2013–14 Aberdeen F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was Aberdeen's 100th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 102nd season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Premiership, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup. They won the Scottish League Cup in March 2014 with a win on penalties after a 0–0 draw against Inverness CT and reached the semi final of the Scottish Cup. In the league, they finished in third place behind Celtic and Motherwell, qualifying for Europe for the first time since 2009.

Aberdeen
2013–14 season
ChairmanStewart Milne
ManagerDerek McInnes
StadiumPittodrie Stadium
Premiership3rd
League CupWinners
Scottish CupSemi-final (lost to St Johnstone)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Niall McGinn (12)

All:
Niall McGinn (13)
Highest home attendance20,017 vs.
Celtic, Premiership, 17 August 2013
Lowest home attendance4,897 vs.
Alloa Athletic, League Cup, 27 August 2013
Average home league attendanceLeague: 12,394[1]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendly matches

Aberdeen played eight friendly matches; seven took place in pre-season and one in September.[2]

9 July 2013 Friendly Buckie Thistle 0 – 3 Aberdeen Buckie
19:45 2212158 3233258 Report Low  37'
Magennis  49'
McGinn  87'
Stadium: Victoria Park
13 July 2013 Friendly Huntly 1 – 4 Aberdeen Huntly
15:05 Guild  61' (pen.) 2212158 3236874 Report McGinn  3', 23', 59'
Vernon  39'
Stadium: Christie Park
16 July 2013 Friendly UCD 0 – 4 Aberdeen Dublin
19:45 2212158 3240175 Report Magennis  5'
Hayes  35'
McGinn  46'
Pawlett  87'
Stadium: UCD Bowl
Attendance: 278
18 July 2013 Friendly Malahide United 1 – 4 Aberdeen Malahide
19:30 Shane Dunn  3' 2212158 3321464 Report Masson  36'
Vernon  42', 49' (pen.)
Low  87'
Stadium: Gannon Park
20 July 2013 Friendly Shelbourne 1 – 2 Aberdeen Drumcondra
15:00 Donnelly  34' 2212158 3322983 Report McGinn  70, 75,' Stadium: Tolka Park
23 July 2013 Friendly Peterhead 3 – 2 Aberdeen Peterhead
19:30 McAllister  24' (pen.)
Brown  33', 36'
2212158 3325611 Report Robson  40'
McGinn  73' (pen.)
Stadium: Balmoor Stadium
Attendance: 1,901
26 July 2013 Friendly Aberdeen 2 – 0 FC Twente Aberdeen
19:30 McGinn  50'
Pawlett  60'
2212158 3328662 Report Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 7,336
4 September 2013 Energy Cities Community Cup Aberdeen 3 – 2 Viking FK Aberdeen
19:00 Hector  38'
Storie  59'
Campanile  89'
2212158 3448326 AFC Olsen  43'
Sulimani  52'
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 10,017

