List of Aberdeen F.C. records and statistics
are a Scottish professional association football club based in Aberdeen. They have played at their home ground, Pittodrie, since the club's formation in 1903. Aberdeen joined the Scottish Football League in 1904, and the Scottish Premier League in 1998 as well as the Scottish Professional Football League in 2013.
The club's record appearance maker is Willie Miller, who made 797 appearances between 1972 and 1990. Joe Harper is the club's record goalscorer, scoring 199 goals in major competitions during his two spells at Aberdeen.
This list encompasses the major honours won by Aberdeen, records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Aberdeen players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. Attendance records at Pittodrie are also included in the list.
Honours
Aberdeen's first trophy was the Southern League Cup in 1946, which was won after a 3-2 win against Rangers. Their first national trophy win was the Scottish Cup in 1947. Aberdeen's first Scottish League Cup victory came in 1955.In 1983, Aberdeen won two European trophies, the European Cup Winners' Cup and the European Super Cup. The 1980s was Aberdeen's most successful in terms of trophies won, with three league championships, four Scottish Cups and two Scottish League Cups added to the two European trophies. Aberdeen's most recent trophy win was in 2014, when they defeated Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish League Cup final.
National
League
- Scottish Top Tier:
- *Scottish First Division – 1954–55
- *Scottish Premier Division – 1979–80, 1983–84, 1984–85
- **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 Cup]
- Winners:
- *1946–47, 1969–70, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1989–90
- *Runners-up : 1936–37, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1958–59, 1966–67, 1977–78, 1992–93, 1999–00, 2016–17
[Scottish League Cup]
- Winners:
- *1955–56, 1976–77, 1985–86, 1989–90, 1995–96, 2013–14
- *Runners-up : 1946–47, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1992–93, 1999–00, 2016–17, 2018–19
European
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1
- *1982–83
- **Semi-final: 1983–84
- UEFA Super Cup: 1
- *1983
Regional
- Aberdeenshire Cup : 1903–04, 1904–05, 1906–07, 1907–08, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1914–15, 1919–20, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05
- Aberdeenshire and District League : 1919–20, 1920–21, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1947–48
- Dewar Shield : 1906–07, 1908–09, 1912–13, 1914–15, 1926–27, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1935-36, 1936–37, 1939–40, 1945–46, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951-52
- Fleming Charity Shield : 1903–04, 1904–05, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1907–08, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1921–22, 1922–23
- High Cup: 1907–08
- Highland League: 1912–13, 1924–25
- Northern League: 1905–06, 1910–11
- Rhodesia Cup: 1904–05
- Robertson Cup: 1910–11, 1915–16
Wartime
- North Eastern League : 1942–43, 1942–43, 1943–44, 1944–45
- North Eastern League Cup/Mitchell Cup : 1941–42, 1942–43, 1942–43, 1944–45, 1944–45
- Southern League Cup: 1945–46
Other cups
- Drybrough Cup: 1971–72, 1980–81
- Summer Cup: Runners-up 1963–64
Youth
- Scottish Youth League: 1998–99, 2014–15
- Scottish Youth Cup: 1984–85, 1985–86, 2000–01
Player records
Appearances
- Most appearances in all major competitions: Willie Miller, 797
- Most League appearances: Willie Miller, 561
- Most Scottish Cup appearances: Alex McLeish, 68
- Most League Cup appearances: Willie Miller, 109
- Most European appearances: Willie Miller, 61
- Youngest first-team player: Dean Campbell, 16 years, 51 days
Most appearances
# | Name | Years | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total |
1 | 1972-1990 | 561 | 66 | 109 | 61 | ||
2 | 1978-1994 | 494 | 68 | 74 | 56 | ||
3 | 1965-1980 | 427 | 49 | 95 | 23 | ||
4 | 1983-1997 | 430 | 45 | 47 | 39 | ||
5 | 1978-1988 1998-2000 | 385 | 48 | 54 | 48 | ||
6 | ' | 2004-current | 377 | 41 | 31 | 30 | |
7 | 1996-2006 2012–2015 | 343 | 30 | 25 | 9 | ||
8 | 1972-1982 | 275 | 28 | 66 | 17 | ||
9 | 1985-1997 | 308 | 30 | 26 | 20 | ||
10 | 1989-1996 1997-2001 | 312 | 23 | 34 | 11 | ||
11 | 1928-1947 | 331 | 36 | 9 | 0 | ||
12 | 1998-2012 | 314 | 22 | 19 | 10 | ||
13 | 1979-1989 | 241 | 33 | 46 | 43 | ||
14 | 1914-1927 | 315 | 43 | 0 | 0 | ||
15 | 1948-1960 | 265 | 35 | 53 | 0 | ||
16 | 1907-1920 | 323 | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||
17 | 1966-1977 | 251 | 27 | 51 | 16 | ||
18 | 1985-1994 | 258 | 27 | 32 | 21 | ||
19= | 1922-1931 | 297 | 39 | 0 | 0 | ||
19= | 2005-2015 | 278 | 26 | 16 | 16 | ||
21 | 1976-1983 | 223 | 29 | 55 | 26 | ||
22 | 1984-1997 | 265 | 27 | 25 | 15 | ||
23 | 1974-1987 | 205 | 28 | 54 | 28 | ||
24 | 1978-1990 | 205 | 34 | 34 | 37 | ||
25 | 1907-1920 | 282 | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||
26 | 1957-1969 | 235 | 23 | 45 | 1 | ||
27 | ' | 2012-2017 2018-current | 236 | 24 | 18 | 25 | |
28= | 1961-1969 | 220 | 26 | 46 | 8 | ||
28= | 1969-1973 1976-1981 | 207 | 24 | 53 | 16 | ||
30 | 1969-1977 | 220 | 22 | 45 | 11 |
Goalscorers
- Most goals scored: Joe Harper, 199
- Most goals scored in League: Joe Harper, 125
- Most goals scored in Scottish Cup: Benny Yorston, 24
- Most goals scored in Scottish League Cup:Joe Harper, 51
- Most goals scored in Europe: Mark McGhee, 14
- Most goals scored in a season: Benny Yorston, 46, 1929–30
- Most league goals in a season: Benny Yorston, 38, 1929–30
Top goalscorers
# | Name | Years | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total |
1 | 1969-1972 1976-1980 | ||||||
2 | 1931-1945 | ||||||
3 | 1938-1947 1948-1955 | ||||||
4 | 1947-1957 | ||||||
5 | 1972-1982 | ||||||
6 | 1927-1931 | ||||||
7 | 1932-1937 | ||||||
8 | 1948-1960 | 0 ' | |||||
9 | 1979-1984 | ||||||
10 | 1966-1977 | ||||||
11 | 1957-1969 | ||||||
12= | 1961-1967 | ||||||
12= | 1988-1996 1997-2001 | ||||||
14= | 1953-1958 | ||||||
14= | 1951-1957 | ||||||
16= | 1977-1984 | ||||||
16= | 1979-1989 | ||||||
18 | 2013-2018 | ||||||
19 | 1955-1961 | ||||||
20= | 1925-1934 | ||||||
20= | 2012-2017 2018-current''' | ||||||
22 | 1992-1998 | ||||||
23= | 1980-1986 | ||||||
23= | 1989-1997 2003-2004 | ||||||
25 | 1998-2012 | ||||||
26 | 1994-1999 | ||||||
27 | 1905-1913 | ||||||
28 | 1922-1931 | ||||||
29= | 1953-1961 | ||||||
29= | 1968-1973 |
International caps
- First capped: Charlie O'Hagan for Ireland in 1907.
- First capped for Scotland: Willie Lennie in 1908
- Most caps as an Aberdeen player: Alex McLeish - 77 caps for Scotland.
- First Aberdeen player to play at a World Cup: Fred Martin
Transfers
- Highest Transfer fee received: £1,750,000 Eoin Jess, Coventry City February 1996
- Highest Transfer fee paid: £1,000,000 Paul Bernard, Oldham Athletic September 1995
Club records
Matches
Firsts
- First match : vs. Stenhousemuir, Drew 1-1, Northern League, Pittodrie,, 15 August 1903
- First League Match: vs. Falkirk, Lost 2-1, Scottish Division Two, Pittodrie,, 20 August 1904
- First Scottish Cup Match: vs. Alloa Athletic, Lost 2-1, Scottish Cup, Recreation Park,, 23 January 1905
- First League Cup Match: vs. Falkirk, Won 4-3, Scottish League Cup, Pittodrie,, 21 September 1946
- First European Match: vs. KR Reykjavík, Won 10-0, European Cup Winners' Cup, Pittodrie,, 6 September 1967
Wins
- Record win: 13-0
- Record League win: 10-0
- Record Scottish Cup win: 13-0
- Record League Cup win:
- Record European win: 10-0
Defeats
- Record defeat : Celtic 9-0 Aberdeen
Attendances
- Record attendance: 147,365..
- Highest home attendance: 45,061 vs Hearts, Scottish Cup Quarter-final, 13 March 1954
- Highest average home attendance: 24,200, 1948-49