The 2016–17 season was Aberdeen's 104th season in the top flight of Scottish football and the fourth in the Scottish Premiership. Aberdeen also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
| 2016–17 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Stewart Milne | ||
| Manager | Derek McInnes | ||
| Ground | Pittodrie Stadium | ||
| Scottish Premiership | 2nd | ||
| Scottish League Cup | Runners-up | ||
| Scottish Cup | Runners-up | ||
| Europa League | Third qualifying round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Adam Rooney (12) All: Adam Rooney (20) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 19,332 vs Rangers, Premiership, 9 April 2017 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 8,195 vs Kilmarnock, Premiership, 6 December 2016 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 12,640 | ||
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Aberdeen also competed in qualifying for the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.[1]
Summary edit
August edit
Aberdeen were knocked out of the Europa League by Maribor in the Third qualifying round.[2]
They were then boosted when top-scorer from last season Adam Rooney signed a new contract, keeping him at the club until 2020.[3]
September edit
October edit
November edit
Aberdeen reached the League Cup Final but lost 3–0 to Celtic.[4]
December edit
After the Cup final loss, McInnes became under pressure after a poor run of results in December which included an abandoned match at home against Motherwell.[5]
However, the Dons ended 2016 with 3 wins out of their last 3 matches in the year, keeping the same starting line-up in all 3 matches, easing pressure on McInnes.[6]
January edit
Graeme Shinnie boosted the Dons signing on an extra year to his contract.[7]
February edit
On 6 February, Niall McGinn was awarded SPFL January Goal of the Month for his goal against Dundee.[8]
After 3 bids were rejected in the January transfer window by Cardiff City, on 7 February Jonny Hayes signed a new contract extension to keep him at the club until 2019.[9]
On 14 February, Andrew Considine signed a new contract to also keep him at the club until 2019.[10]
March edit
On 9 March, English League One side Milton Keynes Dons announced that Peter Pawlett had signed a pre-contract deal to join the club at the end of the 2016–17 season.[11]
On 29 March, Jonny Hayes earned his first start for Ireland in a 1-0 friendly defeat to Iceland.[12]
On 30 March, Greg Tansey signed a pre-contract 3-year deal to join the club from Inverness Caledonian Thistle at the end of the 2016–17 season.[13]
April edit
On 7 April, manager Derek McInnes won SPFL March Manager of the Month after reaching the Scottish Cup Semi-final and beating Dundee 7-0.[14]
On 15 April, Aberdeen secured Europa League football for next season with a hard-fought win over St Johnstone in Perth.[15]
On 22 April, Aberdeen reached the Scottish Cup final for the first time in 17 years with victory over holders Hibernian.[16]
May edit
On 2 May, Jonny Hayes was shortlisted for player of the year in the PFA Scotland awards.[17]
On 4 May, Derek McInnes was shortlisted for manager of the year in the PFA Scotland awards.[18]
On 5 May, Joe Lewis, Shay Logan, Kenny McLean and Jonny Hayes all made the PFA Scotland's Premiership team of the year.[19]
On 7 May, Aberdeen all but secured the Runners-up spot in the Premiership with a 2-1 win against Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle Stadium.[20]
On 12 May, Dean Campbell was introduced as a substitute against Celtic, becoming the club's youngest-ever player (a record previously held by Jack Grimmer).[21]
On 17 May, Aberdeen defeated Rangers 2-1 at Ibrox Stadium, their first victory at that stadium since 1991.[22] The result also mathematically confirmed Aberdeen's second place in the final league table.
