The 2015–16 season was Aberdeen's 103rd season in the top flight of Scottish football and the third in the Scottish Premiership. Aberdeen also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup and the Europa League.
| 2015–16 season | |||
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| Chairman | Stewart Milne | ||
| Manager | Derek McInnes | ||
| Ground | Pittodrie Stadium | ||
| Scottish Premiership | 2nd | ||
| Scottish League Cup | Third round (lost to Hibernian) | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round (lost to Hearts) | ||
| Europa League | Third qualifying round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Adam Rooney (20) All: Adam Rooney (20) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 20,385 vs Celtic, Premiership, 12 September 2015 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 10,003 vs Ross County, Premiership, 15 May 2016 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 13,094 | ||
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Season summary edit
Aberdeen finished second in the season. Shay Logan, Jonny Hayes, Kenny McLean and Graeme Shinnie were named in PFA Scotland Team of the Year.
Pre-season and friendlies edit
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| 24 June 2015[1] Friendly | Brechin City | 2–8 | Aberdeen | Brechin |
| 19:30 BST | Jackson  33'Thomson 66' |
AFC | Jack 7' Rooney 24', 27' (pen.), 49' (pen.)Pawlett 34'Logan 43'Hayes 78'Michael Rose 87' |
Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 1,2069 |
| 28 June 2015[2] Friendly | St Johnstone | 0–1 | Aberdeen | Brechin |
| 13:00 BST | AFC | Rooney 71' (pen.) |
Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 1,248 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 12 July 2015[3] Friendly | Raith Rovers | 0–2 | Aberdeen | Kirkcaldy |
| 13:00 BST | Report | Goodwillie 64' Taylor 74' |
Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 1,357 |
| 26 July 2015[4] Friendly | Aberdeen | 1–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Aberdeen |
| 15:00 BST | Rooney 75' |
Report | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 3,513[5] Man of the Match: Jamie Langfield |
| 8 September 2015[6] Friendly | Aberdeen | 2–1 | Viking FK | Aberdeen |
| 19:30 BST | Scott Wright 62' McLean 85' |
Report | Bytyqi 3' |
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 4,396 |
Scottish Premiership edit
Results edit
| 2 August 2015 1 | Dundee United | 0–1 | Aberdeen | Tannadice Park |
| 15:30 | BBC | McLean 82' |
Attendance: 10,706 Referee: Clancy |
| 9 August 2015 2 | Aberdeen | 2–0 | Kilmarnock | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Shinnie 37' Rooney 56' (pen.) |
BBC | Attendance: 11,305 Referee: McLean |
| 15 August 2015 4 | Motherwell | 1–2 | Aberdeen | Fir Park |
| 15:00 | Johnson 5' |
BBC Report | McGinn 25' Taylor 62' |
Attendance: 5,437 Referee: Collum |
| 22 August 2015 5 | Aberdeen | 2–0 | Dundee | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Rooney 66', 90+4' |
BBC Report | Harkins  90+4'  |
Attendance: 13,621 Referee: Madden |
| 29 August 2015 6 | Partick Thistle | 0–2 | Aberdeen | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Rooney 49' McLean 58' |
Attendance: 4,940 Referee: Finnie |
| 12 September 2015 7 | Aberdeen | 2–1 | Celtic | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 12:30 | Rooney 56' (pen.) Hayes 72'Quinn 86' |
