1995–96 Aberdeen F.C. season

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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

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

Results[edit]

Scottish Premier Division[edit]

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[edit]

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[a]
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[b]
5 Hibernian 36 11 10 15 43 57 −14 43
Source: Soccerbase
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Squad[edit]

Appearances & Goals[edit]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier Division Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Michael Watt 37 0 30 0 4 0 3 0
GK Netherlands NED Theo Snelders 9 0 7 0 0 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Gary Smith 41 0 33 0 4 0 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Stewart McKimmie (c) 37 0 29 0 3 0 5 0
DF Scotland SCO John Inglis 30 2 24 1 1 0 5 1
DF Scotland SCO Brian Irvine 21 3 18 3 3 0 0 0
DF England ENG Colin Woodthrope 19 2 15 1 2 0 2 1
DF Scotland SCO Hugh Robertson 13 0 11 0 1 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Jamie Buchan 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Kevin Christie 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Craig Ireland 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Stephen Glass 41 3 32 3 4 0 5 0
MF Scotland SCO Joe Miller 40 10 31 9 4 0 5 1
MF Scotland SCO Paul Bernard 36 2 31 1 3 1 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Eoin Jess 32 3 25 3 2 0 5 0
MF Scotland SCO Brian Grant 31 0 25 0 4 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Peter Hetherston 16 0 11 0 0 0 5 0
MF Scotland SCO David Rowson 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Ray McKinnon 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
MF Netherlands NED Etienne Verveer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Kenny Gilbert 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Billy Dodds 40 12 31 7 4 0 5 5
FW Scotland SCO Duncan Shearer 36 7 30 3 4 3 2 1
FW Scotland SCO Scott Booth 30 12 24 9 2 0 4 3
FW England ENG Dean Windass 24 9 20 6 4 3 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Scott Thomson 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Malcolm Kpedekpo 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Michael Craig 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Dennis Wyness 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References[edit]

  • afcheritage.org "Aberdeen FC - Historic Fixtures and Results". Archived from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
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