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Aberdeen F.C.

October 27, 2023

This article is about the present-day club. For its predecessor of the same name in existence from 1881 to 1903, see Aberdeen F.C. (1881).

Aberdeen Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen, Scotland. They compete in the Scottish Premiership and have never been relegated from the top division of the Scottish football league system since they were elected to the top flight in 1905. Aberdeen have won four Scottish league titles, seven Scottish Cups and six Scottish League Cups. They are also the only Scottish team to have won two European trophies, having won the European Cup Winners' Cup and the European Super Cup in 1983.

Aberdeen
Full nameAberdeen Football Club
Nickname(s)The Dons, The Dandies, The Reds
Founded14 April 1903; 120 years ago (1903-04-14)
GroundPittodrie Stadium
Capacity20,866[1]
ChairmanDave Cormack
ManagerBarry Robson
LeagueScottish Premiership
2022–23Scottish Premiership, 3rd of 12
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Formed in 1903 as a result of the amalgamation of three clubs from Aberdeen, they rarely challenged for honours until the post war decade, when they won each of the major Scottish trophies under manager Dave Halliday. This level of success was surpassed in the 1980s, when, under the management of Alex Ferguson, they won three league titles, four Scottish Cups and a Scottish League Cup, alongside the two European trophies. Aberdeen were the last club outside the Old Firm to win a league title, in 1984–85, and also the last Scottish team to win a European trophy. The team has enjoyed less success since this golden era, though a 19-year wait for a major trophy was ended by winning the 2013–14 Scottish League Cup, followed up by multiple second-place finishes behind Celtic in the league during the 2010s.

Aberdeen have played at Pittodrie Stadium since their inception. The ground currently has a capacity of 20,866[1] and was the first all-seated and all-covered stadium in the United Kingdom. Pittodrie was also the first football stadium to feature a dug-out, an invention of player and coach Donald Colman.

The club's colours have been primarily red and white since 1939; before this, they played in black and gold vertical stripes. In modern times, Aberdeen have almost exclusively played with all-red strips with white detailing.[2] Aberdeen attract support from the city and surrounding areas, as they have no geographically close rivals. Lacking a local competitor, Aberdeen have instead developed rivalries with more distant opponents such as Dundee United (collectively known as the "New Firm" in the 1980s) and Rangers.

History edit

Main article: History of Aberdeen F.C.
See also: List of Aberdeen F.C. seasons

Formation and early years (1903–1939) edit

 
League history of Aberdeen from their first league appearance in 1904

The current Aberdeen F.C. was formed following the merger of three clubs based in the city—Aberdeen, Victoria United and Orion—in 1903.[3] The new club played its first match on 15 August 1903: a 1–1 draw with Stenhousemuir.[4] That first season produced a win in the Aberdeenshire Cup, but only a third-place finish in the Northern League. The club applied for membership of the Scottish League for the following season, and were elected to the Second Division.[4][5]

In 1904, the club were managed by Jimmy Philip. At the end of its first season, despite having finished seventh out of twelve teams, Aberdeen were elected to the new, expanded First Division.[5] They have remained in the top tier of Scottish football ever since.[6] From 1906, the club made steady progress, with a Scottish Cup semi-final appearance in 1908 and another in 1911.[4] In that season of 1910–11, Aberdeen recorded their first victories over the Old Firm of Celtic and Rangers, and led the league for a time, but finished the season in second place.[4]

Wartime affected the club as much as any other; despite spending cuts and other economies, by 1917 the situation became untenable. Aberdeen dropped out of competitive football, along with Dundee and Raith Rovers.[7] Senior football returned on 16 August 1919, and Aberdeen resumed with a fixture against Albion Rovers. Philip was still in charge, and continued to oversee a team capable of isolated good results, but never quite able to sustain a challenge long enough to win a trophy. In 1923, Aberdeen were drawn against Peterhead in the Scottish Cup, and posted their record score—a 13–0 victory.[8] Philip retired a year later, and was replaced as manager by Paddy Travers.[9] He presided over the team's first Scottish Cup final in 1937.[4]

Travers' "trainer"—first team coach in modern parlance—was former player Donald Colman.[10] Colman conceived the dug-out, a covered area set slightly below the level of the playing surface to better aid his observations.[11][12] Everton visited Pittodrie soon after its introduction, and exported the idea to the English leagues, from where it spread throughout the football-playing world.[13] Travers left to become manager of Clyde in 1939.

Halliday to McNeill (1939–1978) edit

Travers was replaced by former Yeovil Town manager Dave Halliday, one of more than a hundred applicants for the role, and the club moved from their black and gold strip to red and white.[14][15][16] Halliday had barely begun his work when World War II halted competitive football in the United Kingdom. For these six years, the club was temporarily taken over by then-directors Charles B Forbes and George Anderson while Halliday served in the war.[14][17]

Halliday's place in the Aberdeen Hall of Fame was secured after the war when he became the first manager to bring national trophies to Pittodrie. Aberdeen won the Southern League Cup in the 1945–46 season, defeating Rangers 3–2 at Hampden.[16] They then reached the 1947 Scottish Cup final, defeating Hibernian 2–1 with George Hamilton, signed from Halliday's former club Queen of the South, scoring to gain the club's first major trophy.[14][18] From this early success, Halliday's side reached two more Scottish Cup finals, in 1953 and 1954, though they lost both.[14] Halliday's team were not to be denied, however, and the following season, 1954–55, Aberdeen won their first Scottish League title.[14][18] Though league winners, the club did not participate in the first European Cup competition—Scotland's place was awarded to Hibernian, who took part by special invitation.[19]

Halliday and Hamilton left at the end of that championship-winning season, and Halliday was replaced by Davie Shaw.[14] Aberdeen won the League Cup under his guidance, beating St Mirren in 1955–56, and reached another Scottish Cup final in 1959.[18] However, Shaw stepped aside for another former favourite player, Tommy Pearson, in 1959. Pearson's time in charge coincided with a high turnover of players, and yielded no trophies.[20] He retired in 1965, making way for Eddie Turnbull.[9]

Turnbull led Aberdeen to the 1967 Scottish Cup final, where the side was ultimately defeated by Celtic.[18] Despite this loss, Aberdeen qualified for the European Cup Winner's Cup in the following season thanks to their appearance in this final, the first time the club had competed in European competition. Their first tie was a 14–1 aggregate victory over KR Reykjavik, although they lost the second round tie with Standard Liège 3–2 on aggregate. Two years later, Derek "Cup-tie" McKay recorded the only four goals of his Aberdeen career to help his team to the 1969–70 Scottish Cup, scoring the winning goals in the quarter- and semi final, and two in the final itself.[21][22] As Scottish Cup holders, Aberdeen once again qualified for the same competition, but were eliminated in the first round following a 4–4 aggregate tie with Honvéd. This tie, level after extra time and also level on away goals, was decided by the first penalty shoot-out in UEFA competition history, Honvéd winning the shootout 5–4 in Budapest.[23][24]

The Aberdeen side of the 1970s regularly challenged for domestic honours. However, they rarely won trophies, with the exception of the Drybrough Cup in 1971 under Jimmy Bonthrone and the League Cup in 1976, under Ally MacLeod. During this decade, Aberdeen had five managers: Eddie Turnbull, Jimmy Bonthrone, Ally MacLeod, Billy McNeill and Alex Ferguson.[9] They reached two more national cup finals—the Scottish Cup in 1978 under Billy McNeill and the League Cup in the following season under the new manager Alex Ferguson.[18]

Alex Ferguson era (1978–1986) edit

 
Alex Ferguson, the most successful manager of Aberdeen, pictured at his last club Manchester United

Under Ferguson's guidance, the club won three league championships, four Scottish Cups, one League Cup, the European Cup Winner's Cup, the European Super Cup and a Drybrough Cup—all in the space of seven years.[25] Players such as Jim Leighton, Willie Miller, Alex McLeish and Gordon Strachan became the backbone of the team.[26] Aberdeen's second League title was won in 1979–80, and this initial success was built upon, with Scottish Cup wins in three successive seasons from 1982 to 1984, and two more league titles in 1983–84 and 1984–85.[25]

 
A commemorative pennant from 1980

During the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1983, Aberdeen beat FC Sion, Dinamo Tirana and Lech Poznań to face the German Cup winners Bayern Munich. This game was won 3–2 at Pittodrie after a goalless draw in Germany, John Hewitt with the winning goal.[27][28] They then faced now-defunct Belgian club Waterschei in the semi-final. Aberdeen beat them 5–1 at home, and lost for the first time in the tournament, 1–0 away, resulting in an aggregate victory which sent Aberdeen to the final.[29] On 11 May 1983, Aberdeen beat Real Madrid 2–1 after extra time to win the cup and become only the third Scottish side to win a European trophy.[4][30][31] The club released a song, "European Song", to coincide with the appearance in the final.[32] This was followed up with the capture of the European Super Cup in December, when Hamburger SV were beaten over two legs.[4][33]

