1979–80 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1979–80 season
Chairman Scotland Dick Donald
Manager Scotland Alex Ferguson
Scottish Premier Division 1st (Winners)
Scottish Cup Semi-final
Scottish League Cup Runners-up
UEFA Cup First Round
Drybrough Cup Quarter-final
Top goalscorer League: Steve Archibald (12)
Drew Jarvie (12)
All: Steve Archibald (22)
Highest home attendance 24,000 vs. Celtic, 31 October 1979 and 19 January 1980
Lowest home attendance 5,000 vs. St Mirren, 15 December 1979
Average home league attendance 12,625

Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup in season 1979–80. They finished first in the Premier Division, the club's first Premier Division title and second Scottish league championship. In the cups, they reached the Scottish Cup Semi final, losing to Rangers, and lost the League Cup Final after a replay against Dundee United. In Europe, they were drawn against Eintracht Frankfurt, losing 1–2 on aggregate over two legs in the first round.

Results

Friendlies

In July 1979, Aberdeen embarked on a tour of Denmark, playing three games. This was followed by friendly matches against three Scottish clubs, and home games against English clubs Coventry City and Tottenham Hotspur. During the season, friendly matches were played against Leicester City, Rothes and an Arbroath Select.[1]

Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
17 July Denmark Kolding IF A 2–1 Archibald, Harper 0
19 July Denmark Randers A 1–0 Jarvie 0
21 July Denmark IK Skovbakken A 7–0 Archibald (2), McGhee (2), Garner, Cooper, Jarvie 0
30 July Buckie Thistle A 1–0 Watson 0
2 August England Coventry City H 4–1 Miller, Strachan, McGhee, Own goal 0
4 August Cowdenbeath A 3–0 McGhee, Jarvie, Rougvie 0
8 August England Tottenham Hotspur H 2–0 Archibald, McGhee 0
9 August Nairn County A 5–1 Jarvie (2), Harper, Scanlon, Cowan 0
5 September England Leicester City H 1–1 Watson 0
24 February Rothes A 4–1 Davidson (2), Scanlon, Hamilton 0
16 March Arbroath Select A 2–3 McGhee, Jarvie, Rougvie 0

Scottish Premier Division

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1. 11 August Partick Thistle A 0–1 7,500
2. 18 August Hibernian H 3–0 Archibald, McMaster (2) 10,300
3. 25 August Dundee United A 3–1 McGhee, Archibald, Harper 10,982
4. 8 September Morton A 2–3 Archibald, McMaster 5,540
5. 15 September Rangers H 3–1 McMaster, Strachan, Rougvie 23,000
6. 22 September Celtic H 1–2 Strachan 23,000
7. 29 September Dundee A 4–0 Archibald, Harper, Jarvie (2) 11,817
8. 6 October St Mirren A 2–2 Archibald, Harper 9,163
9. 13 October Kilmarnock A 3–1 Strachan, Jarvie, Scanlon 12,000
10. 20 October Partick Thistle H 1–1 Davidson 12,000
11. 27 October Hibernian A 1–1 Watson 7,000
12. 3 November Dundee United H 0–3 12,500
13. 10 November Morton H 1–2 McLeish 10,400
14. 17 November Rangers A 1–0 Archibald 18,500
15. 15 December St Mirren H 2–0 McLeish, Hamilton 5,000
16. 5 January Morton A 0–1 6,000
17. 12 January Rangers H 3–2 Archibald, Strachan, Hamilton 18,600
18. 19 January Celtic H 0–0 24,000
19. 2 February Dundee A 3–1 Jarvie (2), Hamilton 7,661
20. 9 February St Mirren A 1–1 Strachan 7,900
21. 23 February Kilmarnock H 1–2 Archibald 9,600
22. 1 March Partick Thistle H 1–1 Jarvie 9,000
23. 15 March Dundee United H 2–1 Watson, Jarvie 10,000
24. 19 March Dundee H 3–0 Watson, Jarvie, Miller 7,000
25. 22 March Morton H 1–0 Jarvie 7,250
26. 29 March Rangers A 2–2 Jarvie, Archibald 20,000
27. 1 April Kilmarnock A 4–0 McGhee (2), Strachan, Kennedy 5,000
28. 5 April Celtic A 2–1 McGhee, Jarvie 40,000
29. 7 April Dundee H 2–1 Strachan, Jarvie 11,600
30. 16 April Hibernian H 1–1 Watson 15,000
31. 19 April Kilmarnock A 3–1 Strachan, McGhee, Archibald 3,000
32. 23 April Celtic A 3–1 Strachan, McGhee, Archibald 48,000
33. 26 April St Mirren H 2–0 Rougvie, Scanlon 19,000
34. 29 April Dundee United A 1–1 Strachan 12,954
35. 3 May Hibernian A 5–0 McGhee, Archibald, Watson, Scanlon (2) 12,921
36. 7 May Partick Thistle A 1–1 MacKinnon 7,000

