2011–12 Aberdeen F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Aberdeen's 99th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 100th season overall. Aberdeen will compete in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup. Aberdeen were knocked out of the Scottish League Cup at the third round stage, losing on penalties to East Fife after a 3–3 draw. In the Scottish Cup, Aberdeen lost 1–2 to Hibernian in the semi final. Aberdeen finished in 9th place in the Scottish Premier League.

Aberdeen
2011–12 season
ChairmanStewart Milne
ManagerCraig Brown
StadiumPittodrie Stadium
Scottish Premier League9th
Scottish CupSemi final
Scottish League CupRound 3
Top goalscorerLeague: Scott Vernon: 11
All: Scott Vernon: 13
Highest home attendance15,468 vs. Rangers, 29 October 2011
Lowest home attendance3,964 vs. East Fife, 20 September 2011
Average home league attendance8,770

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season

23 June 2011 Friendly Brechin City 1–3 Aberdeen Brechin
19:45 McKenna  54' Report Megginson  9'
Bengondo  37'
Mackie  45'
Stadium: Glebe Park
Attendance: 1,002
6 July 2011 Friendly VfL Bochum 2–1 Aberdeen Bochum
18:30 Ginczek  42'
Aydın  90'
AFC Report Mackie  85' Stadium: Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 2,000
9 July 2011 Friendly Borussia Mönchengladbach 5–2 Aberdeen Mönchengladbach
15:00 Rupp  20'
Leckie  46', 80'
Hanke  74', 76'
AFC Report Magennis  15'
Jack  87'
Stadium: Grenzlandstadion
Attendance: 2,200
12 July 2011 Friendly Deveronvale 0–2 Aberdeen Banff
19:45 AFC report Considine  50'
Pawlett  65'
Stadium: Princess Royal Park
Attendance: 251
13 July 2011 Friendly Inverurie Loco Works 1–11 Aberdeen Inverurie
19:45 Neish  69' AFC Report Mackie  37'
Megginson  44'
Magennis  50' (pen.)
Arnason  55'
Jack  71'
Vernon  71'
Milsom  77', 79'
Paton  82', 86', 89'
Stadium: Harlaw Park
Attendance: 400
16 July 2011 Friendly Forfar Athletic 0–3 Aberdeen Forfar
15:00 AFC Report Vernon  18' (pen.)
Jack  68'
Milsom  80'
Stadium: Station Park
Attendance: 874
19 July 2011 Friendly Aberdeen 0–1 Villareal Aberdeen
19:45 AFC Report Rossi  53' Attendance: 9,508
Referee: Crawford Allan

Scottish Premier League

23 July 2011 1 Aberdeen 0–0 St Johnstone Aberdeen
15:00 Report Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 10,001
Referee: Steve Conroy
30 July 2011 2 St Mirren 1–0 Aberdeen Paisley
15:00 Hasselbaink  50' Report Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 5,011
Referee: Euan Norris
7 August 2011 3 Aberdeen 0–1 Celtic Aberdeen
12:15 Stokes  74' Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 12,497
Referee: Calum Murray
13 August 2011 4 Heart of Midlothian 3–0 Aberdeen Edinburgh
15:00 Novikovas  24'
Sutton  35', 52'
BBC Sport Stadium: Tynecastle
Attendance: 13,374
Referee: Steve Conroy
20 August 2011 5 Aberdeen 2–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Aberdeen
15:00 Milsom  12'
Vernon  27'
BBC Sport Foran  79' Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 7,989
Referee: Crawford Allan
28 August 2011 6 Rangers 2–0 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 Davis  15'
Naismith  90'
BBC Sport Stadium: Ibrox
Attendance: 44,070
Referee: Iain Brines
11 September 2011 7 Hibernian 0–0 Aberdeen Edinburgh
15:00 BBC Sport Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 8,972
Referee: O'Reilly
17 September 2011 8 Aberdeen 2–2 Kilmarnock Aberdeen
15:00 Considine  37'
Mawéné  53'
BBC Sport Heffernan  15'
Shiels  28'
Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 7,672
Referee: Iain Brines
24 September 2011 9 Motherwell 1–0 Aberdeen Motherwell
15:00 McHugh  84' BBC Sport Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,348
Referee: Muir
30 September 2011 10 Aberdeen 4–0 Dunfermline Athletic Aberdeen
19:45 Vernon  6', 35', 80'
Fyvie 45'
BBC Sport Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 8,333
Referee: Madden
15 October 2011 11 Aberdeen 3–1 Dundee United Aberdeen
15:00 Árnason  14'
Mawéné  51'
Considine  60'
BBC Sport Dalla Valle  79' Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 10,256
Referee: Collum
23 October 2011 12 Celtic 2–1 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 Ki Sung-Yueng  17'
Mulgrew  72'
BBC Sport Jack  59' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 49,037
Referee: O'Reilly
29 October 2011 13 Aberdeen 1–2 Rangers Aberdeen
12:00 Foster  82' BBC Sport Lafferty  58'
Jelavić  70' (pen.)
Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 15,468
Referee: Collum
19 November 2011 15 Aberdeen 1–2 Motherwell Aberdeen
15:00 Vernon  10' BBC Sport Higdon  6'
Daley  53'
Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 8,779
Referee: Murray
26 November 2011 16 Dunfermline Athletic 3–3 Aberdeen Dunfermline
15:00 Barrowman  54'
Graham  62'
Buchanan  69'
BBC Sport Considine  45+2'
Keddie  81' (o.g.)
Magennis  88'
Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,149
Referee: Salmond
3 December 2011 17 Kilmarnock 2–0 Aberdeen Kilmarnock
15:00 Harkins  5'
Dayton  65'
BBC Sport Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 4,367
Referee: Allan
10 December 2011 18 Aberdeen 2–2 St Mirren Aberdeen
15:00 Vernon  1'
Fallon  17'
BBC Sport McLean  34'
Carey  52'
Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 9,452
Referee: Finnie
13 December 2011 14 St Johnstone 1–2 Aberdeen Perth
19:45 Haber  90' BBC Sport Vernon  13'
Jack  79'
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 1,607
Referee: McLean
17 December 2011 19 Aberdeen 1–0 Hibernian Aberdeen
12:30 Vernon  56' (pen.) BBC Sport Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 7,137
Referee: Craig Thomson
24 December 2011 20 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–1 Aberdeen Inverness
12:30 Golobart  64'
Tadé  69'
BBC Sport Fallon  76' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 5,888
Referee: Muir
28 December 2011 21 Aberdeen 0–0 Heart of Midlothian Aberdeen
19:45 BBC Sport Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 9,210
Referee: Winter
2 January 2012 22 Dundee United 1–2 Aberdeen Dundee
15:00 Daly  6' BBC Sport Chalali  67'
Árnason  86'
Stadium: Tannadice
Attendance: 11,471
Referee: McLean
14 January 2012 23 Aberdeen 0–0 Kilmarnock Aberdeen
15:00 BBC Sport Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 8,324
Referee: Murray
21 January 2012 24 Rangers 1–1 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 Edu  67' BBC Sport Árnason  63' Stadium: Ibrox
Attendance: 46,648
Referee: Brines
28 January 2012 25 Aberdeen 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Aberdeen
15:00 Vernon  24' BBC Sport Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 8,081
Referee: Thomson
11 February 2012 26 Hibernian 0–0 Aberdeen Edinburgh
15:00 BBC Sport Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 10,100
Referee: Crawford
19 February 2012 27 Aberdeen 0–0 St Johnstone Aberdeen
12:45 BBC Sport Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 6,936
Referee: Salmond
25 February 2012 28 St Mirren 1–1 Aberdeen Paisley
12:00 Vernon  57' BBC Sport Hasselbaink  59' Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 3,627
Referee: Steven McLean
3 March 2012 29 Aberdeen 1–1 Celtic Aberdeen
12:00 Blackman  45' (o.g.) BBC Sport Stokes  28' Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 13,127
Referee: Craig Thomson
17 March 2012 30 Motherwell 1–0 Aberdeen Motherwell
15:00 Hammell  22' BBC Sport Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,637
Referee: Iain Brines
24 March 2012 31 Aberdeen 0–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Aberdeen
15:00 BBC Sport Tadé  10' Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 8,939
Referee: Finnie
31 March 2012 32 Heart of Midlothian 3–0 Aberdeen Edinburgh
15:00 McGowan  27'
Skácel  53', 89'
BBC Sport Stadium: Tynecastle
Attendance: 13,292
Referee: Collum
7 April 2012 33 Aberdeen 3–1 Dundee United Aberdeen
15:00 Mackie  12'
Chris Clark  68'
Jack  79'
BBC Sport Daly  29' Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 8,439
Referee: Calum Murray
21 April 2012 34 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–2 Aberdeen Inverness
15:00 BBC Sport Golobart  46' (o.g.)
Gillet  89' (o.g.)
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 3,487
Referee: McLean
28 April 2012 35 Dunfermline Athletic 3–0 Aberdeen Dunfermline
15:00 Cardle 56'
Kirk 68' (77)
BBC Sport Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,501
Referee: Charleston
2 May 2012 36 Aberdeen 1–2 Hibernian Aberdeen
19:45 Vernon 53' BBC Sport Reynolds 7' (o.g.)
O'Hanlon 17'
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 5,281
Referee: Murray
5 May 2012 37 Kilmarnock 1–1 Aberdeen Kilmarnock
15:00 Shiels  53' BBC Sport Masson  30' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 3,893
Referee: Colvin
12 May 2012 38 Aberdeen 0–0 St Mirren Aberdeen
15:00 BBC Sport Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 10,716
Referee: Collum

