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1997–98 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup in season 1997–98.

Aberdeen F.C.
1997–98 season
ChairmanIan Donald
ManagerRoy Aitken (to 10 November)
Keith Burkinshaw (caretaker manager)
Alex Miller (from November)
Scottish Premier Division6th
Scottish CupThird round
Scottish League CupQuarter final
Top goalscorerLeague: Eoin Jess (10)
All: Billy Dodds (12)
Highest home attendance18,205 vs. Rangers, 15 November 1997
Lowest home attendance8,661 vs. Dunfermline Athletic, 28 January 1998
Average home league attendance13,175

They finished sixth in the Scottish Premier Division and were eliminated in the third round of the Scottish Cup. They reached the quarter-final of the Scottish League Cup. Manager Roy Aitken was sacked in November following a 0–5 defeat to Dundee United and was replaced by Alex Miller.

Results edit

Scottish Premier Division edit

Main article: 1997–98 Scottish Premier Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 2 August Kilmarnock H 0–0 12,500
2 16 August Heart of Midlothian A 1–4 Newell 12,000
3 23 August Motherwell H 1–3 Rowson 11,522
4 30 August Dundee United H 1–1 Dodds 12,060
5 13 September Rangers A 3–3 Dodds, Inglis, Newell 50,030
6 20 September Celtic A 0–2 49,017
7 27 September Dunfermline Athletic H 1–2 Dodds 9,000
8 4 October St Johnstone A 0–1 6,290
9 18 October Hibernian H 2–0 Dodds, Glass 11,708
10 25 October Motherwell A 2–1 Windass (2) 6,065
11 1 November Heart of Midlothian H 1–4 Windass 15,100
12 9 November Dundee United A 0–5 7,893
13 15 November Rangers H 1–1 Jess 18,205
14 22 November Dunfermline Athletic A 1–1 Dodds 6,738
15 6 December St Johnstone H 1–1 Rowson 10,974
16 9 December Celtic H 0–2 16,981
17 13 December Hibernian A 2–2 Dodds, Jess 10,001
18 20 December Kilmarnock A 0–1 8,452
19 27 December Motherwell H 3–0 Jess (2), Windass 13,038
20 3 January Dundee United H 1–0 Windass 17,025
21 10 January Rangers A 0–2 49,542
22 28 January Dunfermline Athletic H 2–0 Jess (2), Smith 8,661
23 2 February Celtic A 1–3 Rowson 46,606
24 7 February Hibernian H 3–0 Jess, Newell, Miller 12,043
25 21 February St Johnstone A 1–0 Dodds 6,570
26 25 February Heart of Midlothian A 1–3 Jess 17,600
27 28 February Kilmarnock H 0–0 10,423
28 14 March Dunfermline Athletic A 3–3 Rowson (2), O'Neil 5,917
29 21 March Celtic H 0–1 18,009
30 28 March Hibernian A 1–1 Jess 12,966
31 4 April St Johnstone H 0–1 9,022
32 11 April Dundee United A 0–0 9,155
33 19 April Rangers H 1–0 Glass 17,981
34 25 April Kilmarnock A 1–2 Dodds 8,212
35 2 May Heart of Midlothian H 2–2 Jess, Newell 12,899
36 9 May Motherwell A 2–1 Dodds (2) 5,861

Final standings edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Kilmarnock 36 13 11 12 40 52 −12 50 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round
5 St Johnstone 36 13 9 14 38 42 −4 48
6 Aberdeen 36 9 12 15 39 53 −14 39
7 Dundee United 36 8 13 15 43 51 −8 37
8 Dunfermline Athletic 36 8 13 15 43 68 −25 37
Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Scottish League Cup edit

Main article: 1997–98 Scottish League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 13 August Dumbarton A 5–1 Newell (3), Miller, Jess 1,739
R3 19 August Dundee A 3–0 Dodds (2), Newell 7,457
QF 10 September Stirling Albion A 2–0 Miller, Glass 3,800
SF 15 October Dundee United N 1–3 Windass 10,456

Scottish Cup edit

Main article: 1997–98 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 24 January Dundee United A 0–1 11,488

Squad edit

Appearances & Goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier Division Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   SCO Jim Leighton (c) 37 0 34 0 1 0 2 0
GK   SCO Derek Stillie 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
DF   SCO Gary Smith 34 1 31 1 1 0 2 0
DF   SCO Brian O'Neil 32 1 27 1 1 0 4 0
DF   SCO John Inglis 28 1 25 1 1 0 2 0
DF   SCO Russell Anderson 28 0 26 0 0 0 2 0
DF   SCO Derek Whyte 20 0 19 0 1 0 0 0
DF   FRA Antoine Kombouare 16 0 13 0 0 0 3 0
DF   BUL Tzanko Tzvetanov 15 0 11 0 0 0 4 0
DF   SCO Jamie Buchan 11 0 10 0 0 0 1 0
DF   SCO Michael Hart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Eoin Jess 39 10 35 9 1 0 3 1
MF   SCO Stephen Glass 34 3 31 2 1 0 2 1
MF   SCO David Rowson 33 5 29 5 0 0 4 0
MF   SCO Joe Miller 32 3 28 1 0 0 4 2
MF   SCO Paul Bernard 22 0 17 0 1 0 4 0
MF   BUL Illian Kiriakov 16 0 15 0 1 0 0 0
MF   NIR Michael O'Neill 8 0 7 0 1 0 0 0
MF   SCO Darren Young 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
MF   SCO Derek Young 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Iain Good 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Billy Dodds 38 12 34 10 1 0 3 2
FW   ENG Dean Windass 28 6 23 5 1 0 4 1
FW   ENG Mike Newell 26 8 21 4 1 0 4 4
FW   SCO Ricky Gillies 22 0 20 0 0 0 2 0
FW   SCO Michael Craig 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW   SCO Duncan Shearer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Dennis Wyness 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References edit

  • afcheritage.org "Aberdeen FC - Historic Fixtures and Results". Archived from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
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