2018–19 Aberdeen F.C. season
The 2018–19 Aberdeen F.C. season was Aberdeen's 105th season in the top flight of Scottish football. Aberdeen also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
| 2018–19 season | |||
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| Chairman | Stewart Milne | ||
| Manager | Derek McInnes | ||
| Ground | Pittodrie Stadium | ||
| Scottish Premiership | 4th | ||
| Scottish League Cup | Runners-up | ||
| Scottish Cup | Semi-final | ||
| Europa League | Second qualifying round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Sam Cosgrove (17) All: Sam Cosgrove (21) | ||
| Highest home attendance | League: 20,027 vs Celtic 26 December 2018 Cup: 20,313 vs Burnley Europa League 26 July 2018 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 12,252 vs Livingston 11 December 2018 Cup: 7,857 vs Queen of the South Scottish Cup 10 February 2019 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 14,924 | ||
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Aberdeen also competed in qualifying for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.[1]
Summary
May
On 14 May, Scott McKenna & Graeme Shinnie were called up to the national team.[2] On 28 May, Gothenburg Great Neale Cooper died at the age of 54.[3] On 29 May, Graeme Shinnie made his full Scotland debut, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat to Peru.[4]
June
On 1 June, Lewis Ferguson officially joined the club, although the compensation fee still had to be sorted between the Dons and Hamilton Academical.[5] On 2 June, Scott McKenna, in his fourth game for Scotland, was made team captain in a 1–0 defeat to Mexico. Graeme Shinnie also earned his first start for Scotland.[6]
On 5 June, Chris Forrester joined the club from Peterborough United for a fee believed to be in the region of £150,000.[7][8] On 12 June, the club announced that their Pre-season training camp would be taking place in Ireland and the club would play a friendly against Cobh Ramblers.[9] On 14 June, defender Anthony O'Connor joined Bradford City on a three-year deal.[10] After his release from Ipswich Town, Irish International Stephen Gleeson signed on a two-year deal.[11]
On 15 June, the season league fixtures were announced by the SPFL, with the Dons starting at home to Rangers, with the game being live on TV on 5 August at 1pm.[12] On the same day, the Dons announced a pre-season friendly at home to English Championship club West Bromwich Albion.[13] On 20 June, the Europa League Second Qualifying Round draw[1] was made and the Dons were drawn against English Premier League club Burnley.[14][15] It was the first time the Dons played English opposition in Europe since Ipswich Town in 1981.
On 25 June, Executive Vice-Chairman George Yule announced that he would be leaving his role following major surgery, said to be "a prostate cancer scare" but he explained he was "heading towards full recovery".[16] On 26 June, Scotland Under-21 International Daniel Harvie, who was released last season as he wanted regular football, signed for Ayr United.[17]
July
On 3 July, the start of the construction phase began on the New Aberdeen Stadium.[18] On 8 July, after the 2–2 draw against St Johnstone,[19] the Dons took the decision to cancel the friendly on 11 July with Inverness Caledonian Thistle due to "a number of fitness concerns within the first team squad".[20][21]
On 11 July, goalkeeper Danny Rogers joined St Mirren on a season long loan deal.[22] On the same day, former Hearts defender Krystian Nowak joined on trial.[23] After being on loan last season,[24] Dominic Ball rejoined the club again for a second season-long loan spell.[25]
On 15 July, the friendly match between the Dons and Cove Rangers was abandoned after 50 minutes due to a severe head injury to Cove Rangers player Jordon Brown.[26] After sustaining an injury in the match,[27] the Dons announced defender Mark Reynolds was ruled out until the end of the year having to undergo knee surgery.[28]
On 19 July, striker Adam Rooney left for newly promoted National League side Salford City for a reported fee of £375,000.[29][30] He scored 88 goals in 197 appearances for the club.[31] The transfer led to Accrington Stanley owner Andy Holt accusing Salford, and most notably Gary Neville, of "buying" a place in the English Football League, with Rooney reportedly due to earn £4,000 per week at Salford.[32] Motherwell manager Stephen Robinson also accused Neville of "lacking etiquette" after discussing his club's transfer business and "blew them away with money" to get the deal done.[33]
On 22 July, Austrian goalkeeper Sebastian Gessl joined on trial after leaving German side Karlsruher SC.[34] On 25 July, the Dons signed both Goalkeeper Tomáš Černý, on a one-year deal after his release from Partick Thistle, and defender Tommie Hoban, on loan from Watford with the club having the option of recalling him in January 2019.[35]
August
