# 1978–79 Aberdeen F.C. season
## Results
### 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 | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Hibernian | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 37 | |
| 6 | St Mirren | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 36 | |

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | A |
| Result | W | W | D | W | D | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | D | D | W | D | D | D | L | D | D | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | D | D | W | L | W | D | L | W |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

### 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

| 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

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R1 L1 | 13 September | Marek Dimitrov | A | 2–3 | Jarvie, Harper | 20,000 |
| R1 L2 | 27 September | Marek Dimitrov | H | 3–0 | Strachan, Jarvie, Harper | 21,100 |
| R2 L1 | 18 October | Fortuna Düsseldorf | A | 0–3 | | 10,000 |
| R2 L2 | 1 November | Fortuna Düsseldorf | H | 2–0 | McLelland, Jarvie | 16,800 |

## Squad
### Appearances & Goals

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