Scottish League Cup

Aberdeen entered the Scottish League Cup in the second round stage, having not qualified for Europe in 2010–11. Darren Mackie scored the only goal of the game, as Aberdeen defeated First Division opponents Dundee. Aberdeen were knocked out in the third round by Second Division club East Fife.

23 August 2011 2nd round Aberdeen 1–0 Dundee Aberdeen
19:45 Mackie  16' BBC Report Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 5,722
Referee: James McKendrick
20 September 2011 3rd round Aberdeen 3–3
(3 – 4 on penalties)
East Fife Aberdeen
19:45 McArdle  40'
Mackie  47'
Fallon  90' (pen.)
BBC Sport Wallace  31'
Park  54'
Floan  57'
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 3,964
Referee: Steven Mclean

Scottish Cup

Aberdeen entered the Scottish Cup in the fourth round stage.

7 January 2012 4th round Forfar Athletic 0–4 Aberdeen Forfar
15:00 BBC Sport Vernon  31'
Chalali  41'
Fallon  71'
Megginson  84'
Stadium: Station Park
Attendance: 3,747
Referee: Colvin
4 February 2012 5th round Aberdeen 1–1 Queen of the South Aberdeen
15:00 Vernon  67' BBC Sport McLaughlin  54' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 6,785
Referee: McLean
14 February 2012 5th round replay Queen of the South 1–2 Aberdeen Dumfries
19:45 McGuffie  58' (pen.) BBC Sport Fyvie  21'
Considine  90'
Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 3,102
Referee: Muir
11 March 2012 Quarter Final Motherwell 1–2 Aberdeen Motherwell
15:45 Law  79' BBC Sport Fallon  5', 41' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 7,640
Referee: Craig Thomson
14 April 2012 Semi final Aberdeen 1–2 Hibernian Glasgow
12:15 Fallon  59' BBC Sport O'Connor  3'
Griffiths  85'
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 28,278
Referee: Willie Collum