Scottish Premiership

3 August 2013 Scottish Premiership Aberdeen 2 – 1 Kilmarnock Aberdeen
15:00 Hayes  20'
Flood  53'
BBC Report Boyd  64' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 13,149
Referee: Allan
11 August 2013 Scottish Premiership Motherwell 1 – 3 Aberdeen Motherwell
15:00 Anier  1' BBC Report McGinn  62 pen', 84 pen'
Reynolds  76'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 6,242
Referee: Beaton
17 August 2013 Scottish Premiership Aberdeen 0 – 2 Celtic Aberdeen
15:00 BBC Report Commons  45 pen'
Forrest  87'
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 20,017
Referee: Murray
24 August 2013 Scottish Premiership Heart of Midlothian 2 – 1 Aberdeen Edinburgh
15:00 Walker  18'
McGhee  88'
BBC Report McGinn  68 pen' Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 15,218
Referee: Muir
14 September 2013 Scottish Premiership Partick Thistle 0 – 3 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 BBC Report Zola  13'
Pawlett  20'
Magennis  70'
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 6,193
Referee: Beaton
30 September 2013 Scottish Premiership St Mirren 1 – 1 Aberdeen Paisley
19:45 Thompson  54' BBC Report Pawlett  85' Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 4,051
Referee: Murray
5 October 2013 Scottish Premiership Ross County 1 – 0 Aberdeen Dingwall
15:00 Quinn  52' BBC Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,290
Referee: Allan
19 October 2013 Scottish Premiership Aberdeen 1 – 0 Dundee United Aberdeen
15:00 Zola  54' BBC Report Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 12,654
Referee: Madden
26 October 2013 Scottish Premiership Hibernian 0 – 2 Aberdeen Edinburgh
15:00 BBC Report Vernon  80'
Wylde  90'
Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 12,810
Referee: McLean
4 November 2013 Scottish Premiership Aberdeen 4 – 0 Partick Thistle Aberdeen
15:00 McGinn  25', 87'
Zola  40'
Hector  64'
BBC Report Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 10,057
Referee: Colvin
9 November 2013 Scottish Premiership Aberdeen 1 – 3 Heart of Midlothian Aberdeen
15:00 McGinn  26' BBC Report Walker  66'
Paterson  74'
Stevenson  90+3'
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 13,940
Referee: Brines
23 November 2013 Scottish Premiership Celtic 3 – 1 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 Commons  36', 90+3'
Boerrigter  90+1'
BBC Report McGinn  45' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 49,683
Referee: Thomson
7 December 2013 Scottish Premiership St Johnstone 0 – 2 Aberdeen Perth
15:00 BBC Report Pawlett  17'
McGinn  85'
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 4,741
Referee: Collum
14 December 2013 Scottish Premiership Aberdeen 2 – 0 St Mirren Aberdeen
15:00 Vernon  20'
Robson  66'
BBC Report Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 9,332
Referee: Thomson
21 December 2013 Scottish Premiership Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3 – 4 Aberdeen Inverness
17:30 McKay  47 pen', 57'
Shinnie  90'
BBC Report Robson  22 pen', 32'
Pawett  66'
McGinn  44'
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 4,810
Referee: McLean
26 December 2013 Scottish Premiership Aberdeen 0 – 1 Motherwell Aberdeen
15:00 BBC Report Ainsworth  49' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 12,494
Referee: Clancy
29 December 2013 Scottish Premiership Aberdeen 1 – 0 Ross County Aberdeen
15:00 Low  2' BBC Report Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 11,602
Referee: Murray
1 January 2014 Scottish Premiership Dundee United 1 – 2 Aberdeen Dundee
15:00 Souttar  51' BBC Report Robson  64 pen'
Pawlett  90'
Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 12,601
Referee: Collum
5 January 2014 Scottish Premiership Kilmarnock 0 – 1 Aberdeen Kilmarnock
15:00 BBC Report Reynolds  83' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 4,073
Referee: Charleston
10 January 2014 Scottish Premiership Aberdeen 1 – 0 Hibernian Aberdeen
19:45 Flood  87' BBC Report Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 12.734
Referee: Thomson
25 January 2014 Scottish Premiership Motherwell 2 – 2 Aberdeen Motherwell
15:00 McManus  47'
Francis-Angol  69'
BBC Report Rooney  67'
Anderson  94'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,756
Referee: McLean
15 February 2014 Scottish Premiership St Mirren 0 – 1 Aberdeen Paisley
15:00 BBC Report Rooney  80 pen' Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 4,073
Referee: Murray
22 February 2014 Scottish Premiership Partick Thistle 3 – 1 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 Balatoni  59'
Taylor  64', 72'
BBC Report Rooney  66' Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 4,554
Referee: Muir
25 February 2014 Scottish Premiership Aberdeen 2 – 1 Celtic Aberdeen
19:45 Hayes  41'
Rooney  45'
BBC Report Forrest  62' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 16,634
Referee: Thomson
1 March 2014 Scottish Premiership Aberdeen 1 – 0 St Johnstone Aberdeen
15:00 Jack  8' BBC Report Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 11,487
Referee: Collum
22 March 2014 Scottish Premiership Aberdeen 2 – 1 Kilmarnock Aberdeen
15:00 Rooney  17'
Jack  72'
BBC Report Boyd  11' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 17,029
Referee: Thomson
25 March 2014 Scottish Premiership Ross County 1 – 1 Aberdeen Dingwall
19:45 de Leeuw  35' BBC Report Rooney  77' Stadium: Global Energy Stadium
Attendance: 3,775
Referee: Colvin
29 March 2014 Scottish Premiership Aberdeen 1 – 1 Dundee United Aberdeen
15:00 McGinn  52' BBC Report Paton  6' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 14,627
Referee: Murray
2 April 2014 Scottish Premiership Heart of Midlothian 1 – 1 Aberdeen Edinburgh
19:45 Hamill  87 pen' BBC Report Flood  74' Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 13,913
Referee: Clancy
7 April 2014 Scottish Premiership Hibernian 0 – 2 Aberdeen Edinburgh
19:45 BBC Report McGinn  14', 62' Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 9,321
Referee: Madden
26 April 2014 Scottish Premiership Aberdeen 1 – 1 St Johnstone Aberdeen
15:00 Rooney  31' BBC Report May  8' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 10,003
Referee: Muir
3 May 2014 Scottish Premiership Celtic 5 – 2 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 Brown  25', 44'
Stokes  53'
Commons  69', 87'
BBC Report McGinn  28'
Logan  56'
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 47,468
Referee: Brines
6 May 2014 Scottish Premiership Dundee United 1 – 3 Aberdeen Dundee
19:45 Dillon  34' BBC Report Vernon  7', 55', 76' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 8,677
Referee: Murray
11 May 2014 Scottish Premiership Aberdeen 0 – 1 Motherwell Aberdeen
12:15 BBC Report Reid  90' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 17,016
Referee: McLean