On 21 May, teenager Scott Wright scored his first senior hat-trick to end the league season with a 6-0 win against Partick Thistle at Firhill.[23]
On 24 May, Derek McInnes announced that Graeme Shinnie would captain the Dons in the Scottish Cup Final,[24] after it was announced that Ryan Jack was leaving the club.[25]
On 27 May, the Dons lost the Scottish Cup Final to Celtic, their sixth, in total, defeat to them this season against what was "The Invincibles".[26][27]
Results and fixtures edit
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season and friendlies edit
| 26 June 2016[28] Friendly | Brechin City | 0–3 | Aberdeen | Brechin |
| 14:00 BST | AFC Twitter | Stockley  20'Shankland 30'Jack 89' |
Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 1,283 (AFC Twitter) |
| 11 July 2016[29] Friendly | East Fife | 2–4 | Aberdeen | Methil |
| 15:00 BST | Jack 53' (o.g.) McManus 55' (pen.) |
AFC | Rooney 3' O'Connor 39'Stockley 65', 84' |
Stadium: Bayview Stadium Attendance: 574 (East Fife FC) Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 15 January 2017[30] Friendly | Bunyodkor | 1–2 | Aberdeen | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 12:00 | Javokhir 33' |
[1] | Hayes 1' Shinnie 75' |
Stadium: Jebal Ali Resort Attendance: 200 |
Scottish Premiership edit
| 7 August 2016 1 | St Johnstone | 0–0 | Aberdeen | McDiarmid Park |
| 12:15 | Craig  34'Cummins 37' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Attendance: 5,728 Referee: Collum |
| 13 August 2016 2 | Aberdeen | 0–0 | Heart of Midlothian | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Shinnie 44' Pawlett 50' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Watt 31' Rherras 37'Bauben 43'Djoum 53'Rossi 78' |
Attendance: 13,559 Referee: Clancy |
| 20 August 2016 3 | Aberdeen | 2–1 | Partick Thistle | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | McGinn 28' 66' Storey 58' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Osman 27' Devine 83'Welsh 52'  87'Erskine 90+3' |
Attendance: 11,049 Referee: Beaton |
| 27 August 2016 4 | Celtic | 4–1 | Aberdeen | Celtic Park |
| 15:00 | Griffiths 13' Forrest 42'Sinclair 87' (pen.)Rogic 90' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Rooney 32' Reynolds 83' 87'Shinnie 90+3' |
Attendance: 57,758 Referee: Madden |
| 10 September 2016 5 | Aberdeen | 1–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | McGinn 51' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Tansey 31' Tremarco 45'King 45+1'Vigurs 68' |
Attendance: 11,356 Referee: Allan |
| 18 September 2016 6 | Dundee | 1–3 | Aberdeen | Dens Park |
| 12:00 | Holt 13' Kerr 22'O'Dea 53'O'Hara 64' 90+2'Etxabeguren 87' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Maddison 19' O'Connor 44'Shinnie 54'Hayes 62'Stockley 77'McLean 88' (pen.) |
Attendance: 6,321 Referee: McLean |
| 25 September 2016 7 | Aberdeen | 2–1 | Rangers | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 13:00 | Shinnie 14' Hayes 46' 79'Reynolds 53'O'Connor 64'McLean 83'Maddison 90' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Garner 22' Wilson 48'Halliday 79' (pen.)Kranjcar 81'Tavernier 90' |
Attendance: 19,263 Referee: Beaton |
| 1 October 2016 8 | Kilmarnock | 0–4 | Aberdeen | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | MacDonald 24' Burn 65' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Rooney 25' (pen), 72' Considine 50'Taylor 67' |
Attendance: 4,592 Referee: Collum |
| 15 October 2016 9 | Aberdeen | 4–0 | Ross County | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Hayes 20' Logan 32'Reynolds 67'McGinn 68'Stockley 78' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Fraser 12' Chow  21'Davies 73' |
Attendance: 10,091 Referee: Thomson |
| 25 October 2016 11 | Hamilton Academical | 1–0 | Aberdeen | New Douglas Park |
