List of Aberdeen F.C. players

Aberdeen F.C. is a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen, Scotland. The club was founded in 1903 after an amalgamation of three local clubs; Orion F.C., Victoria United and the original Aberdeen FC.^[1] The club has played at Pittodrie Stadium since 1903.^[2] They are one of the most successful clubs in Scotland, having won four League championships and thirteen domestic trophies, as well as the European Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Super Cup in 1983.

More than 200 players have made at least 100 appearances (including substitute appearances); those players are listed here. Other players who have made fewer appearances are also included where they are regarded as having played a significant role for the club, with the reason for their inclusion indicated in the Notes column. The club's record appearance maker is Willie Miller, who played 797 games for Aberdeen between 1972 and his retirement in 1990. Joe Harper is the club's top goalscorer with 199 goals in major competitions.

Notable players

Players are listed according to the date of their first team début for the club.. Appearances and goals are for competitive first-team matches in Scottish League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and European Competition only; minor competitions (i.e. the Aberdeenshire Cup) and wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances are included.

Positions key

  Aberdeen Hall of Fame Inductee^[3]

  Player currently contracted at Aberdeen

Statistics correct as of match played on 13 May 2018

List of Aberdeen F.C. players with at least 100 appearances or otherwise stated notability^[4]

Name	Nationality	Position	Aberdeen career	Appearances	Goals	Notes
Henry Low	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1903–1907	103	23	—
Tom Strang	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1903–1907	104	3	—
Rab Macfarlane	Scotland  Scotland	GK	1904–1908	123	0	—
Alex Halkett	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1904–1909	129	2	—
Wilf Low	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1904–1916	165	3	—
Willie Lennie	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1905–1913	253	67	[nb 1][5]
Stewart Davidson	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1905–1917 1923–1924	152	1	—
Charles O'Hagan	Ireland  Ireland	FW	1906–1910	112	24	[nb 2][5]
George Wilson	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1907–1914	193	14	—
Donald Colman	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1907–1920	347	1	—
Jock Hume	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1907–1920	304	3	—
Jimmy Soye	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1909–1915	200	25	—
Paddy Travers	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1910–1911 1912–1914	104	24	—
Jock Wyllie	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1910–1920	182	28	—
Dave Main	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1911–1917	166	58	—
Joseph Walker	Scotland  Scotland		1911–1917	137	25	—
Bobby Hannah	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1911–1921	126	1	—
Dod Brewster	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1913–1920	119	9	—
Alex Wright	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1913–1922	142	11	—
Arthur Robertson	Scotland  Scotland		1913–1923	105	6	—
Bobby Archibald	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1914–1920	113	16	—
Willie Wylie	Scotland  Scotland		1914–1920	122	12	—
George Anderson	Scotland  Scotland	GK	1914–1922	213	0	—
Bert MacLachlan	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1914–1927	361	16	—
Walter Grant	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1915–1924	100	12	—
Jacky Connon	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1919–1923	106	25	—
Jock Hutton	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1919–1927	279	17	—
Billy Middleton	Scotland  England	FW	1920–1923	126	8	—
Vic Milne	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1920–1923	123	7	—
Douglas Thomson	Scotland  Scotland		1920–1923	107	33	—
Andy Rankine	Scotland  Scotland		1920–1925	158	38	—
Matt Forsyth	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1920–1926	185	0	—
Jimmy Smith	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1920–1931	335	64	—
Johnny Miller	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1921–1927	124	61	—
Harry Blackwell	England  England	GK	1921–1930	251	0	—
Duff Bruce	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1923–1928	111	0	—
Robert Bruce	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1924–1928	109	45	—
Jock Edward	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1924–1928	101	3	—
Alec Cheyne	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1925–1930	138	55	—
Willie Jackson	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1925–1932	202	8	—
Bob McDermid	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1925–1932	270	48	—
Andy Love	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1925–1934	240	83	—
Jimmy Black	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1927–1932	169	4	—
Benny Yorston	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1927–1932	156	125	[nb 3][6]
Eddie Falloon	Ireland  Ireland	DF	1927–1938	251	6	—
Willie Cooper	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1927–1948	376	3	—
Frank Hill	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1928–1932	106	10	—
Hugh McLaren	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1928–1932	113	5	—
Steve Smith	Scotland  Scotland	GK	1930–1937	259	0	—
Bob Fraser	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1931–1938	215	4	—
Charlie McGill	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1931–1938	238	1	—
Matt Armstrong	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1931–1946	238	160	—
