Aberdeen F.C. 1979–80 football season
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
Kolding IF
A
2–1
Archibald , Harper
0
19 July
Randers
A
1–0
Jarvie
0
21 July
IK Skovbakken
A
7–0
Archibald (2), McGhee (2), Garner , Cooper , Jarvie
0
30 July
Buckie Thistle
A
1–0
Watson
0
2 August
Coventry City
H
4–1
Miller , Strachan , McGhee , Own goal
0
4 August
Cowdenbeath
A
3–0
McGhee , Jarvie , Rougvie
0
8 August
Tottenham Hotspur
H
2–0
Archibald , McGhee
0
9 August
Nairn County
A
5–1
Jarvie (2), Harper , Scanlon , Cowan
0
5 September
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 standings [ ]
Source:
Statto and
RSSSF Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
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 A H H A A A H A H H A H A H H A A H H H H H A A A H H A A H A A A Result L W W L W L W D W D D L L W W L W D W D L D W W W D W W W D W W W D W D Position 8 4 2 6 2 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 6 5 4 3 3 4 4 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
Source:
Statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Drybrough Cup [ ]
Main article:
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 [ ]
Main article: Scottish Cup 1979-80
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 [ ]
Squad [ ]
Appearances & Goals [ ]
References [ ]
Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003 . Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X .
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