List of Aberdeen F.C. records and statistics explained
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 796 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
(4)[3]
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- Runners-up (17): 1910–11, 1936–37, 1955–56, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1977–78,[6] 1980–81, 1981–82, 1988–89, 1989–90,[7] 1990–91,[8] 1992–93, 1993–94, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
- Winners: (7)[9]
- 1946–47, 1969–70,[10] [11] 1981–82,[12] 1982–83,[13] 1983–84,[4] [14] 1985–86,[15] 1989–90[7] [16] [17]
- Runners-up (9): 1936–37,[18] 1952–53,[19] 1953–54, 1958–59, 1966–67,[20] 1977–78,[21] 1992–93,[22] 1999–00,[23] 2016–17[24]
- Winners: (6)[25]
- 1955–56, 1976–77,[26] 1985–86,[27] 1989–90,[7] [28] 1995–96,[29] 2013–14[30]
- Runners-up (10): 1946–47,[31] 1978–79,[32] 1979–80, 1987–88,[33] 1988–89,[34] 1992–93,[35] 1999–00,[36] 2016–17,[37] 2018–192023–24
European
1
1
1986 European Cup Quarter Final
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]
1905–06, 1910–11 (won by Aberdeen A)
1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50
Wartime
1945–46
Other cups
1971–72, 1980–81
Runners-up 1963–64
Youth
1998–99, 2014–15
1984–85,[51] 1985–86, 2000–01
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 2023/24 season.
width=6% | | width=20% | Name | width=12% | Years | width=12% | League | width=12% | Scottish Cup | width=12% | League Cup | width=12% | Europe | width=14% | Total |
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1 | | 1972-1990 | 560 | 66 | 109 | 61 | |
2 | | 1978-1994 | 491 | 68 | 74 | 56 | |
3 | | 1965-1980 | 424 | 49 | 95 | 23 | |
4 | | 2004-2022 | 444 | 49 | 34 | 44 | |
5 | | 1983-1997 | 430 | 46 | 47 | 39 | |
6 | | 1978-1988 1998-2000 | 383 | 49 | 54 | 47 | |
7 | | 1996-2006 2012-2015 | 343 | 30 | 25 | 9 | |
8 | | 1972-1982 | 275 | 28 | 66 | 17 | |
9 | | 1985-1997 | 309 | 29 | 26 | 21 | |
10 | | 1989-1996 1997-2001 | 312 | 23 | 34 | 11 | |
11 | | 1928-1939 1945-1948 | 331 | 37 | 9 | 0 | |
12 | | 1998-2012 | 314 | 22 | 19 | 10 | |
13 | | 1979-1989 | 241 | 33 | 46 | 43 | |
14= | | 1914-1927 | 315 | 43 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012-2017 2018-2022 | 279 | 32 | 20 | 27 | |
16 | | 2012-2017 2020-date | 278 | 18 | 23 | 33 | |
17 | | 1948-1960 | 264 | 34 | 53 | 0 | |
18 | | 1907-1917 1919-1920 | 323 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
19 | | 1966-1977 | 251 | 27 | 51 | 16 | |
20 | | 1985-1994 | 257 | 28 | 32 | 21 | |
21= | | 1922-1931 | 297 | 39 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005-2015 | 278 | 26 | 16 | 16 | |
23 | | 1976-1983 | 223 | 29 | 55 | 26 | |
24 | | 1984-1997 | 265 | 27 | 25 | 15 | |
25 | | 1974-1987 | 204 | 29 | 54 | 28 | |
26 | | 1978-1990 | 205 | 34 | 34 | 37 | |
27 | | 1957-1969 | 237 | 23 | 45 | 1 | |
28 | [53] | 1907-1917 1919-1920 | 282 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
29= | | 1961-1969 | 220 | 26 | 46 | 8 | |
| 1969-1973 1976-1981 | 207 | 24 | 53 | 16 | |
31 | | 1969-1977 | 220 | 22 | 44 | 11 | |
32 | | 2014-2021 | 224 | 21 | 17 | 32 | |
