List of Aberdeen F.C. records and statistics

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Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional association football club based in Aberdeen. They have played at their home ground, Pittodrie, since the club's formation in 1903. Aberdeen joined the Scottish Football League in 1904, and the Scottish Premier League in 1998 as well as the Scottish Professional Football League in 2013.

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The club's record appearance maker is Willie Miller, who made 796 appearances between 1972 and 1990. Joe Harper is the club's record goalscorer, scoring 199 goals in major competitions during his two spells at Aberdeen.

This list encompasses the major honours won by Aberdeen, records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Aberdeen players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. Attendance records at Pittodrie are also included in the list.

Honours

Aberdeen's first trophy was the Southern League Cup in 1946, which was won after a 3–2 win against Rangers. [1] [2] Their first national trophy win was the Scottish Cup in 1947. Aberdeen's first Scottish League Cup victory came in 1955.

In 1983, Aberdeen won two European trophies, the European Cup Winners' Cup and the European Super Cup. The 1980s was Aberdeen's most successful in terms of trophies won, with three league championships, four Scottish Cups and two Scottish League Cups added to the two European trophies. Aberdeen's most recent trophy win was in 2014, when they defeated Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish League Cup final.

National

League

Scottish Cup

Scottish League Cup

European

1986 European Cup Quarter Final

Regional

Wartime

Other cups

Youth

Player records

Appearances

Top 50 most appearances

Competitive, professional matches only, up to the end of the 2023/24 season. [52]

#NameYearsLeague Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Willie Miller 1972-19905606610961796
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Alex McLeish 1978-1994491687456689
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Bobby Clark 1965-1980424499523591
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Andrew Considine 2004-2022444493444571
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Stewart McKimmie 1983-1997430464739562
6 Flag of Scotland.svg Jim Leighton 1978-1988
1998-2000
383495447533
7 Flag of Scotland.svg Russell Anderson 1996-2006
2012-2015
34330259407
8 Flag of Scotland.svg Drew Jarvie 1972-1982275286617386
9 Flag of Scotland.svg Brian Irvine 1985-1997309292621385
10 Flag of Scotland.svg Eoin Jess 1989-1996
1997-2001
312233411380
11 Flag of Scotland.svg Willie Cooper 1928-1939
1945-1948
331 [a] 3790377
12 Flag of Scotland.svg Darren Mackie 1998-2012314221910365
13 Flag of Scotland.svg John Hewitt 1979-1989241334643363
14= Flag of Scotland.svg Bert MacLachlan 1914-19273154300358
Ulster Banner.svg Niall McGinn 2012-2017
2018-2022
279322027358
16 Flag of Ireland.svg Jonny Hayes 2012-2017
2020-2024
278182333352
17 Flag of England.svg Jack Hather 1948-196026434530351
18 Flag of Scotland.svg Donald Colman 1907-1917
1919-1920
3232300346
19 Flag of Scotland.svg Davie Robb 1966-1977251275116345
20 Flag of Scotland.svg Jim Bett 1985-1994257283221338
21= Flag of Scotland.svg Jimmy Smith 1922-19312973900336
Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Langfield 2005-2015278261616336
23 Flag of Scotland.svg Stuart Kennedy 1976-1983223295526333
24 Flag of Scotland.svg Brian Grant 1984-1997265272515332
25 Flag of Scotland.svg John McMaster 1974-1987204295428315
26 Flag of Scotland.svg Neil Simpson 1978-1990205343437310
27 Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Little 1957-196923723451306
28 Flag of Scotland.svg John Hume [54] 1907-1917
1919-1920
2822300305
29= Flag of Scotland.svg Ally Shewan 1961-196922026468300
Flag of Scotland.svg Joe Harper 1969-1973
1976-1981
207245316300
31 Flag of Scotland.svg Arthur Graham 1969-1977220224411297
32 Flag of England.svg Shay Logan 2014-2021224211732294
33 Flag of Scotland.svg Fred Martin 1949-196020833520293
34 Flag of Scotland.svg Gordon Strachan 1977-1984183294634292
35 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Theo Snelders 1988-1996228202914291
36 Flag of Scotland.svg George Hamilton 1938-1939
1945-1955
204 [b] 32480284
37= Flag of Scotland.svg Jock Hutton 1919-19272394100280
Flag of Scotland.svg Doug Rougvie 1975-1984181264528280
39 Flag of Scotland.svg Jimmy Hogg 1955-196521422430279
40= Flag of Scotland.svg Harry Yorston 1947-195720229470278
Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Clark 1999-2008
2011-2013
23322149278
42 Flag of Scotland.svg Richard Foster 2003-201223519119274
43= Flag of Scotland.svg Bob McDermid 1925-19332462700273
Flag of Scotland.svg Tony Harris 1946-195418831540273
45 Flag of England.svg Joe Lewis 2016-2023208221427271
46= Flag of Scotland.svg Archie Glen 1948-196020324430270
Flag of Scotland.svg Jim Hermiston 1966-1975195154515270
48 Flag of Scotland.svg Joe Miller 1984-1988
1993-1998
206202414264
49 Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Connor 1986-1994206172217262
50 Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Smith 1930-19372342400258
  1. source has 348 but this includes 17 unofficial wartime league appearances in 1945/46.
  2. source has 212 but this includes 8 unofficial wartime league appearances in 1945/46.