On 2 August, the Dons were knocked out of UEFA Europa League at the Second qualifying round stage against Burnley.[36] Even though with defeat, the Dons were praised by Burnley fans by creating a great atmosphere at both matches.[37]
After his actions after the match last season against Celtic, defender Shay Logan was suspended for the first 3 matches of the league season beginning on 5 August, against Rangers, Dundee and St Mirren.[38] On 8 August, defender Scott McKenna was ruled out for 6 weeks with an injury picked up in the 1–1 draw with Rangers.[39] On 13 August, striker James Wilson joined from Manchester United on a season-long loan deal.[40]
After the 4–0 win in the League Cup against St Mirren, the Dons were drawn against Hibernian in the Quarter Finals, although at the time of the draw, it was not known whether it was Hibernian or Ross County.[41] On 20 August, compensation was agreed after a tribunal for midfielder Lewis Ferguson after signing him from Hamilton Academical with the fee being kept private and although the Dons felt they had "received a fair hearing", Hamilton wanted "The guidelines used in making the decision should be made available".[42]
On 22 August, the Dons rejected a £3.5m bid from Celtic for defender Scott McKenna, with manager Derek McInnes stating that McKenna would not be sold in the transfer window, and that another bid would be a waste of time.[43] Aberdeen valued the centre-half at around £10m.[44]
On 30 August, Max Lowe joined on loan from Derby County, initially until January 2019.[45] On 31 August, Jordan McGregor joined after being released from Airdrieonians and impressing on trial. He joined with the Development Squad.[46]
September
On Transfer deadline day, the Dons rejected a reported £7m bid from Aston Villa for defender Scott McKenna.[47]
On 1 September, Mikey Devlin was sent off by referee Craig Thomson after only 5 minutes in a 2–0 home loss to Kilmarnock.[48] The decision was appealed by the Dons[49] but was rejected by the SFA with manager McInnes stating that he was "extremely disappointed with this outcome"[50] and he later criticized the SFA for their "incompetency".[51] On 4 September, Bruce Anderson signed a new deal until 2021.[52]
After progressing through to the Semi-finals with a win against Hibernian (6–5 on penalties after a 0–0 draw after extra-time), the Dons were drawn to face Rangers.[53] Alfredo Morelos and Kyle Lafferty were suspended for them. Oddly, the venue was not chosen until a later date due to clashes with Celtic and the Europa League, with Murrayfield Stadium being a likely option due to the demand for tickets.[54] The following day, due to dismay expressed from the club and supporters,[55] the match with Rangers was due to take place at noon at Hampden Park.[56]
October
On 3 October, the League Cup semi final match with Rangers was changed to a 4:30pm kick off time after fans and clubs appeals.[57]
On 4 October, the SPFL suspended Scott McKenna for two matches after his challenge on Odsonne Édouard in the match against Celtic. The Dons appealed however it was rejected.[58] On 11 October, defender Scott McKenna came on a second-half substitute in a 2–1 defeat against Israel, marking his competitive debut for Scotland.[59] Subsequently, following this match due to call-offs, Michael Devlin and Gary Mackay-Steven were called up for the friendly with Portugal.[60]
Aberdeen reached the League Cup Final thanks to a late header from Lewis Ferguson against Rangers[61] with manager McInnes claiming "he was born to play at Hampden."[62]
November
On 6 November, Michael Devlin, Gary Mackay-Steven, Scott McKenna & Graeme Shinnie were all called up to the national team for the Nations League matches in Albania and at home to Israel.[63] However Devlin was injured in training before the Albania match and subsequently missed the League Cup Final.[64]
On 13 November, striker James Wilson was awarded Goal of the Month for October for his stunning strike against Hamilton Academical.[65]
December
On 2 December, former Dons loanee Ryan Christie scored the only goal in a 1–0 win in the League Cup Final against the Dons.[66] During the match, winger Gary Mackay-Steven suffered concussion in a challenge with Dedryck Boyata. He was down for 6 minutes and was taken to hospital[67] then later released.[68] Manager McInnes later said after the match, that he "intends to come back to another final with Aberdeen and I intend to win another trophy", with his only success with the club coming in the 2014 Final.[69]
On 5 December, the Dons won against Rangers at Ibrox with Scott McKenna scoring the only goal and having to play for almost 60 minutes with 10 men after Sam Cosgrove was wrongfully dismissed.[70] A few days after the match, Connor McLennan signed a new deal until 2021.[71]
Although the Dons lost their next match to St Johnstone, after this they had back-to-back wins against newly-promoted clubs Livingston and St Mirren respectively, propelling the Dons to a season-high so far of fourth in the table.[72] Sam Cosgrove's booking against Livingston for 'diving' was later rescinded.[73] On 21 December, despite holding talks over an extended stay, Max Lowe returned to his parent club Derby County in January.[74]