| 19:45 | D'Acol 6' (pen) |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Attendance: 2,315 Referee: Collum |
| 29 October 2016 12 | Aberdeen | 0–1 | Celtic | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 12:00 | Shinnie 47' Hayes 79' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Sviatchenko 2' Rogic 23'Brown 79'Lustig 79' |
Attendance: 17,105 Referee: McLean |
| 4 November 2016 13 | Partick Thistle | 1–2 | Aberdeen | Firhill Stadium |
| 19:45 | Barton 51' Devine 56'Welsh 81' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
O'Connor 39' Stockley 53' |
Attendance: 3,974 Referee: Madden |
| 19 November 2016 14 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–3 | Aberdeen | Caledonian Stadium |
| 15:00 | Doumbouya 15' Vigurs 54' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
McLean 28', 89' Rooney 33' (pen)Maddison 68' |
Attendance: 4,867 Referee: Clancy |
| 3 December 2016 16 | Rangers | 2–1 | Aberdeen | Ibrox Stadium |
| 15:00 | Kiernan 23' Miller 52'Halliday 53'Hodson 70'Hill 79' 90+1'Wallace 90+2'Waghorn 90+4' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Considine 82' 90+4' Pawlett 90+3'Jack 60' 90+5' |
Attendance: 50,003 Referee: McLean |
| 6 December 2016 15[N 1] | Aberdeen | 5–1 | Kilmarnock | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 19:45 | Pawlett 20' Maddison 25'O'Connor 30'Hayes 37', 85'Considine 43'McGinn 69' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Boyd 76' McKenzie 77' |
Attendance: 8,195 Referee: Finnie |
| 10 December 2016 17 | Aberdeen | 0–0 | St Johnstone | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | McLean 87' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Davidson 58' Kane 67'MacLean 68' |
Attendance: 11,501 Referee: Clancy |
| 13 December 2016 10[N 2][N 3] | Aberdeen | A–A | Motherwell | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 19:45 | Considine 5' |
BBC Report Evening Express |
McManus 7' |
Referee: Muir |
| 17 December 2016 18 | Ross County | 2–1 | Aberdeen | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Boyce 26' Chow 39'Routis 71'van der Weg 82'Dow 88' |
Report SPFL Report |
Considine 35' McGinn 68'Hayes 87' |
Attendance: 4,467 Referee: Thomson |
| 23 December 2016 19 | Motherwell | 1–3 | Aberdeen | Fir Park |
| 19:45 | McDonald 16' 77' Clay 63' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Shinnie 6' Rooney 25' (pen)Reynolds 70'Jack 73'McGinn 90' |
Attendance: 3,428 Referee: Madden |
| 27 December 2016 20 | Aberdeen | 2–1 | Hamilton Academical | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Taylor 34' Lewis 37'Rooney 68'Maddison 90' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Imrie 38' (pen) 45+2' Sarris 58'Devlin 87'McMann 90+2' |
Attendance: 13,131 Referee: Dallas |
| 30 December 2016 21 | Heart of Midlothian | 0–1 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 19:45 | Johnsen 67' Smith 89' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Logan 8' Taylor 18'Hayes 66' |
Attendance: 16,630 Referee: Collum |
| 27 January 2017 22 | Aberdeen | 3–0 | Dundee | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 19:45 | Jack 29' McGinn 45', 80'Shinnie 73' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Etxabeguren 65' |
Attendance: 10,512 Referee: Clancy |
| 1 February 2017 23 | Celtic | 1–0 | Aberdeen | Celtic Park |
| 19:45 | Boyata 57' Brown 86' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Logan 35' Taylor 59'Shinnie 71' |
Attendance: 53,958 Referee: Beaton |
| 4 February 2017 24 | Aberdeen | 2–0 | Partick Thistle | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Jack 40' Considine 54'Stockley 72'Christie 90+2' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Attendance: 10,094 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 15 February 2017 10[N 2] | Aberdeen | 7–2 | Motherwell | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 19:45 | Hayes 2' Considine 32' 50' Rooney 34', 64' (pen.), 69'Christie 40'Taylor 59'Pawlett 83' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Lucas 30' Bowman 73'Pearson 82' |