Jackie Benyon	Wales  Wales	MF	1932–1937	140	37	—
Willie Mills	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1932–1938	211	114	—
George Thomson	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1932–1939	246	20	—
Johnny McKenzie	Scottish  Scotland	FW	1935–1939	119	21	—
Bill Strauss	South Africa  South Africa	MF	1936–1945	101	56	—
Frank Dunlop	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1936–1948	185	2	—
George Johnstone	Scotland  Scotland	GK	1936–1949	220	0	—
George Taylor	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1937–1948	110	9	—
George Hamilton	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1937–1954	253	155	—
Andy Cowie	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1938–1948	102	0	—
Stan Williams	South Africa  South Africa	FW	1938–1949	127	51	—
Pat McKenna	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1944–1952	206	0	—
Archie Baird	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1946–1953	169	46	—
Tony Harris	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1946–1953	272	30	—
Harry Yorston	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1946–1957	278	141	—
Archie Glen	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1947–1960	269	27	—
Don Emery	Wales  Wales	DF	1948–1952	124	25	—
Chris Anderson	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1948–1953	71	1	[nb 4][7]
Tommy Pearson	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1948–1953	114	16	—
Jack Hather	England  England	FW	1948–1960	354	105	—
Alec Young	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1950–1958	220	1	—
Fred Martin	Scotland  Scotland	GK	1950–1959	296	0	—
Paddy Buckley	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1952–1957	153	90	—
Jack Allister	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1952–1958	117	20	—
Jimmy Mitchell	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1952–1958	184	0	—
Bob Wishart	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1952–1961	234	62	—
Graham Leggat	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1953–1958	152	92	—
David Caldwell	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1953–1960	176	0	—
Jim Clunie	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1953–1960	141	9	—
George Mulhall	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1953–1962	150	42	—
Jimmy Hogg	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1953–1965	279	1	—
Norrie Davidson	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1955–1961	146	84	—
Ken Brownlee	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1955–1963	166	39	—
Dickie Ewen	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1957–1961	106	24	—
John Ogston	Scotland  Scotland	GK	1957–1965	230	0	—
Ian Burns	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1957–1966	192	6	—
Billy Little	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1957–1968	303	96	—
George Kinnell	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1959–1964	165	25	—
Ernie Winchester	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1959–1967	169	91	—
Doug Coutts	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1960–1964	121	4	—
Charlie Cooke	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1960–1965	165	30	—
Dave Bennett	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1960–1966	111	0	—
Ally Shewan	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1960–1969	300	9	—
Jim Whyte	Scotland  Scotland		1960–1970	152	8	—
Dave Smith	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1961–1966	166	13	—
Henning Boel	Denmark  Denmark	DF	1964–1974	150	4	—
Jimmy Wilson	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1965–1967	110	35	—
Jim Smith	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1965–1969	140	37	—
Jens Petersen	Denmark  Denmark	DF	1965–1970	203	11	—
Tommy McMillan	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1965–1972	248	2	—
Jim Hermiston	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1965–1975	271	16	—
Davie Robb	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1965–1978	345	99	—
Bobby Clark	Scotland  Scotland	GK	1965–1980	595	0	—
Martin Buchan	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1966–1972	189	11	—
Ian Taylor	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1966–1974	154	28	—
George Murray	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1967–1973	127	4	—
Derek McKay	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1969–1971	19	4	[nb 5][8]
Joe Harper	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1969–1973 1976–1981	300	199	[nb 6]
Alex Willoughby	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1969–1974	150	15	—
Billy Williamson	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1969–1976	125	23	—
Willie Young	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1969–1976	188	14	—
Steve Murray	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1970–1973	140	25	—
Arthur Graham	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1970–1977	298	45	—
Chic McLelland	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1972–1979	213	5	—
Joe Smith	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1972–1979	191	11	—
Drew Jarvie	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1972–1982	386	130	—
John McMaster	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1972–1986	315	12	—
Willie Miller	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1972–1990	797	32	[nb 7]
Eddie Thomson	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1973–1976	122	2	—
Duncan Davidson	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1974–1981	112	28	—
Willie Garner	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1975–1981	161	3	—
Doug Rougvie	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1975–1984	278	21	—
Dom Sullivan	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1976–1979	136	14	—
