Deuteron spectra from the reaction27Al(n, d)26Mg has been measured at reaction angles 0°→60°, with a spectrometer comprising three multiwire proportional counters followed by a curved plastic scintillator. Spectra were obtained with an energy resolution of ∼0.7 MeV and an angle resolution of ∼5°. Angular distributions for transitions to the ground state and excited states at 1.81, 2.93 and 4.3 MeV in26Mg were obtained. Distorted waves analysis of the angular distributions yield spectroscopic factors of 0.29(8), 0.9(3), 0.18(7) and 1.9(6) for the ground and excited states, respectively. The results are compared with previous (d,3He) and (n, d) measurements, and with theoretical predictions. © 1990 Springer-Verlag.