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1990–91 Aberdeen F.C. season

Field	Value
club	Aberdeen F.C.
season	1990–91
manager	Alex Smith
Jocky Scott
mgrtitle	Manager
chairman	Dick Donald
chrtitle	Chairman
league	Scottish Premier Division
league result	2nd
cup1	Scottish Cup
cup1 result	Third round
cup2	Scottish League Cup
cup2 result	Semi final
cup3	European Cup Winners' Cup
cup3 result	Second round
league topscorer	Hans Gillhaus (14)
season topscorer	Hans Gillhaus (15)
Eoin Jess (15)
highest attendance	24,000 vs. Rangers, 6 October 1990
lowest attendance	7,500 vs. New Salamis, 3 October 1990
average attendance	15,553
pattern_b1	_collar	pattern_so1=_whiteline	leftarm1=ff0000	body1=ff0000	rightarm1=ff0000	shorts1=ff0000	socks1=ff0000
prevseason	1989–90
nextseason	1991–92

Jocky Scott Eoin Jess (15)

Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup in season 1990–91.

Overview

The 1990–91 season finished on a low note for Aberdeen, as they led the championship going into the final day of the season but lost to Rangers, which gave the opposition the league title. Aberdeen's defence of the Scottish Cup ended at the first hurdle when eventual winners Motherwell defeated them at Pittodrie in January 1991. In the League Cup, Aberdeen lost to Rangers in the semi-final, while in the European Cup Winners' Cup, they lost at the second round stage to Polish club Legia Warsaw. Hans Gillhaus and Eoin Jess finished as joint top scorers with 15 goals each.

Results

Scottish Premier Division

Main article: 1990–91 Scottish Premier Division

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	25 August	Hibernian	H	2–0	Connor, Gillhaus	15,500
2	1 September	Celtic	A	3–0	Connor, Gillhaus, Mason	45,222
3	8 September	Dunfermline Athletic	A	1–1	D. Robertson	10,200
4	15 September	Dundee United	H	1–1	Bett	15,500
5	22 September	St Mirren	H	2–1	Irvine, Bett	12,500
6	29 September	St Johnstone	A	0–5		8,711
7	6 October	Rangers	H	0–0		24,000
8	13 October	Motherwell	A	0–0		6,602
9	20 October	Heart of Midlothian	H	3–0	Grant, Bett, Gillhaus	14,800
10	27 October	Hibernian	A	1–1	Gillhaus	10,500
11	3 November	Celtic	H	3–0	Jess (2), Gillhaus	21,500
12	10 November	St Mirren	A	4–0	Jess, Gillhaus, Grant, C. Robertson	7,638
13	17 November	St Johnstone	H	0–0		16,000
14	24 November	Dundee United	A	3–2	Jess (3)	12,344
15	1 December	Dunfermline Athletic	H	3–2	Irvine, Mason, Gillhaus	12,000
16	8 December	Heart of Midlothian	A	0–1		9,811
17	15 December	Motherwell	H	1–1	Jess	9,500
18	22 December	Rangers	A	2–2	Bett	37,998
19	26 December	St Mirren	H	1–0	Jess	8,755
20	2 January	Dundee United	H	0–1		19,000
21	5 January	Dunfermline Athletic	A	4–1	Jess (4)	7,422
22	12 January	Hibernian	H	2–0	Cameron, Booth	13,500
23	19 January	Celtic	A	0–1		18,187
24	2 February	Heart of Midlothian	H	5–0	Booth (2), Connor, Gillhaus, Mason	9,500
25	13 February	St Johnstone	A	1–0	Booth	7,046
26	2 March	Rangers	H	1–0	Gillhaus	22,500
27	5 March	Motherwell	A	2–0	Wright, Bett	5,567
28	13 March	Dunfermline Athletic	H	0–0		10,400
29	23 March	Dundee United	A	2–1	van der Ark, Gillhaus	10,643
30	30 March	Hibernian	A	4–2	Booth, Gillhaus (3)	7,400
31	6 April	Celtic	H	1–0	Jess	22,500
32	13 April	Heart of Midlothian	A	4–1	McKimmie, Connor (2), Gillhaus	16,771
33	20 April	Motherwell	H	3–0	van der Ark (2), Connor	14,500
34	27 April	St Mirren	A	1–0	Bett	8,513
35	4 May	St Johnstone	H	2–1	Booth, van der Ark	18,000
36	11 May	Rangers	A	0–2		37,652

Final standings

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1990–91 Scottish League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
R2	21 August	Queen's Park	A	2–1	Jess, Bett	2,201
R3	29 August	Stranraer	H	4–0	Irvine, Van de Ven, Mason (2)	10,000
QF	5 September	Heart of Midlothian	H	3–0	Van de Ven, Bett, Mason	15,500
SF	26 September	Rangers	N	0–1		40,855

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1990–91 Scottish Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
R3	26 January	Motherwell	H	0–1		15,000

European Cup Winners' Cup

Main article: 1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1 L1	19 September	CYPNew Salamis	A	2–0	Mason, Gillhaus	7,000
R1 L2	3 October	CYPNew Salamis	H	3–0	Own goal, C. Robertson, Jess	7,500
R2 L1	24 October	POLLegia Warsaw	H	0–0		16,000
R2 L2	7 November	POLLegia Warsaw	A	0–1		5,665

Squad

Appearances & Goals

References

AFC Heritage Trust

References

(11 May 2016). "Rangers and Aberdeen's epic duel for the 1991 Scottish title – 25 years ago". [[BBC Sport]].
(14 May 2011). "Flashback: 1991, Mark Walters and Scott Booth recall their part in Smith's maiden final-day triumph". [[The Herald (Scotland).

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