1990–91 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1990-91 season
Chairman Dick Donald
Manager Alex Smith
Jocky Scott
Scottish Premier Division 2nd
Scottish Cup Third round
Scottish League Cup Semi final
European Cup Winners' Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League: Hans Gillhaus (14)
All: Hans Gillhaus (15)
Eoin Jess (15)
Highest home attendance 24,000 vs. Rangers, 6 October 1990
Lowest home attendance 7,500 vs. New Salamis, 3 October 1990
← 1989–90 1991–92 →

Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup in season 1990–91.

Contents

Overview

The 1990-91 season finished on a low note for Aberdeen, as they lost on the final day of the season to Rangers, which gave Rangers the league championship. Aberdeen's defence of the Scottish Cup ended at the first hurdle when eventual winners Motherwell defeated them at Pittodrie in January 1991. In the League Cup, Aberdeen lost to Rangers in the semi final, while in the European Cup Winners' Cup, they lost at the second round stage to Polish club Legia Warsaw. Hans Gillhaus and Eoin Jess finished as joint top scorers with 15 goals each.

Results

Scottish Premier Division

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 25 August Hibernian H 2–0 Connor, Gillhaus 15,500
2 1 September Celtic A 3–0 Connor, Gillhaus, Mason 45,222
3 8 September Dunfermline Athletic A 1–1 D. Robertson 10,200
4 15 September Dundee United H 1–1 Bett 15,500
5 22 September St. Mirren H 2–1 Irvine, Bett 12,500
6 29 September St. Johnstone A 0–5 8,711
7 6 October Rangers H 0–0 24,000
8 13 October Motherwell A 0–0 6,602
9 20 October Heart of Midlothian H 3–0 Grant, Bett, Gillhaus 14,800
10 27 October Hibernian A 1–1 Gillhaus 10,500
11 3 November Celtic H 3–0 Jess (2), Gillhaus 21,500
12 10 November St. Mirren A 4–0 Jess, Gillhaus, Grant, C. Robertson 7,638
13 17 November St. Johnstone H 0–0 16,000
14 24 November Dundee United A 3–2 Jess (3) 12,344
15 1 December Dunfermline Athletic H 3–2 Irvine, Mason, Gillhaus 12,000
16 8 December Heart of Midlothian A 0–1 9,811
17 15 December Motherwell H 1–1 Jess 9,500
18 22 December Rangers A 2–2 Bett 37,998
19 26 December St. Mirren H 1–0 Jess 8,755
20 2 January Dundee United H 0–1 19,000
21 5 January Dunfermline Athletic A 4–1 Jess (4) 7,422
22 12 January Hibernian H 2–0 Cameron, Booth 13,500
23 19 January Celtic A 0–1 18,187
24 2 February Heart of Midlothian H 5–0 Booth (2), Connor, Gillhaus, Mason 9,500
25 13 February St. Johnstone A 1–0 Booth 7,046
26 2 March Rangers H 1–0 Gillhaus 22,500
27 5 March Motherwell A 2–0 Wright, Bett 5,567
28 13 March Dunfermline Athletic H 0–0 10,400
29 23 March Dundee United A 2–1 van der Ark, Gillhaus 10,643
30 30 March Hibernian A 4–2 Booth, Gillhaus (3) 7,400
31 6 April Celtic H 1–0 Jess 22,500
32 13 April Heart of Midlothian A 4–1 McKimmie, Connor (2), Gillhaus 16,771
33 20 April Motherwell H 3–0 van der Ark (2), Connor 14,500
34 27 April St. Mirren A 1–0 Bett 8,513
35 4 May St. Johnstone H 2–1 Booth, van der Ark 18,000
36 11 May Rangers A 0–2 37,652

Final League table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rangers 36 24 7 5 62 23 39 55
2 ABERDEEN 36 22 9 5 62 27 35 53
3 Celtic 36 17 7 12 52 38 14 41

Scottish League Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 21 August Queen's Park A 2–1 Jess, Bett 2,201
R3 29 August Stranraer H 4–0 Irvine, Van de Ven, Mason (2) 10,000
QF 5 September Heart of Midlothian H 3–0 Van de Ven, Bett, Mason 15,500
SF 26 September Rangers N 0–1 40,855

Scottish Cup

Main article: Scottish Cup 1990–91
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 26 January Motherwell H 0–1 15,000

European Cup Winners' Cup

Main article: 1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 19 September New Salamis A 2–0 Mason, Gillhaus 7,000
R1 L2 3 October New Salamis H 3–0 Own goal, C. Robertson, Jess 7,500
R2 L1 24 October Legia Warsaw H 0–0 16,000
R2 L2 7 November Legia Warsaw A 0–1 5,665

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No. Nat Pos Player Total Premier Division Scottish Cup League Cup Europe
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF Jim Bett 44 9 36 7 1 0 3 2 4 0
FW Scott Booth 22 6 19 6 1 0 1 0 1 0
MF Ian Cameron 12 1 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF Bobby Connor 37 6 29 6 1 0 4 0 3 0
GK Andy Dibble 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Lee Gardner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Hans Gillhaus 43 15 35 14 1 0 3 0 4 1
MF Brian Grant 39 2 32 2 0 0 4 0 3 0
DF Brian Irvine 38 3 29 2 1 0 4 1 4 0
MF Eoin Jess 35 15 27 13 1 0 4 1 3 1
MF Paul Mason 35 7 26 3 1 0 4 3 4 1
DF Stewart McKimmie 33 1 25 1 0 0 4 0 4 0
DF Alex McLeish 41 0 33 0 1 0 3 0 4 0
DF Willie Miller 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Craig Robertson 11 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 2 1
DF David Robertson 44 1 35 1 1 0 4 0 4 0
DF Ian Robertson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Theo Snelders 28 0 21 0 1 0 4 0 2 0
MF Peter van de Ven 41 2 32 0 1 0 4 2 4 0
FW Willem van der Ark 11 4 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Gregg Watson 9 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
GK Michael Watt 12 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF Stephen Wright 19 1 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

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