2018–19 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen
2018–19 season
Chairman Stewart Milne
Manager Derek McInnes
Ground Pittodrie Stadium
Aberdeen, Scotland
(Capacity: 20,987)
Europa League Second qualifying round
Top goalscorer League: Cosgrove (2)
All: Mackay-Steven (4)
Highest home attendance League: 19,046 vs Rangers
5 August 2018
Cup: 20,313 vs Burnley
Europa League
26 July 2018
Lowest home attendance League: 14,003 vs St Mirren
6 October 2018
Cup: 9,011 vs St Mirren
League Cup
18 August 2018
Average home league attendance 15,774
Home colours
Away colours

The 2018–19 Aberdeen F.C. season is Aberdeen's 105th season in the top flight of Scottish football. Aberdeen are also competing in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Aberdeen also competed in qualifying for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.[1]

Summary

May

On 14 May, Scott McKenna & Graeme Shinnie were called up to the national team.[2]

On 28 May, Gothenburg Great Neale Cooper died at the age of 54.[3]

On 29 May, Graeme Shinnie made his full Scotland debut, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat to Peru.[4]

June

On 1 June, Lewis Ferguson officially joined the club, although the compensation fee still had to be sorted between the Dons and Hamilton Academical.[5]

On 2 June, Scott McKenna, in his fourth game for Scotland, was made team captain in a 1–0 defeat to Mexico. Graeme Shinnie also earned his first start for Scotland.[6]

On 5 June, Chris Forrester joined the club from Peterborough United for a fee believed to be in the region of £200,000.[7][8]

On 12 June, the club announced that their Pre-season training camp would be taking place in Ireland and the club would play a friendly against Cobh Ramblers.[9]

On 14 June, after stating his desire to play back in England[10], defender Anthony O'Connor joined Bradford City on a three-year deal.[11]

On 15 June, the season league fixtures were announced by the SPFL, with the Dons starting at home to Rangers, with the game being live on TV on 5 August at 1pm.[12] On the same day, the Dons announced a pre-season friendly at home to English Championship club West Bromwich Albion.[13]

On 19 June, after his release from Ipswich Town, Irish International Stephen Gleeson signed on a two-year deal.[14]

On 20 June, the Europa League Second Qualifying Round draw[15] was made and the Dons were drawn against English Premier League club Burnley.[16][17] It will be the first time the Dons have played English opposition in Europe since Ipswich Town in 1981.

On 25 June, Executive Vice-Chairman George Yule announced that he would be leaving his role following major surgery, said to be "a prostate cancer scare" but he explained he was "heading towards full recovery".[18]

On 26 June, Scotland Under-21 International Daniel Harvie, who was released last season as he wanted regular football, signed for Ayr United.[19]

July

On 3 July, the start of the construction phase began on the New Aberdeen Stadium.[20]

On 8 July, after the 2–2 draw against St Johnstone[21], the Dons took the decision to cancel the friendly on 11 July with Inverness Caledonian Thistle due to "a number of fitness concerns within the first team squad".[22][23]

On 11 July, goalkeeper Danny Rogers joined St Mirren on a season long loan deal.[24] On the same day, former Hearts defender Krystian Nowak joined on trial.[25]

On 15 July, the friendly match between the Dons and Cove Rangers was abandoned after 50 minutes due to a severe head injury to Cove Rangers player Jordon Brown.[26]

On 18 July, after being on loan last season,[27] Dominic Ball rejoined the club again for a second season-long loan spell.[28]

On 19 July, striker Adam Rooney left for newly promoted National League side Salford City for a reported fee of £375,000.[29][30] He scored 88 goals in 197 appearances for the club.[31] The transfer led to Accrington Stanley owner Andy Holt accusing Salford, and most notably Gary Neville, of "buying" a place in the English Football League, with Rooney reportedly due to earn £4,000 per week at Salford.[32] Motherwell manager Stephen Robinson also accused Neville of "lacking etiquette" after discussing his club's transfer business and "blew them away with money" to get the deal done.[33]

On 22 July, Austrian goalkeeper Sebastian Gessl joined on trial after leaving German side Karlsruher SC.[34]

On 25 July, the Dons signed both Goalkeeper Tomáš Černý, on a one-year deal after his release from Partick Thistle, and defender Tommie Hoban, on loan from Watford although Watford do have the option of recalling him in January 2019.[35]

On 27 July, after sustaining an injury in the match against Cove Rangers,[36] the Dons announced defender Mark Reynolds was ruled out of action until the end of the year after undergoing knee surgery.[37]

August

On 2 August, the Dons were knocked out of UEFA Europa League at the Second qualifying round stage against Burnley.[38] Even though with defeat, the Dons were praised by Burnley fans by creating a great atmosphere at both matches.[39]

After his actions after the match last season against Celtic, defender Shay Logan was suspended for the first 3 matches of the league season beginning on 5 August, against Rangers, Dundee and St Mirren.[40]

On 8 August, defender Scott McKenna was ruled out for 6 weeks with an injury picked up in the 1–1 draw with Rangers.[41]

On 13 August, striker James Wilson joined from Manchester United on a season-long loan deal.[42]

After the 4–0 win in the League Cup against St Mirren, the Dons were drawn against Hibernian in the Quarter Finals, although at the time of the draw, it was not known whether it was Hibernian or Ross County.[43]

On 20 August, compensation was agreed after a tribunal for midfielder Lewis Ferguson after signing him from Hamilton Academical with the fee being kept private and although the Dons felt they had "received a fair hearing", Hamilton wanted "The guidelines used in making the decision should be made available".[44]

On 22 August, the Dons rejected a £3.5m bid from Celtic for defender Scott McKenna, with manager Derek McInnes stating that McKenna would not be sold in the transfer window, and that another bid would be a waste of time.[45] Aberdeen are understood to value their centre-half at around £10m.[46]

On 30 August, Max Lowe joined on loan from Derby County until January 2019.[47]

On 31 August, Jordan McGregor joined after being released from Airdrieonians and impressing on trial. He joins up with The reserves.[48]

September

On Transfer deadline day, the Dons rejected a reported £7m bid from Aston Villa for defender Scott McKenna.[49]

On 1 September, Mikey Devlin was sent off by referee Craig Thomson after only 5 minutes in a home 2–0 loss to Kilmarnock.[50] The decision was appealed by the Dons[51] but this was rejected by the SFA with manager McInnes stating that he was "extremely disappointed with this outcome"[52] and McInnes later criticized the SFA for their "incompetency".[53]

After progressing through to the Semi-finals with a win against Hibernian (6–5 on penalties after a 0–0 draw after extra-time), the Dons were drawn to face Rangers.[54] Alfredo Morelos and Kyle Lafferty will be suspended for them. Oddly, the venue was not chosen until a later date due to clashes with Celtic and the Europa League, with Murrayfield Stadium being a likely option due to the demand for tickets.[55]

The following day, due to dismay expressed from the club and supporters[56], the match with Rangers was due to take place at noon at Hampden Park.[57]

October

On 3 October, the League Cup semi final match with Rangers was changed to a 1630 kick off time after fans and clubs appeals.[58]

On 4 October, the SPFL suspended Scott McKenna for two matches after his challenge on Odsonne Édouard in the match against Celtic. The Dons appealed however this appeal was rejected.[59]

On 11 October, defender Scott McKenna came on a second half substitute in a 2–1 defeat against Israel, marking his competitive debut for Scotland.[60] Subsequently following this match due to call-offs, Michael Devlin and Gary Mackay-Steven were called up for the friendly with Portugal.[61]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

Scottish Premiership

For upcoming Scottish Premiership fixtures, see the official Aberdeen F.C. website

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

  • Aberdeen will enter the Fourth Round of the Scottish Cup

Scottish Challenge Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 6 October 2018
No.PosPlayerPremiershipEuropa LeagueLeague CupScottish Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK England Joe Lewis 80202000 120
2DF England Shay Logan 5+10201000 90
3DF Scotland Graeme Shinnie (c) 80202100 121
4DF Scotland Andrew Considine 80102000 110
5DF Scotland Scott McKenna 40201000 70
7MF Republic of Ireland Chris Forrester 1+300+100+2000 70
8MF Republic of Ireland Stephen Gleeson 5+100+101000 80
9FW England James Wilson 2+11001000 41
10MF Northern Ireland Niall McGinn 61200+1000 91
11MF Scotland Gary Mackay-Steven 81212200 124
15FW Scotland Scott Wright 0+100+201000 40
16FW England Sam Cosgrove 4+42201000 112
17FW Scotland Stevie May 5+100+201+1100 101
18DF Scotland Michael Devlin 70202000 110
19MF Scotland Lewis Ferguson 50211000 81
20GK Czech Republic Tomáš Černý 00000000 00
21DF England Dominic Ball 6+201+102000 120
23MF Scotland Frank Ross 10001000 20
24MF Scotland Dean Campbell 0+10000000 10
25FW Scotland Bruce Anderson 0+71000+2000 91
27FW Scotland Connor McLennan 11000+1000 21
28DF Republic of Ireland Tommie Hoban 11200000 31
29DF England Max Lowe 3+21001000 61
31FW Nigeria David Dangana 00000000 00
33MF Scotland Ethan Ross 00000000 00
37DF Scotland Jack MacKenzie 00000000 00
Players who left the club on loan during the season
32DF England Sam Roscoe 00000000 00
36DF Wales Ryan Harrington 00000000 00

Goalscorers

As of 6 October 2018

Ranking Nation Number Name Scottish Premiership Europa League League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1Scotland11Gary Mackay-Steven11204
2Scotland16Sam Cosgrove20002
3Scotland3Graeme Shinnie00101
=England9James Wilson10001
=Northern Ireland10Niall McGinn10001
=Scotland17Stevie May00101
=Scotland19Lewis Ferguson01001
=Scotland25Bruce Anderson10001
=Scotland27Connor McLennan10001
=Republic of Ireland28Tommie Hoban10001
=England29Max Lowe10001
TOTALS 924015

Disciplinary record

As of 6 October 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 2010000030
3ScotlandDFGraeme Shinnie 2010000030
4ScotlandDFAndrew Considine 3010100050
5ScotlandDFScott McKenna 1000000010
7Republic of IrelandMFChris Forrester 1000000010
8Republic of IrelandMFStephen Gleeson 1000000010
11ScotlandMFGary Mackay-Steven 1000000010
18ScotlandDFMichael Devlin 2100100031
19ScotlandMFLewis Ferguson 3000000030
21EnglandDFDominic Ball 1000100020
28Republic of IrelandDFTommie Hoban 1000000010
29EnglandDFMax Lowe 1000000010
TOTALS 19 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 25 1

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
5 Livingston 8 4 3 1 8 5 +3 15
6 Rangers 8 4 2 2 18 8 +10 14
7 Aberdeen 8 3 3 2 9 7 +2 12
8 St Johnstone 8 2 2 4 7 18 −11 8
9 Hamilton Academical 8 2 0 6 6 16 −10 6
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source:
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).
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).

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHA
ResultDWDLDWLW
Position65588777
Updated to match(es) played on 6 October 2018. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Game cancelled by Aberdeen due to lack of fit players after game on 8 July.
  2. ↑ Abandoned after a severe injury to Cove Rangers player Jordon Brown. Score 2–1 to Aberdeen at abandonment
  3. ↑ Match postponed due to League Cup Semi-Final against Rangers. Re-scheduled for 11 Dec 18

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