BBC Report | Griffiths 35' (pen.) |
Attendance: 20,385 Referee: Thomson |
| 15 September 2015 3[7] | Aberdeen | 1–0 | Hamilton Academical | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 19:45 | Rooney 23' (pen.) |
BBC Report | Attendance: 13,246 Referee: Allan |
| 20 September 2015 8 | Heart Of Midlothian | 1–3 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 14:15 | Rossi 52' |
BBC Report | Goodwillie 9', 45' McGinn 23' |
Attendance: 16,702 Referee: Madden |
| 26 September 2015 9 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–1 | Aberdeen | Caledonian Stadium |
| 15:00 | Storey 8' Christie 29' |
BBC Report | Taylor 35' |
Attendance: 6,410 Referee: Beaton |
| 3 October 2015 10 | Aberdeen | 1–5 | St Johnstone | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Taylor 12' |
BBC Report | Easton 5' Shaughnessy 10'Craig 30'MacLean 47', 51' |
Attendance: 13,405 Referee: Muir |
| 16 October 2015 11 | Ross County | 2–0 | Aberdeen | Victoria Park |
| 19:45 | Graham 36', 49' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 5,543 Referee: Thomson |
| 24 October 2015 12 | Aberdeen | 1–1 | Motherwell | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Rooney 43' |
BBC Report | McDonald 73' |
Attendance: 12,389 Referee: Allan |
| 31 October 2015 13 | Celtic | 3–1 | Aberdeen | Celtic Park |
| 12:30 | Griffiths 44', 53' (pen) Forrest 60' |
BBC Report | Rooney 89' |
Attendance: 48,161 Referee: Collum |
| 7 November 2015 14 | Aberdeen | 2–0 | Dundee United | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Rooney 52' Hayes 73' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 12,805 Referee: McLean |
| 22 November 2015 15 | Hamilton Academical | 1–1 | Aberdeen | New Douglas Park |
| 12:30 | Imrie 70' |
BBC Report | McLean 4' |
Attendance: 2,434 Referee: Collum |
| 28 November 2015 16 | Aberdeen | 3–1 | Ross County | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Rooney 51' Hayes 53'McGinn 80' |
BBC Report | Curran 14' |
Attendance: 10,843 Referee: Beaton |
| 5 December 2015 17 | Dundee | 0–2 | Aberdeen | Dens Park |
| 12:30 | BBC Report | McGinn 9' Rooney 25' |
Attendance: 6,327 Referee: Madden |
| 12 December 2015 18 | Aberdeen | 1–0 | Heart Of Midlothian | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 12:30 | Rooney 87' (pen) |
BBC Report | Attendance: 13,110 Referee: Thomson |
| 19 December 2015 19 | Kilmarnock | 0–4 | Aberdeen | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | McGinn 9' Rooney 35'Hayes 46'Logan 80' |
Attendance: 3,928 Referee: McLean |
| 26 December 2015 20 | Aberdeen | 2–2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | McGinn 73' Rooney 90' (pen) |
BBC Report | Polworth 41' Tansey 47' (pen) |
Attendance: 15,142 Referee: Collum |
| 30 December 2015 21 | Aberdeen | 0–0 | Partick Thistle | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 19:45 | Report | Attendance: 12,583 Referee: Clancy |
| 17 January 2016 23 | Ross County | 2–3 | Aberdeen | Victoria Park |
| 12:15 | McShane 27', 82' |
BBC Report | Reynolds 26' Rooney 33' (pen.)Logan 36', 60' |
Attendance: 4,107 Referee: Allan |
| 22 January 2016 24 | Aberdeen | 1–0 | Dundee | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 19:45 | Rooney 14' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 11,805 Referee: Muir |
