2016–17 Aberdeen F.C. season
2016–17 season | |||
Chairman | Stewart Milne | ||
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Manager | Derek McInnes | ||
Ground |
Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen, Scotland (Capacity: 20,866) | ||
Scottish Premiership | — | ||
Scottish League Cup | Runner Up | ||
Europa League | Third qualifying round | ||
Scottish Cup | — | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Rooney (4) All: Rooney (9) | ||
Highest home attendance |
19,263 vs Rangers Scottish Premiership 25 September 2016 | ||
Lowest home attendance |
8,829 vs St Johnstone League Cup 22 September 2016 | ||
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The 2016–17 Aberdeen F.C. season is Aberdeen's 103rd season in the top flight of Scottish football and the fourth in the Scottish Premiership. Aberdeen will also compete in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Aberdeen also competed in qualifying for the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.[1]
Summary
Aberdeen were knocked out of the Europa League by Maribor in the Third qualifying round.[2] They were then boosted when top-scorer from last season Adam Rooney signed a new contract, keeping him at the club until 2020.[3] Aberdeen reached the League Cup Final but lost 3–0 to Celtic.[4]
Results & fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season
26 June 2016[5] Friendly | Brechin City | 0–3 | Aberdeen | Brechin |
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14:00 BST | AFC Twitter | Stockley 20' Shankland 30' Jack 89' |
Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 1,283 (AFC Twitter) |
11 July 2016[6] Friendly | East Fife | 2–4 | Aberdeen | Methil |
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15:00 BST | Jack 53' (o.g.) McManus 55' (pen.) |
AFC | Rooney 3' O'Connor 39' Stockley 65', 84' |
Stadium: Bayview Stadium Attendance: 574 (East Fife FC) Referee: Bobby Madden |
Scottish Premiership
7 August 2016 1 | St Johnstone | 0 – 0 | Aberdeen | McDiarmid Park |
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12:15 | Craig 34' Cummins 37' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Attendance: 5,728 Referee: Collum |
13 August 2016 2 | Aberdeen | 0 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | Pittodrie Stadium |
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15:00 | Shinnie 44' Pawlett 50' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Watt 31' Rherras 37' Bauben 43' Djoum 53' Rossi 78' |
Attendance: 13,559 Referee: Clancy |
20 August 2016 3 | Aberdeen | 2 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Pittodrie Stadium |
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15:00 | McGinn 28' 66' Storey 58' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Osman 27' Devine 83' Welsh 52', 87' Erskine 90+3' |
Attendance: 11,049 Referee: Beaton |
27 August 2016 4 | Celtic | 4 – 1 | Aberdeen | Celtic Park |
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15:00 | Griffiths 13' Forrest 42' Sinclair 87' (pen.) Rogic 90' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Rooney 32' Reynolds 83', 87' Shinnie 90+3' |
Attendance: 57,758 Referee: Madden |
10 September 2016 5 | Aberdeen | 1 – 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Pittodrie Stadium |
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15:00 | McGinn 51' | BBC Report SPFL Report |
Tansey 31' Tremarco 45' King 45+1' Vigurs 68' |
Attendance: 11,356 Referee: Allan |
18 September 2016 6 | Dundee | 1 – 3 | Aberdeen | Dens Park |
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12:00 | Holt 13' Kerr 22' O'Dea 53' O'Hara 64', 90+2' Etxabeguren 87' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Maddison 19' O'Connor 44' Shinnie 54' Hayes 62' Stockley 77' McLean 88' (pen.) |
Attendance: 6,321 Referee: McLean |
25 September 2016 7 | Aberdeen | 2 – 1 | Rangers | Pittodrie Stadium |
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13:00 | Shinnie 14' Hayes 46' 79' Reynolds 53' O'Connor 64' McLean 83' Maddison 90' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Garner 22' Wilson 48' Halliday 79' (pen.) Kranjcar 81' Tavernier 90' |
Attendance: 19,263 Referee: Beaton |
1 October 2016 8 | Kilmarnock | 0 – 4 | Aberdeen | Rugby Park |
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15:00 | MacDonald 24' Burn 65' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Rooney 25' (pen) Considine 50' Taylor 67' |
Attendance: 4,592 Referee: Collum |
15 October 2016 9 | Aberdeen | 4 – 0 | Ross County | Pittodrie Stadium |
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15:00 | Hayes 20' Logan 32' Reynolds 67' McGinn 68' Stockley 78' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Fraser 12' Chow 21' Davies 73' |
Attendance: 10,091 Referee: Thomson |
22 October 2016 10[N 1] | Aberdeen | P – P | Motherwell | Pittodrie Stadium |
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15:00 | [ Report] |
25 October 2016 11 | Hamilton Academical | 1 – 0 | Aberdeen | New Douglas Park |
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19:45 | D'Acol 6' (pen) | BBC Report SPFL Report |
Attendance: 2,315 Referee: Collum |
29 October 2016 12 | Aberdeen | 0 – 1 | Celtic | Pittodrie Stadium |
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12:00 | Shinnie 47' Hayes 79' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Sviatchenko 2' Rogic 23' Brown 79' Lustig 79' |
Attendance: 17,105 Referee: McLean |
4 November 2016 13 | Partick Thistle | 1 – 2 | Aberdeen | Firhill Stadium |
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19:45 | Barton 51' Devine 56' Welsh 81' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
O'Connor 39' Stockley 53' |
Attendance: 3,974 Referee: Madden |
19 November 2016 14 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 – 3 | Aberdeen | Caledonian Stadium |
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15:00 | Doumbouya 15' Vigurs 54' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
McLean 28', 89' Rooney 33' (pen) Maddison 68' |
Attendance: 4,867 Referee: Clancy |
26 November 2016 15[N 2] | Aberdeen | P – P | Kilmarnock | Pittodrie Stadium |
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15:00 | [ Report] |
3 December 2016 16 | Rangers | 2 – 1 | Aberdeen | Ibrox Stadium |
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15:00 | [ Report] |
UEFA Europa League
Aberdeen qualified for the first preliminary round of the UEFA Europa League by finishing second in the 2015-16 Scottish Premiership.
