2011–12 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen
2011–12 season
Chairman Stewart Milne
Manager Craig Brown
Stadium Pittodrie Stadium
Scottish Premier League 9th
Scottish Cup Semi final
Scottish League Cup Round 3
Top goalscorer League: Scott Vernon: 11
All: Scott Vernon: 13
Highest home attendance 15,468 vs. Rangers, 29 October 2011
Lowest home attendance 3,964 vs. East Fife, 20 September 2011
Average home league attendance 8,770
Home colours
Away colours
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 season was Aberdeen's 99th 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. In the Scottish Cup, Aberdeen lost 1–2 to Hibernian in the semi final. Aberdeen finished in 9th place in the Scottish Premier League.

Results & fixtures

      Win       Draw       Loss

Pre-Season

Scottish Premier League

Scottish League Cup

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.

Scottish Cup

Aberdeen entered the Scottish Cup in the fourth round stage.

Statistics

Appearances and Goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSPL Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland Jamie Langfield 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Northern Ireland Rory McArdle 32 1 20+5 0 5+0 0 1+1 1
3 DF Scotland Ricky Foster 24 1 22+0 1 0+0 0 2+0 0
3 DF Scotland Mark Reynolds 21 0 16+0 0 5+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF Togo Yoann Folly 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF France Youl Mawéné 25 2 19+3 2 1+1 0 0+1 0
6 DF Scotland Andrew Considine 42 4 36+0 3 4+0 1 2+0 0
7 MF Scotland Chris Clark 30 1 16+8 1 2+2 0 2+0 0
8 MF England Robert Milsom 22 1 22+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW England Scott Vernon 42 13 35+1 11 5+0 2 1+0 0
10 FW Scotland Darren Mackie 23 3 8+11 1 0+2 0 2+0 2
11 MF Iceland Kári Árnason 40 3 31+2 3 5+0 0 2+0 0
13 DF Scotland Clark Robertson 12 0 9+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW New Zealand Rory Fallon 27 7 18+3 2 4+1 4 0+1 1
15 MF Scotland Peter Pawlett 24 0 5+15 0 1+1 0 2+0 0
16 MF England Isaac Osbourne 26 0 22+1 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
17 MF Scotland Fraser Fyvie 34 2 27+1 1 4+1 1 1+0 0
18 FW Algeria Mohamed Chalali 20 2 4+12 1 1+1 1 0+2 0
19 FW Scotland Michael Paton 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 GK Colombia David González 15 0 14+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
20 MF Scotland Stephen Hughes 8 0 3+2 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
21 FW Northern Ireland Josh Magennis 27 1 13+10 1 0+2 0 2+0 0
22 MF Scotland Ryan Jack 37 3 30+1 3 4+0 0 2+0 0
23 FW Scotland Mitchel Megginson 20 1 7+9 0 2+2 1 0+0 0
24 DF Scotland Nicky Low 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 DF Scotland Russell Anderson (c) 6 0 4+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 MF Scotland Gavin Rae 12 0 12+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 MF Scotland Ryan Fraser 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 GK Wales Jason Brown 26 0 20+0 0 5+0 0 1+0 0
33 MF Scotland Jamie Masson 4 1 3+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
34 FW Nigeria Danny Uchechi 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
41 MF Scotland Cammy Smith 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
47 FW Scotland Declan McManus 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

As of 12 May 2012

Disciplinary record

No. Nat. Pos. Name SPL Scottish Cup League Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card
22 Scotland MF Ryan Jack 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2
11 Iceland MF Kári Árnason 7 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
17 Scotland MF Fraser Fyvie 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
3 Scotland DF Ricky Foster 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
5 France DF Youl Mawéné 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
14 New Zealand FW Rory Fallon 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
10 Scotland FW Darren Mackie 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
21 Northern Ireland FW Josh Magennis 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
15 Scotland MF Peter Pawlett 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
6 Scotland DF Andrew Considine 6 1 1 0 0 0 7 1
7 Scotland MF Chris Clark 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
16 England MF Isaac Osbourne 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
13 Scotland DF Clark Robertson 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
9 England FW Scott Vernon 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2 Northern Ireland DF Rory McArdle 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
8 England MF Robert Milsom 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 Scotland DF Mark Reynolds 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
18 Algeria FW Mohamed Chalali 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
28 Scotland MF Gavin Rae 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1 Scotland GK Jamie Langfield 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