Top 10 non-UK appearances

Competitive, professional matches only, up to the end of the 2023/24 season. [52]

#
(non UK)
#
(Exc ROI)
NameYearsLeague Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
1x Flag of Ireland.svg Jonny Hayes 2012-2017
2020-2024
278182333352
21 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Theo Snelders 1988-1996228202914291
3x Flag of Ireland.svg Eddie Falloon 1927-19382232600249
42 Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Petersen 1964-197014122317201
5x Flag of Ireland.svg Adam Rooney 2013-2018151151120197
63 Flag of Denmark.svg Henning Boel 1968-197410517226150
74 Flag of Nigeria.svg Sone Aluko 2007-20111021447127
8x Flag of Ireland.svg Charles O'Hagan 1906-1910991300112
9x Flag of Ireland.svg Willo Flood 2013-2016804713104
105 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hans Gillhaus 1989-199284655100
11=6= Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Stan Williams 1937-1939
1945-1949
721017099 [a]
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Bill Strauss 1936-1939
1945-1946
85140099 [b]
138 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Bojan Miovski 2022-20247759798
149 Flag of Finland.svg Mixu Paatelainen 1992-19947596393
1510 Flag of Cape Verde.svg Luis Lopes 2022-date7158892
  1. source lists 127 appearances, but 28 were unofficial wartime league fixtures in 1945/46.
  2. source lists 100 appearances, but 1 was an unofficial wartime league fixture in 1945/46.

Goalscorers

Top 50 goalscorers

Competitive, professional matches only, up to the end of the 2023/24 season. Matches played appear in brackets. [52]

