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2017–18 Aberdeen F.C. season

The 2017–18 Aberdeen F.C. season was Aberdeen's 105th season in the top flight of Scottish football and the fifth in the Scottish Premiership. Aberdeen also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Aberdeen
2017–18 season
ChairmanStewart Milne
ManagerDerek McInnes
GroundPittodrie Stadium
Scottish Premiership2nd
Scottish League CupQuarter-final
Scottish CupSemi-final
Europa LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Adam Rooney (9)
All:
Kenny McLean
Adam Rooney
(11 each)
Highest home attendance20,528 vs
Celtic, Premiership, 25 October 2017
Lowest home attendance8,739 vs
Kilmarnock, Scottish Cup, 3 March 2018
Average home league attendance15,775

Aberdeen also competed in qualifying for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.[1]

Summary edit

June edit

In the pre-season, Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes was the subject of press speculation regarding a potential move to English Premier League team Sunderland.[2] After weeks of speculation, McInnes rejected an eventual approach by Sunderland on 15 June and committed his future to the Dons until 2019.[3] Subsequently, only a few days later, he and assistant Tony Docherty, signed a one-year contract extension, keeping them with the club until the summer of 2020.[4]

On 17 June, Jonny Hayes signed for Celtic for £1.3 million plus a season-long loan for Ryan Christie.[5][6] Christie had been on loan at the club for the second half of last season.[7]

On 26 June, after being linked with Sunderland with manager McInnes,[8] 'keeper Joe Lewis signed a new deal to keep him at the club until 2020.[9]

July edit

On 11 July, Shay Logan signed a contract extension until 2020.[10]

On 12 July, Gary Mackay-Steven signed from Celtic for £150,000 on a two-year deal.[11]

On 14 July, former player and Iceland international Kári Árnason re-signed for the club from Omonia on a free, signing a one-year deal.[12] He had originally played for the club in the 2011–12 season.

On 19 July, at least 2 supporters were injured after an attack by Bosnians in the city of Mostar, the night before they were due to play Bosnia and Herzegovina side Široki Brijeg in their Europa League qualifier.[13]

August edit

On 3 August, Aberdeen were again knocked out of the Europa League at the third qualifying round stage for the 4th year in a row, this time at the hands of Apollon Limassol.[14] There was yet more trouble for Dons fans, this time during the match and after the final whistle. The club looked into this incident,[15] in which later both clubs were fined by UEFA.[16]

On 10 August, after spending months trying to sign him,[17] Stevie May signed for the Dons for £400,000.[18] Miles Storey the next day joined Partick Thistle for an undisclosed fee.[19]

On 26 August, Aberdeen beat Partick Thistle 4–3 at Firhill, meaning they were the only club in the league to win their first 4 matches of the season.[20]

September edit

On 5 September, defender Mark Reynolds signed a contract extension until 2019.[21]

On 21 September, Aberdeen were knocked out of the League Cup at the quarter-final stage, being comfortably beaten 3–0 by Motherwell.[22]

On 30 September, Adam Rooney scored his eighth hat-trick for the Dons in a 3–0 win at home against St Johnstone.[23]

October edit

On 16 October, winger Scott Wright signed a contract extension until 2021.[24]

On 19 October, defender Scott McKenna signed a contract extension until 2021.[25]

On 24 October, it was announced that midfielder Kenny McLean would not be renewing his contract at the end of the season.[26]

Subsequently, on 25 October, the Dons suffered their first defeat of the season, being comfortably beaten 3–0 at home to Celtic.[27]

On 30 October, Graeme Shinnie, Kenny McLean and on-loan Celtic player Ryan Christie were called up for Scotland to play the Netherlands for a friendly due to take place on 9 November at Pittodrie.[28]

Also on 30 October, the Dons signed forward and Finland under-18 international Miko Virtanen to the Development squad.[29]

November edit

Before, during, and after the early November International break, manager Derek McInnes was continually linked with the vacant Rangers job[30][31][32] and he dismissed this in the press to say, "My job is the Aberdeen manager and I'm here to talk about Aberdeen and our upcoming game against Motherwell, its only speculation."[33]

After the club put continual plans in building the new stadium at Kingsford on hold[34] Tom Crotty, a US businessman, invested £775,000 into the project.[35]

