2006–07 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup in season 2006–07. Their third place in the Scottish Premier League was their highest since the 1995–96 season.

Aberdeen
2006–07 season
Chairman Stewart Milne
Manager Jimmy Calderwood
SPL3rd
Scottish CupRound 3
League CupRound 2
Top goalscorerLeague: Darren Mackie 13
All: Darren Mackie 13
Highest home attendance20,045 vs Rangers 23 December 2006
Lowest home attendance7,905 vs Hibernian 10 January 2007
Average home league attendance12,475

Statistics

Appearances and Goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSPLScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Jamie Langfield 4003802000
2 DF Michael Hart 3603402000
3 MF Richie Byrne 50500000
4 DF Russell Anderson 3823522010
5 DF Zander Diamond 2102100000
6 MF Scott Severin 3843542010
7 MF Jamie Smith 2112110000
8 MF Barry Nicholson 3483162210
9 FW Steve Lovell 2992792000
10 FW Darren Mackie 411338132010
11 MF Chris Clark 4013712010
14 MF Gary Dempsey 2922622010
15 DF Karim Touzani 1001000000
16 FW Lee Miller 3443242000
16 FW John Stewart 50400010
17 DF Dan Smith 80601010
18 MF Jamie Winter 10000010
19 MF Richard Foster 4033732010
20 GK Derek Soutar 10000010
21 DF Andrew Considine 3623322010
22 MF Kyle Macaulay 10000010
23 FW Steve Crawford 53430010
23 FW Craig Brewster 1311201100
24 DF David Donald 00000000
25 FW Chris Maguire 2211912010
26 FW Dyron Daal 72720000

Source: AFC Heritage

Results

Friendlies

Date Opponent H/A Score[1] Aberdeen Scorers[2]
6 JulyPeterheadA4–1Crawford (24), Dempsey (28), Mackie (71,80)
9 JulyElgin CityA5–0Byrne (20, 63), Clark (36), Maguire (74), Mackie (84)
14 July Bloemfontein CelticA2–1Stewart (2, 75)
16 July Jomo CosmosA0–2
19 July Jomo CosmosA1–0Lovell (52)
22 July Benoni Premier UnitedA3–2Lovell (26), Mackie (31), Crawford (86)
26 JulyMontroseA3–0Considine (10), Lovell (26), Kiely (41)
1 AugustForres MechanicsA3–1Stewart (36, 53), Donald (68)
8 August EvertonH2–3Dempsey (40), Smith (70)
23 February BohemiansA0–0

Scottish Premier League

Match
Day
Date Opponent Venue Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance Report
1 29 July Hibernian A 1–1 Crawford (18) 15,046 AFC Heritage
2 5 August Inverness Caledonian Thistle H 1–1 Crawford (29) 11,955 AFC Heritage
3 12 August Motherwell A 2–0 Mackie (25,60) 5,186 AFC Heritage
4 19 August St Mirren A 1–1 Crawford (29) 5,344 AFC Heritage
5 26 August Dunfermline H 1–0 Severin (68) 9,889 AFC Heritage
6 9 September Celtic H 0–1 15,304 AFC Heritage
7 16 September Falkirk A 2–0 Dempsey (51), Daal (82) 5,812 AFC Heritage
8 24 September Heart of Midlothian H 1–3 Daal (82) 11,160 AFC Heritage
9 1 October Rangers A 0–1 50,488 AFC Heritage
10 14 October Kilmarnock A 0–1 5,700 AFC Heritage
11 21 October Dundee United H 3–1 Mackie (38), Nicholson (46, 71) 10,747 AFC Heritage
12 30 October Hibernian H 2–1 Miller (56), Severin (90+3) 11,179 AFC Heritage
13 6 November Inverness Caledonian Thistle A 1–1 Lovell (89) 5,744 AFC Heritage
14 11 November Motherwell H 2–1 Smith (55), Miller (86) 10,527 AFC Heritage
15 18 November St Mirren H 2–0 Mackie (77, 85) 11,426 AFC Heritage
16 25 November Dunfermline Athletic A 3–0 Miller (54), Mackie (83, 86) 6,501 AFC Heritage
17 2 December Celtic A 0–1 58,911 AFC Heritage
18 9 December Falkirk H 2–1 Mackie (17), Clark (44) 10,594 AFC Heritage
19 16 December Heart of Midlothian A 1–0 Lovell (87) 17,274 AFC Heritage
20 23 December Rangers H 1–2 Lovell (85) 20,045 AFC Heritage
21 26 December Kilmarnock H 3–1 Maguire (5), Nicholson (8), Lovell (87) 11,887 AFC Heritage
22 30 December Dundee United A 1–3 Severin (56) 12,329 AFC Heritage
23 2 January Hibernian A 0–0 16,278 AFC Heritage
24 13 January Inverness Caledonian Thistle H 1–1 Lovell (90+3) 10,300 AFC Heritage
25 27 January St Mirren A 2–0 Considine (8, 37) 4,926 AFC Heritage
26 10 February Dunfermline H 3–0 Mackie (33), Nicholson (57 pen), Lovell (83) 9,379 AFC Heritage
27 17 February Celtic H 1–2 Mackie (90) 16,711 AFC Heritage
28 3 March Falkirk A 2–1 Dempsey (16), Foster (61) 5,825 AFC Heritage
29 10 March Heart of Midlothian H 1–0 Lovell (7) 13,964 AFC Heritage
30 13 March Motherwell A 2–0 Fitzpatrick (32 o.g.), Foster (90) 4,530 AFC Heritage
31 17 March Rangers A 0–3 50,354 AFC Heritage
32 31 March Kilmarnock A 2–1 Fowler (59 o.g.), Anderson (69) 7,236 AFC Heritage
33 7 April Dundee United H 2–4 Lovell (8), Mackie (10 pen) 12,148 AFC Heritage
34 21 April Hibernian H 2–2 Anderson (25), Foster (80) 9,753 AFC Heritage
35 28 April Kilmarnock H 3–0 Nicholson (7 pen), Miller (49), Mackie (62) 10,046 AFC Heritage
36 6 May Heart of Midlothian A 1–1 Nicholson (90) 17,208 AFC Heritage
37 12 May Celtic A 1–2 Mackie (41) 59,510 AFC Heritage
38 20 May Rangers H 2–0 Severin (21), Lovell (32) 20,010 AFC Heritage

