| Club: | Aberdeen F.C. |
| Season: | 1927–28 |
| Chairman: | William Philip |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| Manager: | Paddy Travers |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| League: | Scottish League Division One |
| League Result: | 7th |
| Cup1: | Scottish Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | 1st Round |
| Highest Attendance: | 35,000 vs. Rangers, 4 September |
| Lowest Attendance: | 10,000 vs. Clyde 1 February |
| Prevseason: | 1926–27 |
| Nextseason: | 1928–29 |
The 1927–28 season was Aberdeen's 23rd season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 24th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One and the Scottish Cup.
See main article: article and 1927–28 Scottish Division One.
| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 August | Rangers | H | 2–3 | McDermid, Cosgrove | 25,000 | |
| 2 | 20 August | Raith Rovers | A | 3–2 | Yorston, Cheyne, McDermid | 8,500 | |
| 3 | 27 August | Kilmarnock | H | 1–2 | Bruce | 12,000 | |
| 4 | 3 September | Queen's Park | A | 3–4 | Yorston (2), Bruce | 11,500 | |
| 5 | 10 September | Hibernian | H | 4–2 | Cheyne (3), Love | 10,000 | |
| 6 | 17 September | Clyde | A | 2–3 | Yorston (2) | 6,000 | |
| 7 | 24 September | Falkirk | H | 2–1 | 10,000 | ||
| 8 | 26 September | St Johnstone | H | 4–0 | Yorston (2), Bruce, Cheyne | 12,000 | |
| 9 | 1 October | Hamilton Academical | A | 3–2 | Yorston (2), Love | 3,000 | |
| 10 | 8 October | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–1 | 12,000 | ||
| 11 | 15 October | Dundee | A | 2–3 | Bruce (2) | 10,000 | |
| 12 | 22 October | Celtic | H | 3–1 | Smith (2), Yorston | 20,000 | |
| 13 | 29 October | St Johnstone | A | 0–1 | 8,000 | ||
| 14 | 5 November | Partick Thistle | A | 0–7 | 11,000 | ||
| 15 | 12 November | Bo'ness | H | 0–1 | 9,000 | ||
| 16 | 19 November | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–3 | 15,500 | ||
| 17 | 26 November | St Mirren | A | 1–0 | McDermid | 6,000 | |
| 18 | 3 December | Airdrieonians | H | 0–0 | 9,000 | ||
| 19 | 10 December | Cowdenbeath | A | 2–2 | McDermid, Smith | 3,000 | |
| 20 | 17 December | Motherwell | H | 2–0 | Love, Smith | 8,000 | |
| 21 | 24 December | Rangers | A | 0–5 | 11,000 | ||
| 22 | 31 December | Queen's Park | H | 2–1 | Cheyne, McHale | 9,000 | |
| 23 | 2 January | Dundee | H | 3–1 | Love (2 including 1 penalty), Bruce | 15,000 | |
| 24 | 3 January | Hibernian | A | 0–0 | 12,000 | ||
| 25 | 7 January | Kilmarnock | A | 1–2 | Bruce | 4,500 | |
| 26 | 14 January | Clyde | H | 6–0 | Bruce (2), Smith, Love, Cheyne | 9,000 | |
| 27 | 28 January | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 3–2 | Smith, Bruce, McLeod | 4,000 | |
| 28 | 8 February | Hamilton Academical | H | 2–0 | Cosgrove (2) | 5,500 | |
| 29 | 11 February | Falkirk | A | 1–5 | Yorston | 6,000 | |
| 30 | 25 February | Celtic | A | 1–1 | Smith | 8,000 | |
| 31 | 3 March | Raith Rovers | H | 3–0 | Cheyne (2), Yorston | 11,000 | |
| 32 | 10 March | Celtic | H | 3–0 | McHale, Yorston, Merrie | 9,000 | |
| 33 | 17 March | Bo'ness | A | 0–0 | 3,000 | ||
| 34 | 24 March | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–0 | Love (2) | 9,500 | |
| 35 | 31 March | St Mirren | H | 3–2 | Love, Yorston, Merrie | 10,000 | |
| 36 | 7 April | Airdrieonians | A | 1–2 | Love | 2,500 | |
| 37 | 14 April | Cowdenbeath | H | 3–0 | Smith (2), Yorston | 8,000 | |
| 38 | 16 April | Motherwell | A | 1–2 | Yorston | 4,000 |
See main article: article and 1927–28 Scottish Cup.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division One | Scottish Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| GK | ENG | Harry Blackwell | 27 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| GK | SCO | Peter McSevich | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Willie Jackson | 39 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Jimmy Black | 30 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Doug Livingstone | 20 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Duff Bruce | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Malcolm Muir | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Dod Ritchie | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Willie Cooper | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Hugh McLaren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Jimmy Smith | 36 | 11 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Jock McHale | 23 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Hector Lawson | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Willie Ross | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Jock Edward | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | NIR | Eddie Falloon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | ENG | Sam Spencer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Bob McDermid (c) | 35 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Alec Cheyne | 32 | 9 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Andy Love | 31 | 10 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Benny Yorston | 28 | 17 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Bobby Bruce | 26 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 3 | ||
| FW | SCO | Mike Cosgrove | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Alex Merrie | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Tom McLeod | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | John MacFarlane | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | John Wilson | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||