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{{Infobox football club season
{{Infobox football club season
| club = Aberdeen F.C.
| club = Aberdeen F.C.
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| chairman = [[Dick Donald]]
| chairman = [[Dick Donald]]
| league = [[Scottish Premier Division]]
| league = [[Scottish Premier Division]]
| league result = 1st
| league result = '''1st (Champions)'''
| cup1 = [[Scottish Cup]]
| cup1 = [[Scottish Cup]]
| cup1 result = Winners
| cup1 result = '''Winners'''
| cup2 = [[Scottish League Cup]]
| cup2 = [[Scottish League Cup]]
| cup2 result = Semi final
| cup2 result = Semi-final
| cup3 = [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]
| cup3 = [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]
| cup3 result = Semi Final
| cup3 result = Semi-final
| cup4 = [[UEFA Super Cup]]
| cup4 = [[UEFA Super Cup]]
| cup4 result = Winners
| cup4 result = '''Winners'''
| league topscorer = [[Mark McGhee]] (13)<br /> [[Gordon Strachan]] 13
| league topscorer = [[Mark McGhee]]<br /> [[Gordon Strachan]] (13 each)
| season topscorer = [[Mark McGhee]] (24)
| season topscorer = Mark McGhee (24)
| highest attendance = 23,000 (vs [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]], 4 February 1984)
| highest attendance = 23,000 (vs [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]], 4 February 1984)
| lowest attendance = 9,650 (vs [[Raith Rovers F.C.|Raith Rovers]], 24 August 1983)
| lowest attendance = 9,650 (vs [[Raith Rovers F.C.|Raith Rovers]], 24 August 1983)
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}}
}}


'''Aberdeen F.C.''' competed in the [[Scottish Premier Division]], [[Scottish Cup]], [[League Cup]] and [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]] in [[1983–84 in Scottish football|season 1983–84]]. They won their third Scottish League championship, won the Scottish Cup for the third successive year and reached the semi-finals of both the League Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup.
[[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] competed in the [[Scottish Premier Division]], [[Scottish Cup]], [[League Cup]] and [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]] in [[1983–84 in Scottish football|season 1983–84]]. They won their third Scottish League championship, won the Scottish Cup for the third successive year and won the 1983 European Super Cup. They also reached the semi-finals of both the League Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup.


==Results==
==Results==
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|[[Pittodrie Stadium|H]]
|[[Pittodrie Stadium|H]]
|3–0
|3–0
|align=left|[[Gordon Strachan|Strachan]], [[John Hewitt (footballer)|Hewitt]], ''[[George McGeachie|McGeachie]]'' (Own goal)
|align=left|[[Gordon Strachan|Strachan]], [[John Hewitt (footballer)|Hewitt]], ''[[George McGeachie (footballer, born 1959)|McGeachie]]''
|14,304
|14,304
|-bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|-bgcolor=#EEFFEE
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|[[Pittodrie Stadium|H]]
|[[Pittodrie Stadium|H]]
|2–1
|2–1
|align=left|[[Mark McGhee|McGhee]], ''[[John Blackley|Blackley]]'' (Own goal)
|align=left|[[Mark McGhee|McGhee]], ''[[John Blackley|Blackley]]''
|14,000
|14,000
|-bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|-bgcolor=#EEFFEE
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|[[Pittodrie Stadium|H]]
|[[Pittodrie Stadium|H]]
|5–2
|5–2
|align=left|[[Gordon Strachan|Strachan]] (2), [[John Hewitt (footballer)|Hewitt]], [[Peter Weir (footballer)|Weir]], ''[[Tosh McKinlay|McKinlay]]'' (Own Goal)
|align=left|[[Gordon Strachan|Strachan]] (2), [[John Hewitt (footballer)|Hewitt]], [[Peter Weir (footballer)|Weir]], ''[[Tosh McKinlay|McKinlay]]''
|18,250
|18,250
|-bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|-bgcolor=#FFFFDD
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|[[Love Street (stadium)|A]]
|[[Love Street (stadium)|A]]
|2–3
|2–3
|align=left|[[Billy Stark|Stark]], ''[[Campbell Money|Money]]'' (Own goal)
|align=left|[[Billy Stark|Stark]], ''[[Campbell Money|Money]]''
|3,450
|3,450
|}
|}


====Final League table====
====Final standings====
{{:1983–84 Scottish Premier Division|showteam=ABD}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=30|P
!width=140|Team
!width=30|Pld
!width=30|W
!width=30|D
!width=30|L
!width=30|GF
!width=30|GA
!width=30|GD
!width=30|Pts
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|1
|align=left|[[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]
|36
|25
|7
|4
|78
|21
|57
|'''57'''
|-
|2
|align=left|[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
|36
|21
|8
|7
|80
|41
|39
|'''50'''
|-
|3
|align=left|[[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
|36
|18
|11
|7
|67
|39
|28
|'''47'''
|-
|4
|align=left|[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
|36
|15
|12
|9
|53
|41
|12
|'''42'''
|}


===Scottish League Cup===
===Scottish League Cup===
{{main|1983–84 Scottish League Cup}}
{{main|1983–84 Scottish League Cup}}


====Second Round====
====Second round====


{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|}
|}


====Group Stage====
====Group stage====


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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|}
|}


====Group 3 Final Table====
====Group 3 Final table====
{{:1983–84 Scottish League Cup|transcludesection=Group 3|showteam=ABD}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=30|P
!width=140|Team
!width=30|Pld
!width=30|W
!width=30|D
!width=30|L
!width=30|GF
!width=30|GA
!width=30|GD
!width=30|Pts
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|1
|align=left|[[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]
|6
|5
|1
|0
|11
|2
|9
|'''11'''
|-
|2
|align=left|[[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]
|6
|3
|2
|1
|8
|4
|4
|'''8'''
|-
|3
|align=left|[[Meadowbank Thistle F.C.|Meadowbank Thistle]]
|6
|1
|2
|3
|4
|10
|–6
|'''4'''
|-
|4
|align=left|[[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]
|6
|0
|1
|5
|2
|9
|–7
|'''1'''
|}


====Knockout Stage====
====Knockout stage====


{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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===Scottish Cup===
===Scottish Cup===
{{main|Scottish Cup 1983–84}}
{{main|1983–84 Scottish Cup}}


Aberdeen won the Scottish Cup for the third successive season after beating Celtic in the final at Hampden Park in May 1984.
Aberdeen won the Scottish Cup for the third successive season after beating Celtic in the final at Hampden Park in May 1984.
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{{main|1983 European Super Cup}}
{{main|1983 European Super Cup}}


After winning the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] in [[1982–83 Aberdeen F.C. season|the previous season]], Aberdeen qualified to play the [[UEFA Champions League|European Champions' Cup]] winners from 1983, SV Hamburg, in the Super Cup. Aberdeen won the game 2-0 on aggregate.
After winning the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] in [[1982–83 Aberdeen F.C. season|the previous season]], Aberdeen qualified to play the [[UEFA Champions League|European Champions' Cup]] winners from 1983, Hamburger SV, in the Super Cup. Aberdeen won the game 2–0 on aggregate.


{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|L1
|L1
|align=left|22 November
|align=left|22 November
|align=left|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Hamburger SV|SV Hamburg]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Hamburger SV]]
|[[Volksparkstadion|A]]
|[[Volksparkstadion|A]]
|0–0
|0–0
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|L2
|L2
|align=left|20 December
|align=left|20 December
|align=left|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Hamburger SV|SV Hamburg]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Hamburger SV]]
|[[Pittodrie Stadium|H]]
|[[Pittodrie Stadium|H]]
|2–0
|2–0
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===Appearances & Goals===
===Appearances & Goals===
{{Efs start|Premier Division|[[1983–84 Scottish Cup|Scottish Cup]]|League Cup|[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1983–84|Europe]]}}
{{Efs start|Premier Division|[[1983–84 Scottish Cup|Scottish Cup]]|League Cup|[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1983–84|Europe]]}}
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{{Efs player|name=[[Stewart McKimmie]]|pos=DF|nat=SCO|18 |1 |6 |0 |0 |0 |5 |0}}
{{Efs player|no=4 |name=[[Neale Cooper]]|pos=MF|nat=SCO |26 |0 |5 |1 |8 |0 |9 |0}}
{{Efs player|name=[[Alex McLeish]]|pos=DF|nat=SCO|32 |2 |7 |0 |10 |0 |10 |0}}
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{{Efs player|name=[[Willie Miller]] (c)|pos=DF|nat=SCO|34 |2 |7 |1 |9 |1 |10 |0}}
{{Efs player|no=6 |name=[[Willie Falconer]]|pos=FW|nat=SCO |9 |2 |0 |0 |5 |0 |1 |0}}
{{Efs player|name=[[Brian Mitchell (footballer)|Brian Mitchell]]|pos=DF|nat=SCO|10 |0 |2 |0 |1 |0 |2 |0}}
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{{Efs player|name=[[Doug Rougvie]]|pos=DF|nat=SCO|34 |4 |7 |0 |8 |0 |7 |0}}
{{Efs player|no=8 |name=[[Jim Leighton]]|pos=GK|nat=SCO |36 |0 |7 |0 |10 |0 |1 |0}}
{{Efs player|name=[[Ian Robertson (footballer, born 1966)|Ian Robertson]]|pos=DF|nat=SCO|1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0}}
{{Efs player|no=9 |name=[[Mark McGhee]]|pos=FW|nat=SCO |33 |13 |6 |2 |6 |3 |10 |6}}
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{{Efs player|name=[[Dougie Bell|Doug Bell]]|pos=MF|nat=SCO|23 |3 |2 |0 |8 |1 |10 |0}}
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{{Efs player|name=[[Neale Cooper]]|pos=MF|nat=SCO|26 |0 |5 |1 |8 |0 |9 |0}}
{{Efs player|no=12 |name=[[Alex McLeish]]|pos=DF|nat=SCO |32 |2 |7 |0 |10 |0 |10 |0}}
{{Efs player|name=[[John McMaster (footballer, born 1955)|John McMaster]]|pos=MF|nat=SCO|13 |0 |2 |0 |7 |0 |4 |0}}
{{Efs player|no=13 |name=[[John McMaster (footballer)|John McMaster]]|pos=MF|nat=SCO |13 |0 |2 |0 |7 |0 |4 |0}}
{{Efs player|name=[[Ian Porteous]]|pos=MF|nat=SCO|14 |3 |4 |1 |3 |2 |1 |0}}
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{{Efs player|name=[[Neil Simpson]]|pos=MF|nat=SCO|24 |2 |4 |0 |7 |1 |10 |2}}
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{{Efs player|name=[[Gordon Strachan]]|pos=MF|nat=SCO|25 |13 |7 |2 |6 |0 |9 |3}}
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{{Efs player|name=[[Peter Weir (footballer)|Peter Weir]]|pos=MF|nat=SCO|27 |5 |4 |2 |8 |0 |5 |1}}
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{{Efs player|name=[[Paul Wright (footballer)|Paul Wright]]|pos=FW|nat=SCO|1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0}}
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|}


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[[Category:Aberdeen F.C. seasons]]
[[Category:Aberdeen F.C. seasons]]
[[Category:Scottish football clubs 1983–84 season|Aberdeen]]
[[Category:Scottish football clubs 1983–84 season|Aberdeen]]
[[Category:Scottish football championship-winning seasons]]

Latest revision as of 06:42, 3 March 2024

Aberdeen F.C.
1983–84 season
ChairmanDick Donald
ManagerAlex Ferguson
Scottish Premier Division1st (Champions)
Scottish CupWinners
Scottish League CupSemi-final
UEFA Cup Winners' CupSemi-final
UEFA Super CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Mark McGhee
Gordon Strachan (13 each)
All: Mark McGhee (24)
Highest home attendance23,000 (vs Celtic, 4 February 1984)
Lowest home attendance9,650 (vs Raith Rovers, 24 August 1983)
Average home league attendance17,220

Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish Cup, League Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup in season 1983–84. They won their third Scottish League championship, won the Scottish Cup for the third successive year and won the 1983 European Super Cup. They also reached the semi-finals of both the League Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup.

Results

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Scottish Premier Division

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Main article: 1983–84 Scottish Premier Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1. 20 August Dundee H 3–0 Strachan, Hewitt, McGeachie 14,304
2. 3 September St Johnstone H 5–0 Miller, Stark, Black (2), McGhee 12,400
3. 10 September Motherwell A 1–1 McGhee 6,217
4. 17 September Rangers A 2–0 McGhee (2) 27,500
5. 24 September Dundee United H 1–2 Strachan 21,100
6. 1 October Heart of Midlothian A 2–0 Weir (2) 18,200
7. 8 October St Mirren H 5–0 Miller, Stark (2), McGhee, Falconer 13,300
8. 15 October Hibernian A 1–2 Rougvie 7,000
9. 22 October Celtic H 3–1 McLeish, Strachan, Hewitt 22,800
10. 29 October Dundee A 3–1 Strachan, Bell, Weir 7,849
11. 5 November St Johnstone A 5–0 Strachan, Hewitt (3), Weir 6,074
12. 12 November Rangers H 3–0 Simpson, Hewitt, Porteous 22,800
13. 19 November Heart of Midlothian H 2–0 Rougvie, Simpson 19,800
14. 26 November Dundee United A 2–0 Strachan, Bell 16,902
15. 3 December Motherwell H 3–1 Strachan, Falconer, McGhee 17,700
16. 10 December Celtic A 0–0 25,867
17. 17 December Hibernian H 2–1 McGhee, Blackley 14,000
18. 24 December St Mirren A 3–0 McLeish, McGhee, Bell 6,654
19. 31 December Dundee H 5–2 Strachan (2), Hewitt, Weir, McKinlay 18,250
20. 7 January Rangers A 1–1 Hewitt 37,500
21. 4 February Celtic H 1–0 Hewitt 23,000
22. 11 February Motherwell A 4–0 Strachan (2), Hewitt, Black 6,051
23. 25 February Hibernian A 2–0 Black, McGhee 8,500
24. 3 March St Mirren H 2–0 Strachan, Hewitt 14,500
25. 31 March Celtic A 0–1 19,193
26. 2 April Heart of Midlothian H 1–1 Porteous 16,240
27. 7 April Motherwell H 2–1 Strachan, McGhee 15,500
28. 18 April Dundee United H 5–1 Rougvie (2), Black, McGhee (2) 19,562
29. 21 April St Johnstone A 2–0 Stark, McGhee 6,197
30. 28 April Dundee A 1–0 Black 6,663
31. 30 April St Johnstone H 1–0 Hewitt 11,500
32. 2 May Heart of Midlothian A 1–0 McKimmie 14,000
33. 5 May Hibernian H 2–2 Porteous, Stark 17,000
34. 7 May Dundee United A 0–0 7,990
35. 9 May Rangers H 0–0 16,200
36. 12 May St Mirren A 2–3 Stark, Money 3,450

Final standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Aberdeen (C) 36 25 7 4 78 21 +57 57 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Celtic 36 21 8 7 80 41 +39 50 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3 Dundee United 36 18 11 7 67 39 +28 47 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Rangers 36 15 12 9 53 41 +12 42
5 Heart of Midlothian 36 10 16 10 38 47 −9 36
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Scottish League Cup

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Main article: 1983–84 Scottish League Cup

Second round

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 L1 24 August Raith Rovers H 9–0 Porteous, Stark (3), Black (4), Hewitt 9,650
R2 L2 27 August Raith Rovers A 3–0 Stark, Hewitt (2) 3,000

Group stage

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
G3 31 August Meadowbank Thistle H 4–0 Black, Stark, McGhee (2) 10,000
G3 7 September St Johnstone A 1–0 Miller 5,100
G3 5 October Dundee H 0–0 13,200
G3 26 October St Johnstone H 1–0 Simpson 12,700
G3 9 November Meadowbank Thistle A 3–1 Hewitt, Porteous, Own goal 2,700
G3 30 November Dundee A 2–1 McGhee, Bell 11,019

Group 3 Final table

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Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Aberdeen 6 5 1 0 11 2 +9 11
Dundee 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 8
Meadowbank Thistle 6 1 2 3 4 10 −6 4
St Johnstone 6 0 1 5 2 9 −7 1
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
SF L1 22 February Celtic H 0–0 20,074
SF L2 10 March Celtic A 0–1 41,169

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 1983–84 Scottish Cup

Aberdeen won the Scottish Cup for the third successive season after beating Celtic in the final at Hampden Park in May 1984.

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 13 February Kilmarnock H 1–1 Weir 15,000
R3 R 15 February Kilmarnock A 3–1 Miller, Strachan, Weir 9,580
R4 18 February Clyde A 2–0 Cooper, Angus 5,800
R5 17 March Dundee United H 0–0 22,000
R5 R 28 March Dundee United A 1–0 McGhee 16,094
SF 14 April Dundee N 2–0 Strachan, Porteous 17,654
F 19 May Celtic N 2–1 McGhee, Black 58,900

European Cup Winners' Cup

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Main article: 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup

After winning the trophy the previous season, Aberdeen qualified for the 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup as holders.

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 14 September Iceland Akranes A 2–1 McGhee (2) 5,500
R1 L2 28 September Iceland Akranes H 1–1 Strachan 12,500
R2 L1 19 October Belgium Beveren A 0–0 21,000
R2 L2 2 November Belgium Beveren H 4–1 Simpson, Strachan (2), Weir 22,500
QF L1 7 March Hungary Újpest Dozsa A 0–2 29,000
QF L2 21 March Hungary Újpest Dozsa H 3–0 McGhee (3) 22,800
SF L1 11 April Portugal Porto A 0–1 65,000
SF L2 25 April Portugal Porto H 0–1 23,000

European Super Cup

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Main article: 1983 European Super Cup

After winning the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in the previous season, Aberdeen qualified to play the European Champions' Cup winners from 1983, Hamburger SV, in the Super Cup. Aberdeen won the game 2–0 on aggregate.

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
L1 22 November West Germany Hamburger SV A 0–0 15,000
L2 20 December West Germany Hamburger SV H 2–0 Simpson, McGhee 22,500

Squad

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Appearances & Goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier Division Scottish Cup League Cup Europe
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Jim Leighton 63 0 36 0 7 0 10 0 10 0
DF Scotland SCO Tommy McIntyre 12 0 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Stewart McKimmie 29 1 18 1 6 0 0 0 5 0
DF Scotland SCO Alex McLeish 59 2 32 2 7 0 10 0 10 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Miller (c) 60 4 34 2 7 1 9 1 10 0
DF Scotland SCO Brian Mitchell 15 0 10 0 2 0 1 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Doug Rougvie 56 4 34 4 7 0 8 0 7 0
DF Scotland SCO Ian Robertson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Ian Angus 23 1 11 0 5 1 4 0 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Doug Bell 43 4 23 3 2 0 8 1 10 0
MF Scotland SCO Neale Cooper 48 1 26 0 5 1 8 0 9 0
MF Scotland SCO John McMaster 26 0 13 0 2 0 7 0 4 0
MF Scotland SCO Ian Porteous 22 6 14 3 4 1 3 2 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Neil Simpson 45 5 24 2 4 0 7 1 10 2
MF Scotland SCO Billy Stark 23 11 14 6 1 0 5 5 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Gordon Strachan 47 18 25 13 7 2 6 0 9 3
MF Scotland SCO Peter Weir 44 8 27 5 4 2 8 0 5 1
FW Scotland SCO Eric Black 37 12 18 6 7 1 6 5 6 0
FW Scotland SCO Steve Cowan 7 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Willie Falconer 15 2 9 2 0 0 5 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO John Hewitt 58 16 33 12 5 0 10 4 10 0
FW Scotland SCO Mark McGhee 55 24 33 13 6 2 6 3 10 6
FW Scotland SCO Paul Wright 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

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  • Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.
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