1997–98 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup in season 1997–98.

Aberdeen F.C.

1997–98 season
Chairman	Ian Donald
Manager	Roy Aitken (to 10 November) Keith Burkinshaw (caretaker manager) Alex Miller (from November)
Stadium	Pittodrie Stadium
Scottish Premier Division	6th
Scottish Cup	Third round
Scottish League Cup	Quarter final
Top goalscorer	League: Eoin Jess (10) All: Billy Dodds (12)
Highest home attendance	18,205 vs. Rangers, 15 November 1997
Lowest home attendance	8,661 vs. Dunfermline Athletic, 28 January 1998
Average home league attendance	13,175

They finished sixth in the Scottish Premier Division and were eliminated in the third round of the Scottish Cup. They reached the quarter-final of the Scottish League Cup. Manager Roy Aitken was sacked in November following a 0–5 defeat to Dundee United and was replaced by Alex Miller.

Results

Scottish Premier Division

Main article: 1997–98 Scottish Premier Division

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	2 August	Kilmarnock	H	0–0		12,500
2	16 August	Heart of Midlothian	A	1–4	Newell	12,000
3	23 August	Motherwell	H	1–3	Rowson	11,522
4	30 August	Dundee United	H	1–1	Dodds	12,060
5	13 September	Rangers	A	3–3	Dodds, Inglis, Newell	50,030
6	20 September	Celtic	A	0–2		49,017
7	27 September	Dunfermline Athletic	H	1–2	Dodds	9,000
8	4 October	St Johnstone	A	0–1		6,290
9	18 October	Hibernian	H	2–0	Dodds, Glass	11,708
10	25 October	Motherwell	A	2–1	Windass (2)	6,065
11	1 November	Heart of Midlothian	H	1–4	Windass	15,100
12	9 November	Dundee United	A	0–5		7,893
13	15 November	Rangers	H	1–1	Jess	18,205
14	22 November	Dunfermline Athletic	A	1–1	Dodds	6,738
15	6 December	St Johnstone	H	1–1	Rowson	10,974
16	9 December	Celtic	H	0–2		16,981
17	13 December	Hibernian	A	2–2	Dodds, Jess	10,001
18	20 December	Kilmarnock	A	0–1		8,452
19	27 December	Motherwell	H	3–0	Jess (2), Windass	13,038
20	3 January	Dundee United	H	1–0	Windass	17,025
21	10 January	Rangers	A	0–2		49,542
22	28 January	Dunfermline Athletic	H	2–0	Jess (2), Smith	8,661
23	2 February	Celtic	A	1–3	Rowson	46,606
24	7 February	Hibernian	H	3–0	Jess, Newell, Miller	12,043
25	21 February	St Johnstone	A	1–0	Dodds	6,570
26	25 February	Heart of Midlothian	A	1–3	Jess	17,600
27	28 February	Kilmarnock	H	0–0		10,423
28	14 March	Dunfermline Athletic	A	3–3	Rowson (2), O'Neil	5,917
29	21 March	Celtic	H	0–1		18,009
30	28 March	Hibernian	A	1–1	Jess	12,966
31	4 April	St Johnstone	H	0–1		9,022
32	11 April	Dundee United	A	0–0		9,155
33	19 April	Rangers	H	1–0	Glass	17,981
34	25 April	Kilmarnock	A	1–2	Dodds	8,212
35	2 May	Heart of Midlothian	H	2–2	Jess, Newell	12,899
36	9 May	Motherwell	A	2–1	Dodds (2)	5,861

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Kilmarnock	36	13	11	12	40	52	−12	50	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round
5	St Johnstone	36	13	9	14	38	42	−4	48
6	Aberdeen	36	9	12	15	39	53	−14	39
7	Dundee United	36	8	13	15	43	51	−8	37
8	Dunfermline Athletic	36	8	13	15	43	68	−25	37

Source: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1997–98 Scottish League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
R2	13 August	Dumbarton	A	5–1	Newell (3), Miller, Jess	1,739
R3	19 August	Dundee	A	3–0	Dodds (2), Newell	7,457
QF	10 September	Stirling Albion	A	2–0	Miller, Glass	3,800
SF	15 October	Dundee United	N	1–3	Windass	10,456

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1997–98 Scottish Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
R3	24 January	Dundee United	A	0–1		11,488

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	SCO	Jim Leighton (c)	37	0	34	0	1	0	2	0
	GK	SCO	Derek Stillie	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	SCO	Gary Smith	34	1	31	1	1	0	2	0
	DF	SCO	Brian O'Neil	32	1	27	1	1	0	4	0
	DF	SCO	John Inglis	28	1	25	1	1	0	2	0
	DF	SCO	Russell Anderson	28	0	26	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	SCO	Derek Whyte	20	0	19	0	1	0	0	0
	DF	FRA	Antoine Kombouare	16	0	13	0	0	0	3	0
	DF	BUL	Tzanko Tzvetanov	15	0	11	0	0	0	4	0
	DF	SCO	Jamie Buchan	11	0	10	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	SCO	Michael Hart	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Eoin Jess	39	10	35	9	1	0	3	1
	MF	SCO	Stephen Glass	34	3	31	2	1	0	2	1
	MF	SCO	David Rowson	33	5	29	5	0	0	4	0
	MF	SCO	Joe Miller	32	3	28	1	0	0	4	2
	MF	SCO	Paul Bernard	22	0	17	0	1	0	4	0
	MF	BUL	Illian Kiriakov	16	0	15	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	NIR	Michael O'Neill	8	0	7	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Darren Young	6	0	5	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	Derek Young	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Iain Good	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Billy Dodds	38	12	34	10	1	0	3	2
	FW	ENG	Dean Windass	28	6	23	5	1	0	4	1
	FW	ENG	Mike Newell	26	8	21	4	1	0	4	4
	FW	SCO	Ricky Gillies	22	0	20	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	SCO	Michael Craig	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	SCO	Duncan Shearer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Dennis Wyness	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

• afcheritage.org "Aberdeen FC - Historic Fixtures and Results". Archived from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2012.