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.
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.
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.
1986 European Cup Quarter Final
Competitive, professional matches only, up to the end of the 2023/24 season. [52]
# | Name | Years | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Willie Miller | 1972-1990 | 560 | 66 | 109 | 61 | 796 |
2 | Alex McLeish | 1978-1994 | 491 | 68 | 74 | 56 | 689 |
3 | Bobby Clark | 1965-1980 | 424 | 49 | 95 | 23 | 591 |
4 | Andrew Considine | 2004-2022 | 444 | 49 | 34 | 44 | 571 |
5 | Stewart McKimmie | 1983-1997 | 430 | 46 | 47 | 39 | 562 |
6 | Jim Leighton | 1978-1988 1998-2000 | 383 | 49 | 54 | 47 | 533 |
7 | Russell Anderson | 1996-2006 2012-2015 | 343 | 30 | 25 | 9 | 407 |
8 | Drew Jarvie | 1972-1982 | 275 | 28 | 66 | 17 | 386 |
9 | Brian Irvine | 1985-1997 | 309 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 385 |
10 | Eoin Jess | 1989-1996 1997-2001 | 312 | 23 | 34 | 11 | 380 |
11 | Willie Cooper | 1928-1939 1945-1948 | 331 [a] | 37 | 9 | 0 | 377 |
12 | Darren Mackie | 1998-2012 | 314 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 365 |
13 | John Hewitt | 1979-1989 | 241 | 33 | 46 | 43 | 363 |
14= | Bert MacLachlan | 1914-1927 | 315 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 358 |
Niall McGinn | 2012-2017 2018-2022 | 279 | 32 | 20 | 27 | 358 | |
16 | Jonny Hayes | 2012-2017 2020-2024 | 278 | 18 | 23 | 33 | 352 |
17 | Jack Hather | 1948-1960 | 264 | 34 | 53 | 0 | 351 |
18 | Donald Colman | 1907-1917 1919-1920 | 323 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 346 |
19 | Davie Robb | 1966-1977 | 251 | 27 | 51 | 16 | 345 |
20 | Jim Bett | 1985-1994 | 257 | 28 | 32 | 21 | 338 |
21= | Jimmy Smith | 1922-1931 | 297 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 336 |
Jamie Langfield | 2005-2015 | 278 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 336 | |
23 | Stuart Kennedy | 1976-1983 | 223 | 29 | 55 | 26 | 333 |
24 | Brian Grant | 1984-1997 | 265 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 332 |
25 | John McMaster | 1974-1987 | 204 | 29 | 54 | 28 | 315 |
26 | Neil Simpson | 1978-1990 | 205 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 310 |
27 | Billy Little | 1957-1969 | 237 | 23 | 45 | 1 | 306 |
28 | John Hume [54] | 1907-1917 1919-1920 | 282 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 305 |
29= | Ally Shewan | 1961-1969 | 220 | 26 | 46 | 8 | 300 |
Joe Harper | 1969-1973 1976-1981 | 207 | 24 | 53 | 16 | 300 | |
31 | Arthur Graham | 1969-1977 | 220 | 22 | 44 | 11 | 297 |
32 | Shay Logan | 2014-2021 | 224 | 21 | 17 | 32 | 294 |
33 | Fred Martin | 1949-1960 | 208 | 33 | 52 | 0 | 293 |
34 | Gordon Strachan | 1977-1984 | 183 | 29 | 46 | 34 | 292 |
35 | Theo Snelders | 1988-1996 | 228 | 20 | 29 | 14 | 291 |
36 | George Hamilton | 1938-1939 1945-1955 | 204 [b] | 32 | 48 | 0 | 284 |
37= | Jock Hutton | 1919-1927 | 239 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 280 |
Doug Rougvie | 1975-1984 | 181 | 26 | 45 | 28 | 280 | |
39 | Jimmy Hogg | 1955-1965 | 214 | 22 | 43 | 0 | 279 |