Qualifying phase
30 June 2016 First qualifying round 1st leg | Aberdeen | 3 – 1 | Fola Esch | Aberdeen, Scotland |
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19:45 | Logan 68' McGinn 90+3' Rooney 90+7' (pen) |
BBC UEFA |
Klein 70' | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 12,570 Referee: Kristoffersen (Denmark) |
7 July 2016 First qualifying round 2nd leg | Fola Esch | 1 – 0 (2 – 3 agg.) |
Aberdeen | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
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17:30 | Hadji 45' | BBC UEFA |
Stadium: Stade Josy Barthel Attendance: 1,789 Referee: Nilsen (Norway) |
14 July 2016 Second qualifying round 1st leg | Aberdeen | 3 – 0 | Ventspils | Aberdeen, Scotland |
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19:45 | Stockley 71' Rooney 75' Burns 90+1' |
BBC UEFA |
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 10,672 Referee: Pinheiro (Portugal) |
21 July 2016 Second qualifying round 2nd leg | Ventspils | 0 – 1 (0 – 4 agg.) |
Aberdeen | Ventspils, Latvia |
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16:00 | BBC UEFA |
Rooney 79' | Stadium: Olimpiskais Stadions Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Grujić (Serbia) |
28 July 2016 Third qualifying round 1st leg | Aberdeen | 1 – 1 | Maribor | Aberdeen, Scotland |
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19:45 | Hayes 88' | BBC UEFA |
Novaković 83' | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 17,105 Referee: Hansen (Norway) |
4 August 2016 Third qualifying round 2nd leg | Maribor | 1 – 0 (2 - 1 agg.) |
Aberdeen | Maribor, Slovenia |
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19:15 | Shinnie 90+3' (o.g.) | BBC UEFA |
Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 9,796[7] Referee: Popov (Bulgaria) |
Scottish League Cup
10 August 2016 Second Round | Ayr United | 1 – 2 | Aberdeen | Ayr |
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19:45 | Forrest 41' Adams 29' Devlin 68' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Meggatt 3' (o.g.) McGinn 30' Jack 37' |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 2,653 Referee: Muir |
22 September 2016 Quarter Final | Aberdeen | 1 – 0 | St Johnstone | Aberdeen |
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19:45 | Maddison 7' Shinnie 34' Rooney 90' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Shaughnessy 11' Wotherspoon 45' Paton 51' Swanson 67' Davidson 80' |
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 8,829 Referee: Thomson |
22 October 2016 Semi Final | Greenock Morton | 0 – 2 | Aberdeen | Glasgow |
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12:15 | Lindsay 57' | BBC Report SPFL Report |
McGinn 47' Rooney 69' Considine 84' McLean 88' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 16,183 Referee: Clancy |
27 November 2016 Final | Aberdeen | 0 – 3 | Celtic | Glasgow |
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15:00 | BBC Report SPFL Report |
Rogic 16' Forrest 37' Brown 48' Dembélé 64' (pen) Bitton 73' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 49,629 Referee: Beaton |
Scottish Cup
Fourth Round | Aberdeen | v | Stranraer or East Kilbride | Pittodrie Stadium |
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[ Report] |
Squad statistics
Appearances
As of 27 November 2016
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premiership | Europa League | League Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Joe Lewis | 23 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Shay Logan | 23 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Graeme Shinnie | 23 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Andrew Considine | 22 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Ash Taylor | 17 | 1 | 6+3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Mark Reynolds | 18 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Kenny McLean | 23 | 4 | 12+1 | 3 | 5+1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | FW | Wes Burns | 18 | 1 | 6+4 | 0 | 1+3 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Adam Rooney | 23 | 9 | 10+3 | 4 | 4+2 | 3 | 3+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | MF | Niall McGinn | 22 | 5 | 9+4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | MF | Jonny Hayes | 16 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
15 | DF | Anthony O'Connor | 18 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | MF | Peter Pawlett | 8 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | FW | Jayden Stockley | 20 | 4 | 4+7 | 3 | 4+2 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
19 | MF | Craig Storie | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
22 | MF | Ryan Jack (c) | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
23 | MF | James Maddison | 12 | 2 | 6+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
26 | FW | Scott Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
39 | FW | Miles Storey | 9 | 1 | 2+4 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Players who left the club during the 2016–17 season | |||||||||||||
8 | MF | Willo Flood (contract terminated) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | FW | Cammy Smith (on loan to Dundee United) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
20 | FW | Joe Nuttall (28-day loan to Stranraer) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
21 | FW | Lawrence Shankland (on loan to St Mirren) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
24 | DF | Scott McKenna (28-day loan to Ayr United) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
28 | DF | Daniel Harvie (on loan to Dumbarton) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
30 | GK | Danny Rogers (on loan to Falkirk) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
40 | GK | Aaron Lennox (on loan to Raith Rovers) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
50 | GK | Robbie Murdoch (on loan to Arbroath) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalscorers
As of 27 November 2016
Ranking | Nation | Number | Name | Scottish Premiership | Europa League | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total |
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1 | 9 | Adam Rooney | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |
2 | 10 | Niall McGinn | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
3 | 7 | Kenny McLean | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
