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verification. (October 2012) |
1996β97 season | |
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Chairman | Ian Donald |
Manager | Roy Aitken |
Scottish Premier Division | 6th |
Scottish Cup | 3rd round |
Scottish League Cup | Quarter-finalists |
UEFA Europa League | 2nd round |
Top goalscorer | League:
Billy Dodds (14) All: Billy Dodds (22) |
Highest home attendance | 21,500 vs. Rangers, 1 December 1996 |
Lowest home attendance | 8,000 vs. Kilmarnock, 1 February 1997 |
Average home league attendance | 12,607 |
Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and UEFA Europa League in season 1996β97.
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 10 August | Celtic | H | 2β2 | 18,595 | |
2 | 17 August | Motherwell | A | 2β2 | Windass, Shearer | 6,206 |
3 | 25 August | Heart of Midlothian | H | 4β0 | Miller, Dodds, Windass, Glass | 13,600 |
4 | 7 September | Raith Rovers | A | 4β1 | Dodds (3), Windass, | 5,055 |
5 | 14 September | Kilmarnock | H | 3β0 | Dodds (3), Kombouare | 12,000 |
6 | 21 September | Hibernian | H | 0β2 | 12,500 | |
7 | 27 September | Dundee United | A | 0β1 | 10,359 | |
8 | 12 October | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 3β0 | Dodds, Young | 10,500 |
9 | 19 October | Rangers | A | 2β2 | Irvine, Dodds | 50,076 |
10 | 26 October | Raith Rovers | H | 1β0 | Miller | 11,200 |
11 | 2 November | Celtic | A | 0β1 | 50,136 | |
12 | 16 November | Dundee United | H | 3β3 | Kiriakov, Kombouare, Dodds | 13,800 |
13 | 23 November | Hibernian | A | 1β0 | Windass | 11,522 |
14 | 1 December | Rangers | H | 0β3 | 21,500 | |
15 | 7 December | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 3β2 | Miller, Rowson, Windass | 5,465 |
16 | 11 December | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2β1 | Shearer, Windass | 11,477 |
17 | 14 December | Motherwell | H | 0β0 | 10,000 | |
18 | 21 December | Kilmarnock | A | 0β3 | 6,114 | |
19 | 26 December | Celtic | H | 1β2 | Dodds | 17,000 |
20 | 28 December | Hibernian | H | 1β1 | Shearer | 10,000 |
21 | 1 January | Dundee United | A | 0β4 | 9,736 | |
22 | 4 January | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 0β2 | 9,500 | |
23 | 12 January | Rangers | A | 0β4 | 47,509 | |
24 | 18 January | Raith Rovers | A | 2β2 | Rowson, Miller | 3,950 |
26 | 1 February | Kilmarnock | H | 2β1 | Windass (2) | 8,000 |
27 | 8 February | Motherwell | A | 2β2 | Dodds, Martin | 5,555 |
28 | 10 February | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0β0 | 9,000 | |
29 | 23 February | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 0β3 | 5,536 | |
30 | 1 March | Rangers | H | 2β2 | Goram, Kombouare | 16,331 |
30 | 15 March | Dundee United | H | 1β1 | Windass | 13,645 |
31 | 22 March | Hibernian | A | 1β3 | Craig | 9,669 |
32 | 5 April | Motherwell | H | 0β0 | 9,000 | |
33 | 12 April | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0β0 | 11,186 | |
34 | 20 April | Celtic | A | 0β3 | 47,295 | |
35 | 3 May | Raith Rovers | H | 2β0 | Millen, Dodds | 10,763 |
36 | 10 May | Kilmarnock | A | 1β1 | Dodds | 10,027 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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4 | Heart of Midlothian | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 52 | |
5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 52 | 65 | −13 | 45 | |
6 | Aberdeen | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 44 | |
7 | Kilmarnock | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 41 | 61 | −20 | 39 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round [a] |
8 | Motherwell | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 38 |
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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R2 | 13 August | Queen's Park | A | 2β0 | Glass, Windass | 2,021 |
R3 | 3 September | Morton | A | 7β3 | Windass (4), Dodds (3) | 6,000 |
QF | 10 September | Dundee | A | 1β2 | Dodds | 8,760 |
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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R3 | 23 January | Hibernian | A | 2β2 | Booth, Dodds | 9,588 |
R3R | 28 January | Hibernian | H | 0β0 (Hibernian won 5β3 on penalty kicks) | 15,464 |
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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PR2 L1 | 6 August |
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A | 4β1 | Dodds (2), Glass, Shearer | 1,800 |
PR2 L2 | 20 August |
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H | 1β3 | Irvine | 8,722 |
R1 L1 | 10 September |
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H | 3β1 | Windass, Glass, Young | 13,400 |
R1 L2 | 24 September |
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A | 3β3 | Dodds (2), Rowson | 6,500 |
R2 L1 | 15 October |
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H | 0β2 | 14,159 | |
R2 L2 | 29 October |
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A | 0β0 | 12,005 |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK |
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Nicky Walker | 25 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
GK |
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Michael Watt | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
GK |
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Derek Stillie | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF |
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Antoine Kombouare | 34 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF |
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Tzanko Tzvetanov | 34 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF |
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Brian Irvine (c) | 32 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
DF |
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Colin Woodthrope | 27 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
DF |
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John Inglis | 23 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF |
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Stewart McKimmie (c) | 21 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
DF |
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Russell Anderson | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF |
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Jamie Buchan | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF |
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Hugh Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF |
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Michael Hart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF |
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Kevin Christie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF |
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Samuel Quina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF |
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Duncan Buchan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF |
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Mike Newlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF |
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Alan Bryson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF |
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David Rowson | 43 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
MF |
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Joe Miller | 39 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
MF |
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Illian Kiriakov | 38 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
MF |
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Darren Young | 34 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
MF |
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Stephen Glass | 32 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
MF |
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Paul Bernard | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF |
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Haraldur IngΓ³lfsson | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF |
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Brian Grant | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
MF |
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Derek Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF |
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Paul Telfer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF |
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Iain Good | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW |
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Billy Dodds | 41 | 23 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
FW |
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Dean Windass | 40 | 16 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | |
FW |
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Duncan Shearer | 30 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
FW |
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Scott Booth | 23 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW |
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Michael Craig | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW |
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Dennis Wyness | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW |
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Malcolm Kpedekpo | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW |
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Richard Irving | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW |
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Noel Whelan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |