2012–13 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen
2012–13 season
Chairman	Stewart Milne
Manager	Craig Brown
Stadium	Pittodrie Stadium
Scottish Premier League	6th (ongoing)
Scottish Cup	4th round (ongoing)
Scottish League Cup	Quarter Finals (ongoing)
Top goalscorer	League: Gavin Rae 2 ; Niall McGinn 2; All: Gavin Rae 3
Highest home attendance	14,010 vs Ross County 11 August 2012
Lowest home attendance	8,282 vs Hibernian 28 September 2012
Average home league attendance	10,425
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The 2012–13 season is Aberdeen's 99th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 101st season overall. Aberdeen will compete in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup. A number of players all departed during the summer's pre-season. Kari Arnason, Rory McArdle, Youl Mawene and Mohamed Chalali all moved onto new clubs as free agents. Darren Mackie, Yoann Folly and Danny Uchechi were also released by the club, but remain without a club. Aberdeen also sold youngster Fraser Fyvie to Premier League side Wigan Athletic for a fee in the region of £500,000.

Manager Craig Brown made four additions, bringing in wingers Jonny Hayes and Niall McGinn from rival SPL clubs, as well as adding experienced left-back Gary Naysmith to his squad. Mark Reynolds who returned to his parent club Sheffield Wednesday at the end of last season, was allowed to return to Pittodrie on a season long loan.

Results & fixtures

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Friendly matches

14 July 2012 Friendly	Arbroath	1–5	Aberdeen	Arbroath
15:00	Sibanda 89' (pen.)	AFC	Fallon 34' Magennis 49' Megginson 55' Paton 60' Vernon 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 1,766 Referee: David Somers

17 July 2012 Friendly	Elgin City	1–0	Aberdeen	Elgin
19:30	Moore 8' (pen)	AFC		Stadium: Borough Briggs Attendance: 1,486 Referee: Thomas Shaw

21 July 2012 Friendly	VfB Alstatte	0–12	Aberdeen	Alstatte
15:00		AFC	Fallon 11' Jack 17' Milsom 21' (pen.) Pawlett 38, 45' Shaughnessy 40' Rae 49, 76' Vernon 54 pen, 55' McGinn 83' Megginson 90 pen.'	Stadium: Stadion am Bahnhof Attendance: 180

25 July 2012 Friendly	Werder Bremen	1–0	Aberdeen	Bremen
18:00	Elia 24'	Report		Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 8,500

28 July 2012 Friendly	FC St. Pauli	1–1	Aberdeen	Hamburg
15:30	Ebbers 63'	AFC	McGinn 71'	Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 8.402

14 August 2012 Neil Simpson testimonial	Aberdeen	2–1	Manchester United	Aberdeen
19:00	Hayes 37' Shaughnessy 70'	AFC	Anderson 80'	Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Kevin Clancey

29 August 2012 Friendly	Viking FK	0–2	Aberdeen	Stavanger
19:00		AFC	Smith 81' Jordon Brown 85'	Stadium: Viking Stadium

Scottish Premier League

4 August 2012 1 ^[1]	Celtic	1–0	Aberdeen	Glasgow
12:45	Commons 79'	BBC Sport	Anderson 90+1'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 48,251 Referee: Calum Murray

11 August 2012 2	Aberdeen	0–0	Ross County	Aberdeen
15:00	Jack 22' Vernon 74'	BBC Sport	Tokely 81' McMenamin 90+2'	Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 14,010 Referee: Euan Norris

18 August 2012 3	St. Johnstone	1–2	Aberdeen	Perth
15:00	Hasselbaink 83' Anderson 5' Cregg 89'	BBC Sport	Osbourne 16' Hayes 47' Vernon 8' Considine 42' Osbourne 59'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 4,857 Referee: John Beaton

26 August 2012 4	Aberdeen	0–0	Heart of Midlothian	Aberdeen
15:00	Considine 67'	BBC Sport	Taouil 40' Zaliukas 43' Novikovas 64' McGowan 82' Grainger 90'	Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 11,971 Referee: Alan Muir

1 September 2012 5	Aberdeen	0–0	St. Mirren	Aberdeen
15:00		BBC Sport	van Zanten 54' Barron 73' Goodwin 75'	Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 9,288 Referee: Brian Colvin

15 September 2012 6	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1–1	Aberdeen	Inverness
15:00	Foran 67' (pen.) Doran 18' Meekings 43' Tudar Jones Foran 78'	BBC Sport	Smith 84' Anderson Vernon 66' Smith 84'	Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 4,499 Referee: George Salmond

23 September 2012 7	Aberdeen	3–3	Motherwell	Aberdeen
12:45	Rae 6' McGinn 84' Magennis 90+3'	BBC Sport	Higdon 42' Hutchinson 48' Law 82' Kerr 18' Hutchinson 27'	Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 8,577 Referee: Madden

