1994–95 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and UEFA Europa League in season 1994–95.

Aberdeen F.C.
1994–95 season
ChairmanIan Donald
ManagerWillie Miller (to February)
Roy Aitken
StadiumPittodrie Stadium
Scottish Premier Division9th
Scottish CupFourth round
Scottish League CupSemi-finalists
UEFA CupPreliminary round
Top goalscorerLeague: Billy Dodds (16)
All: Billy Dodds (17)
Highest home attendance21,000 vs. Dunfermline Athletic, 21 May 1995
Lowest home attendance8,158 vs. Stranraer, 17 August 1994
Average home league attendance13,590

Results

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Scottish Premier Division

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Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 13 August Heart of Midlothian H 3–1 Robertson, Dodds, Booth 14,238
2 20 August Falkirk H 2–2 Robertson, Booth 11,143
3 27 August Dundee United A 1–2 Grant 9,332
4 10 September Hibernian A 2–2 Dodds, Grant 9,728
5 17 September Partick Thistle H 1–1 Dodds 10,425
6 24 September Rangers H 2–2 Booth, Dodds 19,191
7 1 October Kilmarnock A 1–2 Booth 7,445
8 8 October Celtic A 0–0 29,454
9 15 October Motherwell H 1–3 Dodds 12,489
10 22 October Heart of Midlothian A 0–2 10,655
11 29 October Dundee United H 3–0 Kane, Booth 11,744
12 5 November Falkirk A 1–2 Booth 9,108
13 9 November Hibernian H 0–0 10,882
14 19 November Partick Thistle A 1–2 Dodds 11,885
15 25 November Rangers A 0–1 45,072
16 3 December Kilmarnock H 0–1 10,345
17 10 December Motherwell A 1–0 McCart 7,020
18 26 December Celtic H 0–0 19,206
19 31 December Heart of Midlothian H 3–1 Shearer (2), Inglis 11,392
20 2 January Dundee United A 0–0 10,560
21 7 January Falkirk H 0–0 14,141
22 14 January Partick Thistle H 3–1 Dinnie, Shearer, Jess 9,833
23 21 January Hibernian A 2–4 Dodds (2) 8,076
24 4 February Kilmarnock A 1–3 McKimmie 9,384
25 12 February Rangers H 2–0 Dodds, Shearer 18,060
26 25 February Motherwell H 0–2 10,319
27 5 March Celtic A 0–2 20,261
28 11 March Partick Thistle A 2–2 Wright, Dodds 6,886
29 18 March Hibernian H 0–0 10,384
30 1 April Kilmarnock H 0–1 14,041
31 8 April Rangers A 2–3 Dodds, Shearer 44,460
32 15 April Celtic H 2–0 Irvine, Shearer 16,668
33 18 April Motherwell A 1–2 Dodds 7,155
34 29 April Heart of Midlothian A 2–1 Dodds (2) 11,466
35 6 May Dundee United H 2–1 Dodds, Shearer 20,124
36 13 May Falkirk A 2–0 Thomson, Glass 12,835

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Heart of Midlothian 36 12 7 17 44 51 −7 43
7 Kilmarnock 36 11 10 15 40 48 −8 43
8 Partick Thistle 36 10 13 13 40 50 −10 43 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup group stage[a]
9 Aberdeen (O) 36 10 11 15 43 46 −3 41 Qualification for the Play-off
10 Dundee United (R) 36 9 9 18 40 56 −16 36 Relegation to the 1995–96 Scottish First Division
Updated to match(es) played on end of season. Source: Soccerbase
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Partick Thistle qualified for the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup as the highest ranked Scottish club to apply for a place in the competition.

Relegation play-offs

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Play-off Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
L1 21 May Dunfermline Athletic H 3–1 Shearer (2), Glass 21,000
L2 25 May Dunfermline Athletic A 3–1 Dodds, Miller, Glass 16,000

Scottish League Cup

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 17 August Stranraer H 1–0 Shearer 8,158
R3 30 August Partick Thistle A 5–0 Shearer (3), Kane, Dodds 5,046
QF 21 September Falkirk A 4–1 Booth (3), Rice 9,450
SF 26 October Celtic N 0–1 44,000

Scottish Cup

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 28 January Stranraer H 1–0 Jess 9,183
R4 18 February Stenhousemuir A 0–2 3,452

UEFA Cup

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
PR L1 9 August   Skonto FC A 0–0 2,300
PR L2 23 August   Skonto FC H 1–1 Kane 8,500

Skonto win on away goals

Squad

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Appearances & Goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier Division Scottish Cup League Cup UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   NED Theo Snelders 33 0 26 0 2 0 3 0 2 0
GK   SCO Michael Watt 15 0 14 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DF   SCO Stephen Wright 44 1 36 1 2 0 4 0 2 0
DF   SCO Stewart McKimmie (c) 42 1 36 1 0 0 4 0 2 0
DF   SCO Gary Smith 37 0 33 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
DF   SCO Brian Irvine 24 1 19 1 1 0 2 0 2 0
DF   SCO John Inglis 20 1 18 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Colin Woodthrope 19 0 14 0 0 0 3 0 2 0
DF   SCO David Winnie 14 0 8 0 0 0 4 0 2 0
DF   SCO Hugh Robertson 6 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 0
MF   SCO Brian Grant 40 2 34 2 1 0 4 0 1 0
MF   SCO Paul Kane 34 4 28 2 2 0 3 1 1 1
MF   SCO Joe Miller 34 1 29 1 2 0 2 0 1 0
MF   SCO Eoin Jess 30 2 25 1 2 1 3 0 0 0
MF   SCO Peter Hetherston 27 0 24 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
MF   SCO Ray McKinnon 26 0 20 0 1 0 3 0 2 0
MF   SCO Stephen Glass 23 3 21 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Roy Aitken 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Billy Dodds 44 17 36 16 2 0 4 1 2 0
FW   SCO Duncan Shearer 31 13 25 9 2 0 2 4 2 0
FW   SCO Scott Booth 18 9 12 6 0 0 4 3 2 0
FW   SCO Scott Thomson 12 1 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Malcolm Kpedekpo 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

*League appearances and goals include relegation play-off

References

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  • afcheritage.org "Aberdeen FC – Historic Fixtures and Results". Archived from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2012.