List of Aberdeen F.C. records and statistics

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional association football club based in Aberdeen. They have played at their home ground, Pittodrie, since the club's formation in 1903. Aberdeen joined the Scottish Football League in 1904, and the Scottish Premier League in 1998 as well as the Scottish Professional Football League in 2013.

The club's record appearance maker is Willie Miller, who made 797 appearances between 1972 and 1990. Joe Harper is the club's record goalscorer, scoring 199 goals in major competitions during his two spells at Aberdeen.

This list encompasses the major honours won by Aberdeen, records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Aberdeen players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. Attendance records at Pittodrie are also included in the list.

Honours[]

Aberdeen's first trophy was the Southern League Cup in 1946, which was won after a 3-2 win against Rangers.[1][2] Their first national trophy win was the Scottish Cup in 1947. Aberdeen's first Scottish League Cup victory came in 1955.

In 1983, Aberdeen won two European trophies, the European Cup Winners' Cup and the European Super Cup. The 1980s was Aberdeen's most successful in terms of trophies won, with three league championships, four Scottish Cups and two Scottish League Cups added to the two European trophies. Aberdeen's most recent trophy win was in 2014, when they defeated Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish League Cup final.

National[]

League[]

Scottish Cup[]

Scottish League Cup[]

European[]

Regional[]

  • Aberdeenshire Cup (36): 1903–04, 1904–05, 1906–07, 1907–08, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1914–15, 1919–20, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05[42]
  • Aberdeenshire and District League (7): 1919–20, 1920–21, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1947–48[43]
  • Dewar Shield (17): 1906–07, 1908–09, 1912–13, 1914–15, 1926–27, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1939–40, 1945–46, 1949–50, 1950–51 (shared), 1951-52 (shared)[44]
  • Fleming Charity Shield (13): 1903–04, 1904–05, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1907–08, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1921–22, 1922–23[45]
  • High Cup: 1907–08[46]
  • Highland League: 1912–13, 1924–25 (won by Aberdeen A)[47]
  • Northern League: 1905–06, 1910–11 (won by Aberdeen A)
  • Rhodesia Cup: 1904–05[48]
  • Robertson Cup: 1910–11 (shared), 1915–16 (shared)[49]

Wartime[]

Other cups[]

Youth[]

Player records[]

See also: List of Aberdeen F.C. players

Appearances[]

Top 50 most appearances[]

Competitive, professional matches only, up to the end of the 2020/21 season.[52]

# Name Years League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
1 Scotland Willie Miller 1972-1990 561 66 109 61 797
2 Scotland Alex McLeish 1978-1994 494 68 74 56 692
3 Scotland Bobby Clark 1965-1980 424 49 95 23 591
4 Scotland Andrew Considine 2004-current 440 49 34 39 562
5 Scotland Stewart McKimmie 1983-1997 430 45 47 39 561