December edit

On 3 December, speaking after the back-to-back defeats to Rangers,[36] manager Derek McInnes admitted speculation linking him with the vacant Rangers job could be affecting the players after only picking up 7 points from the seven previous matches since Pedro Caixinha was sacked in October.[37]

On 7 December, Derek McInnes rejected an approach from Rangers to stay with the Dons after "weighing up" and "having a lot to consider", embarrassing them in the process.[38][39] The next day, in an interview, McInnes said "he wasn't prepared to walk away" from the Dons and also saying he was "really happy and didn't want to tarnish relationships."[40]

On 16 December, Gary Mackay-Steven scored his first senior hat-trick in a 4–1 win against Hibernian.[41]

On 28 December, the Dons re-signed Niall McGinn on a three and a half year contract after he terminated his contract with Gwangju.[42] He will officially rejoin the club on 1 January 2018.[43]

January edit

On 9 January, Greg Tansey was loaned out to Ross County.[44] This freed a space in the squad to make a signing the following day, Chidi Nwakali, joining on loan from Manchester City.[45]

During the Scottish Football winter break, and as in the previous year, the Dons headed off to Dubai for a week of winter training and played against Uzbekistan side Lokomotiv Tashkent in a friendly in which they lost 2–0.[46]

Before the Scottish Cup match against St Mirren, Craig Storie was released and Frank Ross signed a new deal until 2019 and then immediately loaned to Greenock Morton until the end of the season.[47]

Shortly after the 4–1 Scottish Cup win against St Mirren,[48] it was confirmed that Kenny McLean had signed for Norwich City for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £200,000, but would stay at the Dons until the end of the season.[49]

February edit

On 8 February, Gary Mackay-Steven won the Scottish Cup Goal of the fourth round award for his sensational strike in the previous month's 4–1 win against St Mirren.[50]

On 11 February, Aberdeen qualified for the Quarter Finals of the Scottish Cup by, in the end, convincingly beating Dundee United 4–2.[51]

After regaining second place in the League, Aberdeen lost 2–0 at Hibernian[52] and then lost at home to Celtic by the same scoreline.[53] This was the tenth time in a row that Aberdeen had lost to Celtic under Brendan Rodgers.[54]

On 28 February, after overnight snow and the storm "Beast from the East",[55] Aberdeen's match at Motherwell's Fir Park was postponed.[56]

March edit

After signing a new deal in October,[25] on 7 March, defender Scott McKenna signed another contract extension until 2023.[57]

On 12 March, midfielders Kenny McLean and Ryan Christie, and for the first-time defender Scott McKenna, were called up to the Scotland squad for friendlies against Costa Rica and Hungary.[58] McKenna earned his first cap by starting the match against Costa Rica and played the full 90 minutes.[59]

On 13 March, winger Scott Wright was called up for the Scotland under-21s.[60]

April edit

Without suspended trio captain Graeme Shinnie, previously ever-present Kenny McLean and right back Shay Logan,[61] Aberdeen lost to Motherwell 3–0 in the semi-final of the Scottish Cup at Hampden Park.[62] After the match, manager Derek McInnes criticised his own recruitment this season.[63]

On 24 April, after the plans had been put on hold,[64] Aberdeen were granted official planning permission to start on the new stadium at Kingsford.[65]

On 25 April, defender Scott McKenna was nominated for Scottish Young Player of the Year.[66]

On 26 April, Aberdeen youth lost the Scottish Youth Cup final to Hibernian youth 3–1 at Hampden Park.[67]

May edit

On 5 May, the Dons announced Hamilton Academical youth Lewis Ferguson would be joining the club on 1 July 2018, paying a development fee.[68]

On 6 May, it was announced that former two-time European Cup winning Manager Sir Alex Ferguson underwent an emergency surgery after suffering a brain haemorrhage.[69]

After drawing at home to Rangers[70] and the following day Hearts beating Hibernian, Aberdeen sealed European qualification for the fifth season in a row.[71]

On 10 May, at the Aberdeen FC awards event, Scott McKenna won the player, young player, and goal of the season awards.[72]

On 13 May, on the final day of the season, the Dons won at Celtic Park for the first time in the league since 2004[73] and also kept a clean sheet there for the first time since 1994, securing runners-up spot in the process with a 1–0 win thanks to a goal from Andrew Considine.[74]