Attendance: 10,384 Referee: Muir |
| 19 February 2017 25 | Kilmarnock | 1–2 | Aberdeen | Rugby Park |
| 13:00 | McKenzie 41' 67' Dicker 79' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Hayes 59' Stockley 83'Pawlett 85'McLean 87' |
Attendance: 3,972 Referee: Dallas |
| 25 February 2017 26 | Aberdeen | 1–0 | Ross County | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Reynolds 27' Rooney 69' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Gardyne 23' |
Attendance: 11,774 Referee: Collum |
| 28 February 2017 27 | Hamilton Academical | 1–0 | Aberdeen | New Douglas Park |
| 19:45 | Devlin 9' Skondras 52'MacKinnon 83' 83' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Shinnie 72' |
Attendance: 2,006 Referee: McLean |
| 11 March 2017 28 | Aberdeen | 1–0 | Motherwell | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Stockley 82' McGinn 90+2' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Heneghan 13' Bowman 32'Pearson 69'Hammell 72'Ferguson 75'Cadden 90' |
Attendance: 12,524 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 18 March 2017 29 | Aberdeen | 2–0 | Heart of Midlothian | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 12:15 | Logan 21' Hayes 60'Stockley 89'Shinnie 90' |
BBC Report | Tziolis 13' Walker 78'Martin 90+1' |
Attendance: 12,178 Referee: McLean |
| 31 March 2017 30 | Dundee | 0–7 | Aberdeen | Dens Park |
| 19:45 | Kerr 81' |
BBC Sport SPFL Report |
Considine 17', 39', 83' Rooney 25'McLean 34'Jack 51'McGinn 73' |
Attendance: 7,314 Referee: Muir |
| 4 April 2017 31 | Aberdeen | 1–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 19:45 | Taylor 22' |
BBC Sport SPFL Report |
W McKay 40' Tremarco 66' |
Attendance: 11,507 Referee: Dallas |
| 9 April 2017 32 | Aberdeen | 0–3 | Rangers | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 12:30 | Jack 4' Taylor 24'Shinnie 33' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Garner 4' Holt 53'Miller 79', 81'Dodoo 83' |
Attendance: 19,332 Referee: Clancy |
| 15 April 2017 33 | St Johnstone | 1–2 | Aberdeen | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Craig 22' Swanson 48' (pen)Wotherspoon 67'MacLean 84' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Christie 19' Scobbie 32' (o.g.)Lewis 57' |
Attendance: 5,132 Referee: Madden |
| 29 April 2017 34 | Aberdeen | 0–2 | St Johnstone | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Logan 18' Hayes 19'Stockley 90+3' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Anderson 28' Shaughnessy 33'Swanson 80'Thomson 80'Craig 90+3' |
Attendance: 10,606 Referee: Muir |
| 7 May 2017 35 | Heart of Midlothian | 1–2 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 15:00 | Buaben 27' Gonçalves 61'Walker 44' 90' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Rooney 21' Lewis 23'O'Connor 64'Reynolds 88' |
Attendance: 16,522 Referee: Collum |
| 12 May 2017 36 | Aberdeen | 1–3 | Celtic | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 19:45 | Hayes 12' Shinnie 85'Logan 89' |
BBC Sport | Boyata 3' Armstrong 8'Griffiths 11' 72'Tierney 54' |
Attendance: 16,015 Referee: McLean |
| 17 May 2017 37 | Rangers | 1–2 | Aberdeen | Ibrox Stadium |
| 19:45 | Miller 50' Waghorn 61'Bates 90' |
BBC Sport | Shinnie 9' Christie 53'Considine 87'Stockley 85' 89' |
Attendance: 48,289 Referee: Beaton |
| 21 May 2017 38 | Partick Thistle | 0–6 | Aberdeen | Firhill Stadium |
| 12:30 | Edwards 34' Lamont 70' |
BBC Sport | Christie 7', 45' Wright 11', 17', 51'Hayes 26'Considine 44'Pawlett 56' |
Attendance: 3,924 Referee: Euan Anderson |
UEFA Europa League edit
Aberdeen qualified for the first preliminary round of the UEFA Europa League by finishing second in the 2015–16 Scottish Premiership.