6 Scotland Jim Leighton 1978-1988
1998-2000		 385 48 54 48 535
7 Scotland Russell Anderson 1996-2006
2012-2015		 343 30 25 9 407
8 Scotland Drew Jarvie 1972-1982 275 28 66 17 386
9 Scotland Brian Irvine 1985-1997 307 30 26 20 383
10 Scotland Eoin Jess 1989-1996
1997-2001		 312 23 34 11 380
11 Scotland Willie Cooper 1928-1939
1945-1948		 331[a] 37 9 0 377
12 Scotland Darren Mackie 1998-2012 314 22 19 10 365
13 Scotland John Hewitt 1979-1989 241 33 46 43 363
14 Scotland Bert MacLachlan 1914-1927 315 43 0 0 358
15 England Jack Hather 1948-1960 264 34 53 0 351
16 Northern Ireland Niall McGinn 2012-2017
2018-current		 270 32 19 26 347
17 Scotland Donald Colman 1907-1917
1919-1920		 323 23 0 0 346
18 Scotland Davie Robb 1966-1977 251 27 51 16 345
19 Scotland Jim Bett 1985-1994 258 27 32 21 338
20= Scotland Jimmy Smith 1922-1931 297 39 0 0 336
20= Scotland Jamie Langfield 2005-2015 278 26 16 16 336
22 Scotland Stuart Kennedy 1976-1983 223 29 55 26 333
23 Scotland Brian Grant 1984-1997 265 27 25 15 332
24 Scotland John McMaster 1974-1987 206 28 54 28 316
25 Scotland Neil Simpson 1978-1990 205 34 34 37 310
26 Scotland Billy Little 1957-1969 237 23 45 1 306
27 Scotland John Hume[54] 1907-1917
1919-1920		 282 23 0 0 305
28= Scotland Ally Shewan 1961-1969 220 26 46 8 300
28= Scotland Joe Harper 1969-1973
1976-1981		 207 24 53 16 300
30 Scotland Arthur Graham 1969-1977 220 22 44 11 297
31 England Shay Logan 2014-2021 224 21 17 32 294
32 Scotland Fred Martin 1949-1960 208 33 52 0 293
33 Scotland Gordon Strachan 1977-1984 183 29 43 34 292
34 Netherlands Theo Snelders 1988-1996 227 20 29 14 290
35 Scotland George Hamilton 1938-1939
1945-1955		 204[b] 32 48 0 284
36 Scotland Jock Hutton 1919-1927 239 41 0 0 280
37= Scotland Jimmy Hogg 1955-1965 214 22 43 0 279
37= Scotland Doug Rougvie 1975-1984 180 26 45 28 279
39= Scotland Harry Yorston 1947-1957 202 29 47 0 278
39= Scotland Chris Clark 1999-2008
2011-2013		 233 22 14 9 278
41 Scotland Richard Foster 2003-2012 235 19 11 9 274
42= Scotland Bob McDermid 1925-1933 246 27 0 0 273
42= Scotland Tony Harris 1946-1954 188 31 54 0 273
44= Scotland Archie Glen 1948-1960 203 24 43 0 270
44= Scotland Jim Hermiston 1966-1975 195 15 45 15 270
46 Scotland Joe Miller 1984-1988
1993-1998		 206 20 24 14 264
47 Scotland Robert Connor 1986-1994 206 18 22 17 263
48 Scotland Steve Smith 1930-1937 234 24 0 0 258
49 Scotland Derek Young 1998-2003
2007-2011		 205 22 15 11 253
50= Scotland Willie Lennie 1905-1913 228 24 0 0 252
50= England Harry Blackwell 1921-1930 216 36 0 0 252
  1. ^ source has 348 but this includes 17 unofficial wartime league appearances in 1945/46.
  2. ^ source has 212 but this includes 8 unofficial wartime league appearances in 1945/46.

Goalscorers[]

Top 50 goalscorers[]

Competitive, professional matches only, up to the end of the 2020/21 season. Matches played appear in brackets.[52]

