 ABERDEEN
("The Dons") | Year formed | 1903 | | Previous names | None | Ground | Pittodrie Stadium, Pittodrie Street, Aberdeen AB24 5QH (for pictures of the ground click here) | | Pitch measurements | 110 x 72 yards (100 x 66 metres) | | Ground capacity | 22,199 | | Record attendance at present ground | 45,061 v Heart of Midlothian, Scottish FA Cup 4th round, 13th March 1954 (won 3-0) | | League career | Scottish Northern League: 1903 - 1904 Scottish Division Two: 1904 - 1905 Scottish Division One: 1905 - 1917 Scottish Division One / Division 'A' / Premier Division / Premiership: 1919 - . | | First Football League game | 15th August 1903 v Stenhousemuir, Scottish Division Two, drew 1-1 | | | | | Honours | | | European | European Cup-Winners' Cup winners: 1982-83 European Super Cup winners: 1983-84 | | Domestic - League | Scottish Division 'A' / Premier Division champions: 1954-55, 1979-80, 1983-84, 1984-85 Scottish Division One / Division 'A' / Premier Division / Premiership runners-up: 1910-11, 1936-37, 1955-56, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1977-78, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1992-93, 1993-94, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 Scottish Second World War North Eastern Football League 1st series champions: 1942-43 Scottish Second World War North Eastern Football League 1st series runners-up: 1944-45 Scottish Second World War North Eastern Football League 2nd series champions: 1941-42, 1942-43, 1943-44, 1944-45 | | Domestic - Cup | Scottish Cup winners: 1946-47, 1969-70, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1989-90 Scottish Cup runners-up: 1936-37, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1958-59, 1966-67, 1977-78, 1992-93, 1999-2000, 2016-17 Scottish League Cup winners: 1955-56, 1976-77, 1985-86, 1989-90, 1995-96, 2013-14 Scottish League Cup runners-up: 1946-47, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1992-93, 1999-2000, 2016-17, 2018-19 Scottish Qualifying Cup winners: 1904-05 Scottish Second World War North Eastern Football League Cup 1st series winners: 1941-42, 1942-43 Scottish Second World War North Eastern Football League Cup 2nd series winners: 1941-42, 1942-43 Scottish Second World War North Eastern Supplementary Cup winners: 1944-45 Scottish Second World War North Eastern Mitchell Cup winners: 1944-45 | | Best League position | see above | | Lowest League position | 7th, Scottish Division Two, 1904-05 | | Furthest in FA Cup | see above | | Furthest in League Cup | see above | | | | | Most League points | | | 2 for a win | 64, Scottish Premier Division, 1992-93 | | 3 for a win | 76, Scottish Premiership, 2016-17 | | Fewest League points | | | 2 for a win | 21, Scottish Division Two, 1904-05 21, Scottish Division One, 1916-17 | | 3 for a win | 33, Scottish Premier Division, 1999-2000 | | Most League goals scored | 96, Scottish Division 'A', 1935-36 | | Most League goals conceded | 83, Scottish Premier League, 1999-2000 | | Fewest League goals scored | 36, Scottish Division Two, 1904-05 36, Scottish Division One, 1916-17 36, Scottish Premier Division, 2009-10, 2011-12, 2020-21 | | Fewest League goals conceded | 18, Scottish Division One, 1970-71 | | Most wins in a League season | 27, Scottish Premier Division, 1984-85, 1992-93 | | Fewest wins in a League season | 7, Scottish Division Two, 1904-05 7, Scottish Division One / Division 'A', 1916-17, 1948-49 | | Most draws in a League season | 21, Scottish Premier Division, 1993-94 | | Fewest draws in a League season | 1, Scottish Division 'A', 1954-55 | | Most losses in a League season | 24, Scottish Division One, 1914-15 | | Fewest losses in a League season | 3, Scottish Division One, 1935-36 | | Record win | 13-0 v Peterhead, Scottish Cup 3rd round, 9th February 1923 | | Record defeat | 0-8 v Celtic, Scottish Division One, 1st July 1964 | | | | | Highest number of League goals scored | | | in a season | 38, Benny Yorston, Scottish Division One, 1929-30 | | in total | 199, Joe Harper, 1969-72 and 1976-81 | | | | | Most appearances | 556, Willie Miller, 1973-90 | Most capped player | 77, Alex McLeish for Scotland, 1980-93 | | Highest transfer fee received | £1,750,000 for Eoin Jess to Coventry City, February 1996 | | Highest transfer fee paid | £1,000,000 for Paul Bernard from Oldham Athletic, September 1995 |
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