Qualifying phase edit
| 30 June 2016 First qualifying round 1st leg | Aberdeen | 3–1 | Fola Esch  | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| 19:45 | Logan 68' McGinn 90+3'Rooney 90+7' (pen) |
BBC UEFA |
Klein 70' |
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 12,570 Referee: Kristoffersen (Denmark) |
| 7 July 2016 First qualifying round 2nd leg | Fola Esch | 1–0 (2–3 agg.) | Aberdeen | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| 17:30 | Hadji 45' |
BBC UEFA |
Stadium: Stade Josy Barthel Attendance: 1,789 Referee: Nilsen (Norway) |
| 14 July 2016 Second qualifying round 1st leg | Aberdeen | 3–0 | Ventspils  | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| 19:45 | Stockley 71' Rooney 75'Burns 90+1' |
BBC UEFA |
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 10,672 Referee: Pinheiro (Portugal) |
| 21 July 2016 Second qualifying round 2nd leg | Ventspils | 0–1 (0–4 agg.) | Aberdeen | Ventspils, Latvia |
| 16:00 | BBC UEFA |
Rooney 79' |
Stadium: Olimpiskais Stadions Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Grujić (Serbia) |
| 28 July 2016 Third qualifying round 1st leg | Aberdeen | 1–1 | Maribor  | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| 19:45 | Hayes 88' |
BBC UEFA |
Novaković 83' |
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 17,105 Referee: Hansen (Norway) |
| 4 August 2016 Third qualifying round 2nd leg | Maribor | 1–0 (2–1 agg.) | Aberdeen | Maribor, Slovenia |
| 19:15 | Shinnie 90+3' (o.g.) |
BBC UEFA |
Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 9,796[31] Referee: Popov (Bulgaria) |
Scottish League Cup edit
| 10 August 2016 Second Round | Ayr United | 1–2 | Aberdeen | Ayr |
| 19:45 | Forrest 41' Adams 29'Devlin 68' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Meggatt 3' (o.g.) McGinn 30'Jack 37' |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 2,653 Referee: Muir |
| 22 September 2016 Quarter Final | Aberdeen | 1–0 | St Johnstone | Aberdeen |
| 19:45 | Maddison 7' Shinnie 34'Rooney 90' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Shaughnessy 11' Wotherspoon 45'Paton 51'Swanson 67'Davidson 80' |
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 8,829 Referee: Thomson |
| 22 October 2016 Semi Final | Greenock Morton | 0–2 | Aberdeen | Glasgow |
| 12:15 | Lindsay 57' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
McGinn 47' Rooney 69'Considine 84'McLean 88' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 16,183 Referee: Clancy |
| 27 November 2016 Final | Aberdeen | 0–3 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | BBC Report SPFL Report |
Rogic 16' Forrest 37'Brown 48'Dembélé 64' (pen)Bitton 73' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 49,629 Referee: Beaton |
Scottish Cup edit
| 21 January 2017 Fourth Round | Aberdeen | 4–0 | Stranraer | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Rooney 30', 50' (pen.) McGinn 35', 54' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 8,960 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 11 February 2017 Fifth Round | Ross County | 0–1 | Aberdeen | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Logan 87' |
Attendance: 4,671 Referee: Madden |
| 5 March 2017 Quarter-final | Aberdeen | 1–0 | Partick Thistle | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Shinnie 43' |
BBC Report | Erskine 37' Edwards 45+1'Devine 70' 90+3'Osman 82' |
Attendance: 11,333 Referee: Thomson |
| 22 April 2017 Semi-final | Hibernian | 2–3 | Aberdeen | Hampden Park |
| 12:15 | Fyvie 24' Holt 36' 78'McGeouch 60' |
BBC Report | Rooney 1' Christie 25'Shinnie 82'McGregor 86' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 31,969 Referee: Beaton |
| 27 May 2017 Final | Celtic | 2–1 | Aberdeen | Hampden Park |
| 15:00 | Armstrong 11' Rogic 90+2' |
BBC Report | Hayes 9' Taylor 61' |
Attendance: 48,713 Referee: Madden |
Squad statistics edit
Joe Lewis was the only player to have played every minute of this season.