Scottish League Cup

Aberdeen entered the Scottish League Cup in the second round stage, having not qualified for Europe in 2012–13. They won the trophy on 16 March 2014 on penalties after a 0–0 draw with Inverness CT.

25 September 2013 Third Round Falkirk 0 – 5 Aberdeen Falkirk
19:15 Report Shaughnessy  23'
Smith  36'
Vernon  54', 55', 75 pen'
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 2,838
Referee: Steven McLean
30 October 2013 Quarter Final Motherwell 0 – 2 Aberdeen Motherwell
19:45 Report Considine  83'
Hayes  90'
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 6,995
Referee: John Beaton
1 February 2014 Semi Final Aberdeen 4 – 0 St Johnstone Edinburgh
15:00 Hayes  3', 79'
Pawlett  32'
Rooney  63'
BBC Sport Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 16,761
Referee: Bobby Madden

Scottish Cup

Aberdeen entered the Scottish Cup in the fourth round stage.

1 December 2013 Fourth Round Partick Thistle 0 – 1 Aberdeen Glasgow
12:45 Report Considine  5' Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,642
Referee: Bobby Madden
8 February 2014 Fifth Round Celtic 1 – 2 Aberdeen Glasgow
12:45 Stokes  9' BBC Sport Anderson  38'
Pawlett  50'
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 30,413
Referee: Willie Collum
8 March 2014 Quarter Final Aberdeen 1 – 0 Dumbarton Aberdeen
15:00 Rooney  53' BBC Sport Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 10,600
Referee: Kevin Clancy
13 April 2014 Semi Final St Johnstone 2 – 1 Aberdeen Glasgow
12:45 May  61'
May  84'
BBC Sport McGinn  15' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 19,057
Referee: William Collum