# Name Years League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
1 Scotland Joe Harper 1969-1972
1976-1980		 125 (207) 15 (24) 51 (53) 8 (16) 199 (300)
2 Scotland Matt Armstrong 1931-1939
1945-1946		 137 (195)[a] 19 (24) 0 (0) 0 (0) 156 (219)
3 Scotland George Hamilton 1938-1939
1945-1955		 104 (204)[b] 18 (32) 33 (48) 0 (0) 155 (284)
4 Scotland Harry Yorston 1947-1957 98 (202) 21 (29) 22 (47) 0 (0) 141 (278)
5 Scotland Drew Jarvie 1972-1982 86 (275) 6 (28) 29 (66) 10 (17) 131 (386)
6 Scotland Benny Yorston 1927-1931 101 (143) 23 (13) 0 (0) 0 (0) 124 (156)
7 Scotland Willie Mills 1932-1937 102 (182) 12 (28) 0 (0) 0 (0) 114 (210)
8 England Jack Hather 1948-1960 79 (264) 10 (34) 16 (53) 0 (0) 105 (351)
9 Scotland Mark McGhee 1979-1984 61 (164) 7 (20) 18 (35) 14 (31) 100 (250)
10= Scotland Billy Little 1957-1969 78 (237) 8 (23) 12 (45) 0 (1) 98 (306)
10= Scotland Davie Robb 1966-1977 77 (251) 10 (27) 9 (51) 2 (16) 98 (345)
12 Scotland Eoin Jess 1988-1996
1997-2001		 79 (312) 4 (23) 5 (34) 6 (11) 94 (380)
13= Scotland Ernie Winchester 1961-1967 71 (123) 9 (15) 12 (30) 0 (0) 92 (168)
13= Scotland Graham Leggat 1953-1958 64 (109) 7 (17) 21 (26) 0 (0) 92 (152)
13= Scotland Paddy Buckley 1951-1957 58 (107) 16 (20) 18 (26) 0 (0) 92 (153)
16= Scotland Gordon Strachan 1977-1984 54 (183) 7 (29) 20 (46) 8 (34) 89 (292)
16= Scotland John Hewitt 1979-1989 54 (241) 8 (33) 15 (46) 12 (43) 89 (363)
18 Republic of Ireland Adam Rooney 2013-2018 66 (151) 6 (15) 7 (11) 9 (20) 88 (197)
19 Northern Ireland Niall McGinn 2012-2017
2018-current		 71 (270) 8 (32) 2 (19) 6 (26) 87 (347)
20 Scotland Norrie Davidson 1955-1961 55 (109) 13 (14) 16 (23) 0 (0) 84 (146)
21 Scotland Andy Love 1925-1934 79 (216) 4 (22) 0 (0) 0 (0) 83 (238)
22 Scotland Duncan Shearer 1992-1998 55 (152) 8 (18) 14 (15) 2 (9) 79 (194)
23= Scotland Eric Black 1980-1986 46 (115) 5 (25) 12 (18) 7 (22) 70 (180)
23= Scotland Scott Booth 1989-1997
2003-2004		 51 (184) 9 (20) 10 (17) 0 (8) 70 (229)
25 Scotland Darren Mackie 1998-2012 57 (314) 6 (22) 3 (19) 2 (10) 68 (365)
26 Scotland Billy Dodds 1994-1999 47 (139) 1 (9) 15 (16) 4 (8) 67 (172)
27 Scotland Willie Lennie 1905-1913 61 (228) 5 (24) 0 (0) 0 (0) 66 (252)
28 Scotland Jimmy Smith 1922-1931 54 (297) 10 (39) 0 (0) 0 (0) 64 (336)
29= Scotland Bobby Wishart 1953-1961 45 (176) 7 (22) 10 (36) 0 (0) 62 (234)
29= Scotland Jim Forrest 1968-1973 44 (129) 8 (20) 8 (26) 2 (11) 62 (234)
31 Scotland John Miller 1921-1925
1926-1927		 54 (109) 7 (15) 0 (0) 0 (0) 61 (124)
32 Scotland Billy Stark 1983-1987 41 (112) 7 (12) 11(14) 1 (11) 60 (149)
33 Scotland [57] 1911-1917 54 (155) 4 (8) 0 (0) 0 (0) 58 (163)
34= Scotland Alec Cheyne 1926-1930 49 (126) 7 (11) 0 (0) 0 (0) 56 (137)
34= South Africa Bill Strauss 1936-1946 45 (85) 11 (14) 0 (0) 0 (0) 56 (99)
36= Scotland Bob McDermid 1925-1933 44 (246) 5 (27) 0 (0) 0 (0) 49 (273)
36= England Bobby Cummings 1960-1964 33 (63) 11 (7) 5(17) 0 (0) 49 (87)
38= Republic of Ireland Paddy Moore 1932-1935 45 (67) 2 (8) 0 (0) 0 (0) 47 (74)
38= England Sam Cosgrove 2018-2021 31 (79) 7 (11) 3 (5) 6 (8) 47 (103)
38= Scotland Jim Bett 1985-1994 33 (258) 2 (27) 10(32) 2 (21) 47 (338)
38= Scotland Joe Miller 1984-1988
1993-1998		 32 (206) 3 (20) 10(24) 2 (14) 47 (264)
42= Scotland Arthur Graham 1970-1977 34 (220) 1 (22) 9 (44) 2 (11) 46 (279)
42= Scotland Steve Archibald 1978-1980 29 (76) 11 (10) 6 (18) 0 (6) 46 (110)
44= Scotland Robbie Winters 1998-2002 41 (132) 2 (11) 1 (7) 1 (2) 45 (152)
44= Scotland Bobby Bruce 1924-1928 36 (94) 9 (16) 0 (0) 0 (0) 45 (110)
46= Scotland Frank McDougall 1984-1986 36 (54) 3 (6) 4 (6) 1 (2) 44 (69)
46= England Scott Vernon 2010-2014 30 (128) 5 (17) 9 (13) 0 (0) 44 (158)
48 Scotland George Mulhall 1955-1963 30 (110) 2 (9) 10 (31) 0 (0) 42 (150)
49= Scotland Dave Warnock 1931-1939 39 (133) 1 (17) 0 (0) 0 (0) 40 (150)
49= Scotland Brian Irvine 1985-1997 30 (307) 4 (30) 4 (26) 2 (20) 40 (383)
49= Scotland Andrew Considine 2004-current 29 (440) 6 (49) 4 (34) 1 (39) 40 (562)

