# 1926–27 Aberdeen F.C. season

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

| 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 | Teamvte | 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 |

### 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 | Total | Division One | Division One | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | SCO | Peter McSevich | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Harry Blackwell | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Duff Bruce | 33 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Willie Jackson | 24 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jock Hutton | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Dod Ritchie | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Malcolm Muir | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jock Edward | 40 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Bert MachLachlan (c) | 27 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jimmy Smith | 26 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jock McHale | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Sam Spencer | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Willie Ross | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Hector Lawson | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | MF | ?? | James John | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Alec Reid | 41 | 11 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Bob McDermid | 40 | 8 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Bobby Bruce | 39 | 24 | 36 | 20 | 3 | 4 |
| | FW | SCO | Alec Cheyne | 25 | 8 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | John Miller | 19 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Mike Cosgrove | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Andy Love | 11 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Tom McLeod | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | John MacFarlane | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Benny Yorston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | James Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |