2017–18 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen
2017–18 season
Chairman Stewart Milne
Manager Derek McInnes
Ground Pittodrie Stadium
Aberdeen, Scotland
(Capacity: 20,987)
Scottish Premiership Runner-up
Scottish League Cup Quarter-Finals
Europa League Third qualifying round
Scottish Cup Semi-final
Top goalscorer League: Adam Rooney (9)
All: Kenny McLean
Adam Rooney (11)
Highest home attendance 20,528 vs
Celtic
Scottish Premiership
25 October 2017
Lowest home attendance 8,739 vs
Kilmarnock
Scottish Cup
3 March 2018
Average home league attendance 15,775
Home colours
Away colours

The 2017–18 Aberdeen F.C. season was Aberdeen's 104th 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 also competed in qualifying for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.[1]

Summary

June

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 1-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

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

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

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

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

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

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 7 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

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

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

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

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

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 & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

Scottish Premiership

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

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 13 May 2018
No.PosPlayerPremiershipEuropa LeagueLeague CupScottish Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK England Joe Lewis 310402020 390
2DF England Shay Logan 372402040 472
3DF Scotland Graeme Shinnie (c) 362412041 464
4DF Scotland Andrew Considine 30+23402040 423
5DF Republic of Ireland Anthony O'Connor 37+12402050 492
6DF Scotland Mark Reynolds 6+61402010 191
7MF Scotland Kenny McLean 378402142 4711
8FW Scotland Greg Stewart 16+1233+110+102+10 364
9FW Republic of Ireland Adam Rooney 16+1991+100+1052 4311
10FW England Nicky Maynard 2+1801+30100+10 260
11MF Scotland Gary Mackay-Steven 22+95411+103+23 429
14DF Iceland Kári Árnason 16+530+100+1020 253
15FW Scotland Scott Wright 6+810+201000 171
17MF Northern Ireland Niall McGinn 10+1200003+20 162
18DF England Dominic Ball 9+6000101+10 180
19DF Scotland Scott McKenna 303000040 343
20GK Republic of Ireland Danny Rogers 2+10000000 30
21DF Scotland Daniel Harvie 0+2000000+10 30
22MF Scotland Ryan Christie 28+44422042 428
23MF Nigeria Chidi Nwakali 3+2000001+20 80
24FW Scotland Connor McLennan 00000000 00
27FW England Sam Cosgrove 4+1000000+10 60
30GK England Freddie Woodman 40000030 70
31FW Scotland Bruce Anderson 00000000 00
40GK Republic of Ireland David Craddock 00000000 00
44MF Scotland Dean Campbell 0+10000000 10
83FW Scotland Stevie May 24+4500102+20 335
Players who left the club or left on loan during the season
16MF England Greg Tansey 8+101+201+1000 140
17FW England Jayden Stockley 002+100000 30
23MF Scotland Craig Storie 00000000 00
25MF Scotland Frank Ross 1+31000000 41
39FW England Miles Storey 0+110+100+1000 31

Goalscorers

As of 13 May 2018

Ranking Nation Number Name Scottish Premiership Europa League League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1Scotland7Kenny McLean801211
=Republic of Ireland9Adam Rooney900211
3Scotland11Gary Mackay-Steven51039
4Scotland22Ryan Christie42028
5Scotland83Stevie May50005
6Scotland3Graeme Shinnie21014
=Scotland4Andrew Considine40004
=Scotland8Greg Stewart31004
9Iceland14Kári Árnason30003
=Scotland19Scott McKenna30003
11England2Shay Logan20002
=Republic of Ireland5Anthony O'Connor20002
=Northern Ireland17Niall McGinn20002
14Scotland6Mark Reynolds10001
=Scotland15Scott Wright10001
=Scotland25Frank Ross10001
=England39Miles Storey10001
Own Goal10001
TOTALS 56511072

Disciplinary record

As of 13 May 2018

Number Nation Position Name Premiership Europa League League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2EnglandDFShay Logan 7100002091
3ScotlandDFGraeme Shinnie 150100020180
4ScotlandDFAndrew Considine 6010002090
5Republic of IrelandDFAnthony O'Connor 5010101080
7ScotlandMFKenny McLean 80000020100
8ScotlandFWGreg Stewart 1000001020
9Republic of IrelandFWAdam Rooney 0000001010
10EnglandFWNicky Maynard 1000000010
11ScotlandMFGary Mackay-Steven 2000000020
14IcelandDFKári Árnason 3000000030
15ScotlandMFScott Wright 1000000010
16EnglandMFGreg Tansey 1000000010
17EnglandFWJayden Stockley 0010000010
18EnglandDFDominic Ball 1000000010
19ScotlandDFScott McKenna 7000001080
22ScotlandMFRyan Christie 4120101081
23NigeriaMFChidi Nwakali 2000000020
27EnglandFWSam Cosgrove 1100000011
83ScotlandDFStevie May 3000000030
TOTALS 67 3 6 0 2 0 13 0 88 3

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Celtic (C) 38 24 10 4 73 25 +48 82 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
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).[84]
(C) Champion.
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. ↑ Celtic qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 Scottish Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot in the second qualifying round normally awarded to the Scottish Cup winners was passed down to Aberdeen, who in turn passed their spot in the first qualifying round, earned by finishing second in the league, was passed down to fourth placed league finisher, Hibernian.

Results by round

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

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Hearts played this home match at Murrayfield Stadium, instead of their regular stadium Tynecastle due to ongoing renovations.
  2. ↑ Match postponed due to Rangers involvement in the League Cup.
  3. 1 2 Rearranged game after postponement.
  4. ↑ Match postponed due to heavy snow as per SPFL.
  5. ↑ Apollon Limassol play their home matches at AEK Arena - Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, instead of their regular stadium Tsirio Stadium, Limassol.

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