List of Aberdeen F.C. seasons

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This is a list of seasons played by Aberdeen Football Club from 1903 to the present day. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top league goal scorers for each season. Records of minor competitions such as the Aberdeenshire Cup and Northern League are not included.

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The club has won the Scottish Football League championship 4 times, most recently in 1985. In addition, Aberdeen has won 7 Scottish Cup titles, the Scottish League Cup six times and the European Cup Winners' Cup once.

History

The club was formed in 1903 after an amalgamation of three Aberdeen-based football clubs, Orion, Aberdeen and Victoria United. An application to join the Scottish Football League in 1903 was defeated in a vote of member clubs, so the club spent its first season in the Northern League. In 1904, Aberdeen was elected to the Second Division. Despite finishing 7th, they were elected to the First Division in time for the 1905-06 season, where they have remained since, having never been relegated. [1]

Aberdeen have finished bottom of the league on two occasions, 1916–17 and 1999-2000. They were spared relegation in 1917 after having to withdraw from the league because of World War I. In 2000, they avoided a play-off against the second and third place teams in the First Division because Falkirk's ground did not comply with SPL regulations. [2]

In 1983, Aberdeen became the second Scottish club to win the European Cup Winners' Cup, defeating Real Madrid in the final. Later that year, they became the first and only Scottish club to win the UEFA Super Cup.

Seasons

SeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup [lower-alpha 1] Europe [lower-alpha 2] Top league goalscorer(s)
DivisionPldWDLGFGAPtsPosNameGoals
1904–05 Sco Div 2 227783626217thR3 Tom Ruddiman 7
1905–06 Sco Div 1 [lower-alpha 3] 30881437492412thR2 George McNicol 9
1906–07 Sco Div 1 3410101448553011thR1 Willie Lennie 9
1907–08 Sco Div 1 34139124544358thSF Thomas Murray 14
1908–09 Sco Div 1 34156136153367thR2 Willie Lennie 12
1909–10 Sco Div 1 34168104429404thR3 Bobby Simpson 10
1910–11 Sco Div 1 34191055328402ndSF Angus McIntosh 16
1911–12 Sco Div 1 34147134444359thR3 Dave Main 12
1912–13 Sco Div 1 34149114740378thR2 Dave Main 10
1913–14 Sco Div 1 3810101838553014thR3 Dave Main 9
1914–15 Sco Div 1 3811111639523314th [lower-alpha 4] Sam Cail 9
1915–16 Sco Div 1 3811121551643411th Dave Main 15
1916–17 Sco Div 1 38772436682120th Harry Ambler 9
1917–19Aberdeen dropped out of competitive football due to World War I [lower-alpha 5]
1919–20 Sco Div 1 4211131846643517thQF Jacky Connon 14
1920–21 Sco Div 1 4214141453544211thR3 Peter Fisher 14
1921–22 Sco Div 1 421392048543515thSF Johnny Miller 23
1922–23 Sco Div 1 381512114634425thQF [lower-alpha 6] Andy Rankine 14
1923–24 Sco Div 1 3813101537413613thSF Johnny Miller 14
1924–25 Sco Div 1 3811101746563215thQF Wattie Jackson 13
1925–26 Sco Div 1 3813101549543611thSF Alec Reid 10
1926–27 Sco Div 1 381314117372408thR2 Bobbie Bruce 20
1927–28 Sco Div 1 38195147161437thR1 Benny Yorston 17
1928–29 Sco Div 1 38168148168407thQF Benny Yorston 23
1929–30 Sco Div 1 3823788561533rdR3 Benny Yorston 38
1930–31 Sco Div 1 38177147963416thQF Benny Yorston 16
1931–32 Sco Div 1 38169135749417thR1 Andy Love 12
1932–33 Sco Div 1 38186148558426thR2 Paddy Moore 27
1933–34 Sco Div 1 38188129057445thQF Willie Mills 28
1934–35 Sco Div 1 381710116854446thSF Matt Armstrong 31
1935–36 Sco Div 1 3826939650613rdQF Matt Armstrong 30
1936–37 Sco Div 1 3823878944542nd Final [lower-alpha 7] Matt Armstrong
Billy Strauss 		24
1937–38 Sco Div 1 38159147459396thR3 Matt Armstrong 19
1938–39 Sco Div 1 382061291 [lower-alpha 8] 61463rdSF George Hamilton 17
1939–46Competitive football cancelled due to World War II – Aberdeen won several regional competitions in the period. [3]
1946–47 Sco Div A [lower-alpha 9] 3016775841393rd Winners [lower-alpha 10] Final [lower-alpha 11] George Hamilton 17
1947–48 Sco Div A 301071345452710thR3SF Archie Kelly 10
1948–49 Sco Div A 307111239482513thR1Group George Hamilton 10
1949–50 Sco Div A 30114154856268thQFGroup Harry Yorston 10
1950–51 Sco Div A 30155106150355thQFQF Harry Yorston 18
1951–52 Sco Div A 301071365582711thQFGroup Harry Yorston 19
1952–53 Sco Div A 301151464682711th Final Group George Hamilton /
Jack Hather 		14
1953–54 Sco Div A 30153126651339th Final Group Paddy Buckley 17
1954–55 [lower-alpha 12] Sco Div A 3024157326491st [lower-alpha 13] SFGroup Paddy Buckley 17
1955–56 Sco Div A 34181068750462ndR5 [lower-alpha 14] Winners [lower-alpha 15] Graham Leggat 19
1956–57 Sco Div 1 [lower-alpha 16] 34182147959386thR6Group Graham Leggat 12
1957–58 Sco Div 1 341421868763013thQF [lower-alpha 17] QF Norman Davidson 17
1958–59 Sco Div 1 341251763662913th Final Group Billy Little 13
1959–60 Sco Div 1 341161754722815thR2Group Norman Davidson 11
1960–61 Sco Div 1 34148127272366thR3Group Ken Brownlee 18
1961–62 Sco Div 1 341091560732912thR3Group Billy Little 17
1962–63 Sco Div 1 34177107047416thQFGroup Bobby Cummings 18
1963–64 Sco Div 1 34128145353329thR3Group Ernie Winchester 16
1964–65 [lower-alpha 18] Sco Div 1 341281459753212thR1Group Don Kerrigan 14
1965–66 Sco Div 1 34156136154368thSFGroup Ernie Winchester 16
1966–67 Sco Div 1 3417897238424th Final SF Jimmy Wilson 13
1967–68 Sco Div 1 34165136348375thR2Group Cup Winners' Cup R2 [lower-alpha 19] Dave Johnston 14
1968–69 Sco Div 1 34981750592615thSFGroup ICFC R2 Jim Forrest 16
1969–70 Sco Div 1 34147135545358th Winners QF Davie Robb 16
1970–71 Sco Div 1 3424646818542ndQF [lower-alpha 20] Group Cup Winners' Cup R1 [lower-alpha 21] Joe Harper 19
1971–72 Sco Div 1 3421858026502ndQFGroup UEFA Cup R2 Joe Harper 33
1972–73 Sco Div 1 34161176134434thQFSF UEFA Cup R1 Drew Jarvie 15
1973–74 Sco Div 1 34131654626424thR3QF UEFA Cup R2 Drew Jarvie 13
1974–75 Sco Div 1 3416996643415thQFGroup UEFA Cup R1 Arthur Graham 11
1975–76 Prem [lower-alpha 22] 361110154950327thR4Group Jocky Scott 14
1976–77 Prem 36161195642433rdR4 Winners [lower-alpha 23] Joe Harper 18
1977–78 Prem 3622956829532nd Final R3 Joe Harper 17
1978–79 Prem 36131495936404thSF Final Cup Winners' Cup R2 Joe Harper 19
1979–80 Prem 36191076836481stSF Final UEFA Cup R1 Steve Archibald /
Drew Jarvie 		12
1980–81 Prem 36191166126492ndR4QF European Cup R2 Mark McGhee 13
1981–82 Prem 3623767129532nd Winners SF UEFA Cup R3 John Hewitt 11
1982–83 Prem 3625567625553rd Winners [lower-alpha 24] QF Cup Winners' Cup Winners [lower-alpha 25] Mark McGhee 16
1983–84 Prem 3625747821571st Winners [lower-alpha 26] SF Cup Winners' Cup SF Mark McGhee /
Gordon Strachan 		13
Super Cup Winners [lower-alpha 27]
1984–85 Prem 3627548926591stSFR2 European Cup R1 Frank McDougall 22
1985–86 Prem 36161286231444th Winners Winners [lower-alpha 28] European Cup QF Frank McDougall 14
1986–87 Prem 44211676329584thR3QF Cup Winners' Cup R1 Billy Stark 12
1987–88 Prem 44211765625594thSF Final UEFA Cup R2 Jim Bett 10
1988–89 Prem 36181445125502ndR4 Final UEFA Cup R1 Charlie Nicholas 16
1989–90 Prem 36171095633442nd Winners [lower-alpha 29] Winners UEFA Cup R1 Charlie Nicholas 11
1990–91 Prem 3622956227532ndR3SF Cup Winners' Cup R2 Hans Gillhaus 14
1991–92 Prem 441714135542486thR3R3 UEFA Cup R1 Eoin Jess 12
1992–93 Prem 44271078736642nd Final Final Duncan Shearer 22
1993–94 Prem 44172165836552ndSFQF Cup Winners' Cup R2 Duncan Shearer 17
1994–95 Prem 361011154346419thR4SF UEFA Cup PR Billy Dodds 16
1995–96 Prem 36167135245553rdSF Winners Scott Booth /
Joe Miller 		9
1996–97 Prem 361014124554446thR3QF UEFA Cup R2 Billy Dodds 17
1997–98 Prem 36912153953396thR3SF Billy Dodds 10
1998–99 SPL [lower-alpha 30] 36107194371378thR3R3 Eoin Jess 14
1999–2000 SPL 36962144833310th Final Final Arild Stavrum 9
2000–01 SPL 381112154552457thR4R3 UEFA Cup QR Arild Stavrum 17
2001–02 SPL 38167155149554thQFR3 Robbie Winters 13
2002–03 SPL 381310154154498thR4R3 UEFA Cup R1 Paul Sheerin 8
2003–04 SPL 38972239633411thQFQF Scott Booth 8
2004–05 SPL 38187134439614thQFR3 Darren Mackie 11
2005–06 SPL 381315104640546thR4QF Jamie Smith /
Steve Lovell 		8
2006–07 SPL 38198115538653rdR3R2 Darren Mackie 13
2007–08 SPL 38158155058534thSFSF UEFA Cup Last 32 Lee Miller 12
2008–09 SPL 381411134140534thQFR2 Lee Miller 10
2009–10 SPL 381011173652419thR5R3 Europa League QR3 Steve MacLean 5
2010–11 SPL 38115223959389thSFSF Scott Vernon 9
2011–12 SPL 38914153644419thSFR3 Scott Vernon 11
2012–13 SPL 381115124143488thR5R4 Niall McGinn 20
2013–14 Prem [lower-alpha 31] 38208105338683rdSF Winners Niall McGinn 14
2014–15 Prem 3823695733752ndR4SF Europa League QR3 Adam Rooney 17
2015–16 Prem 38225116248712ndR4R3 Europa League QR3 Adam Rooney 20
2016–17 Prem 38244107435762nd Final Final Europa League QR3 Adam Rooney 12
2017–18 Prem 3822795637732ndSFQF Europa League QR3 Adam Rooney 9
2018–19 Prem 38207115744674thSF Final Europa League QR2 Sam Cosgrove 17
2019–20 Prem [lower-alpha 32] 3012994036454thSFQF Europa League QR3 Sam Cosgrove 11
2020–21 Prem 381511123638564thQFR2 Europa League QR3 Lewis Ferguson 8
2021–22 Prem 3810111741464110thR5R2 Europa Conference League PO Lewis Ferguson 11
2022–23 Prem 38183175660573rdR4SF Duk / Bojan Miovski 16
2023–24 Prem 381212144852487thSF Final UEFA Europa League
UEFA Europa Conference League 		Play-Off Round
Group stage (Group G, 3rd) 		Bojan Miovski 16

Key

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The League Cup competition did not start until the 1946–47 season.
  2. ↑ European club competitions did not begin until the 1955–56 season.
  3. ↑ Despite only finishing 7th, Aberdeen were promoted due to a reordering of the league system.
  4. ↑ The Scottish Cup was not held between 1914 and 1920 because of the first World War.
  5. ↑ Scottish football was still held through the war, but due to a disastrous financial situation, the team (along with Dundee and Raith Rovers) had no choice but to drop out.
  6. ↑ In this cup, Aberdeen scored a record 13 goals in one game against Peterhead.
  7. ↑ This was Aberdeen's first Scottish Cup final. They lost out to league champions Celtic 2-1 away from home.
  8. ↑ This is the most goals Aberdeen have ever scored in one season.
  9. ↑ The League was renamed as Division A.
  10. ↑ Aberdeen won the cup for the first time that season; Hibernian were the runners up losing 2–1 at Hampden.
  11. ↑ In the first ever Scottish League Cup final, Aberdeen were comfortably beaten 4–0 at Ibrox Stadium by Rangers.
  12. ↑ This season saw Aberdeen's highest attendance - 45,061 against Hearts in March 1955.
  13. ↑ This was Aberdeen's first ever league title, ahead of runners-up Celtic by three points. The European competitions began the following season, but Aberdeen were not given Scotland's place in the tournament, which went to Hibernian by special invitation.
  14. ↑ In 1955, the Scottish Cup was expanded to include amateur football teams as well as professional, expanding the competition to nine rounds.
  15. ↑ First League Cup win.
  16. ↑ The league was again renamed, this time back to Division One.
  17. ↑ The Cup system was again reorganised, this time to include only professional teams, and containing six rounds.
  18. ↑ During this season, Aberdeen recorded a record 8–0 loss to Celtic in January.
  19. ↑ In Aberdeen's first ever European game, they beat Icelandic club KR Reykjavík 14–1 on aggregate, only to lose to Belgian Standard Liège 3–2, also on aggregate, in the next round.
  20. ↑ The cup was again expanded, this time to seven rounds.
  21. ↑ Aberdeen's first fixture of the tournament - against Hungarians Honvéd - resulted in the first ever penalty shootout in the cups history, which Honvéd won 5–4 in Budapest.
  22. ↑ The league was renamed to the Premier Division and reduced to ten teams. They played each other four times in a season for the first time.
  23. ↑ The cup format was changed to a straight knock-out competition because of criticism over the length of the original.
  24. ↑ First double, of Scottish Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup
  25. ↑ This was Aberdeen's first European trophy, and the most well known. In the final, they beat Real Madrid 2–1 to take the title.
  26. ↑ First and only treble, of Scottish League, Scottish Cup and European Super Cup.
  27. ↑ Aberdeen's first UEFA Super Cup final resulted in a 2–0 home win over Hamburg SV after a goalless draw in Germany.
  28. ↑ First double of Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup.
  29. ↑ Second double of Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup
  30. ↑ The league was renamed the Scottish Premier League .
  31. ↑ The league was renamed the Scottish Premiership .
  32. ↑ 2019–20 Scottish Premiership suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland; season curtailed and standings at time of postponement declared final on 18 May 2020. [4]

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