33 | | 1949-1960 | 208 | 33 | 52 | 0 | |
34 | | 1977-1984 | 183 | 29 | 46 | 34 | |
35 | | 1988-1996 | 228 | 20 | 29 | 14 | |
36 | | 1938-1939 1945-1955 | 204 | 32 | 48 | 0 | |
37= | | 1919-1927 | 239 | 41 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975-1984 | 181 | 26 | 45 | 28 | |
39 | | 1955-1965 | 214 | 22 | 43 | 0 | |
40= | | 1947-1957 | 202 | 29 | 47 | 0 | |
| 1999-2008 2011-2013 | 233 | 22 | 14 | 9 | |
42 | | 2003-2012 | 235 | 19 | 11 | 9 | |
43= | | 1925-1933 | 246 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1946-1954 | 188 | 31 | 54 | 0 | |
45 | | 2016-2023 | 208 | 22 | 14 | 27 | |
46= | | 1948-1960 | 203 | 24 | 43 | 0 | |
| 1966-1975 | 195 | 15 | 45 | 15 | |
48 | | 1984-1988 1993-1998 | 206 | 20 | 24 | 14 | |
49 | | 1986-1994 | 206 | 17 | 22 | 17 | |
50 | | 1930-1937 | 234 | 24 | 0 | 0 | | |
Top 10 non-UK appearances
Competitive, professional matches only, up to the end of the 2023/24 season.
width=4% | (non UK)
| width=4% | (Exc ROI)
| width=20% | Name | width=12% | Years | width=12% | League | width=12% | Scottish Cup | width=12% | League Cup | width=12% | Europe | width=12% | Total |
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1 | x | | 2012-2017 2020-date | 278 | 18 | 23 | 33 | |
2 | 1 | | 1988-1996 | 228 | 20 | 29 | 14 | |
3 | x | | 1927-1938 | 223 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | 2 | | 1964-1970 | 141 | 22 | 31 | 7 | |
5 | x | | 2013-2018 | 151 | 15 | 11 | 20 | |
6 | 3 | | 1968-1974 | 105 | 17 | 22 | 6 | |
7 | 4 | | 2007-2011 | 102 | 14 | 4 | 7 | |
8 | x | | 1906-1910 | 99 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | x | | 2013-2016 | 80 | 4 | 7 | 13 | |
10 | 5 | | 1989-1992 | 84 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
11= | 6= | | 1937-1939 1945-1949 | 72 | 10 | 17 | 0 | |
| 1936-1939 1945-1946 | 85 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
13 | 8 | | 2022-date | 75 | 5 | 8 | 7 | |
14 | 9 | | 1992-1994 | 75 | 9 | 6 | 3 | |
15 | 10 | | 2022-date | 71 | 5 | 8 | 8 | | |
Goalscorers
Top 50 goalscorers
Competitive, professional matches only, up to the end of the 2023/24 season. Matches played appear in brackets.[56]
width=4% | | width=20% | Name | width=11% | Years | width=11% | League | width=11% | Scottish Cup | width=11% | League Cup | width=11% | Europe | width=15% | Total |
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1 | | 1969-1972 1976-1980 | | | | | |
2 | | 1931-1939 1945-1946 | | | | | |
3 | | 1938-1939 1945-1955 | | | | | |
4 | | 1947-1957 | | | | | |
5 | | 1972-1982 | | | | | |
6 | | 1927-1931 | | | | | |
7 | | 1932-1937 | | | | | |
8 | | 1948-1960 | | | | | |
9 | | 1979-1984 | | | | | |
10= | | 1957-1969 | | | | | |
| 1966-1977 | | | | | |
12 | | 1988-1996 1997-2001 | | | | | |
13= | | 1961-1967 | | | | | |
| 1953-1958 | | | | | |
| 1951-1957 | | | | | |
16= | | 1977-1984 | | | | | |
| 1979-1989 | | | | | |
18 | | 2013-2018 | | | | | |
19 | | 2012-2017 2018-2022 | | | | | |
20 | | 1955-1961 | | | | | |
21 | Andy Love | 1925-1934 | | | | | |
22 | | 1992-1998 | | | | | |
23= | | 1980-1986 | | | | | |
| 1989-1997 2003-2004 | | | | | |
25 | | 1998-2012 | | | | | |
