1995–96 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup in season 1995–96.

Aberdeen F.C.
1995–96 season
ChairmanIan Donald
ManagerRoy Aitken
Scottish Premier Division3rd
Scottish CupSemi-final
Scottish League CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Scott Booth (9)
All: Scott Booth
Billy Dodds (12 each)
Highest home attendance20,351 vs. Rangers, 7 October 1995
Lowest home attendance6,628 vs. Raith Rovers, 7 February 1996
Average home league attendance12,369

Results

Scottish Premier Division
Main article: 1995–96 Scottish Premier Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 26 August Falkirk A 3–2 Inglis, Dodds, Booth 6,647
2 10 September Celtic H 2–3 Boyd, Jess 16,489
3 16 September Hibernian A 1–1 Shearer 11,161
4 23 September Kilmarnock A 2–1 Miller, Woodthorpe 7,198
5 30 September Raith Rovers H 3–0 Booth (2), Miller 13,983
6 4 October Heart of Midlothian A 2–1 Dodds, Booth 10,927
7 7 October Rangers H 0–1 20,351
8 14 October Motherwell A 1–2 Booth 6,842
9 21 October Partick Thistle H 3–0 Craig, Jess, Bernard 12,719
10 28 October Celtic A 0–2 32,275
11 4 November Hibernian H 1–2 Glass 14,774
12 8 November Falkirk H 3–1 Dodds, Miller, McGowan 11,214
13 11 November Rangers A 1–1 Jess 45,427
14 18 November Raith Rovers A 0–1 5,786
15 2 December Partick Thistle A 0–1 4,286
16 9 December Motherwell H 1–0 Shearer 11,229
17 13 December Kilmarnock H 4–1 Miller (3), Windass 7,020
18 16 December Heart of Midlothian H 1–2 Windass 12,308
19 8 January Hibernian A 2–1 Miller, Dodds 8,191
20 14 January Celtic H 1–2 Dodds 16,760
21 16 January Falkirk A 1–1 Windass 4,003
22 20 January Partick Thistle H 1–0 Dodds 9,149
23 23 January Kilmarnock A 1–1 Irvine 6,703
24 7 February Raith Rovers H 1–0 Windass 6,628
25 10 February Heart of Midlothian A 3–1 Windass, Shearer, Glass 14,314
26 13 February Motherwell A 0–1 5,090
27 25 February Rangers H 0–1 19,842
28 2 March Kilmarnock H 3–0 Booth (2), Miller 7,177
29 16 March Raith Rovers A 2–2 Miller, Buchan 4,932
30 23 March Hibernian H 2–1 Dodds, Booth 10,924
31 1 April Celtic A 0–5 35,284
32 13 April Motherwell H 2–1 McCart, Irvine 8,943
33 16 April Partick Thistle A 1–1 Booth 4,568
34 20 April Heart of Midlothian H 1–1 Windass 11,303
35 28 April Rangers A 1–3 Irvine 47,247
36 4 May Falkirk H 2–1 Glass, McGowan 11,831

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 36 27 6 3 85 25 +60 87 Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round
2 Celtic 36 24 11 1 74 25 +49 83 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Aberdeen 36 16 7 13 52 45 +7 55
4 Heart of Midlothian 36 16 7 13 55 53 +2 55 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
5 Hibernian 36 11 10 15 43 57 −14 43
Source: Soccerbase
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Aberdeen qualified for the UEFA Cup by winning the League Cup.
  2. As Rangers, the winners of the Scottish Cup, qualified for the Champions League via their league position, the place in the Cup Winners' Cup was passed to the cup runner-up, Heart of Midlothian.

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1995–96 Scottish League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 19 August St Mirren H 3–1 Booth (2), Dodds 10,397
R3 30 August Falkirk A 4–1 Booth, Clark, Woodthorpe, Miller 6,387
QF 20 September Motherwell A 2–1 Dodds, Inglis 9,137
SF 24 October Rangers N 2–1 Dodds (2) 26,131
Final 26 November Dundee N 2–0 Dodds, Shearer 33,096

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1995–96 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 28 January Motherwell A 2–0 Windass, Shearer 6,035
R4 17 February Stirling Albion A 2–0 Windass, Shearer 3,808
QF 9 March Airdrieonians H 2–1 Windass, Bernard 11,749
SF 18 February Heart of Midlothian N 2–1 Shearer 27,785

References
  • afcheritage.org "Aberdeen FC - Historic Fixtures and Results". Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
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