As of 12 May 2012

Goal scorers

Rank Player SPL SC LC Total
1. England Scott Vernon 11 2 0 13
2. New Zealand Rory Fallon 2 4 1 7
3. Scotland Andrew Considine 3 1 0 4
4. Iceland Kári Árnason 3 0 0 3
5. Scotland Darren Mackie 1 0 2 3
6. Scotland Ryan Jack 3 0 0 3
7. France Youl Mawéné 2 0 0 2
8. Algeria Mohamed Chalali 1 1 0 2
9. Scotland Fraser Fyvie 1 1 0 2
10. Scotland Jamie Masson 1 0 0 1
11. England Robert Milsom 1 0 0 1
12. Northern Ireland Rory McArdle 0 0 1 1
13. Scotland Ricky Foster 1 0 0 1
14. Northern Ireland Josh Magennis 1 0 0 1
15. Scotland Mitchel Megginson 0 1 0 1
15. Scotland Chris Clark 1 0 0 1

As of 12 May 2012

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Scottish Premier League 1— 9 23 July12 May
League Cup 2nd round— 3rd Round 23 August20 September
Scottish Cup 4th Round— Semi-finals 7 January14 April

Source: Competitions

League table

As of 12 May 2012
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
7 Kilmarnock 38 11 14 13 44 61−17 47
8 St Mirren 38 9 16 13 39 51−12 43
9 Aberdeen 38 9 14 15 36 44−8 41
10 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 10 9 19 42 60−18 39
11 Hibernian 38 8 9 21 40 67−27 33
12 Dunfermline Athletic (R) 38 5 10 23 40 82−42 25 Relegation to 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; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 9 14 15 36 44 −8 41 6 7 5 21 15 +6 3 7 10 15 29 −14

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAAHAHHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
Result D L L L W L D D L W W L L L D L D W W L D W D D W D D D D L L L W W L L D D
Position 4 10 10 11 10 11 11 10 11 9 7 7 10 11 11 12 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 6 7 8 7 7 8 8 9 8 7 8 9 9 9

Source: BBC Sport
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results by opponent

Team Results[1] Points
1 2 3 4
Celtic 0–1 1–2 1–1 1
Dundee United 3–1 2–1 3–1 9
Dunfermline Athletic 4–0 3–3 1–0 0–3 7
Heart of Midlothian 0–3 0–0 0–3 1
Hibernian 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 5
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–0 1–2 0–1 2–0 6
Kilmarnock 2–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 3
Motherwell 0–1 1–2 0–1 0
Rangers 0–2 1–2 1–1 1
St Johnstone 0–0 2–1 0–0 5
St Mirren 0–1 2–21–10–0 3

Source: 2011–12 Scottish Premier League article

Transfers

Players In

Dates Player From Fee Source
18 May 2011 Scotland Ricky Foster Scotland Rangers Loan Return
18 May 2011 Scotland Mitchel Megginson Scotland Brechin City Loan Return
3 June 2011 France Youl Mawéné Greece Panserraikos Free [2]
1 July 2011 Colombia David González England Manchester City Loan [3]
1 July 2011 England Isaac Osbourne England Coventry City Free [4]
1 July 2011 Scotland Chris Clark England Plymouth Argyle Free [5]
18 July 2011 Iceland Árnason, KáriKári Árnason England Plymouth Argyle Free [6]
20 July 2011 Wales Jason Brown England Blackburn Rovers Free [5]
18 August 2011 Algeria Mohamed Chalali Greece Panionios Free [7]
14 September 2011 New Zealand Rory Fallon England Plymouth Argyle Free [8]
6 January 2012 Scotland Mark Reynolds England Sheffield Wednesday Loan [9]
17 January 2012 Scotland Russell Anderson England Derby County Free [10]
27 January 2012 Scotland Stephen Hughes Scotland Motherwell Free [11]
30 January 2012 Scotland Gavin Rae Scotland Dundee Free [12]
31 January 2012 Nigeria Danny Uchechi Nigeria Dender Free [13]

Players Out

Dates Player To Fee Source
18 May 2011 Scotland Paul Hartley Scotland Alloa Athletic Released [14]
18 May 2011 England Nick Blackman England Blackburn Rovers Loan Return [15]
18 May 2011 Montenegro Nikola Vujadinović Italy Udinese Loan Return [15]
18 May 2011 Scotland Steven Smith England Norwich City Loan Return [15]
7 June 2011 Scotland Scott Bain Scotland Alloa Athletic Free [16]
29 June 2011 Scotland Chris Maguire England Derby County £400,000 [17]
1 July 2011 Scotland Zander Diamond England Oldham Athletic Free [18]
1 July 2011 Scotland Derek Young Iceland Grindavík Free [19]
1 July 2011 England Mark Howard England Blackpool Free [20]
1 July 2011 Scotland David McNamee Scotland Ross County Free [21]
1 July 2011 Nigeria Sone Aluko Scotland Rangers Free [22]
1 July 2011 England Myles Anderson England Blackburn Rovers Free [23]
1 July 2011 Scotland Lewis Davidson Scotland Peterhead Free [24]
12 July 2011 Scotland Dominico Gibson Scotland East Stirlingshire Free [25]
28 July 2011 Scotland Stirling Smith Scotland Alloa Athletic Free [26]
19 August 2011 Scotland Scott Ross Scotland Peterhead Loan [27]
30 August 2011 Republic of Ireland Joe Shaughnessy Scotland Forfar Athletic Loan [28]
30 August 2011 Scotland Nicky Low Scotland Forfar Athletic Loan [28]
31 August 2011 Scotland Michael Paton England Stockport County Loan [29]
15 September 2011 Scotland Jordon Brown Scotland Forfar Athletic Loan [30]
29 November 2011 Scotland Jamie Langfield Scotland Forfar Athletic Loan [31]
6 January 2012 Scotland Richard Foster England Bristol City Undisclosed [32]
18 January 2012 Scotland Jack Grimmer England Fulham £200,000 [33]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Aberdeen's score is shown first.
  2. ↑ "Aberdeen secure the signing of Youl Mawéné". BBC Sport. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Man City keeper David Gonzalez set to join Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "Isaac Signs For The Dons". afc.co.uk. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  5. 1 2 "Aberdeen re-sign Pilgrims' Chris Clark". BBC Sport. 28 June 2011. Archived from the original on 30 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "Kari Arnason completes move to Aberdeen". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 18 July 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  7. ↑ "Algerian striker signs contract". BBC Sport. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  8. ↑ "Rory Fallon is now a Don!". Aberdeen FC. 14 September 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  9. ↑ "Aberdeen complete loan signing of Mark Reynolds". BBC Sport. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  10. ↑ "Skipper returns 'home'". Aberdeen FC. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  11. ↑ "Hughes Clinches Deal at Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  12. ↑ "Aberdeen sign veteran Dundee midfielder Gavin Rae". BBC Sport. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  13. ↑ "Uchechi joins five-star Dons". Sky Sports (BSkyB). 31 January 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  14. ↑ "Alloa Athletic name Paul Hartley as new manager". BBC Sport. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  15. 1 2 3 "Aberdeen want Steven Smith as trio are shown exit". BBC Sport. 27 April 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  16. ↑ "Alloa Sign Young Keeper". Alloa Athletic F.C. Official Website. 7 June 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  17. ↑ "Derby County poised to seal Chris Maguire deal". BBC Sport. 28 June 2011. Archived from the original on 30 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  18. ↑ "Latics unearth diamond". oldhamathletic.co.uk. Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  19. ↑ "Grindavík fær Derek Young frá Aberdeen (Staðfest)". Fotbolti.net. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.(Icelandic)
  20. ↑ "Blackpool complete deal for goalkeeper Mark Howard". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 23 September 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  21. ↑ "David McNamee Joins Ross County". rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk (Ross County F.C.). 28 January 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  22. ↑ "Sone Aluko signs for Rangers". stv.tv. STV Group. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  23. ↑ "Blackburn Rovers sign Aberdeen defender Myles Anderson". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 22 March 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  24. ↑ "Peterhead v Aberdeen XI". afc.co.uk. Aberdeen F.C. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  25. ↑ "Three More Sign On". eaststirlingshirefc.com. East Stirlingshire F.C. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  26. ↑ "Tough test for Wasps in tie against Ton". Alloa & Hillfoots Advertiser. Forth Weekly Press. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  27. ↑ "Scott Ross joins Peterhead". afc.co.uk. Aberdeen F.C. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  28. 1 2 "Nicky Low and Joe Shaughnessy". afc.co.uk (Aberdeen F.C.). 30 August 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  29. ↑ "Stockport take Aberdeen striker Michael Paton". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 31 August 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  30. ↑ "New Loan Signing". forfarathletic.co.uk (Forfar Athletic F.C.). 15 September 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  31. ↑ "Goalkeeper Jamie Langfield joins Forfar for a month". BBC Sport. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  32. ↑ "Bristol City sign Aberdeen captain Ricky Foster". BBC Sport. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  33. ↑ "Fulham sign Jack Grimmer from Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
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