Aberdeen reached the semi-finals of the 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup, before losing to Porto 2–0 on aggregate. In the first round of the 1984–85 European Champion Club's Cup Aberdeen lost to East Berlin side BFC Dynamo in a penalty shoot-out 4–5, following a 3–3 on aggregate in regular times.[34] Today, both clubs enjoy friendly relations.[35]

Post-Ferguson (1987–1999) edit

After Ferguson moved to England to manage Manchester United in November 1986, Aberdeen struggled to compete with Celtic and a resurgent Rangers.[36]

Aberdeen signed new co-managers in 1989, pairing Alex Smith and Jocky Scott.[9] A number of foreign players were signed, including Dutch internationals Theo Snelders and Hans Gillhaus. In the 1989–90 season, the club won both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In 1991, they lost the last game of the season, and the league title, to Rangers.[18] Former player Willie Miller took over in 1992 and presided over two seasons where Aberdeen came close to winning the title. However, the club ended the 1994–95 season second-bottom, and had to rely on a play-off victory over Dunfermline Athletic to retain their Premier Division status.[37] Miller was sacked in February 1995, and replaced by Roy Aitken.[38] Despite a Scottish League Cup success in 1995, the club continued to struggle.[18] Alex Miller and Paul Hegarty had spells in charge in the late 1990s,[9] but with the financial burden of a new stand putting the club into debt for the first time in its history,[39] the directors turned to Stewart Milne, a local businessman whose firm had built the stand, hiring him as the club's chairman.[40][41]

Skovdahl to Brown (1999–2013) edit

 
A display by Aberdeen fans in the Richard Donald Stand

Aberdeen's first and only foreign manager, Ebbe Skovdahl, was appointed in 1999 and his time in charge coincided with some of the heaviest defeats in the club's history.[4][42] The low point of the club's history came in the 1999–2000 season, where they finished bottom of the table.[43] As the Scottish Premier League (SPL) was being expanded to twelve teams, Aberdeen were due to take part in a three team play-off with the teams that finished second and third in the First Division.[43][44] The play-off never happened though, as one of those clubs (Falkirk) did not meet SPL stadium requirements, and Aberdeen retained their top flight status.[43][4][44] This was followed by an early-season defeat to Irish club Bohemians on the away goals rule in the next season's UEFA Cup.[45]

Steve Paterson was appointed to replace Skovdahl following his resignation in 2002,[44] but lasted only two seasons. Paterson's tenure with Aberdeen was marred by his addiction to alcohol. In March 2003 he failed to attend a home game against Dundee due to being too hungover after a night of drinking prior to the match.[46]

Jimmy Calderwood took over in 2004 and Aberdeen posted more consistent results than in previous seasons. In the 2006–07 season, the club finished in third place in the league and entered the final qualifying round for the 2007–08 UEFA Cup.[47] Aberdeen defeated Dnipro on the away goals rule to progress (the first time Aberdeen had won on away goals in European football for 40 years).[48] They went on to beat F.C. Copenhagen 4–0, which was the biggest margin of victory and one of Pittodrie's biggest crowds since the 1980s.[49] This set up a meeting with German giants Bayern Munich,[50] which they lost 7–3 on aggregate[51] after a 2–2 draw which saw Aberdeen lead twice in the first leg. Calderwood was sacked by Aberdeen on 24 May 2009, hours after he took the club to a fourth-place finish and back into Europe. Poor domestic cup performances were thought to be the reason for Calderwood's dismissal.[52]

Mark McGhee of Motherwell was appointed as Calderwood's replacement in June 2009.[53] McGhee controversially dismissed Aberdeen legend and goalkeeping coach Jim Leighton in August 2009 and replaced him with Colin Meldrum.[54] Aberdeen suffered a 9–0 defeat to Celtic on 6 November 2010, their heaviest ever defeat. McGhee and his assistants were eventually sacked in December of that year.[55]

Aberdeen approached Craig Brown, who was working without a contract at Motherwell, to replace McGhee. Brown initially rebuffed an offer, but after further discussions with the club Brown resigned as manager at Motherwell to be announced as the next manager at Aberdeen two days later.[56] The first act of the new management team of Brown and Archie Knox was to re-instate Leighton.[57] Aberdeen failed to produce better results under Craig Brown's tenure, and in March 2013 he announced his retirement to take up a non-executive director role on the club's board.[58]

Recent years (2013–present) edit

 
Aberdeen collecting their first trophy in 19 years in 2014

Derek McInnes was announced as the successor to Craig Brown in March 2013.[59] In McInnes' first season as manager, Aberdeen won the 2013–14 Scottish League Cup after defeating Inverness 4–2 on penalties, their first trophy in 19 years.[60][61] Aberdeen finished third in the Scottish Premiership, and began the next season by coming through the early rounds of the Europa League, beating Dutch club FC Groningen before eventually being eliminated by Spanish side Real Sociedad.[62][63][64] The club ended the season in second place—their best league position since 1993–94—in 2015, 2016, and 2017. In recent seasons' Europa League competitions, they were defeated in the third qualifying round four times: In 2015–16 by FC Kairat,[65] in 2016–17 by NK Maribor,[66] in 2017–18 by Apollon Limassol,[67] and in 2019–20 by HNK Rijeka.[68]

Aberdeen were league runners-up once more in 2016–17 and reached both cup finals, but were beaten 3–0 by Celtic in the League Cup[69] and 2–1 by the same opponents in the Scottish Cup,[70] echoing the outcome in 1992–93 when Aberdeen had finished second to Rangers in all competitions.[71] They were again second the following season, earning a first league win against Celtic away from home for fourteen years in the final game of the season.[72] This qualified them for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, where they were defeated after extra time by Premier League side Burnley in the second qualifying round.[73]

In November 2019, Major League Soccer side Atlanta United acquired a less than 10 percent stake in Aberdeen for £2 million (US$2.57 million) as part of a strategic alliance between the two clubs. As part of this deal, vice-chairman Dave Cormack became chairman of the club, replacing Stewart Milne. Atlanta United president Darren Eales also took a seat on Aberdeen's board of directors.[74][75] McInnes left the post of manager in March 2021 after almost 8 years in charge,[76] and was replaced by Atlanta United 2 manager and former Aberdeen player Stephen Glass.[77][78] Glass was dismissed in February 2022,[79] and was replaced by St Mirren manager Jim Goodwin.[80] Following a surprise defeat to West of Scotland Football League side Darvel in the Scottish Cup,[81] Goodwin was replaced by a caretaker manager, Barry Robson, in January 2023.[82] Robson was made permanent manager in May.[83]

Colours and crest edit

 
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The "Wasps" black and gold strip, worn until 1939

For the first season of the club's existence, the team played in a predominantly white strip.[84] This is variously reported as all-white, or as white shirts with blue shorts and socks.[85] This colour scheme was the direct descendant of the colours worn by the precursor Aberdeen club, but lasted only one season before being replaced.[84][86]

For the 1904–05 season, Aberdeen adopted a black and gold striped shirt, which led to the team being nicknamed "the Wasps".[87] This strip, with only minor variations, was worn until just before the start of the Second World War. The blue shorts lasted until 1911, and then were replaced with white ones. Socks were black with gold trim, either as stripes or as a solid bar at the turndown.[84]

 
 
 
 
 
A representative post-war Aberdeen strip. These colours were worn for all the trophy-winning seasons of the 1950s.

