2011–12 season | |||
Chairman | Stewart Milne | ||
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Manager | Craig Brown | ||
Stadium | Pittodrie Stadium | ||
Scottish Premier League | 9th (ongoing) | ||
Scottish Cup | Round 4 | ||
Scottish League Cup | Round 3 | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Scott Vernon: 8 All: Scott Vernon: 8 |
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Highest home attendance | 15,468 vs. Rangers, 29 October 2011 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 3,964 vs. East Fife, 20 September 2011 | ||
Average home attendance | 8,960 | ||
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The 2011-12 season will be Aberdeen's 98th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 100th season overall. Aberdeen will compete in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup. Aberdeen were knocked out of the Scottish League Cup at the third round stage, losing on penalties to East Fife after a 3–3 draw.
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Win Draw Loss
Friendly 23 June 2011 | Brechin City | 1 – 3 | Aberdeen | Brechin | ||
19:45 | McKenna 54' | Report | Megginson 9' Bengondo 37' Mackie 45' |
Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 1,002 |
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Friendly 6 July 2011 | VfL Bochum | 2 – 1 | Aberdeen | Bochum | ||
18:30 | Ginczek 42' Aydın 90' |
AFC Report | Mackie 85' | Stadium: Ruhrstadion Attendance: 2,000 |
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Friendly 9 July 2011 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 5 – 2 | Aberdeen | Mönchengladbach | ||
15:00 | Rupp 20' Leckie 46', 80' Hanke 74', 76' |
AFC Report | Magennis 15' Jack 87' |
Stadium: Grenzlandstadion Attendance: 2,200 |
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Friendly 12 July 2011 | Deveronvale | 0 – 2 | Aberdeen | Banff | ||
19:45 | AFC report | Considine 50' Pawlett 65' |
Stadium: Princess Royal Park Attendance: 251 |
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Friendly 13 July 2011 | Inverurie Loco Works | 1 – 11 | Aberdeen | Inverurie | ||
19:45 | Neish 69' | AFC Report | Mackie 37' Megginson 44' Magennis 50' (pen.) Arnason 55' Jack 71' Vernon 71' Milsom 77', 79' Paton 82', 86', 89' |
Stadium: Harlaw Park Attendance: 400 |
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Friendly 13 July 2011 | Forfar Athletic | 0 – 3 | Aberdeen | Forfar | ||
19:45 | AFC Report | Vernon 18' (pen.) Jack 68' Milsom 80' |
Stadium: Station Park Attendance: 874 |
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Friendly 19 July 2011 | Aberdeen | 0 – 1 | Villareal | Aberdeen | ||
19:45 | AFC Report | Rossi 53' | Attendance: 9,508 Referee: Crawford Allan |
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1 23 July 2011 | Aberdeen | 0 – 0 | St. Johnstone | Aberdeen | ||
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 10,001 Referee: Steve Conroy |
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2 30 July 2011 | St. Mirren | 1 – 0 | Aberdeen | Paisley | ||
15:00 | Hasselbaink 50' | Report | Stadium: St. Mirren Park Attendance: 5,011 Referee: Euan Norris |
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3 7 August 2011 | Aberdeen | 0 – 1 | Celtic | Aberdeen | ||
12:15 | Stokes 74' | Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 12,497 Referee: Calum Murray |
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4 13 August 2011 | Heart of Midlothian | 3 – 0 | Aberdeen | Edinburgh | ||
15:00 | Novikovas 24' Sutton 35', 52' |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Tynecastle Attendance: 13,374 Referee: Steve Conroy |
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5 20 August 2011 | Aberdeen | 2 – 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Aberdeen | ||
15:00 | Milsom 12' Vernon 27' |
BBC Sport | Foran 79' | Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 7,989 Referee: Crawford Allan |
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6 28 August 2011 | Rangers | 2 – 0 | Aberdeen | Glasgow | ||
15:00 | Davis 15' Naismith 90' |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Ibrox Attendance: 44,070 Referee: Iain Brines |
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7 11 September 2011 | Hibernian | 0 – 0 | Aberdeen | Edinburgh | ||
15:00 | BBC Sport | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 8,972 Referee: O'Reilly |
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8 17 September 2011 | Aberdeen | 2 – 2 | Kilmarnock | Aberdeen | ||
15:00 | Considine 37' Mawéné 53' |
BBC Sport | Heffernan 15' Shiels 28' |
Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 7,672 Referee: Iain Brines |