After the comfortable 2–0 win over Hearts, the two managers had a spat beginning with Craig Levein claiming after the match they should have had 2 penalties.[75] McInnes responded saying they "moan about this and that" but "the best team won".[76] Levein then claimed McInnes of "double standards" and him talking "tripe" and said he was "crying like a baby" in a phone conversation.[77] McInnes then responded again after the 4–3 defeat to Celtic saying Levein was "irrational and childish".[78]
The Dons completed the year with a win against Livingston, placing fourth in the table. It was also announced the club will have their winter training camp again in Dubai.[79] Later subsequently whilst in Dubai, striker Sam Cosgrove was awarded player of the month for December and manager Derek McInnes was awarded manager of the month for December.[80]
January
On 7 January, Sam Cosgrove signed a contract extension until 2022.[81] On the same day, youth defender Sam Roscoe extended his loan deal with Alloa until the end of the season.[82] On 8 January, Greg Tansey had his contract terminated with the club and later that day signed for St Mirren.[83] There was some confusion as to whether Dean Campbell had scored against Livingston in the away win, so the SPFL awarded Campbell with the goal, his first for the club.[84] The Dons concluded their winter training camp in Dubai with a 2–0 friendly win against Dibba Al Hisn, with Sam Cosgrove scoring both goals.[85]
On 17 January, Max Lowe rejoined the Dons on loan from Derby County until the end of the season.[86] On 18 January, after being on loan last season, Greg Stewart joined on loan until the end of the season from Birmingham City.[87] The Dons returned to action in the Scottish Cup with a lackluster 1–1 draw against bottom of League One side Stenhousemuir, however they won the replay 4–1.[88] On 22 January, summer signing Chris Forrester had his contract terminated by the club, sighting personal reasons.[89] He returned to Ireland, his native homeland, to play for St Patrick's Athletic.[90]
On transfer deadline day, Scott Wright joined Dundee,[91] Bruce Anderson joined Dunfermline Athletic,[92] and Mark Reynolds joined Dundee United[93] all on loan respectively, until the end of the season. The Dons also rejected bids for defender Scott McKenna and winger Gary Mackay-Steven.[94]
February
The Dons moved up to third in the table with a hard-fought 2–1 win at Easter Road against Hibernian, even with striker Sam Cosgrove and goalkeeper Joe Lewis going off with injuries.[95] Both players, however, were fit to play in the next match in what was a pulsating 4–2 home defeat to Rangers, with Alfredo Morelos (who was later given a 3 match ban after an appeal[96]) and Scott McKenna clashing with both men being sent off. It was the third time Morelos had been sent off against Aberdeen this season.[97] Rangers goalkeeper Allan McGregor was also given a possible 2 match ban for 'kicking' Lewis Ferguson.[98] McGregor was then given the 2 match ban.[99]
Even after a stunning goal from Stephen Dobbie, Aberdeen seen off Queen of the South with a 4–1 win in the Scottish Cup at Pittodrie.[100] They were drawn at home in the next round against the winner of either Kilmarnock or Rangers[101] with the latter winning in the replay. In the next league match, the Dons drew 2–2 at home to St Mirren.[102] During the match whilst broadcasting for BBC Scotland, Derek Ferguson (father of Lewis Ferguson) announced his son was set to sign a new deal with the club.[103] He signed on until 2024.[104] Defender Tommie Hoban was injured in the match and a few days later, he was ruled out until the end of the season through another knee injury.[105] He returned to Watford for treatment.[106]
Shortly after the 2–0 win away to St Johnstone, manager Derek McInnes announced that Shay Logan would be out with an ankle injury for up to three months.[107] The club later that day announced the signing of experienced defender Greg Halford until the end of the season.[108] Aberdeen ended the month with a home defeat to Hamilton Academical.[109]
March
On 1 March, Aberdeen FC's plans for the new £50m stadium were given the legal go-ahead.[110] The Dons Scottish Cup Quarter-final match with Rangers ended in a 1–1 draw but the match was marred with violence as 6 arrests were made and seats broken in the away section.[111] The replay took place on 12 March.[112] The Dons had a league match in between the Rangers matches, a 0–0 draw at Celtic Park. It was the first 0–0 between the sides since 1994.[113]
On 12 March, Scott McKenna & Graeme Shinnie were called up to the national team.[114] Niall McGinn was called up for Northern Ireland.[115] On the same day, the Dons won their Scottish Cup replay with Rangers 2–0 at Ibrox.[116] They will play Celtic on 14 April in the Semi-final at Hampden Park with a 2:00pm kick off.[117] Graeme Shinnie will be suspended for the match after picking up 2 yellows in the matches against Rangers.[118] The Dons League home woes continued after they were held to a 1–1 draw with Livingston.[119] The Dons ended March with their unbeaten away run coming to an end against Hearts at Tynecastle Stadium.[120] Tom Crotty who has invested in the club became a director.[121]
April
Aberdeen began April by winning their first home League match of 2019 with a 3–1 win against Motherwell.[122] The club announced that defender Mark Reynolds had agreed to join Dundee United permanently,[123] having initially joined them on loan in January.[93]
The Dons ended the pre-split fixtures with a 2–0 win against Dundee at Dens Park, with Sam Cosgrove scoring both goals taking his season tally up to 20.[124] The post-split fixtures were announced with the Dons away to Kilmarnock and Rangers, then home matches against Celtic and Hearts, and finishing the season at Easter Road against Hibernian.[125]
Scott McKenna was named captain for the Scottish Cup semi-final match against Celtic as normal captain Graeme Shinnie was suspended.[126] Shinnie, out of contract at the end of the season, was in talks with Derby County.[127] Aberdeen lost the match 3–0 exiting the competition, finishing the match with 9 men and with both manager and assistant being sent to the stands.[128] Dominic Ball was given a second yellow after a head challenge with Ryan Christie which left the former with a black-eye and multiple cheek fractures.[129] Lewis Ferguson was given a straight red for a tackle on Tom Rogic. Assistant head coach Tony Docherty was sent to the stand at half time and during the second half, manager Derek McInnes was also sent to the stand for appearing to hurl abuse at the Celtic fans, after they had allegedly sung a sectarian song about him.[130] Police Scotland looked into the incident but found no clear evidence and both were later charged by the SFA.[131] After the match, it was revealed Niall McGinn was out until the end of the season with an ankle injury.[132]
Their next league match seen them win at Kilmarnock, with the home side having three players sent off, although one was later rescinded.[133][134] Steve Clarke ranted at referee Steven McLean saying that "he should never referee Killie games again." He was later charged for his comments.[135][136]
On 26 April before the Dons next match against Rangers their manager Steven Gerrard claimed Aberdeen only raise their games against them, with McInnes dismissing these comments.[137] Defender Andrew Considine also signed a two-year contract extension with the option of a further year.[138] Aberdeen lost the match 2–0 with Rangers scoring two penalties, one of which Considine was sent off for conceding.[139]
May
On 4 May, Aberdeen lost 3–0 at home to Celtic, handing their opponents an eighth league title in a row.[140] Captain Graeme Shinnie announced he signed a 3 year deal on a pre-contract for Derby County.[141] He was also named in the Premier League Team of the Year, whilst Lewis Ferguson was nominated for Young Player of the Year.[142] On 10 May, the Dons won their final home game of the season with a 2–1 win against Hearts.[143] A few days after the match, back-up Goalkeeper Tomáš Černý signed a new one-year deal.[144]
On 16 May, the Aberdeen player awards took place. Ethan Ross was named Development Player of the Year, Lewis Ferguson was named Young Player of the Year and scored the Goal of the Season, Max Lowe was named Players’ Player of the Year, and Joe Lewis was named AFC Player of the Year.[145] The next day, Ethan Ross signed a new two-year contract.[146]
On the final day of the League season, the Dons came from behind to win 2–1 at Easter Road against Hibernian, however because Kilmarnock beat Rangers by the same scoreline, they finished the season in Fourth place.[147] Aberdeen received the final European place after Celtic won the Scottish Cup Final against Hearts.[148] In the close season, Frank Ross signed a new one-year deal with the option of a further year.[149]
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season
| 30 June 2018[9] Friendly | Cobh Ramblers | 0–1 | Aberdeen | Fota Island Resort, Cork, Ireland |
| 14:00 BST | AFC Report | Forrester  62' |
Attendance: 250 |
| 4 July 2018[150] Friendly | Aberdeen | 1–0 | Falkirk | Gayfield Park, Arbroath |
| 19:30 BST | Ferguson 87' |
AFC Report | Attendance: 922 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 8 July 2018[150] Friendly | St Johnstone | 2–2 | Aberdeen | McDiarmid Park |
| 14:00 BST | Wotherspoon 5' Hurst 73' |
AFC Report | May 8' Wright 28' |
Attendance: 1,554 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 15 July 2018[150] Friendly | Cove Rangers | A – A[N 1] | Aberdeen | Balmoral Stadium |
| 13:00 BST | Megginson 27' (pen.) |
AFC Report | Logan 21' Forrester 45' |
Attendance: 1,250 Referee: Alex Shepherd |
| 20 July 2018[13] Friendly | Aberdeen | 1–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 20:00 BST[151] | Cosgrove 37' |
AFC Report WBA Report |
Livermore 43' |
Attendance: 6,257 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 23 July 2018 Friendly | Inverurie Locos | 2–3 | Aberdeen XI | Harlaw Park |
| 19:30 BST | Gauld 52' Souter 90' |
AFC Report | Brown 4' Anderson 20'Dangana 37' |
| 29 July 2018[152] Friendly | Arbroath | 0–3 | Aberdeen XI | Gayfield Park |
| 14:00 BST | AFC Report | Anderson 20' (pen.), 34', 48' |
Attendance: 443 Referee: Alan Newlands |
Scottish Premiership
| 5 August 2018[12] 1 | Aberdeen | 1–1 | Rangers | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 13:00 BST | Ferguson  65'Devlin 74'Forrester 88'Anderson 90+3' |
Report | Morelos  12'Tavernier 30' (pen.)Arfield 74'Goldson 79' |
Attendance: 19,046 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 11 August 2018 2 | Dundee | 0–1 | Aberdeen | Dens Park |
| 15:00 BST | Kusunga 74' |
Report | Ferguson 24' Devlin 33'Gleeson 50'Mackay-Steven 75' (pen.) |
Attendance: 7,581 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 25 August 2018 3 | Hibernian | 1–1 | Aberdeen | Easter Road |
| 15:00 BST | Hanlon 36' Stevenson 52'Maclaren 85'Mallan 89'Porteous 90+5' |
Report | Hoban 45' 46' Shinnie 68'Considine 90'Logan 90'Mackay-Steven 90+5' |
Attendance: 18,583 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 1 September 2018 4 | Aberdeen | 0–2 | Kilmarnock | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 BST | Devlin 5' Ferguson 54'Shinnie 83'Logan 87' |
Report | Power 22' Tshibola 30'Brophy 44' 56'Stewart 69' |
Attendance: 14,248 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 15 September 2018 5 | St Johnstone | 1–1 | Aberdeen | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 BST | McMillan 13' Craig 18'Alston 66'Swanson 89' |
Report | Considine 47' McGinn 69'Lowe 70' |
Attendance: 4,880 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 22 September 2018 6 | Aberdeen | 1–0 | Motherwell | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 BST | Wilson 6' McKenna 76'Considine 89'Ball 90+2' |
Report | Aldred 44' Bigirimana 77'Frear 86' |
Attendance: 14,027 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 29 September 2018 7 | Celtic | 1–0 | Aberdeen | Celtic Park |
| 15:00 BST | Sinclair 63' |
Report | Attendance: 59,143 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 6 October 2018 8 | Aberdeen | 4–1 | St Mirren | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 BST | Cosgrove 26', 65' McLennan 30'Lowe 41' |
Report | Flynn 23' McGinn 45'Jackson 76' |
Attendance: 14,003 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 20 October 2018 9 | Hearts | 2–1 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 15:00 BST | Djoum 19' 36' Godinho 29'Naismith 43' (pen.) 71'Morrison 57'Clare 89' |
Report | Ball 10' Mackay-Steven 20' 55' (pen.)Considine 36'Devlin 42'Ferguson 68'Logan 78' |
Attendance: 18,051 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 31 October 2018 11 | Aberdeen | 3–0 | Hamilton Academical | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 19:45 GMT | Shinnie 8' Wilson 23'Devlin 60' |
Report | Imrie 78'  90+2' |
Attendance: 12,365 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 4 November 2018 12 | Kilmarnock | 1–2 | Aberdeen | Rugby Park |
| 12:15 GMT | K. Boyd 32' (pen.) Taylor 35'Broadfoot 87' |
Logan 40' Anderson 73'Ferguson 87' |
Attendance: 5,270 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 9 November 2018 13 | Aberdeen | 1–0 | Hibernian | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 19:45 GMT | Mackay-Steven 40' |
Report | Porteous 16' Mallan 60'Milligan 90' |
Attendance: 15,629 Referee: Alan Muir[N 2] |
| 24 November 2018 14 | Motherwell | 3–0 | Aberdeen | Fir Park |
| 15:00 GMT | Johnson 25', 30' Turnbull 54'Campbell 84' |
Report | Ferguson 87' |
Attendance: 5,131 Referee: John Beaton |
| 5 December 2018 16 | Rangers | 0–1 | Aberdeen | Ibrox Stadium |
| 19:45 GMT | Morelos 45+2' 64' Lafferty 49'McGregor 89' |
McKenna 7' Cosgrove 11' 34'Shinnie 53' |
Attendance: 49,711 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 8 December 2018 17 | Aberdeen | 0–2 | St Johnstone | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Shinnie 30' |
Report | Craig 36' Tanser 56'Shaughnessy 71'Alston 74'Davidson 77' |
Attendance: 13,304 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 11 December 2018 10[N 3] | Aberdeen | 3–2 | Livingston | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 19:45 GMT | McGinn 9' Cosgrove 57' 63'[N 4]Ferguson 90+2' |
Report | Halkett 6' Pittman 12'McMillan 32' 56' |
Attendance: 12,252 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 15 December 2018 18 | St Mirren | 1–2 | Aberdeen | The Simple Digital Arena |
| 15:00 GMT | Jones 30' MacPherson 35'Edwards 37'Hodson 60'Hammill 78' |
Report | May 30' (pen.) Ferguson 37'Lowe 59'Cosgrove 61' |
Attendance: 4,699 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 18 December 2018 15[N 3] | Aberdeen | 5–1 | Dundee | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 19:45 GMT | Cosgrove 16', 44' Considine 50'McLennan 56'O'Dea 73' (o.g.)Ferguson 75' |
Report | Woods 56' Ralph 66'C Miller 68'McGowan 77' |