Appearances edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premiership | Europa League | League Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  ENG
|
Joe Lewis | 53 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG
|
Shay Logan | 53 | 4 | 37+1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | DF |  SCO
|
Graeme Shinnie | 52 | 3 | 36+1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | SCO
|
Andrew Considine | 51 | 6 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  WAL
|
Ash Taylor | 44 | 3 | 28+3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SCO
|
Mark Reynolds | 38 | 0 | 22+4 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO
|
Kenny McLean | 53 | 5 | 37+1 | 4 | 5+1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO
|
Ryan Christie | 15 | 7 | 7+6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 9 | FW |  IRL
|
Adam Rooney | 53 | 20 | 32+6 | 12 | 4+2 | 3 | 3+1 | 2 | 4+1 | 3 |
| 10 | MF |  NIR
|
Niall McGinn | 50 | 14 | 30+6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 4+1 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | IRL
|
Jonny Hayes | 44 | 11 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | IRL
|
Anthony O'Connor | 41 | 3 | 25+7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | SCO
|
Peter Pawlett | 21 | 3 | 6+11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG
|
Jayden Stockley | 39 | 6 | 8+19 | 5 | 4+2 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SCO
|
Ryan Jack (c) | 37 | 2 | 23+1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | SCO
|
Neil Alexander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | SCO
|
Scott Wright | 8 | 3 | 1+4 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | SCO
|
Frank Ross | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | SCO
|
Connor McLennan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | SCO
|
Bruce Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | SCO
|
Sebastian Ross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | ENG
|
Miles Storey | 18 | 1 | 2+12 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 47 | MF | SCO
|
Dean Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the 2016–17 season | |||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | IRL
|
Willo Flood (contract terminated - joined Dundee United) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | WAL
|
Wes Burns (end of loan spell) | 21 | 1 | 7+6 | 0 | 1+3 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | IRL
|
Callum Morris (released - joined Dunfermline Athletic) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG
|
James Maddison (end of loan spell) | 17 | 2 | 10+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club on loan during the 2016–17 season | |||||||||||||
| 14 | FW | SCO
|
Cammy Smith (on loan to St Mirren) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | SCO
|
Craig Storie (on loan to St Mirren) | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG
|
Joe Nuttall (on loan to Dumbarton) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | SCO
|
Lawrence Shankland (on loan to Greenock Morton) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | SCO
|
Scott McKenna (on loan to Ayr United) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | SCO
|
Daniel Harvie (on loan to Dumbarton) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | IRL
|
Danny Rogers (on loan to Falkirk) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK |  AUS
|
Aaron Lennox (on loan to Raith Rovers) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | GK | SCO
|
Robbie Mutch (on loan to Arbroath) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalscorers edit
| Ranking | Nation | Number | Name | Scottish Premiership | Europa League | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
9 | Adam Rooney | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| 2 | |
10 | Niall McGinn | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | |
11 | Jonny Hayes | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | |
8 | Ryan Christie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | |
4 | Andrew Considine | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| |
17 | Jayden Stockley | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 7 | |
7 | Kenny McLean | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | |
2 | Shay Logan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | |
3 | Graeme Shinnie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| |
5 | Ash Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| |
15 | Anthony O'Connor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| |
16 | Peter Pawlett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
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26 | Scott Wright | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
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22 | Ryan Jack | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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23 | James Maddison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
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8 | Wes Burns | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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39 | Miles Storey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own Goal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| TOTALS | 74 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 97 | |||
Disciplinary record edit
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GK | Joe Lewis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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DF | Shay Logan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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DF | Graeme Shinnie | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
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DF | Andrew Considine | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
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DF | Ash Taylor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
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DF | Mark Reynolds | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
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MF | Kenny McLean | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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MF | Wes Burns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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MF | Willo Flood | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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FW | Adam Rooney | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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MF | Niall McGinn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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MF | Jonny Hayes | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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DF | Anthony O'Connor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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MF | Peter Pawlett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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FW | Jayden Stockley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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MF | Ryan Jack | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
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MF | James Maddison | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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FW | Scott Wright | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 58 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 79 | 5 | |||
Team statistics edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
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| 1 | Celtic (C) | 38 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 106 | 25 | +81 | 106 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round[b] |
| 2 | Aberdeen | 38 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 74 | 35 | +39 | 76 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Rangers | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 67 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | St Johnstone | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 58 | |
| 5 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 46 |
Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[32]
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[32]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
- ^ Since the winners of the 2016–17 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Scottish cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team and the spot awarded to the second-placed team (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.
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See also edit
Footnotes edit
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