| 3 February 2016 25 | Aberdeen | 2–1 | Celtic | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 19:45 | Hayes 31' Church 37' |
BBC Report | Griffiths 90+3' |
Attendance: 19,003 Referee: McLean |
| 6 February 2016 22[8] | St Johnstone | 3–4 | Aberdeen | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Wotherspoon 52' Anderson 79' Scobbie 89' |
BBC Report | Rooney 5', 77' Pawlett 20' McGinn 71' |
Attendance: 5,712 Referee: Robertson |
| 15 February 2016 26 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3–1 | Aberdeen | Caledonian Stadium |
| 19:45 | Vigurs 18' Tansey 51' (pen)Tremarco 65' |
BBC Report | Rooney 7' |
Attendance: 4,544 Referee: Collum |
| 27 February 2016 28 | Aberdeen | 1–1 | St Johnstone | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Church 35' Jack 41'Sinnie 80' |
Report | Brown 7' Wotherspoon 17'Swanson 41'Fisher 63'Craig 88' (pen.)Kane 90+3' |
Attendance: 12,563 Referee: McLean |
| 2 March 2016 29 | Dundee United | 0–1 | Aberdeen | Tannadice Park |
| 19:45 | BBC Report | Church 29' |
Attendance: 9,737 Referee: Madden |
| 8 March 2016 27[9] | Partick Thistle | 1–2 | Aberdeen | Firhill Stadium |
| 19:45 | Lawless 60' |
BBC Report | Considine 74' Church 76' |
Attendance: 3,915 Referee: Muir |
| 12 March 2016 30 | Aberdeen | 2–1 | Kilmarnock | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Taylor 37' Logan 71' |
BBC Report | Magennis 47' |
Attendance: 13,725 Referee: Anderson |
| 19 March 2016 31 | Motherwell | 2–1 | Aberdeen | Fir Park |
| 15:00 | Gomis 34' Kennedy 44'Leitch 51'McDonald 73'Moult 75' |
BBC Report | McLean 44' (pen.) Robson 79' |
Attendance: 6,251 Referee: Robertson |
| 3 April 2016 32 | Aberdeen | 3–0 | Hamilton Academical | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 12:30 | Church 5' McGinn 15'McLean 33'Storie 90+2' |
BBC Report | Agustien 24' Imrie 46'Crawford 87' |
Attendance: 12,509 Referee: Clancy |
| 8 April 2016 33 | Heart Of Midlothian | 2–1 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 19:45 | Juanma 33', 61' Kitchen 53'Rossi 59'Juanma 78' |
BBC Report | Church 4' Shinnie 12'McLean 46'Logan 79' |
Attendance: 16,995 Referee: McLean |
| 22 April 2016 34 | St Johnstone | 3–0 | Aberdeen | McDiarmid Park |
| 19:45 | Wotherspoon 14' MacLean 38'Craig 55' |
BBC Report | Hayes 65' Shinnie 84' |
Attendance: 3,990 Referee: Thomson |
| 30 April 2016 35 | Aberdeen | 4–1 | Motherwell | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | McLean 4' (pen.) McGinn 26'Rooney 54'Hayes 78' |
BBC Report | Cadden 64' Lasley 88' |
Attendance: 10,259 Referee: Madden |
| 8 May 2016 36 | Celtic | 3–2 | Aberdeen | Celtic Park |
| 12:30 | Roberts 7', 20' Lustig 49' |
BBC Report | McGinn 57' Considine 64' |
Attendance: 47,877 Referee: Madden |
| 12 May 2016 37 | Aberdeen | 0–1 | Hearts | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 19:45 | Jack 63' |
BBC Report | Oshaniwa 24' Dauda 64' |
Attendance: 10,087 Referee: Dallas |
| 15 May 2016 38 | Aberdeen | 0–4 | Ross County | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 12:30 | BBC Report | Graham 23' (pen.) Gardyne 37'Schalk 45'Boyce 68'Woods 78' |
Attendance: 10,003 Referee: Collum |
UEFA Europa League edit
Aberdeen qualified for the first preliminary round of the UEFA Europa League by finishing second in the 2014-15 Scottish Premiership.
Qualifying phase edit
| 2 July 2015 First qualifying round 1st leg | FK Shkëndija  | 1–1 | Aberdeen | Skopje, Macedonia |
| 20:05 CET | Kirovski 84' |
BBC UEFA |
McGinn 79' |
Stadium: Philip II Arena Attendance: 8,004 Referee: Tolga Özkalfa (Turkey) |
| 9 July 2015 First qualifying round 2nd leg | Aberdeen | 0–0 (1–1 agg.) | FK Shkëndija | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| 19:45 | BBC UEFA |
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 14,112[10] Referee: Nikolaj Hänni (Switzerland) |
| 16 July 2015 Second qualifying round 1st leg | Rijeka  | 0–3 | Aberdeen | Rijeka, Croatia |
| 19:45 | BBC UEFA |
Considine 38' Pawlett 52'McLean 75' |
Stadium: Stadion Kantrida Attendance: 9,000[11] Referee: Amaury Delerue (France) |
| 23 July 2015 Second qualifying round 2nd leg | Aberdeen | 2–2 (5–2 agg.) | Rijeka | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| 19:45 | McGinn 64' Hayes 72' |
BBC UEFA |
Tomasov 58' Kvržić 63' |
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 15,803 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy) |
| 30 July 2015 Third qualifying round 1st leg | Kairat  | 2–1 | Aberdeen | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| 15:45 | Bakayev 13' Islamkhan 22' |
BBC UEFA |
McLean 69' |
Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 23,500 Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary) |
| 6 August 2015 Third qualifying round 2nd leg | Aberdeen | 1–1 (2–3 agg.) | Kairat | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| 19:45 | McLean 84' |
BBC UEFA |
Gohou 59' |
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 20,317 Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic) |
Scottish League Cup edit
| 23 September 2015 Third round | Hibernian | 2–0 | Aberdeen | Easter Road |
| 19:45 | Cummings 82' Malonga 88' |
Attendance: 11,092 Referee: McLean |
Scottish Cup edit
| 9 January 2016 Fourth round | Heart of Midlothian | 1–0 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 17:30 | Paterson 3' 90' Miguel Pallardó 17'Igor Rossi Branco 43'Öztürk 87'Alexander 90' |
Report | Reynolds 9' Rooney 43'Pawlett 90' |
Attendance: 13,595 Referee:  John Beaton |
Squad statistics edit
During the 2015–16 season, Aberdeen have used twenty-three different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.
Appearances edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premiership | Europa League | League Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 2 | DF |  ENG
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Shay Logan | 45 | 4 | 35+2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO
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Graeme Shinnie | 45 | 1 | 37+0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO
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Andrew Considine | 40 | 3 | 26+6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  WAL
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Ash Taylor | 45 | 4 | 36+1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SCO
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Mark Reynolds | 24 | 0 | 19+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO
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Kenny McLean | 45 | 9 | 38+0 | 6 | 3+2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF |  IRL
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Willo Flood | 29 | 0 | 18+4 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | IRL
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Adam Rooney | 35 | 20 | 22+5 | 20 | 2+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF |  NIR
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Niall McGinn | 43 | 12 | 32+3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | IRL
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Jonny Hayes | 42 | 6 | 35+0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | SCO
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Cammy Smith | 14 | 0 | 2+12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | SCO
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Barry Robson | 13 | 0 | 2+9 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | SCO
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Peter Pawlett | 26 | 2 | 9+9 | 1 | 3+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | WAL
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Simon Church | 13 | 6 | 13+0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | ENG
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Adam Collin | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | ENG
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Scott Brown | 13 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SCO
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Ryan Jack (c) | 35 | 0 | 26+2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | SCO
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Craig Storie | 10 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | SCO
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Michael Rose | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | SCO
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Scott McKenna | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | SCO
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Scott Wright | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | SCO
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Daniel Harvie | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK |  AUS
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Aaron Lennox | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | SCO
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Frank Ross | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | SCO
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Connor McLennan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | FW | ENG
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Joe Nuttall | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the 2015–16 season | |||||||||||||
| 17 | FW | SCO
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David Goodwillie (on loan to Ross County F.C.) | 25 | 2 | 7+10 | 2 | 4+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | SCO
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Paul Quinn (given free transfer) | 18 | 1 | 9+4 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | WAL
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Danny Ward (recalled by Liverpool F.C.) | 29 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | NIR
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Ryan McLaughlin (loan ended) | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | SCO
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Lawrence Shankland (on loan to St Mirren F.C.) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | IRL
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Danny Rogers (on loan to Falkirk F.C.) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW |  ATG
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Josh Parker (loan ended) | 8 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalscorers edit