Attendance: 13,142 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 22 December 2018 19 | Aberdeen | 2–0 | Hearts | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Cosgrove 2', 69' (pen.) Logan 63'Gleeson 71' |
Report | Mitchell 65' 86' Haring 66'Naismith 71' |
Attendance: 16,451 Referee: John Beaton |
| 26 December 2018 20 | Aberdeen | 3–4 | Celtic | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 14:00 GMT | May 24' (pen.) 52' McGinn 38'Cosgrove 83' (pen.) 90'Ferguson 90' |
Report | Sinclair 6', 76', 88' 90+2' Édouard 86' |
Attendance: 20,027 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 29 December 2018 21 | Livingston | 1–2 | Aberdeen | Toni Macaroni Arena |
| 15:00 GMT | Hardie 89' |
Report | Wilson 71' Campbell 85' |
Attendance: 5,548 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 23 January 2019 22 | Hamilton Academical | 0–3 | Aberdeen | Hope CBD Stadium |
| 19:45 GMT | McGowan 16' Gordon 28'Martin 82' |
Report | Cosgrove 25', 52' Logan 51'Ferguson 56' 78' |
Attendance: 2,104 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 26 January 2019 23 | Aberdeen | 0–0 | Kilmarnock | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Shinnie 29' Ferguson 45' |
Report | Dicker 73' Tshibola 73'S. Boyd 75'Power 77'K. Boyd 82' |
Attendance: 15,560 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 2 February 2019 24 | Hibernian | 1–2 | Aberdeen | Easter Road |
| 15:00 GMT | Shaw 9' Hanlon 10'Kamberi 62'Stevenson 83' |
Report | Considine 12' 41' Mackay-Steven 22'Hoban 73' |
Attendance: 16,269 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 6 February 2019 25 | Aberdeen | 2–4 | Rangers | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 19:45 GMT | Cosgrove 31', 47' (pen.) Logan 36'McKenna 55'Ferguson 78' |
Report | Morelos 20', 38', 57' Tavernier 43' (pen.)Candeias 70'Arfield 72'Defoe 90+4' |
Attendance: 19,190 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| Note: Game televised on Sky Sports football | ||||
| 16 February 2019 26 | Aberdeen | 2–2 | St Mirren | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Ferguson 32' Cosgrove 77' |
Report | Lyons 16' Nazon 20' (pen.) 23'McAllister 61' |
Attendance: 14,701 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 23 February 2019 27 | St Johnstone | 0–2 | Aberdeen | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 GMT | Kane 32' Kerr 71'Foster 79' |
Report | Shinnie 16', 75' 67' |
Attendance: 5,092 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 27 February 2019 28 | Aberdeen | 0–2 | Hamilton Academical | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 19:45 GMT | Considine 14' |
Report | Oakley 34' Miller 59' 90+4'McGowan 63' |
Attendance: 12,468 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 9 March 2019 29 | Celtic | 0–0 | Aberdeen | Celtic Park |
| 15:00 GMT | Boyata 41' |
Report | Stewart 75' |
Attendance: 59,123 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 16 March 2019 30 | Aberdeen | 1–1 | Livingston | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | McGinn 30' |
Report | Sibbald 43' |
Attendance: 14,366 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 30 March 2019 31 | Hearts | 2–1 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Clare 59' (Penalty) Ikpeazu 77' |
Report | McLennan 16' |
Attendance: 17,880 Referee: John Beaton |
| 3 April 2019 32 | Aberdeen | 3–1 | Motherwell | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 19:45 BST | Lowe 4' Ball 54'McGinn 71', 90+7' |
Report | Hastie 36' McHugh 43' |
Attendance: 13,228 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 6 April 2019 33 | Dundee | 0–2 | Aberdeen | Dens Park |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Cosgrove 59' (pen), 77' |
Attendance: 6,593 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 20 April 2019 34 | Kilmarnock | 0–1 | Aberdeen | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 BST | Broadfoot 36' Findlay 35' 84'Taylor 48'Boyd 78'McKenzie 90+4' |
Report | Devlin 8' Cosgrove 33'McKenna 48' 66'Shinnie 76' |
Attendance: 6,531 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 28 April 2019 35 | Rangers | 2–0 | Aberdeen | Ibrox Stadium |
| 15:00 BST | Defoe 33' Tavernier 48' (pen.), 80' (pen.) |
Report | Considine 44' 79' Lewis 81'McKenna 90+1' |
Attendance: 49,667 Referee: Don Robertson |
| Note: Game televised on Sky Sports football | ||||
| 4 May 2019 36 | Aberdeen | 0–3 | Celtic | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 12:30 BST | Ball 12' Logan 43'Cosgrove 68' |
Report | Weah 21' Ajer 23'Lustig 40'Šimunović 53'Édouard 88'Brown 90+1' |
Attendance: 15,189 Referee: John Beaton |
| Note: Game televised on Sky Sports football | ||||
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying phase
Scottish League Cup
| 18 August 2018 Second Round | Aberdeen | 4–0 | St Mirren | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 BST | Mackay-Steven 16', 57' (pen) Shinnie 20'May 26' |
Report | McGinn 44' Willock 52' |
Attendance: 9,011 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 25 September 2018 Quarter final | Hibernian | 0–0 (5–6 p) | Aberdeen | Easter Road |
