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Aberdeen Football Club
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Season 2008–09
Manager Scotland Jimmy Calderwood
Chairman Scotland Stewart Milne
League SPL
League Position Current: 8
Scottish Cup n/a
League Cup Second Round
Top goalscorer League: Charlie Mulgrew, 1
Scottish Cup: n/a
League Cup:
All: Charlie Mulgrew, 1
Most appearances League: Jamie Langfield, 2
Scottish Cup: n/a
League Cup:
All: Jamie Langfield, 2
Highest attendance League: 12,659
Scottish Cup: n/a
League Cup:
Lowest attendance League: 12,659
Scottish Cup: n/a
League Cup:
Average attendance League: 12,659
Scottish Cup: n/a
League Cup:
All: n/a

Aberdeen will compete in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup during the 2008–09 season.

Following the Scottish Cup semi-final defeat to Queen of the South, it became obvious that a lot of changes would be made. Manager Jimmy Calderwood, said on 14 April, 2007 the defeat "may impact on his transfer plans."[1]

Richie Byrne, Barry Nicholson, Steve Lovell, Derek Soutar, Dave Bus, Jonathan Smith, Greg Kelly and possibly Alan Maybury will all be moving to new clubs. Jackie McNamara and Dan Smith had already left the club before the season finished and English youngsters Sone Aluko and Josh Walker returned back down south to their clubs, although their future at those clubs is uncertain and one or both of them may return. On 5 July, 2008 Karim Touzani returned to his native homeland of Netherlands to sign for Dutch side Sparta Rotterdam.

The club have been linked with several players, so far Bertrand Bossu, Sammy Stewart, Gary McDonald, Mark Kerr and most recently Charlie Mulgrew have all been given two year contacts by the club. Tommy Wright signed from Darlington, he cost £75,000 and was given a three year contract. Haiti international Lescinel Jean-Francois was given a trial and appeared on the subs bench in a pre-season friendly against Brechin City. However, before the pre-season friendly match against FC Zwolle he was declared unfit, and therefore headed back to Haiti. Also included on the substitutes bench for the game against Zwolle, were two new trialists; striker Dyon Camero and midfielder Sefanja Davids, who is the nephew of the well known midfielder Edgar.

The summer trasfer window closes 31 August.

Season Overview

Pre-season

Aberdeen kicked off their pre-season campaign with a 2–0 loss at home to English and European champions, Manchester United. The game marked the 25th anniversairy of Aberdeen's 2–1 victory over Real Madrid in the 1982–82 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final in Gothenburg. Goals from Michael Carrick and Wayne Rooney ensured that Sir Alex Ferguson won on his return to pittrodie. Three days later the Dons faced 'local rivals' Dundee, The game finished 0–0. The worst result of the pre-season came next, a 4–0 defeat by Peterhead, however Aberdeen recorded their first win of pre-season against Brechin City three days later, Derek Young getting the only goal; and the first of pre-season.

Aberdeen opened their tour of Holland with a 5–0 win over Jimmy Calderwood's son Scott's DZC 68. Chris Maguire scored a hat-rick,Lee Miller and Jaime Smith were also on the scoresheet against the minnows. New signing Gary McDonald scored his first goal for the Dons against FC Zwolle, however two late goals meant that Aberdeen would suffer their first and only defeat of the Dutch tour. The next game saw Aberdeen play top-tier team Vitesse Arnhem, which they won 1–0 thanks to a Andrew Considine goal twenty minutes from time. Aberdeen had been due to play Go Ahead Eagles but the game was scrapped due to police fears of crowd trouble.[2] Instead a game was arranged against minnows SV Rietvogels, in which the Dons scored 10 goals. Captain Scott Severin scored an early goal, the lead was soon doubled by youngster Peter Pawlett, Other goalscorers incuded, Chris Maguire, Jeffrey de Visscher and Michael Paton; Trialist Dyon Camero bagged four goals, which he hopes will earn him a contract.