| Ranking | Nation | Number | Name | Scottish Premiership | Europa League | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total |
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| 1 | |
9 | Adam Rooney | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | |
10 | Niall McGinn | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | |
7 | Kenny McLean | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | |
11 | Jonny Hayes | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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20 | Simon Church | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 6 | |
2 | Shay Logan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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5 | Ash Taylor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 8 | |
4 | Andrew Considine | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | |
16 | Peter Pawlett | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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17 | David Goodwillie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | |
3 | Graeme Shinnie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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18 | Paul Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 62 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 70 | |||
Disciplinary record edit
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premiership | Europa League | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | |||||
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DF | Shay Logan | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | |
DF | Graeme Shinnie | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | |
DF | Andrew Considine | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | |
DF | Ash Taylor | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | |
DF | Mark Reynolds | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | |
MF | Kenny McLean | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | |
MF | Willo Flood | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | |
FW | Adam Rooney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | |
FW | Jonny Hayes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | |
FW | Cammy Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | |
MF | Barry Robson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | |
MF | Peter Pawlett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | |
FW | David Goodwillie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | |
DF | Paul Quinn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | |
GK | Danny Ward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | |
MF | Ryan Jack | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | |
MF | Craig Storie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | |
GK | Aaron Lennox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 47 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 3 | |||
Team statistics edit
Scottish Premiership 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 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 93 | 31 | +62 | 86 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Aberdeen | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 62 | 48 | +14 | 71 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 65 | |
| 4 | St Johnstone | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 56 | |
| 5 | Motherwell | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 50 |
Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway (first phase), Soccerway (second phase)
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).[12]
(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).[12]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
Results by round edit
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 62 | 48 | +14 | 71 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 32 | 29 | +3 |
Source: BBC Sport
Results by opponent edit
Aberdeen score first
| Team | Results | Points | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Celtic | 2-1 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 2-3 | 6 |
| Dundee | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | — | 9 |
| Dundee United | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | — | 9 |
| Hamilton Academical | 1-0 | 1-1 | 3-0 | — | 7 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 3-1 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 6 |
| Inverness C.T. | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1-3 | — | 1 |
| Kilmarnock | 2-0 | 4-0 | 2-1 | — | 9 |
| Motherwell | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 4-1 | 7 |
| Partick Thistle | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | — | 7 |
| Ross County | 0-2 | 3-1 | 3-2 | 0-4 | 6 |
| St Johnstone | 1-5 | 4-3 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 4 |
Transfers edit
Players in edit
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Players out edit
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Loans in edit
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Loans out edit
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "First Pre Season friendly announced". Brechin City FC. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ "Pre-Season Update: Dons to face St Johnstone". afc.co.uk. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "Aberdeen To Visit Stark's Park". Raith Rovers FC. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ "Aberdeen to face Brighton in Jamie Langfield's testimonial". BBC Sport. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ AFC – Match Report
- ^ "Aberdeen v Viking Stavanger". afc.co.uk. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ Fixture amendment – Scottish Professional Football League
- ^ New date for St Johnstone v Aberdeen
- ^ SPFL Fixture Amendments - Scottish Professional Football League
- ^ Aberdeen FC [@AberdeenFC] (9 July 2015). "crowd 14,112 #DonsLIVE" (Tweet) – via Twitter.>
- ^ Rijeka vs. Aberdeen - 16 July 2015 - Soccerway
- ^ "Premiership 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ "ICT's Graeme Shinnie agrees summer move to Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ "Young striker joins The Dons". afc.co.uk. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "Aberdeen complete signing of former Ross County man". BBC Sport. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "Aberdeen sign Australia U23 goalkeeper Aaron Lennox". BBC Sport. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "Aberdeen midfielder Nicky Low signs pre-contract with Dundee". BBC Sport. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ "Declan McManus: Fleetwood Town sign Aberdeen striker". BBC Sport. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ "St Johnstone recruit defender Joe Shaughnessy". BBC Sport. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Club Statement Player Contracts Update". afc.co.uk. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
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