40= | Harry Yorston | 1947-1957 | 202 | 29 | 47 | 0 | 278 |
Chris Clark | 1999-2008 2011-2013 | 233 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 278 | |
42 | Richard Foster | 2003-2012 | 235 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 274 |
43= | Bob McDermid | 1925-1933 | 246 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 273 |
Tony Harris | 1946-1954 | 188 | 31 | 54 | 0 | 273 | |
45 | Joe Lewis | 2016-2023 | 208 | 22 | 14 | 27 | 271 |
46= | Archie Glen | 1948-1960 | 203 | 24 | 43 | 0 | 270 |
Jim Hermiston | 1966-1975 | 195 | 15 | 45 | 15 | 270 | |
48 | Joe Miller | 1984-1988 1993-1998 | 206 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 264 |
49 | Robert Connor | 1986-1994 | 206 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 262 |
50 | Steve Smith | 1930-1937 | 234 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 258 |
Competitive, professional matches only, up to the end of the 2023/24 season. [52]
# (non UK) | # (Exc ROI) | Name | Years | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | x | Jonny Hayes | 2012-2017 2020-2024 | 278 | 18 | 23 | 33 | 352 |
2 | 1 | Theo Snelders | 1988-1996 | 228 | 20 | 29 | 14 | 291 |
3 | x | Eddie Falloon | 1927-1938 | 223 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 249 |
4 | 2 | Jens Petersen | 1964-1970 | 141 | 22 | 31 | 7 | 201 |
5 | x | Adam Rooney | 2013-2018 | 151 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 197 |
6 | 3 | Henning Boel | 1968-1974 | 105 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 150 |
7 | 4 | Sone Aluko | 2007-2011 | 102 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 127 |
8 | x | Charles O'Hagan | 1906-1910 | 99 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 112 |
9 | x | Willo Flood | 2013-2016 | 80 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 104 |
10 | 5 | Hans Gillhaus | 1989-1992 | 84 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 100 |
11= | 6= | Stan Williams | 1937-1939 1945-1949 | 72 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 99 [a] |
Bill Strauss | 1936-1939 1945-1946 | 85 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 99 [b] | ||
13 | 8 | Bojan Miovski | 2022-2024 | 77 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 98 |
14 | 9 | Mixu Paatelainen | 1992-1994 | 75 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 93 |
15 | 10 | Luis Lopes | 2022-date | 71 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 92 |
Competitive, professional matches only, up to the end of the 2023/24 season. Matches played appear in brackets. [52]
# | Name | Years | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Joe Harper | 1969-1972 1976-1980 | 125 (207) | 15 (24) | 51 (53) | 8 (16) | 199(300) |
2 | Matt Armstrong | 1931-1939 1945-1946 | 137 (195) [a] | 19 (24) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 156(219) |
3 | George Hamilton | 1938-1939 1945-1955 | 104 (204) [b] | 18 (32) | 33 (48) | 0 (0) | 155(284) |
4 | Harry Yorston | 1947-1957 | 98 (202) | 21 (29) | 22 (47) | 0 (0) | 141(278) |
5 | Drew Jarvie | 1972-1982 | 86 (275) | 6 (28) | 29 (66) | 10 (17) | 131(386) |