17 | Jayden Stockley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
5 | 11 | Jonny Hayes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
6 | 2 | Shay Logan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
23 | James Maddison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
8 | 4 | Andrew Considine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | Ash Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
8 | Wes Burns | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
15 | Anthony O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
39 | Miles Storey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Own Goal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
TOTALS | 22 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 35 |
Disciplinary record
As of 27 November 2016
Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premiership | Europa League | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | |||||
1 | GK | Joe Lewis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Shay Logan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Graeme Shinnie | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Andrew Considine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Ash Taylor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Mark Reynolds | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
7 | MF | Kenny McLean | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Wes Burns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Willo Flood | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Adam Rooney | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
10 | MF | Niall McGinn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
11 | MF | Jonny Hayes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
15 | DF | Anthony O'Connor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
16 | MF | Peter Pawlett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
17 | FW | Jayden Stockley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
22 | MF | Ryan Jack | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
23 | MF | James Maddison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
26 | FW | Scott Wright | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
TOTALS | 17 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
Team statistics
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1] |
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2 | Rangers | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 29 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
3 | Heart of Midlothian | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 27 | |
4 | Aberdeen | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 24 | |
5 | St Johnstone | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 22 | |
6 | Kilmarnock | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 17 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[8]
Notes:
- ↑ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
Results by opponent
Aberdeen score first
Team | Results | Points | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
Celtic | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | ||
Dundee | 3-1 | 3 | |||
Hamilton Academical | 0-1 | 0 | |||
Heart of Midlothian | 0-0 | 1 | |||
Inverness C.T. | 1-1 | 3-1 | 4 | ||
Kilmarnock | 4-0 | 3 | |||
Motherwell | 0 | ||||
Partick Thistle | 2-1 | 2-1 | 6 | ||
Rangers | 2-1 | 3 | |||
Ross County | 4-0 | 3 | |||
St. Johnstone | 0-0 | 1 |
Source: 2016–17 Scottish Premier League Results Table
Transfers
Players in
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Players out
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Loans in
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Loans out
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See also
Footnotes
References
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36271578
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36955626
- ↑ http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11789/10524206/adam-rooney-signs-new-contract-at-aberdeen-until-2020
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38110297
- ↑ "Aberdeen FC Friendly - By Brechin City FC". Brechin City FC. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ↑ "Pre-Season Friendly East Fife v Aberdeen XI". afc.co.uk. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ↑ "Maribor vs Aberdeen –". Soccerway. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ↑ "Premiership 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ "Jayden Stockley: Aberdeen sign Bournemouth striker on pre-contract deal". BBC Sport. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Joe Lewis, Neil Alexander and Callum Morris join Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- 1 2 "Aberdeen sign Anthony O'Connor from Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Aberdeen: Simon Church, David Goodwillie and Scott Brown leave Dons". BBC Sport. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ↑ "Keeper and defender sign after impressive trial spells". wycombewanderers. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "Michael Rose signs for 16/17". Ayr United FC. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ↑ "Plymouth Argyle sign David Goodwillie, Jimmy Spencer and Nauris Bulvitis". BBC Sport. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ↑ "FLOOD SIGNS - Dundee United". dufc. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ↑ "Aberdeen sign Bristol City forward Wes Burns on loan". BBC Sport. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ↑ "Norwich City midfielder James Maddison joins Aberdeen on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "G'day to Aaron Lennox". raith rovers.net. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ↑ "Aberdeen goalkeeper Danny Rogers returns to Falkirk on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ↑ "Cammy Smith Joins On Loan". dufc. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ↑ "Loan Signing: Lawrence Shankland". saintmirren.net. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ↑ "HARVIE JOINS FROM ABERDEEN". dumbartonfootballclub.com. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ "Striker Signs". Stranraer F.C. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ↑ "Ayr United sign Aberdeen defender Scott McKenna on loan". The Daily Record. Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.