On 14 May, defender Scott McKenna, midfielders Graeme Shinnie, Kenny McLean and Ryan Christie and were called up to the Scotland squad for friendlies against Peru and Mexico.[75]

On the squad for next season, goalie Danny Rogers signed a new 2-year deal, the club announced the loaned players returned to their clubs respectively, and that Nicky Maynard, Kári Árnason, and Daniel Harvie had left the club after their contracts had expired.[76]

Results and fixtures edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season edit

1 July 2017[77] Friendly St Johnstone 0–3 Aberdeen McDiarmid Park
15:00 BST AFC Report Rooney   32'
Christie   43'
Anderson   85'		 Attendance: 1,939[78]
6 July 2017[77] Friendly Arbroath 1–3 Aberdeen Gayfield Park
19:30 BST Kane Hester   86' AFC Report Rooney   21'
Stewart   43'
Stockley   78'		 Attendance: 2,081
Referee: Mat Northcroft
23 July 2017[79] Friendly Brechin City 1–4 Aberdeen Glebe Park
14:00 BST Love   70' Report McKenna   9'
Storey   32'
Árnason   56'
Rooney   58' (pen.)		 Attendance: 1,196[80]

Scottish Premiership edit

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Premiership
6 August 2017 1 Aberdeen 2–0 Hamilton Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 BST Shinnie   13'
O'Connor   26'
Storey   90'		 BBC Report Sarris   22'
McMann   27'
Tomas   54'   62'
Skondras   58'		 Attendance: 15,165
Referee: Euan Anderson
12 August 2017 2 Ross County 1–2 Aberdeen Global Energy Stadium
15:00 BST Curran   2'
Routis   39'
O'Brien   57'
Keillor-Dunn   82'		 BBC Report Reynolds   23'
Logan   71'
Shinnie   72'		 Attendance: 5,965
Referee: Don Robertson
19 August 2017 3 Aberdeen 2–1 Dundee Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 BST May   11', 79'   65'
Logan   41'
McLean   90+1'		 BBC Report Deacon   53'
Kamara   64'		 Attendance: 15,646
Referee: Kevin Clancy
26 August 2017 4 Partick Thistle 3–4 Aberdeen Firhill Stadium
15:00 BST Erskine   8'
Doolan   13'
Keown   54'   49'   90+1'
Turnbull   68'		 BBC Report Christie   5'
McLean   42' (pen.)
Wright   52'
Rooney   84'		 Attendance: 4,768
Referee: Bobby Madden
9 September 2017 5 Hearts 0–0 Aberdeen Murrayfield Stadium[N 1]
15:00 BST May   90+3' BBC Report Souttar   11'
Berra   53'
Walker   73'		 Attendance: 24,248
Referee: Craig Thomson
16 September 2017 6 Aberdeen 1–1 Kilmarnock Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 BST May   10'
Wright   20'
Maynard   45'		 BBC Report Wilson   16'
Jones   48'
McKenzie   88'
Greer   90+1'		 Attendance: 15,037
Referee: Stephen Finnie
24 September 2017 7 Motherwell 0–1 Aberdeen Fir Park
12:15 BST McHugh   49'
Dunne   88'		 BBC Report Logan   45'
Considine   57'
Shinnie   89'		 Attendance: 4,535
Referee: Nick Walsh
30 September 2017 8 Aberdeen 3–0 St Johnstone Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 BST Rooney   7', 18', 81' (pen.)
Shinnie   58'
O'Connor   84'		 BBC Report Millar   62' Attendance: 14,879
Referee: John Beaton
14 October 2017 9 Hibernian 0–1 Aberdeen Easter Road
15:00 BST Stevenson   14'
McGinn   43'		 BBC Report Shinnie   28'
O'Connor   34'
Mackay-Steven   38'