[c] [d]

  1. ^ source has 145 in 208, but 8 were scored in 13 unofficial wartime league fixtures in 1945–46.
  2. ^ source has 108 in 212, but 4 were scored in 8 unofficial wartime league fixtures in 1945/46.
  3. ^ South Africa Stan Williams (1937-1939, 1945-1949) is listed with 51 goals in 127, but 17 were scored in 28 unofficial wartime league fixtures in 1945/46.
  4. ^ Scotland Archie Baird (1945-1953) is listed with 46 goals in 170, but 9 were scored in 26 unofficial wartime league fixtures in 1945/46.

International caps[]

Transfers[]

  • Highest Transfer fee received: Undisclosed: Scott McKenna to Nottingham Forest September 2020[55]
  • Highest Transfer fee paid: £1,000,000: Paul Bernard to Oldham Athletic September 1995[55]

Club records[]

Matches[]

Firsts[]

Wins[]

Defeats[]

Attendances[]

  • Record attendance: 147,365 against Celtic, lost 2-1, 1937 Scottish Cup Final, Hampden Park, (N), 24 April 1937 (record for a club football match in Europe)[62]
  • Highest home attendance: 45,061 vs Hearts, Scottish Cup Quarter-final, 13 March 1954[55]
  • Highest average home attendance: 24,200, 1948–49 (15 matches)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "League Cup History 1946". Aberdeen F.C. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2018.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Dons want to win the Scottish Cup for their 90-year legend Alex". Evening Express. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Aberdeen competition history". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "When Aberdeen ruled Scottish football". The Guardian. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Managers: Alex Ferguson". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Managers: Billy McNeill". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Matches Of The Season - 1989/90". Aberdeen Mad. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Flashback: 1991, Mark Walters and Scott Booth recall their part in Smith's maiden final-day triumph". The Herald. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Aberdeen 3–1 Celtic, Scottish Cup Final (contemporary newspaper scans)". The Celtic Wiki. 11 April 1970. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  11. ^ Munro, Malcolm (13 April 1970). "Red Revolutionaries". Evening Times. p. 12. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  12. ^ Reynolds, Jim (24 May 1982). "Dons run riot as tension melts". Glasgow Herald. p. 15. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  13. ^ Reynolds, Jim (23 May 1983). "Don't put the blame on Russell – Greig". Glasgow Herald. p. 17. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  14. ^ Reynolds, Jim (21 May 1984). "Dons' three-in-a-row cup feat". The Glasgow Herald. p. 15. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Scottish Cup: 1986 revisited". Aberdeen F.C. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  16. ^ "1990 Scottish Cup Final match reports". The Celtic wiki. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  17. ^ Traynor, James (14 May 1990). "Stagnant Celtic pay ultimate penalty. Snelders saves Rogan's kick and Irvine secures cup for Aberdeen". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  18. ^ "Celtic 2–1 Aberdeen, Scottish Cup Final (contemporary newspaper scans)". The Celtic Wiki. 24 April 1937. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  19. ^ "Match Report: Aberdeen 1–1 Rangers". AFC Heritage Trust. 25 April 1953. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  20. ^ Edwards, Glyn (1 May 1967). "Celtic Scottish Cup holders for nineteenth time". The Glasgow Herald. p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  21. ^ "Wallace, Greig make history". The Glasgow Herald. 8 May 1978. p. 16. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  22. ^ McKinney, David (29 May 1993). "Football: Hateley cleans up for Rangers". The Independent. London. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  23. ^ "Rangers win 4–0 in Scottish Cup final". CBC Sports. 27 May 2000. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  24. ^ "Celtic 2 Aberdeen 1: Tom Rogic shatters Dons to secure historic clean sweep with Scottish Cup final win". The Daily Telegraph. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  25. ^ "Aberdeen in the League Cup". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  26. ^ "Aberdeen League Cup Final heroes of 1976 who shocked Celtic – where are they now?". Daily Record. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  27. ^ "Aberdeen 3–0 Hibernian". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  28. ^ Traynor, James (23 October 1989). "Bett the light of bold Aberdeen". Glasgow Herald. p. 19. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  29. ^ "Dodds and Shearer end Aberdeen's wait". The Independent. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  30. ^ "Aberdeen 0–0 Inverness (4–2 on pens)". Scotsman. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  31. ^ "Match Report: Aberdeen 0–4 Rangers". AFC Heritage Trust. 5 April 1947. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  32. ^ "Now you know: Rougvie shown red card in Rangers cup final victory". Evening Times. Glasgow. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  33. ^ Reynolds, Jim (26 October 1987). "Spot-on Rangers earn the cheers". Glasgow Herald. p. 9. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  34. ^ "Now you know: Ally McCoist double helped Rangers defeat Aberdeen 3-2 in 1988 League Cup Final". Evening Times. Glasgow. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  35. ^ McKinney, David (26 October 1992). "Football: Smith's slip gives Rangers the prize". The Independent. London. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  36. ^ "Celtic 2–0 Aberdeen, League Cup Final (contemporary newspaper scans)". The Celtic Wiki. 19 March 2000. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  37. ^ "Aberdeen 0 Celtic 3: Brendan Rodgers wins first trophy to spark talk of a treble". Telegraph. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  38. ^ Webster, Jack (19 November 1983). "Here we go... all the way to glory". The Glasgow Herald. p. 18. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  39. ^ "Sir Alex's five dates with destiny". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). 8 May 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  40. ^ "1983: Ferguson first for Aberdeen". UEFA. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  41. ^ Reynolds, Jim (21 December 1983). "Aberdeen's super heroes take the glory". The Glasgow Herald (via Google news archive). Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  42. ^ "Aberdeenshire Cup". www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.nf. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  43. ^ "Aberdeenshire and District League". scottish-football-historical-archive.com. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  44. ^ "Dewar Shield". www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.nf. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  45. ^ "Fleming Charity Shield". www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.nf. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  46. ^ "High Cup". www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.nf. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  47. ^ "Highland League". scottish-football-historical-archive.com. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  48. ^ "Rhodesia Cup". www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.nf. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  49. ^ "Robertson Cup". www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.nf. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  50. ^ "North Eastern Football League Cup". Scottish Football History. Archived from the original on 21 October 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  51. ^ "Famous Faces – Youth Cup Final". Scottish Football Association. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  52. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k "All time AFC statistics". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  53. ^ "Dean Campbell gets top marks as youngest Aberdeen player". The Scotsman. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  54. ^ "John Hume". Aberdeen F.C. Heritage. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  55. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Aberdeen club info and stats at Scottish football archive Archived 2 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  56. ^ "Benny Yorston". Aberdeen FC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  57. ^ "David Main". Aberdeen F.C. Heritage. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  58. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Dark Blue Dons". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  59. ^ "Scotland - Aberdeen players". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  60. ^ Jump up to: a b "Milestones & Records". Red Web - Official Aberdeen Website. 1 February 2007. Archived from the original on 2 January 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  61. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Aberdeen records". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  62. ^ McLean, David (18 May 2017). "Scotland's all-time record football attendances". The Scotsman. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
Retrieved from ""