1996–97 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and UEFA Europa League in season 1996–97.

Aberdeen F.C.
1996–97 season
ChairmanIan Donald
ManagerRoy Aitken
Scottish Premier Division6th
Scottish Cup3rd round
Scottish League CupQuarter-finalists
UEFA Europa League2nd round
Top goalscorerLeague: Billy Dodds (14)
All: Billy Dodds (22)
Highest home attendance21,500 vs. Rangers, 1 December 1996
Lowest home attendance8,000 vs. Kilmarnock, 1 February 1997
Average home league attendance12,607

Results

Scottish Premier Division
Main article: 1996–97 Scottish Premier Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 10 August Celtic H 2–2 18,595
2 17 August Motherwell A 2–2 Windass, Shearer 6,206
3 25 August Heart of Midlothian H 4–0 Miller, Dodds, Windass, Glass 13,600
4 7 September Raith Rovers A 4–1 Dodds (3), Windass, 5,055
5 14 September Kilmarnock H 3–0 Dodds (3), Kombouare 12,000
6 21 September Hibernian H 0–2 12,500
7 27 September Dundee United A 0–1 10,359
8 12 October Dunfermline Athletic H 3–0 Dodds, Young 10,500
9 19 October Rangers A 2–2 Irvine, Dodds 50,076
10 26 October Raith Rovers H 1–0 Miller 11,200
11 2 November Celtic A 0–1 50,136
12 16 November Dundee United H 3–3 Kiriakov, Kombouare, Dodds 13,800
13 23 November Hibernian A 1–0 Windass 11,522
14 1 December Rangers H 0–3 21,500
15 7 December Dunfermline Athletic A 3–2 Miller, Rowson, Windass 5,465
16 11 December Heart of Midlothian A 2–1 Shearer, Windass 11,477
17 14 December Motherwell H 0–0 10,000
18 21 December Kilmarnock A 0–3 6,114
19 26 December Celtic H 1–2 Dodds 17,000
20 28 December Hibernian H 1–1 Shearer 10,000
21 1 January Dundee United A 0–4 9,736
22 4 January Dunfermline Athletic H 0–2 9,500
23 12 January Rangers A 0–4 47,509
24 18 January Raith Rovers A 2–2 Rowson, Miller 3,950
26 1 February Kilmarnock H 2–1 Windass (2) 8,000
27 8 February Motherwell A 2–2 Dodds, Martin 5,555
28 10 February Heart of Midlothian H 0–0 9,000
29 23 February Dunfermline Athletic A 0–3 5,536
30 1 March Rangers H 2–2 Goram, Kombouare 16,331
30 15 March Dundee United H 1–1 Windass 13,645
31 22 March Hibernian A 1–3 Craig 9,669
32 5 April Motherwell H 0–0 9,000
33 12 April Heart of Midlothian A 0–0 11,186
34 20 April Celtic A 0–3 47,295
35 3 May Raith Rovers H 2–0 Millen, Dodds 10,763
36 10 May Kilmarnock A 1–1 Dodds 10,027

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Heart of Midlothian 36 14 10 12 46 43 +3 52
5 Dunfermline Athletic 36 12 9 15 52 65 −13 45
6 Aberdeen 36 10 14 12 45 54 −9 44
7 Kilmarnock 36 11 6 19 41 61 −20 39 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
8 Motherwell 36 9 11 16 44 55 −11 38
Source: Soccerbase
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. Kilmarnock qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as the winners of the Scottish Cup.

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1996–97 Scottish League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 13 August Queen's Park A 2–0 Glass, Windass 2,021
R3 3 September Morton A 7–3 Windass (4), Dodds (3) 6,000
QF 10 September Dundee A 1–2 Dodds 8,760

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1996–97 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 23 January Hibernian A 2–2 Booth, Dodds 9,588
R3R 28 January Hibernian H 0–0 (Hibernian won 5–3 on penalty kicks) 15,464

UEFA Cup
Main article: 1996–97 UEFA Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
PR2 L1 6 August Lithuania Zalgiris Vilnius A 4–1 Dodds (2), Glass, Shearer 1,800
PR2 L2 20 August Lithuania Zalgiris Vilnius H 1–3 Irvine 8,722
R1 L1 10 September Wales Barry Town H 3–1 Windass, Glass, Young 13,400
R1 L2 24 September Wales Barry Town A 3–3 Dodds (2), Rowson 6,500
R2 L1 15 October Denmark Brøndby IF H 0–2 14,159
R2 L2 29 October Denmark Brøndby IF A 0–0 12,005

Squad

Appearances & Goals
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier Division Scottish Cup League Cup UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Nicky Walker 25 0 19 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
GK Scotland SCO Michael Watt 14 0 9 0 2 0 1 0 2 0
GK Scotland SCO Derek Stillie 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF France FRA Antoine Kombouare 34 3 30 3 2 0 2 0 0 0
DF Bulgaria BUL Tzanko Tzvetanov 34 0 27 0 0 0 3 0 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Brian Irvine (c) 32 2 26 1 0 0 1 0 5 1
DF England ENG Colin Woodthrope 27 0 19 0 2 0 1 0 5 0
DF Scotland SCO John Inglis 23 0 14 0 2 0 3 0 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Stewart McKimmie (c) 21 0 14 0 0 0 2 0 5 0
DF Scotland SCO Russell Anderson 16 0 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jamie Buchan 15 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Hugh Robertson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Michael Hart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Kevin Christie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Portugal POR Samuel Quina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Duncan Buchan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Mike Newlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Alan Bryson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO David Rowson 43 3 34 2 2 0 2 0 5 1
MF Scotland SCO Joe Miller 39 4 30 4 2 0 2 0 5 0
MF Bulgaria BUL Illian Kiriakov 38 1 27 1 2 0 3 0 6 0
MF Scotland SCO Darren Young 34 2 26 1 2 0 2 0 4 1
MF Scotland SCO Stephen Glass 32 4 24 1 2 0 3 1 3 2
MF Scotland SCO Paul Bernard 16 0 14 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
MF Iceland ISL Haraldur Ingólfsson 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Brian Grant 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Derek Young 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Paul Telfer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Iain Good 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Billy Dodds 41 23 31 14 2 1 2 4 6 4
FW England ENG Dean Windass 40 16 29 10 2 0 3 5 6 1
FW Scotland SCO Duncan Shearer 30 5 20 4 2 0 3 0 5 1
FW Scotland SCO Scott Booth 23 1 19 0 2 1 0 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Michael Craig 7 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Dennis Wyness 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Malcolm Kpedekpo 6 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW England ENG Richard Irving 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Noel Whelan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References
  • afcheritage.org "Aberdeen FC – Historic Fixtures and Results". Archived from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
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