2012–13 Aberdeen F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was Aberdeen's 100th season in the top flight of Scottish football. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup. They finished 8th in the Premier League, reached the fourth round of the League Cup and the fifth round of the Scottish Cup. A number of players all departed during the summer's pre-season. Kari Arnason, Rory McArdle, Youl Mawene and Mohamed Chalali all moved on to new clubs as free agents. Darren Mackie, Yoann Folly and Danny Uchechi were also released by the club. Aberdeen also sold youngster Fraser Fyvie to Premier League side Wigan Athletic for a fee in the region of £500,000.
2012–13 season | |
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Chairman | Stewart Milne |
Manager | Craig Brown (until 6 April) Derek McInnes (from 8 April) |
Stadium | Pittodrie Stadium |
Scottish Premier League | Eighth Place |
Scottish Cup | Fifth round, lost to Hibernian |
Scottish League Cup | Quarter-final, lost to St Mirren |
Top goalscorer | League: Niall McGinn (20) All: Niall McGinn (21) |
Highest home attendance | 18,083 vs Celtic, 17 November 2012 |
Lowest home attendance | 6,061 vs Motherwell, 1 December 2012 |
Average home league attendance | 9,615 |
Manager Craig Brown made four additions, bringing in wingers Jonny Hayes and Niall McGinn from rival SPL clubs, as well as adding experienced left-back Gary Naysmith to his squad. Mark Reynolds who returned to his parent club Sheffield Wednesday at the end of last season, was allowed to return to Pittodrie on a season long loan.
Craig Brown retired as manager in 2013, with Derek McInnes taking over for the final five games of the season.
Results and fixtures edit
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches edit
17 July 2012 Friendly | Elgin City | 1–0 | Aberdeen | Elgin |
19:30 | Moore 8' (pen.) | AFC | Stadium: Borough Briggs Attendance: 1,486 Referee: Shaw |
25 July 2012 Friendly | Werder Bremen | 1–0 | Aberdeen | Bremen |
18:00 | Elia 24' | Report | Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 8,500 |
28 July 2012 Friendly | FC St. Pauli | 1–1 | Aberdeen | Hamburg |
15:30 | Ebbers 63' | AFC | McGinn 71' | Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 8.402 |
14 August 2012 Neil Simpson testimonial | Aberdeen | 2–1 | Manchester United | Aberdeen |
19:00 | Hayes 37' Shaughnessy 70' | AFC | Anderson 80' | Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Clancy |
29 August 2012 Friendly | Viking FK | 0–2 | Aberdeen | Stavanger |
19:00 | AFC | Smith 81' Jordon Brown 85' | Stadium: Viking Stadion |
Scottish Premier League edit
18 August 2012 3 | St Johnstone | 1–2 | Aberdeen | Perth |
15:00 | Hasselbaink 83' Anderson 5' Cregg 89' | BBC Sport | Osbourne 16' Hayes 47' Vernon 8' Considine 42' Osbourne 59' | Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 4,857 Referee: Beaton |
15 September 2012 6 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–1 | Aberdeen | Inverness |
15:00 | Foran 67' (pen.) Doran 18' Meekings 43' Tudar Jones 54' Foran 78' | BBC Sport | Smith 84' Anderson 65' Vernon 66' Smith 84' | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 4,499 Referee: Salmond |
23 September 2012 7 | Aberdeen | 3–3 | Motherwell | Aberdeen |
12:45 | Rae 6' McGinn 84' Magennis 90+3' | BBC Sport | Higdon 42' Hutchinson 48' Law 82' Kerr 18' Hutchinson 27' Hammell 86' | Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 8,577 Referee: Madden |
6 October 2012 9 | Kilmarnock | 1–3 | Aberdeen | Kilmarnock |
15:00 | O'Leary 3' O'Leary 21' Kelly 72' Johnston 82' | BBC Report | Rae 46' McGinn 55' Vernon 90' Hughes 43' Jack 52' Magennis 82' | Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 5,540 Referee: Clancy |
3 November 2012 12 | Ross County | 2–1 | Aberdeen | Dingwall |
15:00 | Reynolds 37' (o.g.) Ross 49' Quinn 9' Kettlewell 16' Fitzpatrick 84' McMenamin 91' | BBC Report | McGinn 77' Rae 45' | Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 6,064 Referee: Thomson |
8 December 2012 17 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–0 | Aberdeen | Edinburgh |
15:00 | Stevenson 31' (Pen.) Paterson 54' | BBC Report | Magennis 30' Considine 45+1' | Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 14,410 Referee: Norris |
26 December 2012 20 | Motherwell | 4–1 | Aberdeen | Motherwell |
15:00 | Hateley 9' Murphy 31', 45' Higdon 55' 48' | BBC Report | Hayes 34' Robertson 66' | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 5,093 Referee: Thomson |
30 January 2013 25 | St Johnstone | 3–1 | Aberdeen | Perth |
19:30 | Tadé 33' Vine 68', 55' Mackay 70' | BBC Sport | McGinn 44' Hughes 71' Shaughnessy 90' | Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 2,167 Referee: McLean |
23 February 2013 28 | Kilmarnock | 1–1 | Aberdeen | Kilmarnock |
15:00 | Heffernan 40' | BBC Sport | Fallon 7' | Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 4,390 Referee: Norris |
26 February 2013 29 | Aberdeen | 0–1 | Ross County | Aberdeen |
19:45 | BBC Sport | Glen 81' | Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 6,394 Referee: Crawford |
9 March 2013 30 | Aberdeen | 0–0 | Motherwell | Aberdeen |
15:00 | BBC Sport | Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 8,210 Referee: Clancy |
22 April 2013 34 | Hibernian | 0–0 | Aberdeen | Edinburgh |
19:45 | BBC Sport | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 8,326 Referee: McLean |
27 April 2013 35 | Aberdeen | 1–0 | Kilmarnock | Aberdeen |
15:00 | McGinn 4' | BBC Sport | Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 6,334 Referee: Charleston |