6 | Benny Yorston | 1927-1931 | 101 (143) | 23 (13) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 124(156) |
7 | Willie Mills | 1932-1937 | 102 (182) | 12 (28) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 114(210) |
8 | Jack Hather | 1948-1960 | 79 (264) | 10 (34) | 16 (53) | 0 (0) | 105(351) |
9 | Mark McGhee | 1979-1984 | 61 (164) | 7 (20) | 18 (34) | 14 (31) | 100(249) |
10= | Billy Little | 1957-1969 | 78 (237) | 8 (23) | 12 (45) | 0 (1) | 98(306) |
Davie Robb | 1966-1977 | 77 (251) | 10 (27) | 9 (51) | 2 (16) | 98(345) | |
12 | Eoin Jess | 1988-1996 1997-2001 | 79 (312) | 4 (23) | 5 (34) | 6 (11) | 94(380) |
13= | Ernie Winchester | 1961-1967 | 71 (123) | 9 (15) | 12 (30) | 0 (0) | 92(168) |
Graham Leggat | 1953-1958 | 64 (109) | 7 (16) | 21 (26) | 0 (0) | 92(151) | |
Paddy Buckley | 1951-1957 | 58 (107) | 16 (20) | 18 (26) | 0 (0) | 92(153) | |
16= | Gordon Strachan | 1977-1984 | 54 (183) | 7 (29) | 20 (46) | 8 (34) | 89(292) |
John Hewitt | 1979-1989 | 54 (241) | 8 (33) | 15 (46) | 12 (43) | 89(363) | |
18 | Adam Rooney | 2013-2018 | 66 (151) | 6 (15) | 7 (11) | 9 (20) | 88(197) |
19 | Niall McGinn | 2012-2017 2018-2022 | 71 (279) | 8 (32) | 2 (20) | 6 (27) | 87(358) |
20 | Norrie Davidson | 1955-1961 | 55 (109) | 13 (14) | 16 (23) | 0 (0) | 84(146) |
21 | Andy Love | 1925-1934 | 79 (216) | 4 (22) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 83(238) |
22 | Duncan Shearer | 1992-1998 | 55 (152) | 8 (18) | 14 (15) | 2 (9) | 79(194) |
23= | Eric Black | 1980-1986 | 46 (115) | 5 (25) | 12 (18) | 7 (22) | 70(180) |
Scott Booth | 1989-1997 2003-2004 | 51 (184) | 9 (20) | 10 (17) | 0 (8) | 70(229) | |
25 | Darren Mackie | 1998-2012 | 57 (314) | 6 (22) | 3 (19) | 2 (10) | 68(365) |
26 | Billy Dodds | 1994-1999 | 47 (139) | 1 (9) | 15 (16) | 4 (8) | 67(172) |
27 | Willie Lennie | 1905-1913 | 61 (228) | 5 (24) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 66(252) |
28 | Jimmy Smith | 1922-1931 | 54 (297) | 10 (39) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 64(336) |
29= | Bobby Wishart | 1953-1961 | 45 (177) | 7 (22) | 10 (36) | 0 (0) | 62(235) |
Jim Forrest | 1968-1973 | 44 (128) | 8 (20) | 8 (27) | 2 (11) | 62(186) | |
31 | John Miller | 1921-1925 1926-1927 | 54 (109) | 7 (15) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 61(124) |
32 | Billy Stark | 1983-1987 | 41 (112) | 7 (12) | 11(14) | 1 (11) | 60(149) |
33 | Davie Main | 1911-1917 | 54 (155) | 4 (8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 58(163) |
34= | Alec Cheyne | 1926-1930 | 49 (126) | 7 (11) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 56(137) |
Bill Strauss | 1936-1946 | 45 (85) | 11 (14) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 56(99) | |
36= | Bob McDermid | 1925-1933 | 44 (246) | 5 (27) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 49(273) |
Bobby Cummings | 1960-1964 | 33 (63) | 11 (7) | 5(17) | 0 (0) | 49(87) | |
38= | Paddy Moore | 1932-1935 | 45 (66) | 2 (8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 47(74) |
Sam Cosgrove | 2018-2021 | 31 (79) | 7 (11) | 3 (5) | 6 (8) | 47(103) | |
Jim Bett | 1985-1994 | 33 (257) | 2 (28) | 10(32) | 2 (21) | 47(338) | |