29 September 2012 8	Aberdeen	2–1	Hibernian	Aberdeen
12:00	McGinn 4' Rae 71'	BBC Sport	Doyle 33' Maybury 12' Cairney 63' Hanlon 66'	Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 8,282 Referee: Calum Murray

Scottish League Cup

Aberdeen entered the Scottish League Cup in the second round stage, having not qualified for Europe in 2011–12. The draw for the second round took place at Hampden on August 9 and handed the Dons' an away tie against First Division side Greenock Morton ^[2]

22 August 2012 2	Greenock Morton	0–2 (a.e.t)	Aberdeen	Greenock
19:45	O'Brien 13' McLaughlin 73' Reid 84' Tidser 114'	BBC Sport	Rae 109' Vernon 115'	Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 2,817 Referee: Iain Brines

26 September 2012 3	Dunfermline Athletic	0–1	Aberdeen	Dunfermline
19:45		BBC Sport	Vernon 90+3' Rae 36' Robertson 65' Hughes 88'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,057 Referee: John Beaton

Scottish Cup

Aberdeen will enter the Scottish Cup in the fourth round stage.

Statistics

Appearances and Goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		SPL		Scottish Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Jamie Langfield	6	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
2	MF	SCO	Ryan Jack	5	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	SCO	Clark Robertson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF	SCO	Russell Anderson	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	MF	SCO	Gavin Rae	6	1	5+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	1
6	DF	SCO	Andrew Considine	6	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
7	MF	SCO	Chris Clark	4	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
8	MF	ENG	Robert Milsom	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Scott Vernon	6	1	5+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	1
10	FW	NIR	Niall McGinn	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	MF	IRL	Jonny Hayes	6	1	5+0	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
13	DF	SCO	Nicky Low	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW	NZL	Rory Fallon	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	MF	SCO	Peter Pawlett	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
16	MF	ENG	Isaac Osbourne	6	1	5+0	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
17	DF	SCO	Gary Naysmith	5	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
18	MF	SCO	Stephen Hughes	5	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
19	FW	SCO	Mitchel Megginson	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	MF	SCO	Ryan Fraser	6	0	3+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
21	FW	NIR	Josh Magennis	4	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	DF	SCO	Mark Reynolds	4	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
23	DF	IRL	Joe Shaughnessy	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
24	MF	SCO	Jordon Brown	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	MF	SCO	Jamie Masson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	FW	SCO	Michael Paton	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	GK	WAL	Jason Brown	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
34	FW	SCO	Declan McManus	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
38	FW	SCO	Cammy Smith	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

As of 1 September 2012

Starting 11

This shows the most used players in each position, based on Aberdeen's typical starting formation for the season.

No.	Pos.	Name	MS
1	GK	Langfield	6
2	RB	Jack	5
6	CB	Considine	6
4	CB	Anderson	5
17	LB	Naysmith	5
16	CM	Osbourne	6
18	CM	Hughes	5
20	RW	Fraser	6
5	AM	Rae	6
11	LW	Hayes	6
9	FW	Vernon	6

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Last updated: 1 September 2012
Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Goalscorers

As of match played 23 September 2012

Name	SPL	League Cup	Total
Gavin Rae	2	1	3
Niall McGinn	2	0	2
Scott Vernon	0	2	2
Isaac Osbourne	1	0	1
Jonny Hayes	1	0	1
Cammy Smith	1	0	1
Josh Magennis	1	0	1
Total	8	3	11

Source: Match reports in Results

Assists

As of match played 1 September 2012

Name	SPL	League Cup	Total
Ryan Fraser	2	0	2
Jonny Hayes	1	1	2
Stephen Hughes	1	0	1
Andrew Considine	1	0	1
Gavin Rae	0	1	1
Niall McGinn	0	1	1
Scott Vernon	1	0	1
Josh Magennis	1	0	1
Total	7	3	10

Source: Match reports in Results

Clean Sheets

Place	Position	Nationality	Number	Name	SPL	Scottish Cup	League Cup	Total
1	GK		1	Jamie Langfield	3	0	2	5
				TOTALS	3	0	1	4

Disciplinary record

No.	Nat.	Pos.	Name
No.	Nat.	Pos.	Name	SPL		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Total
9		FW	Scott Vernon	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
6		DF	Andrew Considine	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
4		DF	Russell Anderson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2		DF	Ryan Jack	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2		MF	Isaac Osbourne	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

As of 1 September 2012

Home attendances

Correct as of match played 20 August 2012
Win Draw Loss

Comp	Date	Score	Opponent	Attendance
SPL	11 August 2012	0–0	Ross County	14,010
SPL	26 August 2012	0–0	Hearts	11,971
SPL	1 September 2012	0–0	St. Mirren	9,288
SPL	23 September 2012	3–3	Motherwell	8,577
SPL	28 September 2012	2–1	Hibernian	8,282
			Total attendance	52,128
			Total league attendance	52,128
			Average attendance	10,425
			Average league attendance	10,425

Source: Match reports in Results

Competition statistics

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	First match	Last match
SPL	1	9	4 August	May
SL Cup	R2	R3	22 August
SC	R4	R4

Source: Competitions

League table

Template:2012–13 Scottish Premier League table

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
5	1	3	1	2	2	0	6	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	0

Results by round

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League Cup

Round	2
Ground	A
Result	2-0

Results by opponent

Team	Results^[3]				Points
Team	1	2	3	4	Points
Celtic	0–1				0
Dundee					0
Dundee United					0
Heart of Midlothian	0–0				1
Hibernian	2–1				3
Inverness Caledonian Thistle					0
Kilmarnock					0
Motherwell					0
Ross County	0–0				1
St. Johnstone	2–1				3
St. Mirren	0–0				1

Source: 2012–13 Scottish Premier League article

Transfers

Players In

Dates	Player	From	Fee	Contract	Source
26 June	Jonny Hayes	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Free	Two years	^[4]
4 July	Niall McGinn	Celtic	Free	Two years	^[5]
1 August	Gary Naysmith	Huddersfield Town	Free	One year	^[6]
9 August	Mark Reynolds	Sheffield Wednesday	Loan	One year	^[7]

Players Out

Dates	Player	To	Fee	Source
1 July 2012	Mark Reynolds	Sheffield Wednesday	Loan return	^[8]
1 July 2012	Rory McArdle	Bradford City	Free	^[9]
1 July 2012	Kári Árnason	Rotherham United	Free	^[10]
1 July 2012	Matthew Cooper	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Free	^[11]
16 July 2012	Fraser Fyvie	Wigan Athletic	Undisclosed	^[12]
23 July 2012	Michael Dunlop	Forfar Athletic	Free	^[13]
27 July 2012	Youl Mawéné	Fleetwood Town	Free	^[14]
10 August 2012	Mohamed Chalali	ES Sétif	Free	^[15]
23 August 2012	Peter Pawlett	St. Johnstone	Loan	^[16]
1 July 2012	Darren Mackie		Released	^[8]
1 July 2012	Yoann Folly		Released	^[8]
1 July 2012	Danny Uchechi		Released	^[8]
31 August 2012	Michael Paton		Released	^[17]

References

^ "Celtic 1-0 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. BBC Sport. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
^ "Scottish Communities League Cup Draw". afc.co.uk. Aberdeen F.C. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
^ Aberdeen's score is shown first.
^ "Jonny Hayes completes deal". afc.co.uk. Aberdeen F.C. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
^ "Northern Ireland international". 4 June 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
^ "Gary Naysmith joins the Dons". 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
^ "Mark Reynolds rejoins the Dons". 9 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "New Deals Offered". Aberdeen Football Club. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
^ "Rory's a Bantam!". Bradford City F.C. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
^ "Rotherham sign Iceland international Kari Arnason". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
^ "Butcher will be cautious with Cooper". The Inverness Courier. Scottish Provincial Press. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
^ "Wigan Athletic sign Aberdeen's Fraser Fyvie". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
^ "Signing News". Forfar Athletic F.C. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
^ "Fleetwood Town sign French defender Youl Mawene". BBC Sport. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
^ Walid Z. (10 August 2012). "Mohamed Chalali signe à l'ES Sétif" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
^ AFC (23 August 2012). "Peter's a temporary Saint". AFC. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
^ "Michael Paton moves on". Aberdeen Football Club. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.

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[2] "Scottish Communities League Cup Draw". afc.co.uk. Aberdeen F.C. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.

[Aberdeen_score-3] Aberdeen's score is shown first.

[4] "Jonny Hayes completes deal". afc.co.uk. Aberdeen F.C. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.

[5] "Northern Ireland international". 4 June 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.

[6] "Gary Naysmith joins the Dons". 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.

[7] "Mark Reynolds rejoins the Dons". 9 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.

[exit-8] "New Deals Offered". Aberdeen Football Club. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.

[9] "Rory's a Bantam!". Bradford City F.C. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.

[10] "Rotherham sign Iceland international Kari Arnason". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.

[11] "Butcher will be cautious with Cooper". The Inverness Courier. Scottish Provincial Press. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.

[12] "Wigan Athletic sign Aberdeen's Fraser Fyvie". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.

[13] "Signing News". Forfar Athletic F.C. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.

[Fleetwood_Town_sign_French_defender_Youl_Mawene-14] "Fleetwood Town sign French defender Youl Mawene". BBC Sport. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.

[15] Walid Z. (10 August 2012). "Mohamed Chalali signe à l'ES Sétif" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved 10 August 2012.

[16] AFC (23 August 2012). "Peter's a temporary Saint". AFC. Retrieved 23 August 2012.

[17] "Michael Paton moves on". Aberdeen Football Club. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.

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