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9 24 September 2011 | Motherwell | 1 – 0 | Aberdeen | Motherwell | ||
15:00 | McHugh 84' | BBC Sport | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,348 Referee: Muir |
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10 30 September 2011 | Aberdeen | 4 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Aberdeen | ||
19:45 | Vernon 6', 35', 80' Fyvie 45' |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 8,333 Referee: Madden |
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11 15 October 2011 | Aberdeen | 3 – 1 | Dundee United | Aberdeen | ||
15:00 | Árnason 14' Mawéné 51' Considine 60' |
BBC Sport | Dalla Valle 79' | Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 10,256 Referee: Collum |
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12 23 October 2011 | Celtic | 2 – 1 | Aberdeen | Glasgow | ||
15:00 | Ki Sung-Yueng 17' Mulgrew 72' |
BBC Sport | Jack 59' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 49,037 Referee: O'Reilly |
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13 29 October 2011 | Aberdeen | 1 – 2 | Rangers | Aberdeen | ||
12:00 | Foster 82' | BBC Sport | Lafferty 58' Jelavić 70' (pen.) |
Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 15,468 Referee: Collum |
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15 19 November 2011 | Aberdeen | 1 – 2 | Motherwell | Aberdeen | ||
15:00 | Vernon 10' | BBC Sport | Higdon 6' Daley 53' |
Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 8,779 Referee: Murray |
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16 26 November 2011 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 – 3 | Aberdeen | Dunfermline | ||
15:00 | Barrowman 54' Graham 62' Buchanan 69' |
BBC Sport | Considine 45+2' Keddie 81' (o.g.) Magennis 88' |
Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,149 Referee: Salmond |
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17 3 December 2011 | Kilmarnock | 2 – 0 | Aberdeen | Kilmarnock | ||
15:00 | Harkins 5' Dayton 65' |
BBC Sport | Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 4,367 Referee: Allan |
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18 10 December 2011 | Aberdeen | 2 – 2 | St. Mirren | Aberdeen | ||
15:00 | Vernon 1' Fallon 17' |
BBC Sport | McLean 34' Carey 52' |
Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 9,452 Referee: Finnie |
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14 13 December 2011 | St. Johnstone | 1 – 2 | Aberdeen | Perth | ||
19:45 | Haber 90' | BBC Sport | Vernon 13' Jack 79' |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 1,607 Referee: McLean |
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19 17 December 2011 | Aberdeen | 1 – 0 | Hibernian | Aberdeen | ||
12:30 | Vernon 56' (pen.) | BBC Sport | Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 7,137 Referee: Craig Thomson |
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20 24 December 2011 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2 – 1 | Aberdeen | Inverness | ||
12:30 | Golobart 64' Tadé 69' |
BBC Sport | Fallon 76' | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 5,888 Referee: Muir |
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21 28 December 2011 | Aberdeen | 0 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | Aberdeen | ||
19:45 | BBC Sport | Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 9,210 Referee: Winter |
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22 2 January 2012 | Dundee United | 1 – 2 | Aberdeen | Dundee | ||
15:00 | Daly 6' | BBC Sport | Chalali 67' Árnason 86' |
Stadium: Tannadice Attendance: 11,471 Referee: McLean |
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23 14 January 2012 | Aberdeen | v | Kilmarnock | Aberdeen | ||
15:00 | Stadium: Pittodrie |
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Aberdeen entered the Scottish League Cup in the second round stage, having not qualified for Europe in 2010-11. Darren Mackie scored the only goal of the game, as Aberdeen defeated First Division opponents Dundee. Aberdeen were knocked out in the third round by Second Division club East Fife.
2nd Round 23 August 2011 | Aberdeen | 1 – 0 | Dundee | Aberdeen | ||
19:45 | Mackie 16' | BBC Report | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 5,722 Referee: James McKendrick |
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3rd Round 20 September 2011 | Aberdeen | 3 – 3 (3 – 4 on penalties) |
East Fife | Aberdeen | ||
19:45 | McArdle 40' Mackie 47' Fallon 90' (pen.) |
BBC Sport | Wallace 31' Park 54' Floan 57' |
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 3,964 Referee: Steven Mclean |
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Aberdeen will enter the Scottish Cup in the fourth round stage.
