2016–17 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen
2016–17 season
Chairman Stewart Milne
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
Home colours
Away colours

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

Scottish Premiership

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

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 27 November 2016

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremiership Europa League League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Joe Lewis 23 0 13 0 6 0 4 0 0 0
2 DF England Shay Logan 23 2 13 1 6 1 4 0 0 0
3 DF Scotland Graeme Shinnie 23 0 13 0 6 0 4 0 0 0
4 DF Scotland Andrew Considine 22 1 12 1 6 0 4 0 0 0
5 DF Wales Ash Taylor 17 1 6+3 1 6 0 2 0 0 0
6 DF Scotland Mark Reynolds 18 0 7+3 0 4+1 0 2+1 0 0 0
7 MF Scotland Kenny McLean 23 4 12+1 3 5+1 0 4 1 0 0
8 FW Wales Wes Burns 18 1 6+4 0 1+3 1 2+2 0 0 0
9 FW Republic of Ireland Adam Rooney 23 9 10+3 4 4+2 3 3+1 2 0 0
10 MF Northern Ireland Niall McGinn 22 5 9+4 3 5 1 3+1 1 0 0
11 MF Republic of Ireland Jonny Hayes 16 3 9 2 5 1 2 0 0 0
15 DF Republic of Ireland Anthony O'Connor 18 1 13 1 1 0 4 0 0 0
16 MF Scotland Peter Pawlett 8 0 3+3 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
17 FW England Jayden Stockley 20 4 4+7 3 4+2 1 1+2 0 0 0
19 MF Scotland Craig Storie 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Scotland Ryan Jack (c) 14 0 5 0 6 0 2+1 0 0 0
23 MF England James Maddison 12 2 6+3 2 0 0 3 0 0 0
26 FW Scotland Scott Wright 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW England 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 Republic of Ireland Willo Flood (contract terminated) 2 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Scotland Cammy Smith (on loan to Dundee United) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW England Joe Nuttall (28-day loan to Stranraer) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW Scotland Lawrence Shankland (on loan to St Mirren) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Scotland Scott McKenna (28-day loan to Ayr United) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
28 DF Scotland Daniel Harvie (on loan to Dumbarton) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Republic of Ireland Danny Rogers (on loan to Falkirk) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK Australia Aaron Lennox (on loan to Raith Rovers) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
50 GK Scotland 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
1Republic of Ireland9Adam Rooney43209
2Northern Ireland10Niall McGinn31105
3Scotland7Kenny McLean30104
England17Jayden Stockley31004
5Northern Ireland11Jonny Hayes21003
6England2Shay Logan11002
England23James Maddison20002
8Scotland4Andrew Considine10001
Wales5Ash Taylor10001
Wales8Wes Burns01001
Northern Ireland15Anthony O'Connor10001
England39Miles Storey10001
Own Goal00101
TOTALS 2285035

Disciplinary record

As of 27 November 2016

Number Nation Position Name Premiership Europa League League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card
1EnglandGK Joe Lewis 0010000010
2EnglandDF Shay Logan 0010000010
3ScotlandDF Graeme Shinnie 5020100080
4ScotlandDF Andrew Considine 0000100010
5WalesDF Ash Taylor 0010000010
6ScotlandDF Mark Reynolds 2100000021
7ScotlandMF Kenny McLean 1020000030
8WalesMF Wes Burns 1000000010
8Republic of IrelandMF Willo Flood 0010000010
9Republic of IrelandFW Adam Rooney 0020000020
10Northern IrelandMF Niall McGinn 1000100020
11Northern IrelandMF Jonny Hayes 3010000040
15Republic of IrelandDF Anthony O'Connor 2000000020
16ScotlandMF Peter Pawlett 1000000010
17EnglandFW Jayden Stockley 0001000001
22ScotlandMF Ryan Jack 0010100020
23EnglandMF James Maddison 1010100030
26ScotlandFW Scott Wright 0010000010
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]
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
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016. Source: Soccerway
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:
  1. 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
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

Dates Position Nationality Player From Fee
11 May 2016 FW England Jayden Stockley England Bournemouth Free[9]
15 June 2016 GK England Joe Lewis England Cardiff City Free[10]
15 June 2016 GK Scotland Neil Alexander Scotland Heart of Midlothian Free[10]
15 June 2016 DF Republic of Ireland Callum Morris Scotland Dundee United Free[10]
25 June 2016 DF Republic of Ireland Anthony O'Connor England Burton Albion Free[11]
1 July 2016 FW England Miles Storey England Swindon Town Free[11]

Players out

Dates Position Nationality Player To Fee
16 May 2016 GK England Scott Brown England Wycombe Wanderers Free[12][13]
16 May 2016 MF Scotland Barry Robson Retired N/A[12]
18 June 2016 DF Scotland Michael Rose Scotland Ayr United Free[12][14]
29 June 2016 FW Scotland David Goodwillie England Plymouth Argyle Free[12][15]
14 July 2016 MF Republic of Ireland Willo Flood Scotland Dundee United Free[16]

Loans in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
14 July 2016 FW Wales Wes Burns England Bristol City Loan[17]
31 August 2016 MF England James Maddison England Norwich City Loan[18]

Loans out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee
20 June 2016 GK Australia Aaron Lennox Scotland Raith Rovers Loan[19]
8 July 2016 GK Republic of Ireland Danny Rogers Scotland Falkirk Loan[20]
13 July 2016 MF Scotland Cammy Smith Scotland Dundee United Loan[21]
19 July 2016 FW Scotland Lawrence Shankland Scotland St Mirren Loan[22]
3 August 2016 DF Scotland Daniel Harvie Scotland Dumbarton Loan[23]
10 November 2016 FW England Joe Nuttall Scotland Stranraer 28-day Loan[24]
11 November 2016 DF Scotland Scott McKenna Scotland Ayr United 28-day Loan[25]

See also

Footnotes

  1. Game postponed due to League Cup Semi-final match with Greenock Morton.
  2. Game postponed due to League Cup Final match with Celtic.

References

  1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36271578
  2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36955626
  3. http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11789/10524206/adam-rooney-signs-new-contract-at-aberdeen-until-2020
  4. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38110297
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  8. "Premiership 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
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  11. 1 2 "Aberdeen sign Anthony O'Connor from Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Aberdeen: Simon Church, David Goodwillie and Scott Brown leave Dons". BBC Sport. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
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  14. "Michael Rose signs for 16/17". Ayr United FC. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  15. "Plymouth Argyle sign David Goodwillie, Jimmy Spencer and Nauris Bulvitis". BBC Sport. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
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  17. "Aberdeen sign Bristol City forward Wes Burns on loan". BBC Sport. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  18. "Norwich City midfielder James Maddison joins Aberdeen on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  19. "G'day to Aaron Lennox". raith rovers.net. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  20. "Aberdeen goalkeeper Danny Rogers returns to Falkirk on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  21. "Cammy Smith Joins On Loan". dufc. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  22. "Loan Signing: Lawrence Shankland". saintmirren.net. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  23. "HARVIE JOINS FROM ABERDEEN". dumbartonfootballclub.com. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  24. "Striker Signs". Stranraer F.C. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
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