| 19:45 BST | Hyndman 35' Mallan 42'Porteous 86' |
Report | Devlin 33' Considine 76'Ball 105+1' |
Attendance: 11,170 Referee: Steven McLean |
| Penalties | ||||
| 28 October 2018 Semi final | Aberdeen | 1–0 | Rangers | Hampden Park |
| 16:30 GMT | Shinnie 3' Ferguson 45+7' 79'McKenna 54'Lewis 90' |
Report | Ejaria 2' Sadiq 83' |
Attendance: 46,186 Referee: John Beaton |
Scottish Cup
| 19 January 2019 Fourth Round | Aberdeen | 1–1 | Stenhousemuir | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Lowe 21' |
Report | McBrearty 52' McGuigan 71'Reid 90' |
Attendance: 9,661 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 29 January 2019 Fourth Round replay | Stenhousemuir | 1–4 | Aberdeen | Ochilview Park |
| 19:30[154] GMT | Munro 53' Dickson 72' |
Logan 8' McGinn 21'Cosgrove 30' (pen.)Stewart 38'Donaldson 67' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 2,429 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 10 February 2019 Fifth Round | Aberdeen | 4–1 | Queen of the South | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:30 GMT | McGinn 47' Considine 63'Cosgrove 67', 73' (pen.) 8' |
Report | Low 39' Dobbie 50' |
Attendance: 7,857 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| Note: Game televised on BBC One Scotland | ||||
| 3 March 2019 Quarter-final | Aberdeen | 1–1 | Rangers | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 13:30 GMT | Cosgrove 11' (pen.) 71' McLennan 53'Shinnie 72'Lowe 78' |
Report | Morelos 15' Worrall 49' |
Attendance: 15,395 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| Note: Game televised on Premier Sports | ||||
| 12 March 2019 Quarter-final replay | Rangers | 0–2 | Aberdeen | Ibrox Stadium |
| 19:45 GMT | Candeias 30' Morelos 33'Davis 90+1' |
Report | McGinn 3', 53' McKenna 34'May 38'Ferguson 42'McLennan 62'Shinnie 67'Ball 70'Campbell 79'Considine 82' |
Attendance: 47,397 (931 Dons fans) Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 14 April 2019 Semi-final | Aberdeen | 0–3 | Celtic | Hampden Park |
| 14:00 BST | Ball 27' 36' Considine 54'Lowe 64'Ferguson 67' |
Report | Forrest 23' 45+2' Édouard 61' (pen.)Rogic 69' |
Attendance: 46,773 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| Note: Game televised on Premier Sports | ||||
Scottish Challenge Cup
| 14 August 2018 Round 1 | Raith Rovers | 3–1 | Aberdeen Colts | Stark's Park |
| 19:45 | Wedderburn 16' Matthews 28'Nisbet 30' |
Report | Anderson 72' |
Attendance: 479 Referee: Grant Irvine |
Squad statistics
Appearances
- As of 19 May 2019
| No. | Pos | Player | Premiership | Europa League | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||||
| 1 | GK |  Joe Lewis |
37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | DF | Shay Logan |
25+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | DF |  Graeme Shinnie (c) |
36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | DF | Andrew Considine |
33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 44 | 3 | ||||
| 5 | DF | Scott McKenna |
30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||||
| 7 | FW | Greg Stewart |
12+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 2 | ||||
| 8 | MF |  Stephen Gleeson |
7+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | FW | James Wilson |
11+12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 31 | 4 | ||||
| 10 | MF | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Niall McGinn |
22+5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 3 | 37 | 8 | ||||
| 11 | MF | Gary Mackay-Steven |
19+1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 | 30 | 7 | ||||
| 14 | DF | Greg Halford |
0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | FW | Sam Cosgrove |
29+6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 21 | ||||
| 17 | FW | Stevie May |
21+11 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | 42 | 3 | ||||
| 18 | DF | Michael Devlin |
16+6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||||
| 19 | MF | Lewis Ferguson |
33 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 8 | ||||
| 20 | GK |  Tomáš Černý |
1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | DF | Dominic Ball |
24+7 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | MF | Frank Ross |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | MF | Dean Campbell |
1+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 27 | FW | Connor McLennan |
18+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | ||||
| 29 | DF | Max Lowe |
31+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 42 | 3 | ||||
| 30 | GK | David Craddock |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 31 | FW |  David Dangana |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 33 | MF | Ethan Ross |
0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 34 | MF |  Miko Virtanen |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 37 | DF | Jack MacKenzie |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Players who left the club during the season | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | Chris Forrester |