#NameYearsLeague Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Joe Harper 1969-1972
1976-1980
125 (207)15 (24)51 (53)8 (16)199(300)
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Matt Armstrong 1931-1939
1945-1946
137 (195) [a] 19 (24)0 (0)0 (0)156(219)
3 Flag of Scotland.svg George Hamilton 1938-1939
1945-1955
104 (204) [b] 18 (32)33 (48)0 (0)155(284)
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Harry Yorston 1947-195798 (202)21 (29)22 (47)0 (0)141(278)
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Drew Jarvie 1972-198286 (275)6 (28)29 (66)10 (17)131(386)
6 Flag of Scotland.svg Benny Yorston 1927-1931101 (143)23 (13)0 (0)0 (0)124(156)
7 Flag of Scotland.svg Willie Mills 1932-1937102 (182)12 (28)0 (0)0 (0)114(210)
8 Flag of England.svg Jack Hather 1948-196079 (264)10 (34)16 (53)0 (0)105(351)
9 Flag of Scotland.svg Mark McGhee 1979-198461 (164)7 (20)18 (34)14 (31)100(249)
10= Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Little 1957-196978 (237)8 (23)12 (45)0 (1)98(306)
Flag of Scotland.svg Davie Robb 1966-197777 (251)10 (27)9 (51)2 (16)98(345)
12 Flag of Scotland.svg Eoin Jess 1988-1996
1997-2001
79 (312)4 (23)5 (34)6 (11)94(380)
13= Flag of Scotland.svg Ernie Winchester 1961-196771 (123)9 (15)12 (30)0 (0)92(168)
Flag of Scotland.svg Graham Leggat 1953-195864 (109)7 (16)21 (26)0 (0)92(151)
Flag of Scotland.svg Paddy Buckley 1951-195758 (107)16 (20)18 (26)0 (0)92(153)
16= Flag of Scotland.svg Gordon Strachan 1977-198454 (183)7 (29)20 (46)8 (34)89(292)
Flag of Scotland.svg John Hewitt 1979-198954 (241)8 (33)15 (46)12 (43)89(363)
18 Flag of Ireland.svg Adam Rooney 2013-201866 (151)6 (15)7 (11)9 (20)88(197)
19 Ulster Banner.svg Niall McGinn 2012-2017
2018-2022
71 (279)8 (32)2 (20)6 (27)87(358)
20 Flag of Scotland.svg Norrie Davidson 1955-196155 (109)13 (14)16 (23)0 (0)84(146)
21 Flag of Scotland.svg Andy Love 1925-193479 (216)4 (22)0 (0)0 (0)83(238)
22 Flag of Scotland.svg Duncan Shearer 1992-199855 (152)8 (18)14 (15)2 (9)79(194)
23= Flag of Scotland.svg Eric Black 1980-198646 (115)5 (25)12 (18)7 (22)70(180)
Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Booth 1989-1997
2003-2004
51 (184)9 (20)10 (17)0 (8)70(229)
25 Flag of Scotland.svg Darren Mackie 1998-201257 (314)6 (22)3 (19)2 (10)68(365)
26 Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Dodds 1994-199947 (139)1 (9)15 (16)4 (8)67(172)
27 Flag of Scotland.svg Willie Lennie 1905-191361 (228)5 (24)0 (0)0 (0)66(252)
28 Flag of Scotland.svg Jimmy Smith 1922-193154 (297)10 (39)0 (0)0 (0)64(336)
29= Flag of Scotland.svg Bobby Wishart 1953-196145 (177)7 (22)10 (36)0 (0)62(235)
Flag of Scotland.svg Jim Forrest 1968-197344 (128)8 (20)8 (27)2 (11)62(186)
31 Flag of Scotland.svg John Miller 1921-1925
1926-1927
54 (109)7 (15)0 (0)0 (0)61(124)
32 Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Stark 1983-198741 (112)7 (12)11(14)1 (11)60(149)
33 Flag of Scotland.svg Davie Main 1911-191754 (155)4 (8)0 (0)0 (0)58(163)
34= Flag of Scotland.svg Alec Cheyne 1926-193049 (126)7 (11)0 (0)0 (0)56(137)
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Bill Strauss 1936-194645 (85)11 (14)0 (0)0 (0)56(99)
36= Flag of Scotland.svg Bob McDermid 1925-193344 (246)5 (27)0 (0)0 (0)49(273)
Flag of England.svg Bobby Cummings 1960-196433 (63)11 (7)5(17)0 (0)49(87)
38= Flag of Ireland.svg Paddy Moore 1932-193545 (66)2 (8)0 (0)0 (0)47(74)
Flag of England.svg Sam Cosgrove 2018-202131 (79)7 (11)3 (5)6 (8)47(103)
Flag of Scotland.svg Jim Bett 1985-199433 (257)2 (28)10(32)2 (21)47(338)
Flag of Scotland.svg Joe Miller 1984-1988
1993-1998
32 (206)3 (20)10(24)2 (14)47(264)
Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Archibald 1978-198030 (76)11 (10)6 (18)0 (6)47(110)
43 Flag of Scotland.svg Arthur Graham 1970-197734 (220)1 (22)9 (44)2 (11)46(297)
44= Flag of Scotland.svg Robbie Winters 1998-200241 (132)2 (11)1 (7)1 (2)45(152)
Flag of Scotland.svg Bobby Bruce 1924-192836 (94)9 (16)0 (0)0 (0)45(110)
46= Flag of Scotland.svg Frank McDougall 1984-198636 (54)3 (6)4 (6)1 (3)44(69)
Flag of England.svg Scott Vernon 2010-201430 (128)5 (17)9 (13)0 (0)44(158)
Flag of North Macedonia.svg Bojan Miovski 2022-202432 (77)4 (5)4 (9)4 (7)44(98)
49 Flag of Scotland.svg George Mulhall 1955-196330 (110)2 (9)10 (31)0 (0)42(150)
50 Flag of Scotland.svg Andrew Considine 2004-202229 (444)6 (49)4 (34)2 (44)41(571)