In March 1939, Aberdeen changed the black and gold colours to red and white, reflecting the silver and red colours of the official City of Aberdeen arms.[4] The first red strips were worn with white shorts, with either red or white socks from 1939 until the 1965–66 season.[84] In 1966, Aberdeen adopted red shorts, making the official kit all-red, similar to that of Liverpool, who made a similar change at around the same time.[88] This arrangement has continued to the present day, with several variations in design, in common with most senior clubs as the replica shirt market has expanded.[89] In the late 1970s an Admiral strip featured five vertical white stripes on the left side of the shirt and shorts, and the early 1980s shirts—as worn at the 1983 European Cup Winners Cup final—featured white vertical pinstripes. Later design changes included significant amounts of blue,[84] and a one-season reversion to white shorts, although the all-red scheme returned in 1997.[84]

Shirt sponsorship began in 1987, and the initial shirt sponsor was JVC.[84] Since then, with the club making fewer appearances on the international stage, shirt sponsors have tended to be local to Aberdeen—they have included one of the local commercial radio stations, Northsound,[86] as well as several Aberdeen-based oil service companies.[90] As of 2020, the current shirt sponsor is Saltire Energy.[91]

Away colours have tended to be either white—often with black shorts—or a combination of yellow and black, referring back to the black and gold strips of the pre-war era, although for a time in the 1970s, Aberdeen sported an all-blue change strip with white socks.[86][92] For the 2007–08 season, the change strip was all-white, with a third kit of yellow and black halves available if needed for European games, or in the event of a clash involving both red and white.[84]

The club did not have an official crest before 1972, but several variations on the letters AFC had from time to time featured on the shirt, usually in some kind of cursive font. In November 1972,[93] the club unveiled an official crest or logo, designed by Aberdonian graphic designer Donald Addison.[84] The design represented a capital letter A as the side view of a football goal, with a ball forming the crossbar of the letter. This ball was crosshatched in such a way as to depict it as being inside the net, signifying the scoring of a goal. The logo was completed by the letters FC in smaller type at a level with the ball element.[93] This badge was used on the shirts from around 1978, with no significant alterations until the mid-1980s when the words "Aberdeen Football Club" were added in a circular border, and the date of the club's founding, 1903, was added under the goal element.[93] The current version of the crest, which retains these elements in a unified design, was introduced at the start of the 1997–98 season.[93] Two stars signifying the winning of the two European trophies in 1983 were introduced over the badge in the 2005–06 season.[94]

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors edit

Period Kit manufacturer[84] Shirt sponsor[84]
1975–1976 Bukta None
1976–1979 Admiral
1979–1987 Adidas
1987–1990 Umbro JVC
1990–1993 Abtrust
1993–1994 A-Fab
1994–1996 Northsound Radio
1996–1997 Living Design[86]
1997–1998 Puma
1998–2001 Atlantic Telecom
2001–2004 Le Coq Sportif A-Fab
2004–2006 Nike ADT
2006–2008 Apex Tubulars
2008–2011 Team Recruitment
2011–2014 Adidas
2014–2022 Saltire Energy
2022– TEXO[95]

Stadium edit

Main article: Pittodrie Stadium
 
Pittodrie Stadium's granite facade viewed from outside the Merkland Road stand

Aberdeen have played throughout their existence at Pittodrie Stadium, the name of which comes from the Pictish for "place of manure".[96] The ground was first used by the original Aberdeen F.C. in 1899, in a 7–1 win over Dumbarton;[97] when they merged with two other teams in 1903, the new club took over the old Aberdeen ground. On 15 August 1903, 8,000 spectators turned up to watch the new Aberdeen draw 1–1 against Stenhousemuir, the first game played at Pittodrie by its amalgamated tenants.[4] The club initially rented the ground, but subsequently bought it in 1920.[4] The stadium currently seats 20,866.[1] The record attendance is 45,061, during a Scottish Cup match between Aberdeen and Hearts on 13 March 1954.[97]

 
Commemorative plaque on the wall of Pittodrie Stadium on Pittodrie Street.

The stadium consists of four stands: the Main Stand, which also houses the club offices and players facilities; the Merkland Road Stand, also referred to as the "Red Shed";[98] the South Stand, which is opposite the main stand and holds the largest number of spectators; and the Richard Donald stand to the east, which was completed in 1993, contains hospitality suites, and is named after former chairman Dick Donald.[99] A quarter of the South Stand is used to accommodate travelling supporters.[100] In 1978, Pittodrie became the first all covered, all-seater stadium in Britain.[6][101] The current capacity for SPFL games is 18,800, and lower than that for European group stage games.[citation needed]

Training facilities edit

Aberdeen train at Cormack Park, which was opened on 31 October 2019 by former manager Alex Ferguson, who described the development as "up there with the best" that he had seen.[102] As well as being a training centre for the first team, the complex is also home to the Bobby Clark Football Academy and the AFC Community Trust, as well as acting as a community sports hub. The training facilities are named after chairman Dave Cormack, due to the significant financial investment he made to realise the completion of the project.[103]

The complex is made up of a training pavilion, groundsman’s accommodation, three full-sized training pitches, two floodlit 3G pitches and two grass pitches. There is also flexible outdoor and indoor space that can be used for sporting or recreational purposes.[104] All the pitches are named after club legends, chosen by the fans via an online poll.[105]

Prior to the opening of Cormack Park, the first team trained in a variety of locations around the city, including the local Gordon Barracks, beach, Seaton Park, Aberdeen Sports Village and Countesswells, the playing fields of Robert Gordon's College.[106][107][108]

New Aberdeen Stadium edit

Main article: Proposed Aberdeen stadium

Since 2009, Aberdeen have been examining a move to a new stadium. Plans for a new stadium began when the club indicated that further development of Pittodrie Stadium was not possible due to the age of the ground and the restrictions from surrounding land.[109][110] Aberdeen City Council approved an initial project in May 2009, to be situated near Loirston Loch in the south of the city, subject to planning permission.[111] In August 2010, a planning application for the new stadium was submitted to the council, which was approved the following February.[112][113][114]

The move was delayed by a year in May 2012 due to problems with land ownership, and suffered a serious setback the following August, when the council rejected a joint application by Aberdeen and Cove Rangers to build a community sports centre at nearby Calder Park.[115][116] Aberdeen announced in November 2014 new plans to instead build training facilities at Balgownie, on land owned by the University of Aberdeen, but the project was ultimately scrapped in the following July.[117][118]

Plans to develop a new stadium and training facilities near Westhill, close to the newly developed Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route, were announced in May 2016.[119][120][121] The new stadium is expected to have a similar capacity to Pittodrie Stadium.[120] Although the project overcame legal challenges from local residents,[122][123] progress stalled due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.[124] Alternative designs at the city's beachfront close to Pittodrie were released in August 2021.[125]

Supporters and nicknames edit

Supporters edit

 
Fans display "1903", the year of the club's establishment, before the 2014 Scottish League Cup Final

Aberdeen's supporters, known as the Red Army, are listed in the team squad list as wearing the number 12 shirt.[126] In 1999, a group of supporters founded the Red Ultras group with the express aim of improving the atmosphere at Pittodrie.[127][128] The group disbanded at the beginning of 2010;[129] a new group called Ultras Aberdeen organise chants and choreography in the Merkland Road Stand, also known as the "Red Shed".[98]

Aberdeen are the only top-flight team in the third largest city in Scotland,[130] a city which is relatively remote, geographically, from other large population centres, and as a result have a large catchment area of potential supporters. The average attendance in the 2022–23 Scottish Premiership was 15,636.[131]

In the 1980s, a minority of the club's supporters had a reputation as one of Britain's most prominent casuals groups, the Aberdeen Soccer Casuals.[132] The rise of the Aberdeen Casuals coincided with the most successful period in the club's history, and has been chronicled in more than one published account.[133][134] Whilst numbers have steadily declined with the introduction of Football Banning Orders preventing hooligans from travelling to games, the Aberdeen Casuals still appear at big fixtures often away from home and in the UEFA Europa League. There were clashes at both fixtures against FC Groningen in 2014, as well as 13 arrests after violent clashes with Dundee United fans at a game in December 2015.[135][136][137]

Rivalries edit

Aberdeen have rarely played in the same division as their geographically closest neighbours (Cove Rangers, Peterhead, Brechin City, Montrose, Arbroath, Elgin City, and Forfar Athletic), so rivalries have tended to come from further afield. Cove Rangers from the same city entered the professional leagues for the first time in 2019, although the Aberdeen derby is yet to occur in a league meeting.

In the early 1980s, owing to the success both domestically and in Europe of Aberdeen and Dundee United, the pair were known as the New Firm. However, Dundee United have their city neighbours Dundee as close rivals, and the antagonism was not always reciprocated to the same degree.[138]

The same situation applies to Aberdeen's rivalry with Rangers, in that Rangers have their own much older and well-known Old Firm rivalry with Celtic.[139] Aberdeen's rivalry with Rangers arose after a number of incidents in matches between the two clubs in the 1980s, namely Willie Johnston's stamp on John McMaster's neck in the Scottish League Cup and Neil Simpson's tackle on Ian Durrant in 1988, as well as Aberdeen's dominance in Scottish football throughout the decade.[140][141][142][143] There are still often violent clashes between both sets of supporters within and outwith the stadium to this day.[144][145][146]

Aberdeen developed a minor rivalry with Inverness Caledonian Thistle since Inverness were first promoted to the SPL in 2004.[147] It is known as the North derby due to the fact that Aberdeen and Inverness are the two largest settlements in the north of Scotland.