4 7 January 2012 | Forfar Athletic | v | Aberdeen | Forfar | ||
15:00 | Stadium: Station Park |
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No. | Nat | Pos | Player | Total | SPL | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Jamie Langfield | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Rory McArdle | 13 | 1 | 8+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | |
3 | DF | Ricky Foster | 24 | 1 | 22+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
4 | MF | Yoann Folly | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Youl Mawéné | 20 | 2 | 18+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Andrew Considine | 23 | 3 | 21+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Chris Clark | 17 | 0 | 8+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Robert Milsom | 22 | 1 | 22+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Scott Vernon | 22 | 8 | 20+1 | 8 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
10 | FW | Darren Mackie | 14 | 2 | 5+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 | |
11 | MF | Kári Árnason | 21 | 2 | 18+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
13 | DF | Clark Robertson | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
14 | FW | Rory Fallon | 15 | 3 | 13+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | |
15 | MF | Peter Pawlett | 18 | 0 | 4+12 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
16 | MF | Isaac Osbourne | 24 | 0 | 22+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
17 | MF | Fraser Fyvie | 18 | 1 | 17+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
18 | FW | Mohamed Chalali | 12 | 1 | 3+7 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
19 | FW | Michael Paton | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
20 | GK | David González | 15 | 0 | 14+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
21 | FW | Josh Magennis | 17 | 1 | 5+10 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
22 | MF | Ryan Jack | 18 | 2 | 15+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
23 | FW | Mitchel Megginson | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
24 | DF | Nicky Low | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
25 | DF | Joe Shaughnessy | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
32 | GK | Jason Brown | 9 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
34 | MF | Jack Grimmer | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
As of 2 January 2012
No. | Nat. | Pos. | Name | SPL | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
22 | MF | Ryan Jack | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
11 | MF | Kári Árnason | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Ricky Foster | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Youl Mawene | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
17 | MF | Fraser Fyvie | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
14 | FW | Rory Fallon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
10 | FW | Darren Mackie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
21 | FW | Josh Magennis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
15 | MF | Peter Pawlett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Andrew Considine | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
7 | MF | Chris Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
16 | MF | Isaac Osbourne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Scott Vernon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Robert Milsom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
13 | DF | Clark Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
As of 28 December 2011
Rank | Player | SPL | SC | LC | Total |
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1. | Scott Vernon | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
2. | Andrew Considine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
3. | Rory Fallon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
4. | Kári Árnason | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
5. | Darren Mackie | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
6. | Youl Mawéné | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
7. | Ryan Jack | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
8. | Robert Milsom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9. | Rory McArdle | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
10. | Fraser Fyvie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
11. | Ricky Foster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
12. | Josh Magennis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
13. | Mohamed Chalali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
As of 2 January 2012
Competition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
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Scottish Premier League | 1 | 9 | 23 July | 13 May | |
League Cup | 2nd round | — | 3rd Round | 23 August | 20 September |
Scottish Cup | 4th Round | 4th Round | 7 January |
Source: Competitions
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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7 | Dundee United | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 26 | |
8 | St. Mirren | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 26 | |
9 | Aberdeen | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 24 | |
10 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 19 | |
11 | Hibernian | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 15 | |
12 | Dunfermline Athletic | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 46 | −26 | 14 | Relegation to the 2012–13 Scottish First Division |
Source: BBC website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | −9 |
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | ||||||||||||||||
Result | D | L | L | L | W | L | D | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | D | L | D | W | W | L | D | W | ||||||||||||||||
Position | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Source: BBC Sport
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Team | Results[1] | Points | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
Celtic | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0 | ||
Dundee United | 3–1 | 2–1 | 6 | ||
Dunfermline Athletic | 4–0 | 3–3 | 4 | ||
Heart of Midlothian | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1 | ||
Hibernian | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4 | ||
Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3 | ||
Kilmarnock | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1 | ||
Motherwell | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0 | ||
Rangers | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0 | ||
St. Johnstone | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4 | ||
St. Mirren | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1 |
Source: Scottish Premier League 2011–12 article
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