[c] [d]

  1. source has 145 in 208, but 8 were scored in 13 unofficial wartime league fixtures in 1945–46.
  2. source has 108 in 212, but 4 were scored in 8 unofficial wartime league fixtures in 1945/46.
  3. Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Stan Williams (1937-1939, 1945-1949) is listed with 51 goals in 127, but 17 were scored in 28 unofficial wartime league fixtures in 1945/46.
  4. Flag of Scotland.svg Archie Baird (1945-1953) is listed with 46 goals in 170, but 9 were scored in 26 unofficial wartime league fixtures in 1945/46.

Top 10 non-UK goalscorers

Competitive, professional matches only, up to the end of the 2023/24 season. Matches played appear in brackets. [52]

#
(non UK)
#
(exc ROI)
NameYearsLeague Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
1x Flag of Ireland.svg Adam Rooney 2013-201866 (151)6 (15)7 (11)9 (20)88(197)
21 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Bill Strauss 1936-1939
1945-1946
45 (85)11 (14)0 (0)0 (0)56(99)
3x Flag of Ireland.svg Paddy Moore 1932-193545 (66)2 (8)0 (0)0 (0)47(74)
42 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Bojan Miovski 2022-202432 (77)4 (5)4 (9)4 (7)44(95)
5x Flag of Ireland.svg Jonny Hayes 2012-2017
2020-2024
29 (278)1 (18)4 (23)4 (33)38(352)
63 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Stan Williams 1937-1939
1945-1949
20 (72)6 (10)8 (17)0 (0)34(99)
74 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hans Gillhaus 1989-199227 (84)3 (6)0 (5)2 (5)32(100)
85 Flag of Norway.svg Arild Stavrum 1999-200126 (53)2 (10)1 (3)0 (1)29(67)
96 Flag of Finland.svg Mixu Paatelainen 1991-199423 (75)1 (9)3 (6)1 (3)28(93)
107 Flag of Cape Verde.svg Luis Lopes 2022-date20 (71)0 (5)2 (8)3 (8)25(92)
11x Flag of Ireland.svg Charles O'Hagan 1906-191022 (99)2 (13)0 (0)0 (0)24(112)
128 Flag of the United States.svg Christian Ramirez 2021-202310 (45)2 (2)3 (7)3 (6)18(60)
139 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Willem van der Ark 1988-199213 (64)3 (4)1 (5)0 (4)17(77)
14=10= Flag of Morocco.svg Hicham Zerouali 1999-200211 (37)2 (5)0 (4)0 (2)13(48)
Flag of Nigeria.svg Sone Aluko 2007-201110 (102)2 (14)0 (4)1 (7)13(127)

International caps


Transfers

Record transfer fees paid

#PlayerFromFeeDateRef
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Bernard Flag of England.svg Oldham Athletic £1,000,000September 1995 [59]
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Brian O'Neil Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic F.C. £850,000July 1997 [60]
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Dodds Flag of Scotland.svg St Johnstone F.C. £800,000July 1994 [61]
4 Flag of England.svg Dean Windass Flag of England.svg Hull City £700,000December 1995 [62]

Record transfer fees received

#PlayerToFeeDateRef
1 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Bojan Miovski Flag of Spain.svg Girona_FC £6.8mAugust 2024 [63]
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Calvin Ramsay Flag of England.svg Liverpool_F.C. £6.5mJune 2022 [64]
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Scott McKenna Flag of England.svg Nottingham Forest_F.C. £4.75mSeptember 2020 [65]

Club records

Matches

Firsts

Wins

Defeats

Attendances

See also

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