May   79'		 Attendance: 19,038
Referee: Steven McLean
25 October 2017 11 Aberdeen 0–3 Celtic Pittodrie Stadium
19:45 BST Árnason   24'
O'Connor   44'
Considine   60'
McKenna   62'		 BBC Sport Tierney   13'
Dembélé   39', 63'		 Attendance: 20,528
Referee: Craig Thomson
28 October 2017 12 Aberdeen 2–1 Ross County Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 BST Christie   12'   88'
McLean   52' (pen.)   90+2'
McKenna   75'		 BBC Report Gardyne   8'   90+1'
Lindsay   52'
Draper   84'		 Attendance: 13,918
Referee: Don Robertson
4 November 2017 13 Hamilton 2–2 Aberdeen SuperSeal Stadium
15:00 GMT Imrie   19'
MacKinnon   39'
Templeton   76'
Skondras   90+3'		 BBC Report Stewart   27'
Árnason   74'		 Attendance: 3,099
Referee: Nick Walsh
18 November 2017 14 Aberdeen 0–2 Motherwell Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 GMT Considine   42'
Christie   86'		 BBC Report Bowman   41'
Moult   42', 54'		 Attendance: 14,013
Referee: Bobby Madden
26 November 2017 15 Kilmarnock 1–3 Aberdeen Rugby Park
12:30 GMT Broadfoot   11'
Frizzell   37'
Jones   66'   88'		 BBC Report McLean   1'
Broadfoot   12' (o.g.)
Shinnie   39'
May   74'
Tansey   90'		 Attendance: 4,198
Referee: Steven McLean
29 November 2017 10[N 2] Rangers 3–0 Aberdeen Ibrox Stadium
19:45 GMT Tavernier   7' (pen.), 70'
Peña   27'
McCrorie   38'
Holt   57'
Alves   65'		 BBC Report O'Connor   18'
Shinnie   33'
Mackay-Steven   44'
Christie   58'   84'		 Attendance: 48,687
Referee: Andrew Dallas
3 December 2017 16 Aberdeen 1–2 Rangers Pittodrie Stadium
12:30 GMT Shinnie   12'
Ross   65'		 BBC Report Windass   5'   63'
Wilson   14'
McCrorie   47'
Jack   56'
Herrera   90+4'		 Attendance: 18,983
Referee: Willie Collum
8 December 2017 17 Dundee 0–1 Aberdeen Dens Park
19:45 GMT Moussa   6'
Kamara   61'
Kerr   74'		 BBC Report Logan   44'
McKenna   48'
McLean   62'		 Attendance: 6,451
Referee: Nick Walsh
13 December 2017 18 St Johnstone 0–3 Aberdeen McDiarmid Park
19:45 GMT O'Halloran   14' BBC Report Rooney   20'
Árnason   33'
Shinnie   38'
Christie   60'		 Attendance: 2,911
Referee: Alan Muir
16 December 2017 19 Aberdeen 4–1 Hibernian Pittodrie Stadium
12:30 GMT Shinnie   11'
Mackay-Steven   36', 45', 62'		 BBC Report Whittaker   64'
Stokes   89'		 Attendance: 14,923
Referee: Bobby Madden
23 December 2017 20 Celtic 3–0 Aberdeen Celtic Park
15:00 GMT Lustig   40'   77'
Hayes   69'
Ntcham   76'		 BBC Report Árnason   8'
Shinnie   30'
Ball   35'
McLean   71'		 Attendance: 58,975
Referee: Craig Thomson
27 December 2017 21 Aberdeen 1–0 Partick Thistle Pittodrie Stadium
19:45 GMT Rooney   61' BBC Report Devine   86' Attendance: 14,830
Referee: Euan Anderson
30 December 2017 22 Aberdeen 0–0 Hearts Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 GMT BBC Report Cowie   62'
Milinković   67'
Souttar   75'
Brandon   85'
Lafferty   88'
Cochrane   90'		 Attendance: 18,371
Referee: John Beaton
24 January 2018 23 Rangers 2–0 Aberdeen Ibrox Stadium
19:45 GMT Morelos   32'
Tavernier   80' (pen.)		 BBC Report Considine   44'
McKenna   53'
Shinnie   88'		 Attendance: 49,707
Referee: Bobby Madden