Aberdeen's re-emerged as one of the top teams in Scotland during the 2010s, which increased the rivalry with Celtic both competitively and between supporters. There have been minor incidents at games,[148] mainly relating to political disturbances by Celtic supporters at games between the clubs, including the disruption of minute's silences and the display of banners showing support for the 1981 Irish hunger strike.[149]

Nicknames edit

Aberdeen are known as "The Dons", a name that has been in use since at least 1913. The origin of this nickname is unclear.[150] One theory is that it derives from the word "don" meaning "teacher", given Aberdeen's history as a university town.[151] It may also be a reference to the nearby River Don, or a contraction of "Aberdonians".[150][152] Before the popular adoption of "The Dons", the team were variously known as "The Wasps" or "The Black and Golds", both names a reference to the yellow and black striped shirts of the time.[153][16] As with many teams that play in red, Aberdeen may also be called "The Reds", and are referred to by some supporters as "The Dandy Dons" or "The Dandies".[154]

Rival clubs occasionally refer to Aberdeen as "The Sheep" and their supporters as "The Sheep Shaggers". The term was eventually accepted by the club's supporters, and fans began chanting "the sheep are on fire" at games.[155] The song was originally sung by away fans poking fun at an Aberdeen fan set on fire on a train while wearing a homemade sheep costume.[156][157] This in turn led to specialised merchandise being sold by the club and local businesses.[158]

Songs edit

Chants and songs include "The Northern Lights of Old Aberdeen"[159] and "Stand Free", the latter of which is set to the tune of "Lord of the Dance".[160]

Honours edit

See also: List of Aberdeen F.C. records and statistics and Aberdeen F.C. in European football

Domestic edit

European edit

Other awards edit

1983

Club officials edit

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 1 September 2023[166]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF   ENG Rhys Williams (on loan from Liverpool)
19 FW   SVN Ester Sokler
20 FW   ENG Shayden Morris
21 MF   USA Dante Polvara
22 FW   NED Vicente Besuijen
23 MF   SCO Ryan Duncan
24 GK   NED Kelle Roos
25 GK   SCO Tom Ritchie
27 DF   ENG Angus MacDonald
28 DF   SCO Jack Milne
30 DF   ISR Or Dadia (on loan from Hapoel Be'er Sheva)
31 GK   SCO Ross Doohan
33 DF   MNE Slobodan Rubežić
See also: Aberdeen F.C. Reserves and Academy

On loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF   ENG Anthony Stewart (on loan at MK Dons)
29 DF   SCO Evan Towler (on loan at Montrose)
36 FW   SCO Alfie Bavidge (on loan at Kelty Hearts)
47 MF   SCO Dylan Lobban (on loan at Formartine United)
48 FW   SCO Liam Harvey (on loan at Elgin City)
55 DF   MWI Kieran Ngwenya (on loan at Partick Thistle)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF   SCO Blair MacKenzie (on loan at Elgin City)
— DF   SCO Finlay Murray (on loan at Turriff United)
— DF   ENG Jayden Richardson (on loan at Stockport County)
— FW   SCO Adam Emslie (on loan at Formartine United)
— FW   SCO Aaron Reid (on loan at Peterhead)

Notable players edit

Further information: List of Aberdeen F.C. players
Hall of Fame

Aberdeen inaugurated a Hall of Fame as part of the club's centenary celebrations in 2003. Six players were inducted following the initial dinner in March 2004, and a further six were included in November 2004.[167] Ex-manager Alex Ferguson was inducted at a re-launch event in November 2015.[168]

In 2017, Neale Cooper, Archie Knox, John McMaster and Graham Leggat were inducted into the Hall of Fame.[169] In 2018, Eoin Jess, Peter Weir, Bobby Clark and Donald Colman were inducted.[170]

Greatest ever team

In November 2015, supporters cast votes to determine the greatest ever Aberdeen team.[171]

Records edit

Main article: List of Aberdeen F.C. records and statistics
See also: Aberdeen F.C. in European football

Individual edit

All players are from Scotland unless otherwise stated. Competitive, professional matches only, up to the end of the 2022–23 season.

Top goalscorers
Rank Name Career Apps Goals Average
1 Joe Harper 1969–1973, 1976–1981 300 199 0.66
2 Matt Armstrong 1931–1939, 1945–1946 219 156 [a] 0.71
3 George Hamilton 1938–1939, 1945–1955 284 155 [b] 0.55
4 Harry Yorston 1947–1957 278 141 0.51
5 Drew Jarvie 1972–1982 386 131 0.34
6 Benny Yorston 1927–1932 156 124 0.79
7 Willie Mills 1932–1938 210 114 0.54
8 Jack Hather   1948–1960 351 105 0.30
9 Mark McGhee 1978–1984 249 100 0.4
10= Billy Little 1957–1968 306 98 0.32
Davie Robb 1966–1978 345 98 0.28
Most appearances
Rank Name Career Apps Goals
1 Willie Miller 1972–1990 796 32
2 Alex McLeish 1978–1994 689 30
3 Bobby Clark 1965–1980 591 0
4 Andrew Considine 2004–2022 571 41
5 Stewart McKimmie 1983–1997 562 9
6 Jim Leighton 1977–1988, 1997–2000 533 0
7 Russell Anderson 1996–2007, 2011–2015 407 21
8 Drew Jarvie 1972–1982 386 131
9 Brian Irvine 1985–1997 385 40
10 Eoin Jess 1989–1996, 1997–2001 380 94

[c]

  1. ^ source has 164 goals/232 games, but 8 goals/13 games were from unofficial wartime league fixtures in 1945/46.
  2. ^ source has 159 goals/292 games, but 4 goals/8 games were from unofficial wartime league fixtures in 1945/46.
  3. ^ source has Willie Cooper 394 games/3 goals, but 17 games/0 goals were from unofficial wartime league fixtures in 1945/46.

Managers edit

Main article: List of Aberdeen F.C. managers

List of full-time managers, as of 26 October 2023. Only competitive matches are counted. Caretaker managers are not listed.

From To Name P W D L Win%[172] Ref
1903 1924   Jimmy Philip 644 221 172 251 034.32 [173]
1924 1937   Paddy Travers 474 214 106 154 045.15 [173]
1937 1955   Dave Halliday 371 165 71 135 044.47 [173]
1955 1959   Davie Shaw 148 66 20 62 044.59 [173]
1959 1965   Tommy Pearson 180 66 42 72 036.67 [173]
1965 1971   Eddie Turnbull 216 101 43 72 046.76 [173]
1971 1975   Jimmy Bonthrone 143 67 46 30 046.85 [173]
1975 1977   Ally MacLeod 61 24 19 18 039.34 [173]
1977 1978   Billy McNeill 36 22 9 5 061.11 [173]
1978 1986   Alex Ferguson 288 167 71 50 057.99 [173]
1986 1986   Alex Ferguson
  Archie Knox 		15 7 5 3 046.67 [173]
1986 1988   Ian Porterfield 71 35 27 9 049.30 [173]
1988 1991   Jocky Scott
  Alex Smith 		117 63 35 19 053.85 [173]
1991 1992   Alex Smith 23 7 7 9 030.43 [173]
1992 1995   Willie Miller 124 53 45 26 042.74 [173]
1995 1997   Roy Aitken 124 50 31 43 040.32 [174]
1997 1998   Alex Miller 43 11 13 19 025.58 [175]
1999 2002   Ebbe Skovdahl 159 54 37 68 033.96 [176]
2002 2004   Steve Paterson 68 23 13 32 033.82 [177]
2004 2009   Jimmy Calderwood 227 94 60 73 041.41 [178]
2009 2010   Mark McGhee 62 17 13 32 027.42 [179]
2010 2013   Craig Brown 113 37 33 43 032.74 [180]
2013 2021   Derek McInnes 377 198 78 101 052.52 [181]
2021 2022   Stephen Glass 42 15 7 20 035.71 [182]
2022 2023   Jim Goodwin 43 17 7 19 039.53 [183]
2023 —   Barry Robson 29 13 6 10 044.83 [184]