Stuart Kennedy	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1976–1983	333	9	—
Alex McLeish	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1976–1994	693	30	[nb 8][5]
Steve Archibald	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1977–1980	110	46	—
Andy Watson	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1977–1983	136	17	—
Gordon Strachan	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1977–1984	292	90	—
Ian Scanlon	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1978–1981	133	20	—
Jim Leighton	Scotland  Scotland	GK	1978–1988 1997–2000	535	0	—
Neil Simpson	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1978–1989	310	31	—
Mark McGhee	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1979–1984	250	100	—
Dougie Bell	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1979–1985	184	14	—
John Hewitt	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1979–1989	361	90	—
Eric Black	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1981–1986	116	46	—
Neale Cooper	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1980–1986	220	10	—
Ian Angus	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1980–1987	120	12	—
Peter Weir	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1981–1987	238	38	—
Willie Falconer	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1982–1988	100	17	—
Stewart McKimmie	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1983–1997	561	9	—
Billy Stark	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1983–1987	148	59	—
Frank McDougall	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1984–1986	69	44	[nb 9][9]
Joe Miller	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1984–1987 1993–1998	265	47	—
Brian Grant	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1984–1996	332	32	—
Jim Bett	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1985–1994	337	48	—
Brian Irvine	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1985–1997	384	40	—
David Robertson	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1985–1991	177	3	—
Robert Connor	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1986–1994	263	22	—
Charlie Nicholas	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1987–1990	104	36	—
Stephen Wright	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1987–1995	181	2	—
Eoin Jess	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1987–1996 1997–2001	379	94	—
Theo Snelders	Netherlands  Netherlands	GK	1988–1996	290	0	—
Paul Mason	England  England	MF	1988–1993	193	37	—
Hans Gillhaus	Netherlands  Netherlands	FW	1989–1992	100	31	—
Scott Booth	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1989–1997 2003–2004	184	51	—
Paul Kane	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1991–1995	141	13	—
Gary Smith	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1991–1996 1997–1999	249	2	—
Mixu Paatelainen	Finland  Finland	FW	1992–1994	93	28	—
Duncan Shearer	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1992–1997	193	79	—
Stephen Glass	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1994–1998	131	13	—
John Inglis	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1994–1998	121	5	—
Billy Dodds	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1994–1999	172	67	—
David Rowson	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1994–2001	156	11	—
Paul Bernard	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1995–2001	124	8	[nb 10]
Darren Young	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1995–2003	159	6	—
Ryan Esson	Scotland  Scotland	GK	1996–2006	100	0	—
Derek Young	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1996–2003 2007–2011	237	22	—
Russell Anderson	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1996–2007 2012–2015	407	20	—
Michael Hart	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1997–2000 2003–2008	145	0	—
Derek Whyte	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1997–2002	154	0	—
Chris Clark	Scotland  Scotland	MF	1997–2008 2011–2014	277	13	—
Robbie Winters	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1998–2002	152	45	—
Kevin McNaughton	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1998–2006	202	3	—
Darren Mackie	Scotland  Scotland	FW	1998–2012	364	69	—
Jamie McAllister	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1999–2003	144	1	—
Phil McGuire	Scotland  Scotland	DF	1999–2005	180	10	—
David Preece	England  England	GK	1999–2005	106	0	—
Ricky Foster	Scotland  Scotland	DF	2001–2012	272	9	—
Zander Diamond	Scotland  Scotland	DF	2002–2011	249	19	—
Andrew Considine	Scotland  Scotland	DF	2003–	435	29	—
Scott Severin	Scotland  Scotland	MF	2004–2009	195	12	—
Barry Nicholson	Scotland  Scotland	MF	2005–2008	125	21	—
Jamie Smith	Scotland  Scotland	MF	2005–2009	102	18	—
Chris Maguire	Scotland  Scotland	FW	2005–2011	158	22	—
Jamie Langfield	Scotland  Scotland	GK	2005–2015	336	0	—
Lee Miller	Scotland  Scotland	FW	2006–2010	144	33	—
Sone Aluko	Nigeria  Nigeria	MF	2007–2011	127	13	—
Peter Pawlett	Scotland  Scotland	MF	2008–2017	213	20	—
Josh Magennis	Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland	FW	2010–2014	122	12	—
Scott Vernon	England  England	FW	2010–2014	157	44	—
Ryan Jack	Scotland  Scotland	MF	2010–2017	250	11	—
Jonny Hayes	Ireland  Ireland	MF	2012–2017	207	31	—
Niall McGinn	Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland	FW	2012–2017 2018–	239	70	—
Mark Reynolds	Scotland  Scotland	DF	2012–	237	7	—
Willo Flood	Ireland  Ireland	MF	2013–2016	104	3	—
Ashton Taylor	Wales  Wales	DF	2014–2017	126	10	—
Shay Logan	England  England	DF	2014–	208	15	—
Adam Rooney	Ireland  Ireland	FW	2014–2018	197	88	—
Kenny McLean	Scotland  Scotland	MF	2015–2018	158	25	—
Graeme Shinnie	Scotland  Scotland	DF	2015–	141	8	—

Notes

References

• Aberdeen player stats at afcheritage.org
• List of Aberdeen F.C. players at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database