11 May 2013 37 | St Mirren | 0–0 | Aberdeen | Paisley |
15:00 | BBC Sport | Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 4,292 Referee: McKendrick |
18 May 2013 38 | Aberdeen | 1–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Aberdeen |
15:00 | Hamill 78' (o.g.) | BBC Sport | Ryan Stevenson 62' | Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 10,465 Referee: Crawford |
Scottish League Cup edit
Aberdeen entered the Scottish League Cup in the second round stage, having not qualified for Europe in 2011–12. The draw for the second round took place at Hampden on 9 August and handed the Dons' an away tie against First Division side Greenock Morton[3]
26 September 2012 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0–1 | Aberdeen | Dunfermline |
19:45 | BBC Sport | Vernon 90+3' Rae 36' Robertson 65' Hughes 88' | Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,057 Referee: Beaton |
Scottish Cup edit
1 December 2012 4 | Aberdeen | 1–1 | Motherwell | Aberdeen |
15:00 | McGinn 90' Shaughnessy 17' | BBC Sport | Murphy 80' | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 6,061 Referee: Collum |
11 December 2012 4 Replay | Motherwell | 1–2 | Aberdeen | Motherwell |
19:45 | Higdon 90+2' (pen.) | BBC Sport | Fallon 51' Shaughnessy 61' | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,516 Referee: Collum |
3 February 2013 5 | Hibernian | 1–0 | Aberdeen | Edinburgh |
15:30 | Deegan 48' | BBC Sport | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 11,877 Referee: Iain Brines |
Statistics edit
Appearances and goals edit
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | SPL | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | SCO | Jamie Langfield | 43 | 0 | 37+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
2 | MF | SCO | Ryan Jack | 19 | 0 | 18+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
3 | DF | SCO | Clark Robertson | 27 | 0 | 21+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
4 | DF | SCO | Russell Anderson (c) | 35 | 0 | 30+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
5 | MF | SCO | Gavin Rae | 41 | 4 | 34+1 | 3 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
6 | DF | SCO | Andrew Considine | 22 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
7 | MF | SCO | Chris Clark | 12 | 1 | 6+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
8 | MF | ENG | Robert Milsom | 14 | 0 | 3+10 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
9 | FW | ENG | Scott Vernon | 41 | 6 | 29+6 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 3 |
10 | FW | NIR | Niall McGinn | 40 | 21 | 33+2 | 20 | 3+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
11 | MF | IRL | Jonny Hayes | 41 | 3 | 29+6 | 3 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
13 | DF | SCO | Nicky Low | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
14 | FW | NZL | Rory Fallon | 16 | 2 | 8+6 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
15 | MF | SCO | Peter Pawlett | 14 | 0 | 4+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
16 | MF | ENG | Isaac Osbourne | 27 | 1 | 21+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
17 | DF | SCO | Gary Naysmith | 10 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
18 | MF | SCO | Stephen Hughes | 27 | 0 | 22+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
19 | FW | SCO | Mitchel Megginson | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
20 | MF | SCO | Ryan Fraser | 18 | 0 | 13+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
20 | GK | GER | Dan Twardzik | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
21 | FW | NIR | Josh Magennis | 39 | 6 | 18+16 | 5 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
22 | DF | SCO | Mark Reynolds | 41 | 1 | 34+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
23 | DF | IRL | Joe Shaughnessy | 26 | 1 | 22+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
24 | MF | SCO | Jordon Brown | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
25 | MF | SCO | Jamie Masson | 7 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
32 | GK | WAL | Jason Brown | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
34 | FW | SCO | Declan McManus | 7 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
35 | MF | SCO | Craig Murray | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
38 | FW | SCO | Cammy Smith | 21 | 1 | 7+11 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
39 | MF | SCO | Craig Storie | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
As of 18 May 2013
Disciplinary record edit
No. | Nat. | Pos. | Name | SPL | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
4 | DF | Russell Anderson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
2 | DF | Ryan Jack | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Scott Vernon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Andrew Considine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
16 | MF | Isaac Osbourne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
38 | FW | Cammy Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | MF | Gavin Rae | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Clark Robertson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
18 | MF | Stephen Hughes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
21 | FW | Josh Magennis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Robert Milsom | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Chris Clark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
23 | DF | Joe Shaughnessy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