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aberdeen, this, article, about, present, club, predecessor, same, name, existence, from, 1881, 1903, 1881, aberdeen, football, club, scottish, professional, football, club, based, aberdeen, scotland, they, compete, scottish, premiership, have, never, been, rel. This article is about the present day club For its predecessor of the same name in existence from 1881 to 1903 see Aberdeen F C 1881 Aberdeen Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen Scotland They compete in the Scottish Premiership and have never been relegated from the top division of the Scottish football league system since they were elected to the top flight in 1905 Aberdeen have won four Scottish league titles seven Scottish Cups and six Scottish League Cups They are also the only Scottish team to have won two European trophies having won the European Cup Winners Cup and the European Super Cup in 1983 AberdeenFull nameAberdeen Football ClubNickname s The Dons The Dandies The RedsFounded14 April 1903 120 years ago 1903 04 14 GroundPittodrie StadiumCapacity20 866 1 ChairmanDave CormackManagerBarry RobsonLeagueScottish Premiership2022 23Scottish Premiership 3rd of 12WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursThird coloursCurrent seasonFormed in 1903 as a result of the amalgamation of three clubs from Aberdeen they rarely challenged for honours until the post war decade when they won each of the major Scottish trophies under manager Dave Halliday This level of success was surpassed in the 1980s when under the management of Alex Ferguson they won three league titles four Scottish Cups and a Scottish League Cup alongside the two European trophies Aberdeen were the last club outside the Old Firm to win a league title in 1984 85 and also the last Scottish team to win a European trophy The team has enjoyed less success since this golden era though a 19 year wait for a major trophy was ended by winning the 2013 14 Scottish League Cup followed up by multiple second place finishes behind Celtic in the league during the 2010s Aberdeen have played at Pittodrie Stadium since their inception The ground currently has a capacity of 20 866 1 and was the first all seated and all covered stadium in the United Kingdom Pittodrie was also the first football stadium to feature a dug out an invention of player and coach Donald Colman The club s colours have been primarily red and white since 1939 before this they played in black and gold vertical stripes In modern times Aberdeen have almost exclusively played with all red strips with white detailing 2 Aberdeen attract support from the city and surrounding areas as they have no geographically close rivals Lacking a local competitor Aberdeen have instead developed rivalries with more distant opponents such as Dundee United collectively known as the New Firm in the 1980s and Rangers Contents 1 History 1 1 Formation and early years 1903 1939 1 2 Halliday to McNeill 1939 1978 1 3 Alex Ferguson era 1978 1986 1 4 Post Ferguson 1987 1999 1 5 Skovdahl to Brown 1999 2013 1 6 Recent years 2013 present 2 Colours and crest 2 1 Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors 3 Stadium 3 1 Training facilities 3 2 New Aberdeen Stadium 4 Supporters and nicknames 4 1 Supporters 4 2 Rivalries 4 3 Nicknames 4 4 Songs 5 Honours 5 1 Domestic 5 2 European 5 3 Other awards 6 Club officials 6 1 Technical staff 6 2 Management 7 Players 7 1 Current squad 7 2 On loan 7 3 Notable players 8 Records 8 1 Individual 9 Managers 10 See also 11 References 12 External linksHistory editMain article History of Aberdeen F C See also List of Aberdeen F C seasons Formation and early years 1903 1939 edit nbsp League history of Aberdeen from their first league appearance in 1904The current Aberdeen F C was formed following the merger of three clubs based in the city Aberdeen Victoria United and Orion in 1903 3 The new club played its first match on 15 August 1903 a 1 1 draw with Stenhousemuir 4 That first season produced a win in the Aberdeenshire Cup but only a third place finish in the Northern League The club applied for membership of the Scottish League for the following season and were elected to the Second Division 4 5 In 1904 the club were managed by Jimmy Philip At the end of its first season despite having finished seventh out of twelve teams Aberdeen were elected to the new expanded First Division 5 They have remained in the top tier of Scottish football ever since 6 From 1906 the club made steady progress with a Scottish Cup semi final appearance in 1908 and another in 1911 4 In that season of 1910 11 Aberdeen recorded their first victories over the Old Firm of Celtic and Rangers and led the league for a time but finished the season in second place 4 Wartime affected the club as much as any other despite spending cuts and other economies by 1917 the situation became untenable Aberdeen dropped out of competitive football along with Dundee and Raith Rovers 7 Senior football returned on 16 August 1919 and Aberdeen resumed with a fixture against Albion Rovers Philip was still in charge and continued to oversee a team capable of isolated good results but never quite able to sustain a challenge long enough to win a trophy In 1923 Aberdeen were drawn against Peterhead in the Scottish Cup and posted their record score a 13 0 victory 8 Philip retired a year later and was replaced as manager by Paddy Travers 9 He presided over the team s first Scottish Cup final in 1937 4 Travers trainer first team coach in modern parlance was former player Donald Colman 10 Colman conceived the dug out a covered area set slightly below the level of the playing surface to better aid his observations 11 12 Everton visited Pittodrie soon after its introduction and exported the idea to the English leagues from where it spread throughout the football playing world 13 Travers left to become manager of Clyde in 1939 Halliday to McNeill 1939 1978 edit Travers was replaced by former Yeovil Town manager Dave Halliday one of more than a hundred applicants for the role and the club moved from their black and gold strip to red and white 14 15 16 Halliday had barely begun his work when World War II halted competitive football in the United Kingdom For these six years the club was temporarily taken over by then directors Charles B Forbes and George Anderson while Halliday served in the war 14 17 Halliday s place in the Aberdeen Hall of Fame was secured after the war when he became the first manager to bring national trophies to Pittodrie Aberdeen won the Southern League Cup in the 1945 46 season defeating Rangers 3 2 at Hampden 16 They then reached the 1947 Scottish Cup final defeating Hibernian 2 1 with George Hamilton signed from Halliday s former club Queen of the South scoring to gain the club s first major trophy 14 18 From this early success Halliday s side reached two more Scottish Cup finals in 1953 and 1954 though they lost both 14 Halliday s team were not to be denied however and the following season 1954 55 Aberdeen won their first Scottish League title 14 18 Though league winners the club did not participate in the first European Cup competition Scotland s place was awarded to Hibernian who took part by special invitation 19 Halliday and Hamilton left at the end of that championship winning season and Halliday was replaced by Davie Shaw 14 Aberdeen won the League Cup under his guidance beating St Mirren in 1955 56 and reached another Scottish Cup final in 1959 18 However Shaw stepped aside for another former favourite player Tommy Pearson in 1959 Pearson s time in charge coincided with a high turnover of players and yielded no trophies 20 He retired in 1965 making way for Eddie Turnbull 9 Turnbull led Aberdeen to the 1967 Scottish Cup final where the side was ultimately defeated by Celtic 18 Despite this loss Aberdeen qualified for the European Cup Winner s Cup in the following season thanks to their appearance in this final the first time the club had competed in European competition Their first tie was a 14 1 aggregate victory over KR Reykjavik although they lost the second round tie with Standard Liege 3 2 on aggregate Two years later Derek Cup tie McKay recorded the only four goals of his Aberdeen career to help his team to the 1969 70 Scottish Cup scoring the winning goals in the quarter and semi final and two in the final itself 21 22 As Scottish Cup holders Aberdeen once again qualified for the same competition but were eliminated in the first round following a 4 4 aggregate tie with Honved This tie level after extra time and also level on away goals was decided by the first penalty shoot out in UEFA competition history Honved winning the shootout 5 4 in Budapest 23 24 The Aberdeen side of the 1970s regularly challenged for domestic honours However they rarely won trophies with the exception of the Drybrough Cup in 1971 under Jimmy Bonthrone and the League Cup in 1976 under Ally MacLeod During this decade Aberdeen had five managers Eddie Turnbull Jimmy Bonthrone Ally MacLeod Billy McNeill and Alex Ferguson 9 They reached two more national cup finals the Scottish Cup in 1978 under Billy McNeill and the League Cup in the following season under the new manager Alex Ferguson 18 Alex Ferguson era 1978 1986 edit nbsp Alex Ferguson the most successful manager of Aberdeen pictured at his last club Manchester UnitedUnder Ferguson s guidance the club won three league championships four Scottish Cups one League Cup the European Cup Winner s Cup the European Super Cup