Aberdeen followed up their pre-season tour of Holland with a win against Highland league Inverurie Loco Works at Harlaw Park. Manager Jimmy Calderwood fielded a young team and for the first time, Zander Diamond led the team out as captain. Within 17 minutes Aberdeen were 1–0 ahead; U-19 playerMichael Paton scored his second goal in as many games, Summer signing, Sammy Stewart scored his first goal for the club; 11 minutes from time, to make it 2–0 and that was the final score.

SPL

Aberdeen began their SPL campaign with a 2–0 loss at home to North-East 'rivals' Inverness Caledonian Thistle through goals from Andrew Barrowman and Roy McBain.[3] The Dons travelled to Motherwell for their second game, The match was goalless until four minutes from time, when summer signing Charlie Mulgrew scored from a free-kick, to give Aberdeen their first win.[4]

Scottish league Cup

Aberdeen will travel to Ayr to play Second Division Ayr United in the second round of the League Cup.[5] The tie will be played on 20 August, the winners will then go through to the third round.

Team kit

Supplier: Nike
Sponsor(s): Team Recruitment[6]

Home
Away

Squad

First Team Squad

As of 18 August 2008.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Scotland SCO Jamie Langfield
2 DF Scotland SCO Charlie Mulgrew
3 MF Scotland SCO Richard Foster
4 MF Scotland SCO Gary McDonald
5 DF Scotland SCO Alexander Diamond (vice captain)
6 MF Scotland SCO Scott Severin (captain)
7 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Smith
8 MF Scotland SCO Mark Kerr
9 FW Scotland SCO Lee Miller
10 FW Scotland SCO Darren Mackie
11 FW England ENG Tommy Wright
14 MF Scotland SCO Derek Young
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Scotland SCO Stuart Duff
17 MF Netherlands NED Jeffrey de Visscher
18 DF Scotland SCO Lee Mair
19 FW Scotland SCO Chris Maguire
20 GK France FRA Bertrand Bossu
21 DF Scotland SCO Andrew Considine
23 MF Northern Ireland NIR Sammy Stewart
24 FW Scotland SCO Michael Paton
25 DF Scotland SCO Stuart Smith
26 MF England ENG Peter Pawlett
27 DF Scotland SCO Jonathan Crawford
30 GK England ENG John Bateman

Transfers

In

Player From Fee Contract length
Scotland Gary McDonald[7] England Oldham Athletic Free Two years
France Bertrand Bossu[8] England Walsall Free Two years
Northern Ireland Sammy Stewart[8] Northern Ireland Glenavon Free Two years
Scotland Mark Kerr[9] Scotland Dundee United Free Two years
Scotland Charlie Mulgrew[10] England Wolverhampton Wanderers £80,000 Two years
England Tommy Wright[11] England Darlington £100,000 Three years
Netherlands Quido Lanzaat Bulgaria CSKA Sofia Free On Trial

Out

Player To Fee Note
Scotland Barry Nicholson[12] England Preston North End Free Bosman
Scotland Derek Soutar[12] End of contract
Scotland Greg Kelly[12] Scotland St. Johnstone Free Bosman
Republic of Ireland Richie Byrne[12] Republic of Ireland St.Patricks Athletic Free Bosman
Netherlands Dave Bus[12] Netherlands Go Ahead Eagles Free Bosman
England Jonathan Smith[12] End of contract
England Steve Lovell[12] Scotland Falkirk Free Bosman
England Sone Aluko[12] England Birmingham City — End of loan
England Josh Walker[12] England Middlesbrough — End of loan
Republic of Ireland Alan Maybury[12] England Leicester City — End of loan
Scotland Jackie McNamara[13] Scotland Falkirk Free Bosman
Netherlands Karim Touzani[14] Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam Free
Scotland Martin Skinner Scotland Peterhead Free Bosman
Scotland Neil McVitie Scotland Peterhead Free Bosman
Scotland Davie Ross Scotland Peterhead Free Bosman

Statistics

Appearances and Goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total SPL Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Jamie Langfield 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Charlie Mulgrew 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
3 MF Scotland SCO Richard Foster 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF Scotland SCO Gary McDonald 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Zander Diamond 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Scotland SCO Scott Severin 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Smith 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Mark Kerr 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Lee Miller 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW Scotland SCO Darren Mackie 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW England ENG Tommy Wright 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Scotland SCO Derek Young 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Scotland SCO Stuart Duff 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Netherlands NED Jeffrey de Visscher 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF Scotland SCO Lee Mair 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Scotland SCO Chris Maguire 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
20 GK France FRA Bertrand Bossu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF Scotland SCO Andrew Considine 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Northern Ireland NIR Sammy Stewart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW Scotland SCO Michael Paton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF Scotland SCO Stuart Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF England ENG Peter Pawlett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF Scotland SCO Jonathan Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK England ENG John Bateman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 18 August
Source: BBC Sport

Disciplinary record

No. Nat. Player Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Total Bookings
1. Scotland Jamie Langfield 0 0 0 0
2. Scotland Charlie Mulgrew 0 0 0 0
3. Scotland Richard Foster 1 0 0 1
4. Scotland Gary McDonald 0 0 0 0
5. Scotland Zander Diamond 0 0 0 0
6. Scotland Scott Severin 0 0 0 0
7. Scotland Jamie Smith 0 0 0 0
8. Scotland Mark Kerr 1 0 0 1
9. Scotland Lee Miller 1 0 0 1
10. Scotland Darren Mackie 0 0 0 0
11. England Tommy Wright 1 0 0 1
14. Scotland Derek Young 0 0 0 0
16. Scotland Stuart Duff 1 0 0 1
17. Netherlands Jeffrey de Visscher 0 0 0 0
18. Scotland Lee Mair 0 0 0 0
19. Scotland Chris Maguire 0 0 0 0
20. France Bertrand Bossu 0 0 0 0
21. Scotland Andrew Considine 1 0 0 1
23. Northern Ireland Sammy Stewart 0 0 0 0
24. Scotland Michael Paton 0 0 0 0
25. Scotland Stuart Smith 0 0 0 0
26. England Peter Pawlett 0 0 0 0
27. Scotland Jonathan Crawford 0 0 0 0
30. England John Bateman 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 18 August
Source: BBC Sport

Captains

No. Player No. games
1. Scotland Scott Severin 2

Last updated: 18 August
Source: Competitive match reports

Most Appearances

No. Player SPL SC LC Total
1. Scotland Jamie Langfield 2 2
2. Scotland Gary McDonald 2 2
3. Scotland Charlie Mulgrew 2 2
4. Scotland Andrew Considine 2 2
5. Scotland Mark Kerr 2 2

Last updated: 18 August
Source: above appearances and goals table

Top Scorers

No. Player SPL SC LC Total
1. Scotland Charlie Mulgrew 1 1
2.
3.
4.
5.

Last updated: 18 August
Source: above appearances and goals table

Results & fixtures

Pre-season friendlies

Date Opponent H/A Score[15] Aberdeen Scorer(s)[16] Attendance Report
July 12 England Manchester United H 0–2 20,555 AFC
July 15 Dundee A 0–0 2,422 AFC
July 18 Peterhead A 0–4 3,241 AFC
July 21 Brechin City A 1–0 Young (42) 1,589 AFC
July 24 Netherlands DZC 68 A 5–0 Maguire (13, 22, 39), Miller (43), J. Smith (75) 342 AFC
July 27 Netherlands FC Zwolle A 1–2 McDonald (54) 2,964 AFC
July 30 Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem A 1–0 Considine (70) 4,103 AFC
July 31 Netherlands SV Rietvogels A 10–0 Severin (2), Pawlett (6), Cameron (36, 49, 61, 65), de Visscher (40), Maguire (46, 58), Paton (73) 467 AFC
August 5 Inverurie Loco Works A 2–0 Paton (17), Stewart (79) 2,300 AFC

Scottish Premier League

Main article: Scottish Premier League 2008-09
Round Date Opponent H/A Score[15] Aberdeen Scorer(s)[16] League
Position 		Attendance Report
1 9 August Inverness CT H 0–2 12 12,659 BBC Sport
2 16 August Motherwell A 1–0 Mulgrew (86) 8 5,872 BBC Sport
3 23 August Rangers H – Derek Young (45)
4 30 August St. Mirren A –
5 13 September Hamilton Academical H –
6 20 September Dundee United H –
7 27 September Celtic A –
8 4 October Hibernian H –
9 18 October Falkirk A –
10 25 October Hearts A –
11 1 November Kilmarnock H –
12 8 November Dundee United A –
13 12 November St. Mirren H –
14 15 November Hibernian A –
15 22 November Rangers A –
16 29 November Motherwell H –
17 6 December Kilmarnock A –
18 13 December Falkirk H –
19 20 December Inverness CT A –
20 27 December Hearts H –
21 3 January Hamilton Academical A –
22 17 January Celtic H –
23 24 January Rangers H –
24 31 January Falkirk A –
25 14 February Hearts A –
26 21 February Dundee United H –
27 28 February Kilmarnock H –
28 4 March St. Mirren A –
29 14 March Hamilton Academical H –
30 21 March Hibernian A –
31 4 April Motherwell A –
32 11 April Inverness CT H –
33 18 April Celtic A –

Scottish League Cup

Main article: Scottish League Cup 2008-09
Round Date Opponent H/A Score[15] Aberdeen Scorer(s)[16] League
Position 		Attendance Report
2 27 August Ayr United A –

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match

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Updated to match played 18 August
Source: Competitions

SPL

Classification

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Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
2 1 0 1 1 2  −1 3 0 0 1 0 2  −2 1 0 0 1 0  +1

Last updated: 18 August.
Source: BBC Sport

Results by round

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Results by opponent

Team Results[15] Points
1 2 3 4
Celtic
Dundee United
Falkirk
Hamilton Academical
Heart of Midlothian
Hibernian
Inverness CT 0–2 0
Kilmarnock
Motherwell 1–0 3
Rangers
St. Mirren

Last updated: 18 August
Source: Scottish Premier League 2008–09 article

Club

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Calderwood frets over Dons budget". BBC Sport. 2008-04-14. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
  2. ^ "Aberdeen friendly game scrapped". BBC Sport. 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
  3. ^ "Aberdeen 0-2 Inverness CT". BBC Sport. 2008-08-09. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
  4. ^ "Motherwell 0-1 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 2008-08-16. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
  5. ^ "Co-op Ins Cup - second round draw". BBC Sport. 2008-08-11. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
  6. ^ "One Team City In More Ways Than One". Aberdeen F.C. 11-06-08. Retrieved 2008-08-21. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ Aberdeen sign Oldham midfielder BBC Sport, 30 April 2008
  8. ^ a b "Duff signs new deal at Pittodrie". BBC Sport. 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
  9. ^ "Kerr completes Pittodrie switch". BBC Sport. Retrieved July 7. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Aberdeen take Mulgrew from Wolves". BBC Sport. 2008-07-06. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
  11. ^ "Wright completes Pittodrie move". BBC Sport. 2008-08-08. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Nicholson joins six leaving Dons
  13. ^ "Falkirk complete McNamara swoop". BBC Sport.
  14. ^ "Dutchman Touzani leaves Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
  15. ^ a b c d Aberdeen's score is shown first.
  16. ^ a b c The number(s) in brackets shows the minute the goal(s) was/were scored.

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