Statistics

Appearances and Goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSPLScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Jamie Langfield 404+000+000+00
2 DF Rory McArdle 32120+505+001+11
3 DF Ricky Foster 24122+010+002+00
3 DF Mark Reynolds 21016+005+000+00
4 MF Yoann Folly 000+000+000+00
5 DF Youl Mawéné 25219+321+100+10
6 DF Andrew Considine 42436+034+012+00
7 MF Chris Clark 30116+812+202+00
8 MF Robert Milsom 22122+010+000+00
9 FW Scott Vernon 421335+1115+021+00
10 FW Darren Mackie 2338+1110+202+02
11 MF Kári Árnason 40331+235+002+00
13 DF Clark Robertson 1209+003+000+00
14 FW Rory Fallon 27718+324+140+11
15 MF Peter Pawlett 2405+1501+102+00
16 MF Isaac Osbourne 26022+101+001+10
17 MF Fraser Fyvie 34227+114+111+00
18 FW Mohamed Chalali 2024+1211+110+20
19 FW Michael Paton 200+200+000+00
20 GK David González 15014+000+001+00
20 MF Stephen Hughes 803+203+000+00
21 FW Josh Magennis 27113+1010+202+00
22 MF Ryan Jack 37330+134+002+00
23 FW Mitchel Megginson 2017+902+210+00
24 DF Nicky Low 200+200+000+00
27 DF Russell Anderson (c) 604+200+000+00
28 MF Gavin Rae 12012+000+000+00
30 MF Ryan Fraser 300+300+000+00
32 GK Jason Brown 26020+005+001+00
33 MF Jamie Masson 413+110+000+00
34 FW Danny Uchechi 200+100+100+00
41 MF Cammy Smith 200+200+000+00
47 FW Declan McManus 200+200+000+00

As of 12 May 2012

Disciplinary record

No. Nat. Pos. Name SPL Scottish Cup League Cup Total
22 MF Ryan Jack 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2
11 MF Kári Árnason 7 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
17 MF Fraser Fyvie 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
3 DF Ricky Foster 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
5 DF Youl Mawéné 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
14 FW Rory Fallon 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
10 FW Darren Mackie 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
21 FW Josh Magennis 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
15 MF Peter Pawlett 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
6 DF Andrew Considine 6 1 1 0 0 0 7 1
7 MF Chris Clark 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
16 MF Isaac Osbourne 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
13 DF Clark Robertson 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
9 FW Scott Vernon 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2 DF Rory McArdle 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
8 MF Robert Milsom 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF Mark Reynolds 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
18 FW Mohamed Chalali 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
28 MF Gavin Rae 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1 GK Jamie Langfield 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

As of 12 May 2012

Goal scorers

Rank Player SPL SC LC Total
1. Scott Vernon 11 2 0 13
2. Rory Fallon 2 4 1 7
3. Andrew Considine 3 1 0 4
4. Kári Árnason 3 0 0 3
5. Darren Mackie 1 0 2 3
6. Ryan Jack 3 0 0 3
7. Youl Mawéné 2 0 0 2
8. Mohamed Chalali 1 1 0 2
9. Fraser Fyvie 1 1 0 2
10. Jamie Masson 1 0 0 1
11. Robert Milsom 1 0 0 1
12. Rory McArdle 0 0 1 1
13. Ricky Foster 1 0 0 1
14. Josh Magennis 1 0 0 1
15. Mitchel Megginson 0 1 0 1
15. Chris Clark 1 0 0 1

As of 12 May 2012

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
Scottish Premier League 1 9 23 July12 May
League Cup 2nd round 3rd Round 23 August20 September
Scottish Cup 4th Round Semi-finals 7 January14 April

Source: Competitions

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Kilmarnock 38 11 14 13 44 61 17 47
8 St Mirren 38 9 16 13 39 51 12 43
9 Aberdeen 38 9 14 15 36 44 8 41
10 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 10 9 19 42 60 18 39
11 Hibernian 38 8 9 21 40 67 27 33
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 9 14 15 36 44  −8 41 6 7 5 21 15  +6 3 7 10 15 29  −14

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAAHAHHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultDLLLWLDDLWWLLLDLDWWLDWDDWDDDDLLLWWLLDD
Position410101110111110119771011111210999999867877889878999
Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results by opponent

Team Results[1] Points
1 2 3 4
Celtic0–11–21–11
Dundee United3–12–13–19
Dunfermline Athletic4–03–31–00–37
Heart of Midlothian0–30–00–31
Hibernian0–01–00–01–25
Inverness Caledonian Thistle2–01–20–12–06
Kilmarnock2–20–20–01–13
Motherwell0–11–20–10
Rangers0–21–21–11
St Johnstone0–02–10–05
St Mirren0–12–21–10–03

Source: 2011–12 Scottish Premier League article

Transfers

See also

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