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Aberdeen 1985β86 football season
Aberdeen competed in the
Scottish Premier Division ,
Scottish Cup ,
League Cup and
European Champions' Cup in
season 1985β86 .
Overview
Aberdeen finished fourth in the Scottish Premier Division and won the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup. In Europe, they reached the quarter finals of the Champions' Cup but lost out to IFK Gothenburg on the away goals rule.
Frank McDougall finished the season as Aberdeen's top scorer with 14 goals in the league and 20 overall, including all four goals in a 4β1 win over Celtic in November.
Results
Scottish Premier Division
Match Day
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Aberdeen Scorer(s)
Attendance
1.
10 August
Hibernian
H
3β0
McDougall (2),
Bett
14,846
2.
17 August
Dundee United
A
1β1
McKimmie
14,339
3.
24 August
Motherwell
H
1β1
McKimmie
14,059
4.
31 August
Dundee
A
3β1
Simpson ,
Stark (2)
7,592
5.
7 September
Heart of Midlothian
H
3β0
Stark ,
Black ,
Wright
12,300
6.
14 September
Celtic
A
1β2
McDougall
39,450
7.
21 September
St Mirren
H
1β1
McQueen
12,585
8.
28 September
Rangers
A
3β0
Stark ,
McLeish ,
Hewitt
27,599
9.
5 October
Clydebank
H
3β1
McKimmie ,
Black ,
McDougall
11,399
10.
12 October
Hibernian
A
1β1
Gray
10,377
11.
19 October
Dundee United
H
3β2
McDougall ,
Hewitt (2)
15,148
12.
30 October
Heart of Midlothian
A
0β1
12,866
13.
2 November
Celtic
H
4β1
McDougall (4)
23,000
14.
9 November
Dundee
H
4β1
Stark (2),
McLeish ,
McDougall
12,800
15.
16 November
Motherwell
A
1β1
McDougall
4,960
16.
23 November
St Mirren
A
0β1
5,930
17.
12 December
Clydebank
A
1β2
Black
2,095
18.
14 December
Hibernian
H
4β0
McLeish ,
Angus ,
J. Miller ,
Weir
11,819
19.
21 December
Dundee United
A
1β2
Stark
10,085
20.
1 January
Dundee
A
0β0
9,096
21.
4 January
St Mirren
H
3β1
Black (2),
Weir
11,500
22.
11 January
Celtic
A
1β1
J. Miller
31,305
23.
18 January
Heart of Midlothian
H
0β1
21,500
24.
1 February
Rangers
A
1β1
J. Miller
29,887
25.
8 February
Clydebank
H
4β1
Black (3),
Bett
11,000
26.
19 February
Rangers
H
1β0
Angus
18,700
27.
22 February
Hibernian
A
1β0
Wright
9,500
28.
15 March
St Mirren
A
1β1
W. Miller
4,448
29.
22 March
Dundee
H
0β0
13,013
30.
29 March
Motherwell
A
1β0
Hewitt
4,597
31.
9 April
Motherwell
H
3β2
McDougall ,
Bett ,
Weir
10,300
32.
12 April
Celtic
H
0β1
22,000
33.
16 April
Dundee United
H
0β1
8,500
34.
20 April
Heart of Midlothian
A
1β1
Weir
19,047
35.
26 April
Rangers
H
1β1
Hewitt
17,000
36.
3 May
Clydebank
A
6β0
Stark ,
Hewitt ,
McDougall (2),
McMaster ,
Weir
2,382
Final standings
Source:
Rsssf Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Scottish League Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Aberdeen Scorer(s)
Attendance
R2
21 August
Ayr United
H
5β0
McQueen ,
Stark (2),
McDougall (2)
12,400
R3
28 August
St Johnstone
A
2β0
Hewitt ,
McDougall
5,100
QF
4 September
Heart of Midlothian
H
1β0
Black
13,100
SF L1
25 September
Dundee United
A
1β0
Black
12,837
SF L2
9 October
Dundee United
H
1β0
McDougall
20,000
F
27 October
Hibernian
N
3β0
Stark ,
Black (2)
40,061
Scottish Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Aberdeen Scorer(s)
Attendance
R3
5 February
Montrose
H
4β1
Stark ,
McLeish ,
W. Miller ,
McDougall
9,000
R4
15 February
Arbroath
A
1β0
J. Miller
6,017
R5
8 March
Dundee
A
2β2
Hewitt (2)
13,188
R5 R
12 March
Dundee
H
2β1
Black ,
Weir
21,000
SF
5 April
Hibernian
N
3β0
Stark ,
Black ,
J. Miller
19,165
F
10 May
Heart of Midlothian
N
3β0
Hewitt (2),
Stark
62,841
European Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Aberdeen Scorer(s)
Attendance
R1 L1
18 September
Akranes
A
3β1
Stark ,
Black ,
Hewitt
7,000
R1 L2
2 October
Akranes
H
4β1
Gray ,
Simpson ,
Hewitt ,
Falconer
14,700
R2 L1
23 October
Servette
A
0β0
8,000
R2 L2
6 November
Servette
H
1β0
McDougall
19,000
QF L1
5 March
Gothenburg
H
2β2
W. Miller ,
Hewitt
20,000
QF L2
19 March
Gothenburg
A
0β0
20,000
Squad
Appearances & Goals
References
Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003 . Desert Island Books 2002.
ISBN
1-874287-49-X .
Domestic leagues Domestic cups European competitions Related to
national team Club seasons
Premier Division First Division Second Division