Statistics

Appearances and Goals

Last updated 11 May 2014[3][4]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremiershipLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Jamie Langfield 46037+005+004+00
2 DF Joe Shaughnessy 29120+602+010+10
3 DF Clark Robertson 1105+303+000+00
4 DF Russell Anderson (c) 38227+314+004+01
5 DF Andrew Considine 28221+002+114+01
6 DF Mark Reynolds 46237+025+004+00
7 FW Calvin Zola 24311+933+001+00
8 MF Willo Flood 40331+234+003+00
9 FW Scott Vernon 34914+1160+530+40
10 FW Niall McGinn 441435+1134+003+11
11 MF Jonny Hayes 38528+325+032+00
14 FW Cammy Smith 2218+1001+111+10
15 MF Barry Robson 35420+842+104+00
16 MF Peter Pawlett 42733+254+013+01
17 MF Gregg Wylde 1013+510+101+00
17 FW Adam Rooney 17913+072+012+01
18 DF Nicky Low 1713+911+300+10
19 MF Chris Clark 000+000+000+00
20 GK Nicky Weaver 201+100+000+00
21 FW Josh Magennis 2011+1710+100+10
22 MF Ryan Jack 41234+024+003+00
23 MF Jamie Masson 000+000+000+00
24 FW Declan McManus 300+300+000+00
25 FW Lawrence Shankland 000+000+000+00
26 MF Craig Storie 100+100+000+00
27 DF Michael Hector 22118+211+001+00
28 DF Alan Tate 805+200+100+00
29 DF Shay Logan 18113+012+003+00
30 GK Danny Rogers 000+000+000+00
35 DF Craig Murray 400+201+100+00

Disciplinary record

Last updated 11 May 2014
No. Nat. Pos. Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 MF Jamie Langfield 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
2 DF Joe Shaughnessy 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 1
3 MF Clark Robertson 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF Russell Anderson 6 0 2 0 0 0 8 0
5 DF Andrew Considine 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 1
7 MF Calvin Zola 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
8 MF Willo Flood 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
9 FW Scott Vernon 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10 MF Niall McGinn 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 MF Jonny Hayes 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
14 FW Cammy Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 MF Barry Robson 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 1
16 MF Peter Pawlett 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
17 FW Adam Rooney 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
18 DF Nicky Low 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
21 FW Josh Magennis 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 MF Ryan Jack 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
27 DF Michael Hector 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0

Goalscorers

Last updated 11 May 2014
Rank Player Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Total
1 Niall McGinn 13 1 0 14
2 Scott Vernon 6 0 3 9
Adam Rooney 7 1 1 9
4 Peter Pawlett 5 1 1 7
5 Jonny Hayes 2 0 3 5
6 Barry Robson 4 0 0 4
7 Willo Flood 3 0 0 3
Calvin Zola 3 0 0 3
9 Ryan Jack 2 0 0 2
Mark Reynolds 2 0 0 2
Russell Anderson 1 1 0 2
Andrew Considine 0 1 1 2
13. Michael Hector 1 0 0 1
Shay Logan 1 0 0 1
Nicky Low 1 0 0 1
Josh Magennis 1 0 0 1
Gregg Wylde 1 0 0 1
Joe Shaughnessy 0 0 1 1
Cammy Smith 0 0 1 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 38 31 6 1 102 25 +77 99 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Motherwell 38 22 4 12 64 60 +4 70 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Aberdeen 38 20 8 10 53 38 +15 68 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 Dundee United 38 16 10 12 65 50 +15 58
5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 16 9 13 44 44 0 57
6 St Johnstone 38 15 8 15 48 42 +6 53 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
7 Ross County 38 11 7 20 44 62 18 40
8 St Mirren 38 10 9 19 39 58 19 39
9 Kilmarnock 38 11 6 21 45 66 21 39
10 Partick Thistle 38 8 14 16 46 65 19 38
11 Hibernian (R) 38 8 11 19 31 51 20 35 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Heart of Midlothian (R) 38 10 8 20 45 65 20 23[lower-alpha 2] Relegation to the Championship
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. St Johnstone, as winners of the 2013–14 Scottish Cup, qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round.
  2. Heart of Midlothian were deducted 15 points for entering administration

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHAAAHHHAHAAAHAAH
ResultWWLLDWWDLWWWLLWWWLWWWWLDWLWWWDDDWDDLWL
Position22446434442235443533222222222222222223
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2014. Source: [5]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results by opponent

Team Results[6] Points
1 2 3 4
Celtic0–21–32–12–53
Dundee United1–02–12–23–110
Heart of Midlothian1–21–31–11
Hibernian2–01–02–09
Inverness Caledonian Thistle1–04–30–10–07
Kilmarnock2–11–02–19
Motherwell3–10–12–20–14
Partick Thistle3–04–01–36
Ross County0–11–01–14
St Johnstone0–02–01–01–18
St Mirren1–12–01–07

Source: 2013–14 Scottish Premiership article

Transfers

See also

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