and a Drybrough Cup all in the space of seven years 25 Players such as Jim Leighton Willie Miller Alex McLeish and Gordon Strachan became the backbone of the team 26 Aberdeen s second League title was won in 1979 80 and this initial success was built upon with Scottish Cup wins in three successive seasons from 1982 to 1984 and two more league titles in 1983 84 and 1984 85 25 nbsp A commemorative pennant from 1980During the European Cup Winners Cup in 1983 Aberdeen beat FC Sion Dinamo Tirana and Lech Poznan to face the German Cup winners Bayern Munich This game was won 3 2 at Pittodrie after a goalless draw in Germany John Hewitt with the winning goal 27 28 They then faced now defunct Belgian club Waterschei in the semi final Aberdeen beat them 5 1 at home and lost for the first time in the tournament 1 0 away resulting in an aggregate victory which sent Aberdeen to the final 29 On 11 May 1983 Aberdeen beat Real Madrid 2 1 after extra time to win the cup and become only the third Scottish side to win a European trophy 4 30 31 The club released a song European Song to coincide with the appearance in the final 32 This was followed up with the capture of the European Super Cup in December when Hamburger SV were beaten over two legs 4 33 Aberdeen reached the semi finals of the 1983 84 European Cup Winners Cup before losing to Porto 2 0 on aggregate In the first round of the 1984 85 European Champion Club s Cup Aberdeen lost to East Berlin side BFC Dynamo in a penalty shoot out 4 5 following a 3 3 on aggregate in regular times 34 Today both clubs enjoy friendly relations 35 Post Ferguson 1987 1999 edit After Ferguson moved to England to manage Manchester United in November 1986 Aberdeen struggled to compete with Celtic and a resurgent Rangers 36 Aberdeen signed new co managers in 1989 pairing Alex Smith and Jocky Scott 9 A number of foreign players were signed including Dutch internationals Theo Snelders and Hans Gillhaus In the 1989 90 season the club won both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup In 1991 they lost the last game of the season and the league title to Rangers 18 Former player Willie Miller took over in 1992 and presided over two seasons where Aberdeen came close to winning the title However the club ended the 1994 95 season second bottom and had to rely on a play off victory over Dunfermline Athletic to retain their Premier Division status 37 Miller was sacked in February 1995 and replaced by Roy Aitken 38 Despite a Scottish League Cup success in 1995 the club continued to struggle 18 Alex Miller and Paul Hegarty had spells in charge in the late 1990s 9 but with the financial burden of a new stand putting the club into debt for the first time in its history 39 the directors turned to Stewart Milne a local businessman whose firm had built the stand hiring him as the club s chairman 40 41 Skovdahl to Brown 1999 2013 edit nbsp A display by Aberdeen fans in the Richard Donald StandAberdeen s first and only foreign manager Ebbe Skovdahl was appointed in 1999 and his time in charge coincided with some of the heaviest defeats in the club s history 4 42 The low point of the club s history came in the 1999 2000 season where they finished bottom of the table 43 As the Scottish Premier League SPL was being expanded to twelve teams Aberdeen were due to take part in a three team play off with the teams that finished second and third in the First Division 43 44 The play off never happened though as one of those clubs Falkirk did not meet SPL stadium requirements and Aberdeen retained their top flight status 43 4 44 This was followed by an early season defeat to Irish club Bohemians on the away goals rule in the next season s UEFA Cup 45 Steve Paterson was appointed to replace Skovdahl following his resignation in 2002 44 but lasted only two seasons Paterson s tenure with Aberdeen was marred by his addiction to alcohol In March 2003 he failed to attend a home game against Dundee due to being too hungover after a night of drinking prior to the match 46 Jimmy Calderwood took over in 2004 and Aberdeen posted more consistent results than in previous seasons In the 2006 07 season the club finished in third place in the league and entered the final qualifying round for the 2007 08 UEFA Cup 47 Aberdeen defeated Dnipro on the away goals rule to progress the first time Aberdeen had won on away goals in European football for 40 years 48 They went on to beat F C Copenhagen 4 0 which was the biggest margin of victory and one of Pittodrie s biggest crowds since the 1980s 49 This set up a meeting with German giants Bayern Munich 50 which they lost 7 3 on aggregate 51 after a 2 2 draw which saw Aberdeen lead twice in the first leg Calderwood was sacked by Aberdeen on 24 May 2009 hours after he took the club to a fourth place finish and back into Europe Poor domestic cup performances were thought to be the reason for Calderwood s dismissal 52 Mark McGhee of Motherwell was appointed as Calderwood s replacement in June 2009 53 McGhee controversially dismissed Aberdeen legend and goalkeeping coach Jim Leighton in August 2009 and replaced him with Colin Meldrum 54 Aberdeen suffered a 9 0 defeat to Celtic on 6 November 2010 their heaviest ever defeat McGhee and his assistants were eventually sacked in December of that year 55 Aberdeen approached Craig Brown who was working without a contract at Motherwell to replace McGhee Brown initially rebuffed an offer but after further discussions with the club Brown resigned as manager at Motherwell to be announced as the next manager at Aberdeen two days later 56 The first act of the new management team of Brown and Archie Knox was to re instate Leighton 57 Aberdeen failed to produce better results under Craig Brown s tenure and in March 2013 he announced his retirement to take up a non executive director role on the club s board 58 Recent years 2013 present edit nbsp Aberdeen collecting their first trophy in 19 years in 2014Derek McInnes was announced as the successor to Craig Brown in March 2013 59 In McInnes first season as manager Aberdeen won the 2013 14 Scottish League Cup after defeating Inverness 4 2 on penalties their first trophy in 19 years 60 61 Aberdeen finished third in the Scottish Premiership and began the next season by coming through the early rounds of the Europa League beating Dutch club FC Groningen before eventually being eliminated by Spanish side Real Sociedad 62 63 64 The club ended the season in second place their best league position since 1993 94 in 2015 2016 and 2017 In recent seasons Europa League competitions they were defeated in the third qualifying round four times In 2015 16 by FC Kairat 65 in 2016 17 by NK Maribor 66 in 2017 18 by Apollon Limassol 67 and in 2019 20 by HNK Rijeka 68 Aberdeen were league runners up once more in 2016 17 and reached both cup finals but were beaten 3 0 by Celtic in the League Cup 69 and 2 1 by the same opponents in the Scottish Cup 70 echoing the outcome in 1992 93 when Aberdeen had finished second to Rangers in all competitions 71 They were again second the following season earning a first league win against Celtic away from home for fourteen years in the final game of the season 72 This qualified them for the 2018 19 UEFA Europa League where they were defeated after extra time by Premier League side Burnley in the second qualifying round 73 In November 2019 Major League Soccer side Atlanta United acquired a less than 10 percent stake in Aberdeen for 2 million US 2 57 million as part of a strategic alliance between the two clubs As part of this deal vice chairman Dave Cormack became chairman of the club replacing Stewart Milne Atlanta United president Darren Eales also took a seat on Aberdeen s board of directors 74 75 McInnes left the post of manager in March 2021 after almost 8 years in charge 76 and was replaced by Atlanta United 2 manager and former Aberdeen player Stephen Glass 77 78 Glass was dismissed in February 2022 79 and was replaced by St Mirren manager Jim Goodwin 80 Following a surprise defeat to West of Scotland Football League side Darvel in the Scottish Cup 81 Goodwin was replaced by a caretaker manager Barry Robson in January 2023 82 Robson was made permanent manager in May 83 Colours and crest edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aberdeen F C kits nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp The Wasps black and gold strip worn until 1939 For the first season of the club s existence the team played in a predominantly white strip 84 This is variously reported as all white or as white shirts with blue shorts and socks 85 This colour scheme was the direct descendant of the colours worn by the precursor Aberdeen club but lasted only one season before being replaced 84 86 For the 1904 05 season Aberdeen adopted a black and gold striped shirt which led to the team being nicknamed the Wasps 87 This strip with only minor variations was worn until just before the start of the Second World War The blue shorts lasted until 1911 and then were replaced with white ones Socks were black with gold trim either as stripes or as a solid bar at the turndown 84 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp A representative post war Aberdeen strip These colours were worn for all the trophy winning seasons of the 1950s In March 1939 Aberdeen changed the black and gold colours to red and white reflecting the silver and red colours of the official City of Aberdeen arms 4 The first red strips were worn with white shorts with either red or white socks from 1939 until the 1965 66 season 84 In 1966 Aberdeen adopted red shorts making the official kit all red similar to that of Liverpool who made a similar change at around the same time 88 This arrangement has continued to the present day with several variations in design in common with most senior clubs as the replica shirt market has expanded 89 In the late 1970s an Admiral strip featured five vertical white stripes on the left side of the shirt and shorts and the early 1980s shirts as worn at the 1983 European Cup Winners Cup final featured white vertical pinstripes Later design changes included significant amounts of blue 84 and a one season reversion to white shorts although the all red scheme returned in 1997 84 Shirt sponsorship began in 1987 and the initial shirt sponsor was JVC 84 Since then with the club making fewer appearances on the international stage shirt sponsors have tended to be local to Aberdeen they have included one of the local commercial radio stations Northsound 86 as well as several Aberdeen based oil service companies 90 As of 2020 update the current shirt sponsor is Saltire Energy 91 Away colours have tended to be either white often with black shorts or a combination of yellow and black referring back to the black and gold strips of the pre war era although for a time in the 1970s Aberdeen sported an all blue change strip with white socks 86 92 For the 2007 08 season the change strip was all white with a third kit of yellow and black halves available if needed for European games or in the event of a clash involving both red and white 84 The club did not have an official crest before 1972 but several variations on the letters AFC had from time to time featured on the shirt usually in some kind of cursive font In November 1972 93 the club unveiled an official crest or logo designed by Aberdonian graphic designer Donald Addison 84 The design represented a capital letter A as the side view of a football goal with a ball forming the crossbar of the letter This ball was crosshatched in such a way as to depict it as being inside the net signifying the scoring of a goal The logo was completed by the letters FC in smaller type at a level with the ball element 93 This badge was used on the shirts from around 1978 with no significant alterations until the mid 1980s when the words Aberdeen Football Club were added in a circular border and the date of the club s founding 1903 was added under the goal element 93 The current version of the crest which retains these elements in a unified design was introduced at the start of the 1997 98 season 93 Two stars signifying the winning of the two European trophies in 1983 were introduced over the badge in the 2005 06 season 94 Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors edit Period Kit manufacturer 84 Shirt sponsor 84 1975 1976 Bukta None1976 1979 Admiral1979 1987 Adidas1987 1990 Umbro JVC1990 1993 Abtrust1993 1994 A Fab1994 1996 Northsound Radio1996 1997 Living Design 86 1997 1998 Puma1998 2001 Atlantic Telecom2001 2004 Le Coq Sportif A Fab2004 2006 Nike ADT2006 2008 Apex Tubulars2008 2011 Team Recruitment2011 2014 Adidas2014 2022 Saltire Energy2022 TEXO 95 Stadium editMain article Pittodrie Stadium nbsp Pittodrie Stadium s granite facade viewed from outside the Merkland Road standAberdeen have played throughout their existence at Pittodrie Stadium the name of which comes from the Pictish for place of manure 96 The ground was first used by the original Aberdeen F C in 1899 in a 7 1 win over Dumbarton 97 when they merged with two other teams in 1903 the new club took over the old Aberdeen ground On 15 August 1903 8 000 spectators turned up to watch the new Aberdeen draw 1 1 against Stenhousemuir the first game played at Pittodrie by its amalgamated tenants 4 The club initially rented the ground but subsequently bought it in 1920 4 The stadium currently seats 20 866 1 The record attendance is 45 061 during a Scottish Cup match between Aberdeen and Hearts on 13 March 1954 97 nbsp Commemorative plaque on the wall of Pittodrie Stadium on Pittodrie Street The stadium consists of four stands the Main Stand which also houses the club offices and players facilities the Merkland Road Stand also referred to as the Red Shed 98 the South Stand which is opposite the main stand and holds the largest number of spectators and the Richard Donald stand to the east which was completed in 1993 contains hospitality suites and is named after former chairman Dick Donald 99 A quarter of the South Stand is used to accommodate travelling supporters 100 In 1978 Pittodrie became the first all covered all seater stadium in Britain 6 101 The current capacity for SPFL games is 18 800 and lower than that for European group stage games citation needed Training facilities edit Aberdeen train at Cormack Park which was opened on 31 October 2019 by former manager Alex Ferguson who described the development as up there with the best that he had seen 102 As well as being a training centre for the first team the complex is also home to the Bobby Clark Football Academy and the AFC Community Trust as well as acting as a community sports hub The training facilities are named after chairman Dave Cormack due to the significant financial investment he made to realise the completion of the project 103 The complex is made up of a training pavilion groundsman s accommodation three full sized training pitches two floodlit 3G pitches and two grass pitches There is also flexible outdoor and indoor space that can be used for sporting or recreational purposes 104 All the pitches are named after club legends chosen by the fans via an online poll 105 Prior to the opening of Cormack Park the first team trained in a variety of locations around the city including the local Gordon Barracks beach Seaton Park Aberdeen Sports Village and Countesswells the playing fields of Robert Gordon s College 106 107 108 New Aberdeen Stadium edit Main article Proposed Aberdeen stadium Since 2009 Aberdeen have been examining a move to a new stadium Plans for a new stadium began when the club indicated that further development of Pittodrie Stadium was not possible due to the age of the ground and the restrictions from surrounding land 109 110 Aberdeen City Council approved an initial project in May 2009 to be situated near Loirston Loch in the south of the city subject to planning permission 111 In August 2010 a planning application for the new stadium was submitted to the council which was approved the following February 112 113 114 The move was delayed by a year in May 2012 due to problems with land ownership and suffered a serious setback the following August when the council rejected a joint application by Aberdeen and Cove Rangers to build a community sports centre at nearby Calder Park 115 116 Aberdeen announced in November 2014 new plans to instead build training facilities at Balgownie on land owned by the University of Aberdeen but the project was ultimately scrapped in the following July 117 118 Plans to develop a new stadium and training facilities near Westhill close to the newly developed Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route were announced in May 2016 119 120 121 The new stadium is expected to have a similar capacity to Pittodrie Stadium 120 Although the project overcame legal challenges from local residents 122 123 progress stalled due to the economic impact of the COVID 19 pandemic in Scotland 124 Alternative designs at the city s beachfront close to Pittodrie were released in August 2021 125 Supporters and nicknames editSupporters edit nbsp Fans display 1903 the year of the club s establishment before the 2014 Scottish League Cup FinalAberdeen s supporters known as the Red Army are listed in the team squad list as wearing the number 12 shirt 126 In 1999 a group of supporters founded the Red Ultras group with the express aim of improving the atmosphere at Pittodrie 127 128 The group disbanded at the beginning of 2010 129 a new group called Ultras Aberdeen organise chants and choreography in the Merkland Road Stand also known as the Red Shed 98 Aberdeen are the only top flight team in the third largest city in Scotland 130 a city which is relatively remote geographically from other large population centres and as a result have a large catchment area of potential supporters The average attendance in the 2022 23 Scottish Premiership was 15 636 131 In the 1980s a minority of the club s supporters had a reputation as one of Britain s most prominent casuals groups the Aberdeen Soccer Casuals 132 The rise of the Aberdeen Casuals coincided with the most successful period in the club s history and has been chronicled in more than one published account 133 134 Whilst numbers have steadily declined with the introduction of Football Banning Orders preventing hooligans from travelling to games the Aberdeen Casuals still appear at big fixtures often away from home and in the UEFA Europa League There were clashes at both fixtures against FC Groningen in 2014 as well as 13 arrests after violent clashes with Dundee United fans at a game in December 2015 135 136 137 Rivalries edit Aberdeen have rarely played in the same division as their geographically closest neighbours Cove Rangers Peterhead Brechin City Montrose Arbroath Elgin City and Forfar Athletic so rivalries have tended to come from further afield Cove Rangers from the same city entered the professional leagues for the first time in 2019 although the Aberdeen derby is yet to occur in a league meeting In the early 1980s