26 | | 1994-1999 | | | | | |
27 | | 1905-1913 | | | | | |
28 | | 1922-1931 | | | | | |
29= | | 1953-1961 | | | | | |
| 1968-1973 | | | | | |
31 | | 1921-1925 1926-1927 | | | | | |
32 | | 1983-1987 | | | | | |
33 | Davie Main | 1911-1917 | | | | | |
34= | | 1926-1930 | | | | | |
| 1936-1946 | | | | | |
36= | | 1925-1933 | | | | | |
| 1960-1964 | | | | | |
38= | | 1932-1935 | | | | | |
| 2018-2021 | | | | | |
| 1985-1994 | | | | | |
| 1984-1988 1993-1998 | | | | | |
| 1978-1980 | | | | | |
43 | | 1970-1977 | | | | | |
44= | | 1998-2002 | | | | | |
| 1924-1928 | | | | | |
46= | | 1984-1986 | | | | | |
| 2010-2014 | | | | | |
| 2022-date | | | | | |
49 | | 1955-1963 | | | | | |
50 | | 2004-2022 | | | | | |
|
Top 10 non-UK goalscorers
Competitive, professional matches only, up to the end of the 2023/24 season. Matches played appear in brackets.[56]
width=4% | (non UK)
| width=4% | (exc ROI)
| width=20% | Name | width=11% | Years | width=11% | League | width=11% | Scottish Cup | width=11% | League Cup | width=11% | Europe | width=13% | Total |
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1 | x | | 2013-2018 | | | | | |
2 | 1 | | 1936-1939 1945-1946 | | | | | |
3 | x | | 1932-1935 | | | | | |
4 | 2 | | 2022-date | | | | | |
5 | x | | 2012-2017 2020-date | | | | | |
6 | 3 | | 1937-1939 1945-1949 | | | | | |
7 | 4 | | 1989-1992 | | | | | |
8 | 5 | | 1999-2001 | | | | | |
9 | 6 | | 1991-1994 | | | | | |
10 | 7 | | 2022-date | | | | | |
11 | x | | 1906-1910 | | | | | |
12 | 8 | | 2021-2023 | | | | | |
13 | 9 | | 1988-1992 | | | | | |
14= | 10= | | 1999-2002 | | | | | |
| 2007-2011 | | | | | | |
International caps
Transfers
Club records
Matches
Firsts
- First match (of the reformed club): vs. Stenhousemuir, Drew 1 - 1, Northern League, Pittodrie, (H), 15 August 1903[61]
- First League Match: vs. Falkirk, Lost 2 - 1, Scottish Division Two, Pittodrie, (H), 20 August 1904[61]
- First Scottish Cup Match: vs. Alloa Athletic, Lost 2 - 1, Scottish Cup, Recreation Park, (A), 23 January 1905
- First League Cup Match: vs. Falkirk, Won 4 - 3, Scottish League Cup, Pittodrie, (H), 21 September 1946
- First European Match: vs. KR Reykjavík, Won 10 - 0, European Cup Winners' Cup, Pittodrie, (H), 6 September 1967
Wins
- Record win (all competitions):
- Record League win:
- Record Scottish Cup win:
- 13 - 0 against Peterhead in Scottish Cup 3rd Round at Pittodrie on 10 February 1923 [54]
- Record League Cup win:
- Record European win:
Defeats
- Record defeat (all competitions):
- Record League defeat:
- 0 - 9 against Celtic in Scottish Premier League at Celtic Park on 6 November 2010[62]
- Record Scottish Cup defeat:
- Record League Cup defeat:
- Record European defeat:
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)[63]
- Highest home attendance: 45,061 vs Hearts, Scottish Cup Quarter-final, 13 March 1954[54]
- Highest average home attendance: 24,200, 1948 - 49 (15 matches)
See also
Notes and References
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- Web site: Match Report: Aberdeen 1–1 Rangers. 25 April 1953. 10 January 2018. AFC Heritage Trust.
