To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the list below. Latest news, ticket information, results, match reports, player profiles and live scores. It includes the reign of alex ferguson, the most successful manager in the club s history and victory in the european cup winners final in 1983, as well as numerous. Aberdeen fc current and former staff transfermarkt. Celtic supporters and the city of aberdeen david potter. A new book illustrating the forgotten history of aberdeen s famous trams is to be published later this month. They are one of the most successful clubs in scotland, having won four league championships and thirteen domestic trophies, as. Aberdeen v celtic 1985 aberdeen fc official site 21. Aberdeen fc the afcct summer coaching courses will go on sale from 9. Scotland this category is for questions and answers related to aberdeen, as asked by users of. Squad aberdeen fc this page displays a detailed overview of the clubs current squad. The aberdeen team toast the taking of the 198485 season premier league title.
Entering partial dates will return matches for that part of the date e. Mirren fc hamilton academical fc livingston fc rangers fc hibernian fc celtic fc. Under position, you can select a specific role from the dropdown menu. Rangers took full advantage of celtic dropping their first points of the season by trashing. A text charting the history of the aberdeen football club.
Inside are the earliest newspaper reports, covering the teams most memorable games and star players, leading right up until last season. As 1984 progressed, this squad would be tested to the max, the winter in scotland causing postponements and fixture congestion that created. Aberdeen quizzes there are 31 questions on this topic. Aberdeen fc 1st team the official home of aberdeen fc. Frank mcdougall reflects on aberdeens 198485 premier division. Celtic restored their fivepoint lead at the top of the scottish premiership thanks to a 10th straight league win by seeing off 10man aberdeen 21 more. Condition v good,vlcr,tc,sc, click abbreviations key. The club has played at pittodrie stadium since 1903. A classic photo featuring some of the legends of fergusons aberdeen teamas the players celebrate winning the 1984 scottish cup final. Starting with coverage of aberdeens 65 win over hearts in 1926, this book charts a glorious history of great games and league and cup titles through the decades of the 20th century.
Aberdeen went into season 198485 as double holders and they were the team to beat in scotland. Aberdeen football club also known as the dons, the reds and the dandies is a scottish professional football club based in aberdeen. Aberdeen european team of the year medal goes up for sale at. The team has enjoyed less success since this golden era, though a 19year wait for a major trophy was ended by winning the 2014 scottish league cup, followed up by multiple secondplace finishes. From the legends of the first championship victory in 1955 and the european cup winners cup victory in 1983 through to the current s. Next on our 10 interesting facts about aberdeen list is dutch footballer and manager ruud gullet was recently asked who his toughest opponent was. It includes the reign of alex ferguson, the most successful manager in the clubs history and victory in the european cup winners final in 1983, as well as numerous. Aberdeen manager mark mcghee asks for time to rebuild team. Aberdeen have announced a raft of new matchday changes including a reduced capacity and making the popular red shed a permanent fixture at pittodrie. Current and former staff aberdeen fc the record of current and former staff lists all coaches, presidents, athletic directors, etc. See more ideas about aberdeen, aberdeen football, football club.
This magnificent photo also features a short description of the event within the white border, although please note that the canvas prints are borderless and therefore do not include this description. An unofficial compilation of the family tree of aberdeen football club s officials, players and staff from 1881 to 2019 from my personal family tree. It shows all personal information about the players, including age, nationality, contract duration and current market value. At the beginning of 1985, aberdeen were looking good in their defence of the scottish premier league. Four scottish cups, three league titles, two league cups, the european cup winners cup and the super cup.
How to book online aberdeen fc aberdeen fc homepage. Highest home attendance, 23,000 vs celtic, 4 february 1984. Aberdeen airport celebrates 80 years press and journal. It isnt really about aberdeen fcs team, the goals or games in a direct sense. Daily record book of scottish football, 1970 to 1973. Choose your selections as appropriate, working from top to bottom, then click on the update button to display the results. Johnstone fc aberdeen fc kilmarnock fc motherwell fc st. The ground currently has a capacity of 22,199 and was the first allseated and allcovered stadium in the united kingdom. The rumour mill afc chat afc chat aberdeen fc forum. Aberdeen chief warns of hard times for cashstrapped football clubs. Bfc dynamo v aberdeen 1984 berlin germany 198485 football. Capture the history and greatest moments of aberdeen through the newspapers, as written at the time.
When aberdeen ruled scottish football football the guardian. Aberdeen fc 1984 scottish cup final team photo memorabilia. They are also the only scottish team to have won two european trophies, both in the same year. A few members of the red army explain just what a phone call meant. Aberdeen won their fourth scottish league championship and reached the semifinals of the scottish cup, but were knocked out in the first round of the scottish league cup and the european cup. You need to register before you can post or reply to threads click here to register. Seating people at full capacity it has been the home of the club since home to aberdeen football club, pittodrie stadium is a major venue in the north east of scotland for conferences, exhibitions and banquets. Dundee united captain mark reynolds admits he cant wait to face old club aberdeen in premiership next season dundee evening telegraph 09. Pittodrie capacity to be reduced as aberdeen chairman. Date 031084 bfc dynamo v aberdeen 1984 1984 85 football programme.
Aberdeen have played at pittodrie stadium since their inception. New signing frank mcdougall scored 24 goals in his debut season at pittodrie as aberdeen won the premier division with a record points total of 59 from a. Their biggest achievement, under legendary manager sir alex ferguson, was beating real madrid 21 to win. Aberdeen were the last club outside of the old firm to win a league title, in 198485. See more of tottenham aberdeen fc stand free on facebook. Aberdeen football club also known as the dons, the dandies or the reds are a scottish professional football club based in aberdeen. They compete in the scottish premier league and are one of the most successful teams in their country, having won four league titles and seven scottish cups, including a record three in a row during the 1980s, the only time a team other than rangers has done. The following 20 files are in this category, out of 20 total. Pittodrie legend dougie bell today backed aberdeen to emulate the 1984 85 recordbreaking winning league run and title success. They compete in the scottish premier league and are one of the most successful teams in their country, having won four league titles and seven scottish cups.
Two further attempts to win election to the scottish first division were unsuccessful but in may 1904, the club replaced ayr parkhouse in scottish division two. Aberdeen fc, champions of scotland geograph 2927349. Dons legend dougie bell says team can repeat 1984 record. Aug 21, 2009 aberdeen manager mark mcghee asks for time to rebuild team mark mcghee has warned aberdeen fans they may need to show patience as he bids to transform the clubs fortunes. Summer cup 5,174 click here to view all fixtures on 9 may born on this day. He replied that is was aberdeen football legend willie miller. Dons legend dougie bell says team can repeat 1984 record 26082015 pittodrie legend dougie bell today backed aberdeen to emulate the 1984 85 recordbreaking winning league run and title success. Dec 05, 20 rangers go down 12 at home to aberdeen, mitchell with the early goal for rangers. Playing in a new black and gold kit, the club was soon dubbed the wasps. Not only is the book the ultimate piece of football memorabilia, its guaranteed to become a cherished keepsake instantly. Aberdeen manager alex ferguson left and assistant archie knox celebrate with the trophy in 1983 for the past 100plus years, supporting the dons has been a tradition in the granite city. Medal 1982, 1983 and 1984 and european team of the year 1983. Author peter wallers the lost tramways of scotland. Five key victories from aberdeens 198485 premier division title run.
Club histories clubs currently in the spfl aberdeen the dons, the history of aberdeen fc 1978. Nov 25, 2016 he later returned to aberdeen as alex fergusons assistant in 1984 and has since managed a range of junior and highland league sides most recently ballingry rovers until they folded in 2014. Only one defeat in the first 18 games saw aberdeen in their now familiar position at the top of the table but this was covering what had been for aberdeens standards anyway, a disappointing season. May 22, 2016 four scottish cups, three league titles, two league cups, the european cup winners cup and the super cup. Bfc dynamo v aberdeen 1984 e cup 1980s away football match programme 84. Aberdeen fc latest news, reaction, results, pictures, video. New book looks back at glory days of aberdeens tram. Aerial pictures of the aberdeen football club stadium based at pittodrie. Aberdeen were the last club outside the old firm to win a league title, in 198485, and also the last scottish team to win a european trophy. The new club s colours were registered with the sfa as white, the same as the original aberdeen fc. Aberdeen chairman dave cormack has warned that football clubs face an unsustainable future trying to pay wages with no income during the coronavirus. Hello firstly yes i have nicked the title of alex fergusons book about his time at aberdeen and secondly i have aborted my ac milan save as i just knew it didnt feel right despite being unbeaten and top of the league.
Pittodrie was also the first football stadium to feature a dugout, an. Niall mcginn blog four aberdeen fc official site 22. The images are printed onto high quality photo paper or. First published in 1978, the author has now brought the book uptodate, examining the recent dramas and successes. Aberdeen fc memorabilia, photos and gifts photos, memorabilia and gifts celebrating the history of aberdeen football club. Vintage and retro aberdeen football club shirts and training kit, featuring home, away and original match worn player editions from the 1980s to present day. From our our ever popular personalised aberdeen fc newspaper book, to photos and canvas prints of aberdeen legends and the greatest moments in aberdeen s football history, we have carefully selected a superb selection of aberdeen fc memorabilia and gifts for all fans of. Players, james jim leighton mbe, stewart mckimmie, alexander alex mcleish, willie ferguson miller mbe, neale tattie james cooper, neil alexander simpson, peter russel weir, eric black, william billy stark, douglas dougie bell, john hewitt, john mcmaster, joesph joe miller, ian angus. Personalised gift aberdeen mug football design theme, white any namemessage on your unique mug the dons reds dandies sheep club 4.
Aberdeen fc who s who is the most comprehensive record of the clubs players ever produced, profiling all the postwar dons ever to feature in competitive firstteam action, and delving further into the past to examine the prewar eras leading lights. Open up the pages of the history of aberdeen fc book to find out why this book is the ultimate piece of memorabilia that will instantly become a treasured keepsake. He also revealed that aberdeen football club was his favourite scottish team. Aberdeen league cup final heroes of 1976 who shocked celtic. It is a throwback to the days when aberdeen fc werent just a force in.
Bfc dynamo v aberdeen 1984 european cup alex ferguson. The latest aberdeen football club team news, transfer news, match reports, reaction and analysis as the club compete in the spfl premiership, scottish cup, league cup and europa league. They won their third scottish league championship, won the scottish cup for the third successive year and reached the semifinals of both the league cup and the european cup winners cup. Aberdeen fc personalised newspaper book capture the history and greatest moments of aberdeen football club through newspaper articles written at the time. There was already a team called aberdeen playing at pittodrie which had already hosted a scottish international fixture on february 3 1900 when jack bell of celtic scored the first international goal at parkhead as scotland beat wales 52 and they were joined by victoria and orion. Jul 29, 2014 birthday celebrations took centre stage at aberdeen international airport yesterday as it marked its 80th anniversary. Entering partial dates will return matches for that part of. The team are perhaps best known to many followers of higher division football, for their 101 defeat to rangers in the 199596 scottish cup match at pittodrie stadium, home to aberdeen football club. Inside are the earliest newspaper reports, covering the team s. The airport, which officially opened on july 28, 1934, is now scotlands. Aberdeen football historian magazine, looking at the rich heritage of aberdeen fc. Celtic restored their fivepoint lead at the top of the scottish premiership thanks to a 10th straight league win by seeing off 10man aberdeen 21 more 27.
Should derek mcinnes reds defeat partick thistle at firhill. Apr 30, 2019 it is a throwback to the days when aberdeen fc werent just a force in scottish football, but a club to be reckoned with all across europe. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. Player 1 joe lewis 20 tomas cerny 5 scott mckenna 6 michael devlin 3 greg leigh 4. Aberdeen football club 1984 85 scottish premier division champions. Find all of your ticket needs for aberdeen fc including bulletins, ticket information, season tickets and prices. Aberdeen football historian, aberdeen, united kingdom. The official website of aberdeen football club, founded in 1903. The club was founded in 1903 after an amalgamation of three local clubs. Squad of aberdeen fc filter by season 1920 1819 1718 1617 1516 1415 14 12 1112 1011 0910 0809 0708 0607 0506 0405 0304 0203 0102 0001 9900 9899 9798 9697 9596 9495 9394 9293 9192 9091 8990 8889 8788 8687 8586 8485 8384 8283 8182 8081 7980 7879 7778 7677 7576 7475 7374 7273 7172 7071 6970 68.
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