| Club: | Aberdeen F.C. |
| Season: | 1977–1978 |
| Manager: | Billy McNeill |
| Chairman: | Dick Donald |
| League: | Scottish Premier Division |
| League Result: | 2nd |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Runner-up |
| Cup2: | Scottish League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Third Round |
| Cup3: | UEFA Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | First Round |
| League Topscorer: | Joe Harper (17) |
| Season Topscorer: | Joe Harper (27) |
| Highest Attendance: | 26,000 vs. R.W.D. Molenbeek, 28 September 1977 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 8,250 vs. Cowdenbeath, 31 August 1977 |
| Average Attendance: | 14,339 |
| Prevseason: | 1976–77 |
| Nextseason: | 1978–79 |
See main article: 1977–78 Scottish Premier Division.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 August | Rangers | H | 3–1 | Jarvie (2), Harper | 21,500 | |
| 2. | 19 August | Clydebank | A | 3–1 | Garner, Harper, Davidson | 7,000 | |
| 3. | 27 August | Dundee United | H | 0–0 | 16,100 | ||
| 4. | 10 September | Ayr United | A | 1–0 | Harper | 4,700 | |
| 5. | 17 September | Celtic | H | 2–1 | Garner | 25,800 | |
| 6. | 24 September | Partick Thistle | H | 2–1 | Harper (2) | 11,900 | |
| 7. | 1 October | Motherwell | A | 1–1 | McMaster | 6,466 | |
| 8. | 8 October | St Mirren | A | 4–0 | Jarvie (3), Fleming | 24,000 | |
| 9. | 15 October | Hibernian | H | 1–2 | Jarvie | 11,900 | |
| 10. | 22 October | Rangers | A | 1–3 | Harper | 37,000 | |
| 11. | 29 October | Clydebank | H | 1–1 | Harper | 9,400 | |
| 12. | 5 November | Dundee United | A | 1–0 | Fleming | 10,000 | |
| 13. | 12 November | Ayr United | H | 0–0 | 9,350 | ||
| 14. | 19 November | Celtic | A | 2–3 | Harper, Jarvie | 27,000 | |
| 15. | 26 November | Partick Thistle | A | 0–1 | 12,800 | ||
| 16. | 3 December | Motherwell | H | 4–1 | Robb (3), Strachan | 9,500 | |
| 17. | 10 December | St Mirren | H | 3–1 | Gibson (2), Robb | 9,000 | |
| 18. | 17 December | Hibernian | A | 0–2 | 6,601 | ||
| 19. | 24 December | Rangers | H | 4–0 | Gibson, Robb, Harper, Jarvie | 21,000 | |
| 20. | 31 December | Clydebank | A | 1–0 | McMaster | 2,800 | |
| 21. | 2 January | Dundee United | H | 1–0 | Fleming | 23,000 | |
| 22. | 7 January | Ayr United | A | 1–1 | McMaster | 5,966 | |
| 23. | 14 January | Celtic | H | 2–1 | Sullivan (2) | 24,600 | |
| 24. | 4 February | Motherwell | A | 0–0 | 8,845 | ||
| 25. | 25 February | Hibernian | H | 3–0 | Stewart, Davidson, Miller | 11,200 | |
| 26. | 4 March | Rangers | A | 3–0 | Archibald, Harper | 34,500 | |
| 27. | 18 March | Dundee United | A | 0–0 | 9,671 | ||
| 28. | 21 March | Clydebank | H | 2–0 | Davidson, Archibald | 9,600 | |
| 29. | 25 March | Ayr United | H | 4–1 | Jarvie (2), Davidson, Archibald | 11,000 | |
| 30. | 29 March | St Mirren | A | 2–1 | Davidson, Archibald | 9,300 | |
| 31. | 1 April | Celtic | A | 2–2 | Davidson, Sullivan | 24,000 | |
| 32. | 4 April | Partick Thistle | H | 2–1 | Harper (2) | 16,000 | |
| 33. | 8 April | Partick Thistle | A | 2–0 | Harper, McMaster | 9,000 | |
| 34. | 15 April | Motherwell | A | 5–0 | Jarvie (2), Davidson (2), Harper | 16,280 | |
| 35. | 22 April | St Mirren | H | 4–2 | Harper (3), Miller | 17,250 | |
| 36. | 29 April | Hibernian | A | 1–1 | Scanlon | 11,250 |
See main article: 1977–78 Scottish League Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 L1 | 17 August | Airdrieonians | H | 3–1 | Fleming (2), Shirra | 10,600 | |
| R1 L2 | 24 August | Airdrieonians | A | 2–0 | McMaster (2) | 2,500 | |
| R2 L1 | 31 August | Cowdenbeath | H | 5–0 | Harper(3), Fleming (2) | 8,250 | |
| R2 L2 | 3 September | Cowdenbeath | A | 5–0 | Harper(3), Davidson, McMaster | 1,780 | |
| R3 L1 | 5 October | Rangers | A | 1–6 | Davidson | 25,000 | |
| R3 L2 | 26 October | Rangers | H | 3–1 | Jarvie (2), Smith | 15,600 |
See main article: Scottish Cup 1977-78.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | 6 February | Ayr United | H | 2–0 | Harper(2) | 14,244 | |
| R4 | 27 February | St Johnstone | H | 3–0 | Davidson, Harper, Jarvie | 15,597 | |
| QF | 11 March | Morton | H | 2–2 | Davidson, Jarvie | 17,394 | |
| QFR | 15 March | Morton | A | 2–1 | Fleming, McMaster | 10,500 | |
| SF | 12 April | Partick Thistle | N | 4–2 | Fleming (3), Harper | 12,282 | |
| Final | 6 May | Rangers | N | 1–2 | Ritchie | 61,563 |
See main article: 1977–78 UEFA Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 L1 | 14 September |  R.W.D. Molenbeek | A | 0–0 | 14,000 | ||
| R1 L2 | 28 September | R.W.D. Molenbeek | H | 1–2 | Jarvie | 26,000 |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| GK | SCO | Bobby Clark | 50 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| GK | SCO | Ally McLean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | SCO | John Gardiner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | SCO | Jim Leighton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Willie Miller (c) | 50 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Willie Garner | 49 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Stuart Kennedy | 48 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Chic McLelland | 38 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Steve Ritchie | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Bobby Glennie | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Doug Rougvie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Neil Cooper | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Alex McLeish | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | David Scott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | John McMaster | 45 | 8 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Dom Sullivan | 39 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Gordon Strachan | 16 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Jim Shirra | 15 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Joe Smith | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Ian Scanlon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Alex Grant | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | George Campbell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Andy Watson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Drew Jarvie | 49 | 17 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| FW | SCO | Joe Harper | 43 | 27 | 31 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Ian Fleming | 38 | 12 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Duncan Davidson | 38 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Dave Robb | 14 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Steve Archibald | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Ian Gibson | 10 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Jocky Scott | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Doug Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | John Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||