Joe Miller | 1984-1988 1993-1998 | 32 (206) | 3 (20) | 10(24) | 2 (14) | 47(264) | |
Steve Archibald | 1978-1980 | 30 (76) | 11 (10) | 6 (18) | 0 (6) | 47(110) | |
43 | Arthur Graham | 1970-1977 | 34 (220) | 1 (22) | 9 (44) | 2 (11) | 46(297) |
44= | Robbie Winters | 1998-2002 | 41 (132) | 2 (11) | 1 (7) | 1 (2) | 45(152) |
Bobby Bruce | 1924-1928 | 36 (94) | 9 (16) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 45(110) | |
46= | Frank McDougall | 1984-1986 | 36 (54) | 3 (6) | 4 (6) | 1 (3) | 44(69) |
Scott Vernon | 2010-2014 | 30 (128) | 5 (17) | 9 (13) | 0 (0) | 44(158) | |
Bojan Miovski | 2022-2024 | 32 (77) | 4 (5) | 4 (9) | 4 (7) | 44(98) | |
49 | George Mulhall | 1955-1963 | 30 (110) | 2 (9) | 10 (31) | 0 (0) | 42(150) |
50 | Andrew Considine | 2004-2022 | 29 (444) | 6 (49) | 4 (34) | 2 (44) | 41(571) |
Competitive, professional matches only, up to the end of the 2023/24 season. Matches played appear in brackets. [52]
# (non UK) | # (exc ROI) | Name | Years | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | x | Adam Rooney | 2013-2018 | 66 (151) | 6 (15) | 7 (11) | 9 (20) | 88(197) |
2 | 1 | Bill Strauss | 1936-1939 1945-1946 | 45 (85) | 11 (14) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 56(99) |
3 | x | Paddy Moore | 1932-1935 | 45 (66) | 2 (8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 47(74) |
4 | 2 | Bojan Miovski | 2022-2024 | 32 (77) | 4 (5) | 4 (9) | 4 (7) | 44(95) |
5 | x | Jonny Hayes | 2012-2017 2020-2024 | 29 (278) | 1 (18) | 4 (23) | 4 (33) | 38(352) |
6 | 3 | Stan Williams | 1937-1939 1945-1949 | 20 (72) | 6 (10) | 8 (17) | 0 (0) | 34(99) |
7 | 4 | Hans Gillhaus | 1989-1992 | 27 (84) | 3 (6) | 0 (5) | 2 (5) | 32(100) |
8 | 5 | Arild Stavrum | 1999-2001 | 26 (53) | 2 (10) | 1 (3) | 0 (1) | 29(67) |
9 | 6 | Mixu Paatelainen | 1991-1994 | 23 (75) | 1 (9) | 3 (6) | 1 (3) | 28(93) |
10 | 7 | Luis Lopes | 2022-date | 20 (71) | 0 (5) | 2 (8) | 3 (8) | 25(92) |
11 | x | Charles O'Hagan | 1906-1910 | 22 (99) | 2 (13) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 24(112) |
12 | 8 | Christian Ramirez | 2021-2023 | 10 (45) | 2 (2) | 3 (7) | 3 (6) | 18(60) |
13 | 9 | Willem van der Ark | 1988-1992 | 13 (64) | 3 (4) | 1 (5) | 0 (4) | 17(77) |
14= | 10= | Hicham Zerouali | 1999-2002 | 11 (37) | 2 (5) | 0 (4) | 0 (2) | 13(48) |
Sone Aluko | 2007-2011 | 10 (102) | 2 (14) | 0 (4) | 1 (7) | 13(127) |
Record transfer fees paid
# | Player | From | Fee | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Paul Bernard | Oldham Athletic | £1,000,000 | September 1995 | [59] |
2 | Brian O'Neil | Celtic F.C. | £850,000 | July 1997 | [60] |
3 | Billy Dodds | St Johnstone F.C. | £800,000 | July 1994 | [61] |
4 | Dean Windass | Hull City | £700,000 | December 1995 | [62] |
Record transfer fees received
# | Player | To | Fee | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bojan Miovski | Girona_FC | £6.8m | August 2024 | [63] |
2 | Calvin Ramsay | Liverpool_F.C. | £6.5m | June 2022 | [64] |
3 | Scott McKenna | Nottingham Forest_F.C. | £4.75m | September 2020 | [65] |
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