27 January 2018 24 Aberdeen 3–1 Kilmarnock Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 GMT McKenna   49', 52'
McGinn   72'
Nwakali   90'		 BBC Report K. Boyd   28'
Dicker   43'
Jones   50'		 Attendance: 13,723
Referee: Craig Thomson
31 January 2018 25 Ross County 2–4 Aberdeen Global Energy Stadium
19:45 GMT Chow   74'
Schalk   77', 82'		 BBC Report McLean   28', 64'   45'
Rooney   32', 34' (pen.)
Shinnie   59'
Logan   80'
Stewart   90+1'		 Attendance: 4,318
Referee: Andrew Dallas
3 February 2018 26 Aberdeen 3–0 Hamilton Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 GMT Considine   26', 87'
McGinn   80'		 BBC Report Sarris   90+2' Attendance: 13,531
Referee: Euan Anderson
17 February 2018 27 Hibernian 2–0 Aberdeen Easter Road
15:00 GMT Allan   43'
Boyle   46'
Kamberi   60'   81'		 BBC Report McLean   48'
McKenna   52'
Nwakali   53'
Considine   69'
Christie   78'		 Attendance: 19,551
Referee: Andrew Dallas
25 February 2018 28 Aberdeen 0–2 Celtic Pittodrie Stadium
13:30 GMT McKenna   44'
Árnason   52'
Cosgrove   84'
Considine   87'		 BBC Report Lustig   29'   76'
Dembélé   37'
Tierney   83'
Hendry   90+4'		 Attendance: 17,206
Referee: Bobby Madden
10 March 2018 30 Partick Thistle 0–0 Aberdeen Firhill Stadium
15:00 GMT Elliott   84' BBC Report Attendance: 3,931
Referee: Greg Aitken
17 March 2018 31 Aberdeen 1–0 Dundee Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 GMT Shinnie   9'   35' BBC Report Attendance: 15,208
Referee: Willie Collum
31 March 2018 32 Aberdeen 4–1 St Johnstone Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 GMT Christie   34'
May   41'
Stewart   51', 82'		 BBC Report Davidson   19'
Anderson   65'
Willock   68'		 Attendance: 14,161
Referee: Bobby Madden
3 April 2018 29[N 2] Motherwell 0–2 Aberdeen Fir Park
19:45 BST Tait   80' BBC Report Árnason   65'
McLean   68'		 Attendance: 4,127
Referee: Don Robertson
7 April 2018 33 Hearts 2–0 Aberdeen Tynecastle
15:00 BST Naismith   18'   26'
Milinkovic   20'		 BBC Report Considine   36'
Christie   63'		 Attendance: 18,056
Referee: John Beaton
21 April 2018 34 Kilmarnock 0–2 Aberdeen Rugby Park
15:00 BST O'Donnell   54' McLean   37'   54'
Logan   59'		 Attendance: 5,067
Referee: Nick Walsh
27 April 2018 35 Aberdeen 2–0 Hearts Pittodrie Stadium
19:45 BST O'Connor   21'
Mackay-Steven   37'
McKenna   47'
Logan   76'		 BBC Report Berra   81'
Smith   90+1'		 Attendance: 14,045
Referee: Andrew Dallas
5 May 2018 36 Aberdeen 0–0 Hibernian Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 BST O'Connor   1'
Logan   37'
Mackay-Steven   45'		 BBCC Report Hanlon   28'
McGinn   37'		 Attendance: 17,822
Referee: John Beaton
8 May 2018 37 Aberdeen 1–1 Rangers Pittodrie Stadium
19:45 BST McLean   14' (pen.)
Cosgrove   27'
Shinnie   71'
McKenna   88'
Logan   90'		 BBC Sport Bates   22'
Dorrans   27'
Halliday   38'
Holt   44'
McCrorie   63'
Goss   87'
Morelos   90'		 Attendance: 17,745
Referee: Steven McLean
13 May 2018 38 Celtic 0–1 Aberdeen Celtic Park
12:30 BST McGregor   66'
Brown   74'
Ajer   80'		 BBC Sport McLean   35'
Considine   47'
Shinnie   80'
Logan   90+2'		 Attendance: 59,048
Referee: Craig Thomson