1+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | FW | Scott Wright (on loan) |
4+9 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | FW | Bruce Anderson (on loan) |
1+13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||||
| 28 | DF | Tommie Hoban |
4+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 32 | DF | Sam Roscoe (on loan) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 36 | DF |  Ryan Harrington (on loan) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Goalscorers
As of 19 May 2019
| Ranking | Nation | Number | Name | Scottish Premiership | Europa League | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 16 | Sam Cosgrove | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 |
| 2 | | 10 | Niall McGinn | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| = | | 19 | Lewis Ferguson | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | | 11 | Gary Mackay-Steven | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | | 3 | Graeme Shinnie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| = | | 9 | James Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| = | | 27 | Connor McLennan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | | 4 | Andrew Considine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| = | | 17 | Stevie May | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| = | | 29 | Max Lowe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | | 5 | Scott McKenna | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | | 7 | Greg Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| = | | 25 | Bruce Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | | 18 | Michael Devlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | | 24 | Dean Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | | 28 | Tommie Hoban | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| TOTALS | 57 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 74 | |||
Disciplinary record
As of 19 May 2019
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premiership | Europa League | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | |||||
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| 1 | | GK | Joe Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | | DF | Shay Logan | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 3 | | DF | Graeme Shinnie | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 4 | | DF | Andrew Considine | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 5 | | DF | Scott McKenna | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | | MF | Chris Forrester | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | | DF | Greg Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | | MF | Stephen Gleeson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | | MF | Niall McGinn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | | MF | Gary Mackay-Steven | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | | FW | Sam Cosgrove | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 17 | | FW | Stevie May | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | | DF | Michael Devlin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 19 | | MF | Lewis Ferguson | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| 21 | | DF | Dominic Ball | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 24 | | MF | Dean Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | | FW | Connor McLennan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | | DF | Tommie Hoban | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | | DF | Max Lowe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 66 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 96 | 6 | |||
Team statistics
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Rangers | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 82 | 27 | +55 | 78 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 2] |
| 3 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 67 | |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 67 | |
| 5 | Hibernian | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 54 | |
| 6 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 51 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[155]
Notes:
- Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
- Since the winners of the 2018–19 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Scottish Cup winners (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Transfers
Players in
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Players out
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See also
Footnotes
- Abandoned after a severe injury to Cove Rangers player Jordon Brown. Score 2–1 to Aberdeen at abandonment
- The referee was initially Willie Collum but after he picking up a groin injury at a previous match, he was replaced with fourth official Alan Muir.
- Rearranged match after postponement
- Booking was later rescinded
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