owing to the success both domestically and in Europe of Aberdeen and Dundee United the pair were known as the New Firm However Dundee United have their city neighbours Dundee as close rivals and the antagonism was not always reciprocated to the same degree 138 The same situation applies to Aberdeen s rivalry with Rangers in that Rangers have their own much older and well known Old Firm rivalry with Celtic 139 Aberdeen s rivalry with Rangers arose after a number of incidents in matches between the two clubs in the 1980s namely Willie Johnston s stamp on John McMaster s neck in the Scottish League Cup and Neil Simpson s tackle on Ian Durrant in 1988 as well as Aberdeen s dominance in Scottish football throughout the decade 140 141 142 143 There are still often violent clashes between both sets of supporters within and outwith the stadium to this day 144 145 146 Aberdeen developed a minor rivalry with Inverness Caledonian Thistle since Inverness were first promoted to the SPL in 2004 147 It is known as the North derby due to the fact that Aberdeen and Inverness are the two largest settlements in the north of Scotland Aberdeen s re emerged as one of the top teams in Scotland during the 2010s which increased the rivalry with Celtic both competitively and between supporters There have been minor incidents at games 148 mainly relating to political disturbances by Celtic supporters at games between the clubs including the disruption of minute s silences and the display of banners showing support for the 1981 Irish hunger strike 149 Nicknames edit Aberdeen are known as The Dons a name that has been in use since at least 1913 The origin of this nickname is unclear 150 One theory is that it derives from the word don meaning teacher given Aberdeen s history as a university town 151 It may also be a reference to the nearby River Don or a contraction of Aberdonians 150 152 Before the popular adoption of The Dons the team were variously known as The Wasps or The Black and Golds both names a reference to the yellow and black striped shirts of the time 153 16 As with many teams that play in red Aberdeen may also be called The Reds and are referred to by some supporters as The Dandy Dons or The Dandies 154 Rival clubs occasionally refer to Aberdeen as The Sheep and their supporters as The Sheep Shaggers The term was eventually accepted by the club s supporters and fans began chanting the sheep are on fire at games 155 The song was originally sung by away fans poking fun at an Aberdeen fan set on fire on a train while wearing a homemade sheep costume 156 157 This in turn led to specialised merchandise being sold by the club and local businesses 158 Songs edit Chants and songs include The Northern Lights of Old Aberdeen 159 and Stand Free the latter of which is set to the tune of Lord of the Dance 160 Honours editSee also List of Aberdeen F C records and statistics and Aberdeen F C in European football Domestic edit Scottish League 161 Winners 4 1954 55 1979 80 1983 84 1984 85 Runners up 17 times Scottish Cup 161 Winners 7 1946 47 1969 70 1981 82 1982 83 1983 84 1985 86 1989 90 Runners up 9 times Scottish League Cup 161 Winners 6 1955 56 1976 77 1985 86 1989 90 1995 96 2013 14 Runners up 9 timesEuropean edit UEFA Cup Winners Cup 161 Winners 1982 83UEFA Super Cup 161 Winners 1983Other awards edit France Football European Team of the Year 11983 dd The club was awarded the Freedom of the City of Aberdeen on 16 December 2022 following a unanimous vote by Aberdeen City Council 162 Club officials editTechnical staff edit As of 30 June 2023 163 Manager Barry Robson Assistant manager Steve Agnew First team coach Peter Leven Goalkeeping coach Craig Samson Head of recruitment Jordan Miles Pathways manager Neil Simpson Academy director Gavin Levey Development phase manager Scott Anderson Head of medical and football science Kevin Bain Head of sports science and fitness Graham Kirk Head of performance analysis Jordi RamsManagement edit As of 30 June 2023 164 165 Chairman Dave Cormack Board of directors Tom Crotty non executive Dimitrios Efstathiou non executive Willie Garner non executive Stewart Milne non executive Zoe Ogilvie non executive Kevin MacIver finance Chief executive Alan Burrows Secretary Roy Johnston Director of football Steven Gunn Honorary president Ian DonaldPlayers editCurrent squad edit As of 1 September 2023 166 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player2 DF nbsp SCO Nicky Devlin3 DF nbsp SCO Jack MacKenzie4 MF nbsp SCO Graeme Shinnie captain 5 DF nbsp FIN Richard Jensen6 DF nbsp DEN Stefan Gartenmann on loan from Midtjylland 7 MF nbsp IRL Jamie McGrath8 MF nbsp SCO Connor Barron9 FW nbsp MKD Bojan Miovski10 MF nbsp ENG Leighton Clarkson11 FW nbsp CPV Duk14 FW nbsp SEN Pape Habib Gueye15 DF nbsp NZL James McGarry17 MF nbsp IRL Jonny Hayes No Pos Nation Player18 DF nbsp ENG Rhys Williams on loan from Liverpool 19 FW nbsp SVN Ester Sokler20 FW nbsp ENG Shayden Morris21 MF nbsp USA Dante Polvara22 FW nbsp NED Vicente Besuijen23 MF nbsp SCO Ryan Duncan24 GK nbsp NED Kelle Roos25 GK nbsp SCO Tom Ritchie27 DF nbsp ENG Angus MacDonald28 DF nbsp SCO Jack Milne30 DF nbsp ISR Or Dadia on loan from Hapoel Be er Sheva 31 GK nbsp SCO Ross Doohan33 DF nbsp MNE Slobodan RubezicSee also Aberdeen F C Reserves and Academy On loan edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player26 DF nbsp ENG Anthony Stewart on loan at MK Dons 29 DF nbsp SCO Evan Towler on loan at Montrose 36 FW nbsp SCO Alfie Bavidge on loan at Kelty Hearts 47 MF nbsp SCO Dylan Lobban on loan at Formartine United 48 FW nbsp SCO Liam Harvey on loan at Elgin City 55 DF nbsp MWI Kieran Ngwenya on loan at Partick Thistle No Pos Nation Player DF nbsp SCO Blair MacKenzie on loan at Elgin City DF nbsp SCO Finlay Murray on loan at Turriff United DF nbsp ENG Jayden Richardson on loan at Stockport County FW nbsp SCO Adam Emslie on loan at Formartine United FW nbsp SCO Aaron Reid on loan at Peterhead Notable players edit Further information List of Aberdeen F C players Hall of FameAberdeen inaugurated a Hall of Fame as part of the club s centenary celebrations in 2003 Six players were inducted following the initial dinner in March 2004 and a further six were included in November 2004 167 Ex manager Alex Ferguson was inducted at a re launch event in November 2015 168 In 2017 Neale Cooper Archie Knox John McMaster and Graham Leggat were inducted into the Hall of Fame 169 In 2018 Eoin Jess Peter Weir Bobby Clark and Donald Colman were inducted 170 Chris Anderson Jim Bett Henning Boel Martin Buchan Bobby Clark Donald Colman Neale Cooper Dick Donald Alex Ferguson Arthur Graham Joe Harper Jim Hermiston John Hewitt Drew Jarvie Eoin Jess Stuart Kennedy Archie Knox Graham Leggat Jim Leighton Ally MacLeod Fred Martin Alex McLeish John McMaster Willie Miller Teddy Scott Ally Shewan Neil Simpson Eddie Turnbull Peter Weir Alec Young Greatest ever teamIn November 2015 supporters cast votes to determine the greatest ever Aberdeen team 171 nbsp Jim Leighton 1977 88 1997 2000 nbsp Stuart Kennedy 1976 83 nbsp Willie Miller 1972 90 nbsp Alex McLeish 1978 94 nbsp Russell Anderson 1996 2007 2012 15 nbsp Gordon Strachan 1977 84 nbsp Eoin Jess 1987 96 1997 2001 nbsp Jim Bett 1985 94 nbsp Neil Simpson 1980 90 nbsp Joe Harper 1969 72 1976 81 nbsp Duncan Shearer 1992 97 Records editMain article List of Aberdeen F C records and statistics See also Aberdeen F C in European football Individual edit All players are from Scotland unless otherwise stated Competitive professional matches only up to the end of the 2022 23 season Top goalscorersRank Name Career Apps Goals Average1 Joe Harper 1969 1973 1976 1981 300 199 0 662 Matt Armstrong 1931 1939 1945 1946 219 156 a 0 713 George Hamilton 1938 1939 1945 1955 284 155 b 0 554 Harry Yorston 1947 1957 278 141 0 515 Drew Jarvie 1972 1982 386 131 0 346 Benny Yorston 1927 1932 156 124 0 797 Willie Mills 1932 1938 210 114 0 548 Jack Hather nbsp 1948 1960 351 105 0 309 Mark McGhee 1978 1984 249 100 0 410 Billy Little 1957 1968 306 98 0 32Davie Robb 1966 1978 345 98 0 28Most appearancesRank Name Career Apps Goals1 Willie Miller 1972 1990 796 322 Alex McLeish 1978 1994 689 303 Bobby Clark 1965 1980 591 04 Andrew Considine 2004 2022 571 415 Stewart McKimmie 1983 1997 562 96 Jim Leighton 1977 1988 1997 2000 533 07 Russell Anderson 1996 2007 2011 2015 407 218 Drew Jarvie 1972 1982 386 1319 Brian Irvine 1985 1997 385 4010 Eoin Jess 1989 1996 1997 2001 380 94 c source has 164 goals 232 games but 8 goals 13 games were from unofficial wartime league fixtures in 1945 46 source has 159 goals 292 games but 4 goals 8 games were from unofficial wartime league fixtures in 1945 46 source has Willie Cooper 394 games 3 goals but 17 games 0 goals were from unofficial wartime league fixtures in 1945 46 Managers editMain article List of Aberdeen F C managers List of full time managers as of 26 October 2023 Only competitive matches are counted Caretaker managers are not listed From To Name P W D L Win 172 Ref1903 1924 nbsp Jimmy Philip 644 221 172 251 0 34 32 173 1924 1937 nbsp Paddy Travers 474 214 106 154 0 45 15 173 1937 1955 nbsp Dave Halliday 371 165 71 135 0 44 47 173 1955 1959 nbsp Davie Shaw 148 66 20 62 0 44 59 173 1959 1965 nbsp Tommy Pearson 180 66 42 72 0 36 67 173 1965 1971 nbsp Eddie Turnbull 216 101 43 72 0 46 76 173 1971 1975 nbsp Jimmy Bonthrone 143 67 46 30 0 46 85 173 1975 1977 nbsp Ally MacLeod 61 24 19 18 0 39 34 173 1977 1978 nbsp Billy McNeill 36 22 9 5 0 61 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