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- Web site: Aberdeen 0–0 Inverness (4–2 on pens). 17 March 2014. Scotsman. 10 January 2018.
- Web site: Match Report: Aberdeen 0–4 Rangers. 5 April 1947. 10 January 2018. AFC Heritage Trust.
- News: Now you know: Rougvie shown red card in Rangers cup final victory . Evening Times . Glasgow . 20 March 2014 . 10 January 2018.
- News: Spot-on Rangers earn the cheers . Glasgow Herald . 26 October 1987 . 9 . Jim . Reynolds . 10 January 2018.
- News: Now you know: Ally McCoist double helped Rangers defeat Aberdeen 3-2 in 1988 League Cup Final . Evening Times . Glasgow . 10 May 2017 . 10 January 2018.
- News: Football: Smith's slip gives Rangers the prize . David . McKinney . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220614/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-smiths-slip-gives-rangers-the-prize-1559752.html . 14 June 2022 . subscription . live . The Independent . London . 26 October 1992 . 10 January 2018.
- Web site: Celtic 2–0 Aberdeen, League Cup Final (contemporary newspaper scans). The Celtic Wiki. 19 March 2000. 10 January 2018.
- Web site: Aberdeen 0 Celtic 3: Brendan Rodgers wins first trophy to spark talk of a treble. 27 November 2016. Telegraph. 10 January 2018.
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- News: Sir Alex's five dates with destiny . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) . 8 May 2013 . 10 January 2018.
- Web site: 1983: Ferguson first for Aberdeen . 10 January 2018 . UEFA.
- News: Aberdeen's super heroes take the glory. Reynolds. Jim. The Glasgow Herald (via Google news archive). 21 December 1983. 10 January 2018.
- Web site: Aberdeenshire Cup. www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.nf. 7 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180807155803/http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.nf/aberdeenshire-cup.htm. 7 August 2018. dead.
- Web site: Aberdeenshire and District League. scottish-football-historical-archive.com. 7 August 2018.
- Web site: Dewar Shield. www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.nf. 7 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180807155636/http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.nf/dewar-shield.htm. 7 August 2018. dead.
- Web site: Fleming Charity Shield. www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.nf. 7 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180807155806/http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.nf/fleming-chariet.htm. 7 August 2018. dead.
- Web site: High Cup. www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.nf. 7 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180807155544/http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.nf/high-cup.htm. 7 August 2018. dead.
- Web site: Highland League. scottish-football-historical-archive.com. 7 August 2018.
- Web site: Rhodesia Cup. www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.nf. 7 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180807155933/http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.nf/rhodesia-cup.htm. 7 August 2018. dead.
- Web site: Robertson Cup. www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.nf. 8 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180808233919/http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.nf/robertson-cup.htm. 8 August 2018. dead.
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- Web site: John Hume . Aberdeen F.C. Heritage . 30 January 2019.
- http://scottishfootballarchive.co.uk/clubs/aberdeen Aberdeen club info and stats at Scottish football archive
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- Web site: All time AFC statistics. AFC Heritage. 15 January 2018.
- Web site: Dark Blue Dons. AFC Heritage. 16 January 2018.
- Web site: Scotland - Aberdeen players. London Hearts Supporters Club. 16 January 2018.
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- Web site: Milestones & Records . Red Web - Official Aberdeen Website . 22 February 2011 . 1 February 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110102162118/http://www.afc.co.uk/page/milestones/0%2C%2C10284%2C00.html . 2 January 2011 .
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