1 | GK | Jamie Langfield | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
11 | MF | Jonny Hayes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
22 | DF | Mark Reynolds | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
15 | MF | Peter Pawlett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
10 | FW | Niall McGinn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
As of 18 May 2013
Goalscorers edit
Rank | Player | SPL | SC | LC | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Niall McGinn | 20 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
2. | Josh Magennis | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
2. | Scott Vernon | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
4. | Jonny Hayes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
4. | Gavin Rae | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
6. | Rory Fallon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
7. | Isaac Osbourne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7. | Cammy Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7. | Chris Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7. | Mark Reynolds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7. | Joe Shaughnessy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
As of 18 May 2013
Clean Sheets edit
Place | Position | Nationality | Number | Name | SPL | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | 1 | Jamie Langfield | 14 | 0 | 2 | 16 | |
2 | GK | 32 | Jason Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
TOTALS | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
Last updated: 11 May 2013
Source: Match reports in Results
Home attendances edit
Win Draw Loss
Comp | Date | Score | Opponent | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|
SPL | 11 August 2012 | 0–0 | Ross County | 14,010 |
SPL | 26 August 2012 | 0–0 | Hearts | 11,971 |
SPL | 1 September 2012 | 0–0 | St Mirren | 9,288 |
SPL | 23 September 2012 | 3–3 | Motherwell | 8,577 |
SPL | 29 September 2012 | 2–1 | Hibernian | 8,282 |
SPL | 27 October 2012 | 2–0 | Dundee | 10,425 |
Scottish League Cup | 30 October 2012 | 2–2 (2–4 pens) | St Mirren | 7,610 |
SPL | 17 November 2012 | 0–2 | Celtic | 18,083 |
SPL | 27 November 2012 | 2–3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 9,193 |
Scottish Cup | 1 December 2012 | 1–1 | Motherwell | 6,061 |
SPL | 15 December 2012 | 0–2 | Kilmarnock | 8,790 |
SPL | 22 December 2012 | 2–0 | St Johnstone | 7,051 |
SPL | 2 January 2013 | 2–2 | Dundee United | 13,176 |
SPL | 27 January 2013 | 0–0 | Hibernian | 7,184 |
SPL | 9 February 2013 | 0–0 | St Mirren | 7,240 |
SPL | 15 February 2013 | 1–0 | Dundee | 7,841 |
SPL | 26 February 2013 | 0–1 | Ross County | 6,394 |
SPL | 9 March 2013 | 0–0 | Motherwell | 8,210 |
SPL | 30 March 2013 | 2–0 | Hearts | 10,175 |
SPL | 27 April 2013 | 1–0 | Kilmarnock | 6,334 |
SPL | 18 May 2013 | 1–1 | Hearts | 10,465 |
Total attendance | 196,360 | |||
Total league attendance | 182,689 | |||
Average attendance | 9,350 | |||
Average league attendance | 9,615 |
Last updated: 18 May 2013
Source: Match reports in Results
Competition statistics edit
Overall edit
Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scottish Premier League | 1 | — | 8 | 4 August | 18 May |
League Cup | 2nd Round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | 22 August | 30 October |
Scottish Cup | 4th Round | 5th Round | 1 December |
Source: Competitions
Scottish Premier League edit
League table edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | Dundee United | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 47[a] | |
7 | Hibernian | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 51[a] | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[b] |
8 | Aberdeen | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 48[a] | |
9 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 45 | |
10 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 44 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ a b c Teams in the bottom half at the time of the split may not overtake a team in the top 6 at the time of the split.
- ^ Since the winners of 2012–13 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for European competition based on league position, the runners–up Hibernian secured a spot in Europa League second qualifying round.
Results summary edit
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 48 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 28 | −5 |
As of 18 May 2013
Results by round edit
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results by opponent edit
- Last updated on 18 May 2013
Team | Results[4] | Points | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
Celtic | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 0 | |
Dundee | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 10 |
Dundee United | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2 | |
Heart of Midlothian | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5 |
Hibernian | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 8 |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1 | |
Kilmarnock | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 7 |
Motherwell | 3–3 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2 | |
Ross County | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1 | |
St Johnstone | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 6 | |
St Mirren | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 6 |
Source: 2012–13 Scottish Premier League article
Transfers edit
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