Final League table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Aberdeen 36 19 10 7 68 36 32 48
2 Celtic 36 18 11 7 61 38 23 47
3 St Mirren 36 15 12 9 56 49 7 42

Results by round

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ResultLWWLWLWDWDDLLWWLWDWDLDWWWDWWWDWWWDWD
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Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Drybrough Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
QF 28 July Kilmarnock A 0–1 0

Scottish League Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 15 August Arbroath H 4–0 McGhee, McMaster, Davidson, Jarvie 6,700
R1 L2 22 August Arbroath A 1–2 Black 9,000
R2 L1 29 August Meadowbank Thistle A 5–0 Garner, McGhee, McMaster (2), Strachan 1,200
R2 L2 1 September Meadowbank Thistle H 2–2 McMaster, Strachan 6,000
R3 L1 26 September Rangers H 3–1 McLeish, Garner, Harper 18,000
R3 L2 10 October Rangers A 2–0 Strachan, Harper 28,000
QF L1 31 October Celtic H 3–2 Archibald (3) 24,000
QF L2 24 November Celtic A 1–0 McGhee 39,000
SF 1 December Morton N 2–1 McGhee, Strachan 11,896
F 8 December Dundee United N 0–0 27,173
F R 12 December Dundee United N 0–3 28,933

Scottish Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 26 January Arbroath A 1–1 Archibald 5,764
R3 R 30 January Arbroath H 5–0 Archibald, Scanlon (3), Hamilton 9,127
R4 16 February Airdrieonians H 8–0 Scanlon, McMaster, Miller, Strachan, Archibald (4) 10,410
QF 8 March Partick Thistle A 2–1 Archibald, Jarvie 8,584
SF 12 April Rangers N 0–1 44,000

UEFA Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 19 September West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt H 1–1 Harper 20,000
R1 L2 3 October West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt A 0–1 20,000

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier DivisionScottish CupLeague CupEurope
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 DF Scotland Willie Miller 462311518020
2 GK Scotland Jim Leighton 2020000000
3 DF Scotland Alex McLeish 5233525011110
4 FW Scotland Mark McGhee 2910216107400
5 DF Scotland Doug Rougvie 372252408000
6 FW Scotland Steve Archibald 522234125711320
7 MF Scotland Gordon Strachan 511533105111420
8 GK Scotland Bobby Clark 5203405011020
9 DF Scotland Neil Cooper 1010000000
10 DF Scotland Stuart Kennedy 5313515011020
11 MF Scotland Duncan Davidson 13271203110
12 MF Scotland Doug Bell 160100402000
13 MF Scotland John McMaster 5193345111420
14 FW Scotland John Hewitt 5040100000
15 MF Scotland Andy Watson 205175300000
16 DF Scotland Doug Considine 250150107020
17 DF Scotland Willie Garner 3422001011220
18 FW Scotland Joe Harper 207113007321
19 FW Scotland Drew Jarvie 44143012418120
20 MF Scotland Ian Scanlon 428294447020
21 MF Scotland Derek Hamilton 194133412000
22 FW Scotland Dom Sullivan 7050100010

References

  1. ↑ "Aberdeen FC 1979-80". Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  • Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.
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