1996–97 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and UEFA Cup in season 1996–97.

Aberdeen F.C.

1996-97 season
Chairman	Ian Donald
Manager	Roy Aitken
Scottish Premier Division	6th
Scottish Cup	3rd Round
Scottish League Cup	Quarter-Finalists
UEFA Cup	2nd Round
Top goalscorer	League: Billy Dodds (14) All: Billy Dodds (22)
Highest home attendance	21,500 vs. Rangers, 1 December 1996
Lowest home attendance	8,000 vs. Kilmarnock, 1 February 1997
Average home league attendance	12,607
← 1995–96 1997–98 →

Results

Scottish Premier Division

Main article: 1996–97 Scottish Premier Division

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	10 August	Celtic	H	2–2		18,595
2	17 August	Motherwell	A	2–2	Windass, Shearer	6,206
3	25 August	Heart of Midlothian	H	4–0	Miller, Dodds, Windass, Glass	13,600
4	7 September	Raith Rovers	A	4–1	Dodds (3), Windass,	5,055
5	14 September	Kilmarnock	H	3–0	Dodds (3), Kombouare	12,000
6	21 September	Hibernian	H	0–2		12,500
7	27 September	Dundee United	A	0–1		10,359
8	12 October	Dunfermline Athletic	H	3–0	Dodds, Young	10,500
9	19 October	Rangers	A	2–2	Irvine, Dodds	50,076
10	26 October	Raith Rovers	H	1–0	Miller	11,200
11	2 November	Celtic	A	0–1		50,136
12	16 November	Dundee United	H	3–3	Kiriakov, Kombouare, Dodds	13,800
13	23 November	Hibernian	A	1–0	Windass	11,522
14	1 December	Rangers	H	0–3		21,500
15	7 December	Dunfermline Athletic	A	3–2	Miller, Rowson, Windass	5,465
16	11 December	Heart of Midlothian	A	2–1	Shearer, Windass	11,477
17	14 December	Motherwell	H	0–0		10,000
18	21 December	Kilmarnock	A	0–3		6,114
19	26 December	Celtic	H	1–2	Dodds	17,000
20	28 December	Hibernian	H	1–1	Shearer	10,000
21	1 January	Dundee United	A	0–4		9,736
22	4 January	Dunfermline Athletic	H	0–2		9,500
23	12 January	Rangers	A	0–4		47,509
24	18 January	Raith Rovers	A	2–2	Rowson, Miller	3,950
26	1 February	Kilmarnock	H	2–1	Windass (2)	8,000
27	8 February	Motherwell	A	2–2	Dodds, Own Goal	5,555
28	10 February	Heart of Midlothian	H	0–0		9,000
29	23 February	Dunfermline Athletic	A	0–3		5,536
30	1 March	Rangers	H	2–2	Own Goal, Kombouare	16,331
30	15 March	Dundee United	H	1–1	Windass	13,645
31	22 March	Hibernian	A	1–3	Craig	9,669
32	5 April	Motherwell	H	0–0		9,000
33	12 April	Heart of Midlothian	A	0–0		11,186
34	20 April	Celtic	A	0–3		47,295
35	3 May	Raith Rovers	H	2–0	Own Goal, Dodds	10,763
36	10 May	Kilmarnock	A	1–1	Dodds	10,027

Final League table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
5	Dunfermilne Athletic	36	12	9	15	52	65	–13	45
6	ABERDEEN	36	10	14	12	45	54	–9	44
7	Kilmarnock	36	11	6	19	41	61	–20	39

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1996–97 Scottish League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
R2	13 August	Queen's Park	A	2–0	Glass, Windass	2,021
R3	3 September	Morton	A	7–3	Windass (4), Dodds (3)	6,000
QF	10 September	Dundee	A	1–2	Dodds	8,760

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1996–97 Scottish Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
R3	23 January	Hibernian	A	2–2	Booth, Dodds	9,588
R3R	28 January	Hibernian	H	0–0 (Hibernian won 5–3 on penalty kicks)		15,464

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1996–97 UEFA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
PR2 L1	6 August	Zalgiris Vilnius	A	4–1	Dodds (2), Glass, Shearer	1,800
PR2 L2	20 August	Zalgiris Vilnius	H	1–3	Irvine	8,722
R1 L1	10 September	Barry Town	H	3–1	Windass, Glass, Young	13,400
R1 L2	24 September	Barry Town	A	3–3	Dodds (2), Rowson	6,500
R2 L1	15 October	Brøndby IF	H	0–2		14,159
R2 L2	29 October	Brøndby IF	A	0–0		12,005

References

• afcheritage.org