Scottish League Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score[1] Aberdeen Scorer(s)[2] Attendance Report
R3 22 August Queen's Park A 0–0 (3–5 on penalty kicks) 1,588 AFC Heritage

Scottish Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score[1] Aberdeen Scorer(s)[2] Attendance Report
R3 10 January Hibernian H 2–2 Brewster (58), Nicholson (88) 7,905 AFC Heritage
R3 (R) 18 January Hibernian A 1–4 Nicholson (10) 11,375 AFC Heritage

Players

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SCO Jamie Langfield
2 DF  SCO Michael Hart
3 DF  EIR Richie Byrne
4 DF  SCO Russell Anderson (captain)
5 DF  SCO Zander Diamond
6 MF  SCO Scott Severin
7 MF  SCO Jamie Smith
8 MF  SCO Barry Nicholson
9 FW  ENG Steve Lovell
10 FW  SCO Darren Mackie
11 MF  SCO Chris Clark
14 MF  SCO Gary Dempsey
15 DF  NED Karim Touzani
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW  SCO Lee Miller
16 FW  SCO John Stewart
17 DF  ENG Dan Smith
18 MF  SCO Jamie Winter
19 DF  SCO Ricky Foster
20 GK  SCO Derek Soutar
21 DF  SCO Andrew Considine
22 MF  SCO Kyle Macaulay
23 FW  SCO Stevie Crawford
23 FW  SCO Craig Brewster
24 DF  SCO David Donald
25 FW  SCO Chris Maguire
26 FW  NED Dyron Daal

Goalscorers

Name SPL Cups Total
Darren Mackie13013
Steve Lovell909
Barry Nicholson628
Scott Severin404
Lee Miller404
Richard Foster303
Stevie Crawford303
Andrew Considine202
Russell Anderson202
Dyron Daal202
Gary Dempsey202
Jamie Smith101
Chris Clark101
Chris Maguire101
Craig Brewster011
own goals202

Source: BBC Sport
Ordered by: Total, SPL, Cups then Name
Name: Players's Name, flag next to name indicates player's nationality. SPL: No. of goals scored in the Scottish Premier League. Cups: No. of goals scored in the Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and Uefa Cup. Total: Total No. of competitive goals scored.

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
Scottish Premier League 3 29 July 200620 May 2007
League Cup Second round Second round 22 August 200622 August 2006
Scottish Cup Third round Third round 10 January 200718 January 2007

Source: Competitions

SPL

Classification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Celtic 38 26 6 6 65 34 +31 84 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Rangers 38 21 9 8 61 32 +29 72 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Aberdeen 38 19 8 11 55 38 +17 65 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Heart of Midlothian 38 17 10 11 47 35 +12 61
5 Kilmarnock 38 16 7 15 47 54 7 55
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 19 8 11 55 38  +17 65 11 3 5 33 21  +12 8 5 6 22 17  +5

Source: BBC Sport

Results by round

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ResultDDWDWLWLLLWWDWWWLWWLWLDDWWLWWWLWLDWDLW
Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results by opponent

Team Results[1] Points
1 2 3 4
Celtic0–10–11–21–20
Dundee United3–11–32–43
Dunfermline Athletic1–03–03–09
Falkirk2–02–12–09
Heart of Midlothian1–31–01–01–17
Hibernian1–12–10–02–26
Inverness CT1–11–11–13
Kilmarnock0–13–12–13–09
Motherwell2–02–12–09
Rangers0–11–20–32–03
St Mirren1–12–02–07

Source: 2006–07 Scottish Premier League article

Club

The management

Position Staff
Manager Jimmy Calderwood
Assistant manager Jimmy Nicholl
Striker coach Sandy Clark
Goalkeeping coach Jim Leighton

Source:

Other information

Chairman Stewart Milne
Executive Director Willie Miller
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Pittodrie Stadium (22,199 / 109x72 yards)

Source: afc.co.uk

See also

References

  1. Aberdeen's score is shown first.
  2. The number(s) in brackets shows the minute the goal(s) was/were scored.
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