UEFA Europa League edit

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League

Aberdeen qualified for the second preliminary round of the UEFA Europa League by finishing second in the 2016-17 Scottish Premiership.

Qualifying phase edit

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
13 July 2017 1st Leg Aberdeen   1–1   Široki Brijeg Aberdeen, Scotland
19:45 BST Christie   18'
Considine   59'		 UEFA Report
BBC Report		 Marković   69' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 17,067
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
20 July 2017 2nd Leg Široki Brijeg   0–2
(1–3 agg.)		   Aberdeen Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina
19:45 BST UEFA Report
BBC Report		 Christie   45'
Stewart   72'
Mackay-Steven   78'		 Stadium: Stadion Pecara
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Michael Tykgaard (Denmark)
27 July 2017 1st Leg Aberdeen   2–1   Apollon Limassol Aberdeen, Scotland
19:45 BST Christie   5'
Shinnie   3'   78'		 UEFA Report
BBC Report		 Jander   59'
Sachetti   20'   71'		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 20,085
Referee: Matthias Gestrainus (Finland)
3 August 2017 2nd Leg Apollon Limassol   2–0
(3–2 agg.)		   Aberdeen Larnaca, Cyprus
18:00 BST Schembri   17'
João Pedro   20'
Alef   36'
Stylianou   83'
Zelaya   86'   86'
Bruno Vale   90+7'		 UEFA Report
BBC Report		 Stockley   43'
Christie   45'
O'Connor   45+1'		 Stadium: AEK Arena - Georgios Karapatakis[N 3]
Referee: Stephan Klossner (Switzerland)

Scottish League Cup edit

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish League Cup
9 August 2017 Second Round Hamilton 0–1 Aberdeen SuperSeal Stadium, Hamilton
19:45 BST MacKinnon   13'
Tomas   39'
Crawford   80'		 BBC Report McLean   43'
O'Connor   85'		 Attendance: 2,768
Referee: Nick Walsh
21 September 2017 Quarter Final Motherwell 3–0 Aberdeen Fir Park, Motherwell
19:45 BST Moult   13', 85'
Hartley   19'
Kipré   42'
Hammell   59'
Cadden   77'
Grimshaw   87'
Fisher   90'		 BBC Report Christie   88' Attendance: 6,430
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Scottish Cup edit

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Cup
20 January 2018 Fourth Round Aberdeen 4–1 St Mirren Pittodrie Stadium
12:15[81] Rooney   8' (pen.)
Christie   18', 33'
Considine   31'
McLean   45'
Mackay-Steven   47'		 BBC Report Reilly   25' Attendance: 9,848
Referee: Don Robertson
11 February 2018 Fifth Round Aberdeen 4–2 Dundee United Pittodrie Stadium
16:30 Rooney   20'
Mackay-Steven   27', 55'
McLean   35'
Considine   36'
Shinnie   37'		 BBC Report Durnan   6'
Stanton   21'   34'
McMullan   70'
Robson   76'		 Attendance: 11,611
Referee: Willie Collum
3 March 2018 Quarter-final Aberdeen 1–1 Kilmarnock Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 Shinnie   20'
Logan   39'		 BBC Report Brophy   21'
Power   40'
Broadfoot   54'
Boyd   68' (pen.)		 Attendance: 8,739
Referee: Steven McLean
13 March 2018 Quarter-final Replay Kilmarnock 1–1 (a.e.t.) Aberdeen Rugby Park
19:45 McKenzie   23'
Dicker   29'
O'Donnell   96'   110'		 BBC Report McLean   43'   103' (pen.)
Rooney   45+2'
Christie   67'
Logan   67'
McKenna   113'
Shinnie   118'		 Attendance: 8,998
Referee: Steven McLean
Penalties
14 April 2018 Semi-final Motherwell 3–0 Aberdeen Hampden Park
12:15 Main   20', 66'
Bowman   22'		 BBC Report O'Connor   57'
Stewart   88'		 Attendance: 18,470
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Squad statistics edit

Appearances edit

As of 13 May 2018
No. Pos Player Premiership Europa League League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Joe Lewis 31 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 39 0
2 DF   Shay Logan 37 2 4 0 2 0 4 0 47 2
3 DF   Graeme Shinnie (c) 36 2 4 1 2 0 4 1 46 4
4 DF   Andrew Considine 30+2 3 4 0 2 0 4 0 42 3
5 DF   Anthony O'Connor 37+1 2 4 0 2 0 5 0 49 2
6 DF   Mark Reynolds 6+6 1 4 0 2 0 1 0 19 1
7 MF   Kenny McLean 37 8 4 0 2 1 4 2 47 11
8 FW   Greg Stewart 16+12 3 3+1 1 0+1 0 2+1 0 36 4
9 FW   Adam Rooney 16+19 9 1+1 0 0+1 0 5 2 43 11
10 FW   Nicky Maynard 2+18 0 1+3 0 1 0 0+1 0 26 0
11 MF   Gary Mackay-Steven 22+9 5 4 1 1+1 0 3+2 3 42 9
14 DF   Kári Árnason 16+5 3 0+1 0 0+1 0 2 0 25 3
15 FW   Scott Wright 6+8 1 0+2 0 1 0 0 0 17 1
17 MF   Niall McGinn 10+1 2 0 0 0 0 3+2 0 16 2
18 DF   Dominic Ball 9+6 0 0 0 1 0 1+1 0 18 0
19 DF   Scott McKenna 30 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 34 3
20 GK   Danny Rogers 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
21 DF   Daniel Harvie 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 3 0
22 MF   Ryan Christie 28+4 4 4 2 2 0 4 2 42 8
23 MF   Chidi Nwakali 3+2 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0 8 0
24 FW   Connor McLennan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW   Sam Cosgrove 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 6 0
30 GK   Freddie Woodman 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 0
31 FW   Bruce Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK   David Craddock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 MF   Dean Campbell 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
83 FW   Stevie May 24+4 5 0 0 1 0 2+2 0 33 5
Players who left the club or left on loan during the season
16 MF   Greg Tansey 8+1 0 1+2 0 1+1 0 0 0 14 0
17 FW   Jayden Stockley 0 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
23 MF   Craig Storie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF   Frank Ross 1+3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
39 FW   Miles Storey 0+1 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 3 1

Goalscorers edit

As of 13 May 2018

Ranking Nation Number Name Scottish Premiership Europa League League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1   7 Kenny McLean 8 0 1 2 11
=   9 Adam Rooney 9 0 0 2 11
3   11 Gary Mackay-Steven 5 1 0 3 9
4   22 Ryan Christie 4 2 0 2 8
5   83 Stevie May 5 0 0 0 5
6   3 Graeme Shinnie 2 1 0 1 4
=   4 Andrew Considine 4 0 0 0 4
=   8 Greg Stewart 3 1 0 0 4
9   14 Kári Árnason 3 0 0 0 3
=   19 Scott McKenna 3 0 0 0 3
11   2 Shay Logan 2 0 0 0 2
=   5 Anthony O'Connor 2 0 0 0 2
=   17 Niall McGinn 2 0 0 0 2
14   6 Mark Reynolds 1 0 0 0 1
=   15 Scott Wright 1 0 0 0 1
=   25 Frank Ross 1 0 0 0 1
=   39 Miles Storey 1 0 0 0 1
Own Goal 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 56 5 1 10 72

Disciplinary record edit

As of 13 May 2018

Number Nation Position Name Premiership Europa League League Cup Scottish Cup Total
                   
2   DF Shay Logan 7 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 1
3   DF Graeme Shinnie 15 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 0
4   DF Andrew Considine 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 9 0
5   DF Anthony O'Connor 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 8 0
7   MF Kenny McLean 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 0
8   FW Greg Stewart 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
9   FW Adam Rooney 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
10   FW Nicky Maynard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11   MF Gary Mackay-Steven 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
14   DF Kári Árnason 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
15   MF Scott Wright 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16   MF Greg Tansey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
17   FW Jayden Stockley 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18   DF Dominic Ball 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19   DF Scott McKenna 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
22   MF Ryan Christie 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 8 1
23   MF Chidi Nwakali 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
27   FW Sam Cosgrove 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
83   DF Stevie May 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
TOTALS 67 3 6 0 2 0 13 0 88 3

Team statistics edit

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (C) 38 24 10 4 73 25 +48 82 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round[b]
2 Aberdeen 38 22 7 9 56 37 +19 73 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3 Rangers 38 21 7 10 76 50 +26 70 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 Hibernian 38 18 13 7 62 46 +16 67
5 Kilmarnock 38 16 11 11 49 47 +2 59
Source: Soccerway BBC
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).[82]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches) before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
  2. ^ Since the winners of the 2017–18 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.

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHHA
ResultWWWWDDWWWPLWDLWLWWWLWDLWWWLLPDWWLWWDDW
Position34312222222222233322223322333332332222
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018 (UTC). Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Transfers edit

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2017 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2017–18

See also edit

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ Hearts played this home match at Murrayfield Stadium, instead of their regular stadium Tynecastle due to ongoing renovations.
  2. ^ a b Rearranged game after postponement.
  3. ^ Apollon Limassol play their home matches at AEK Arena - Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, instead of their regular stadium Tsirio Stadium, Limassol.

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