aberdeen | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 81 | 68 | +13 | 40 |
| 8 | St Mirren | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 78 | 75 | +3 | 40 |
| 9 | St Johnstone | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 57 | 70 | −13 | 38 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) |
| R1 | 19 January | Solway Star | H | 5–0 | Yorston (2), Cheyne, Smith, McHale |
| R2 | 2 February | Queen's Park | H | 4–0 | Yorston (3), Smith |
| R3 | 16 February | Falkirk | A | 5–3 | Yorston (4), Smith |
| R4 | 5 March | St Mirren | A | 3–4 | Yorston, Cheyne, Smith |

## 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 | SCO | Duncan Yuill | 38 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Harry Blackwell | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jimmy Black | 42 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Willie Jackson | 40 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Doug Livingstone | 38 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Hugh McLaren | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Willie Cooper | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Malcolm Muir | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Ned Legge | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jimmy Smith | 38 | 12 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| | MF | SCO | Jock McHale | 24 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | Frank Hill | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | NIR | Eddie Falloon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | John Polland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Daniel McKenzie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Alec Cheyne | 39 | 20 | 35 | 18 | 4 | 2 |
| | FW | SCO | Bob McDermid (c) | 38 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Benny Yorston | 35 | 32 | 31 | 22 | 4 | 10 |
| | FW | SCO | Andy Love | 34 | 14 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Tom McLeod | 27 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Alex Merrie | 14 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | John Wilson | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | John MacFarlane | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Andrew Haughney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Norman David | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |