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1996–97 Aberdeen F.C. season

Field	Value
club	Aberdeen F.C.
season	1996–97
manager	Roy Aitken
mgrtitle	Manager
chairman	Ian Donald
chrtitle	Chairman
stadium	Pittodrie Stadium
league	Scottish Premier Division
league result	6th
cup1	Scottish Cup
cup1 result	Third round
cup2	Scottish League Cup
cup2 result	Quarter-finalists
cup3	UEFA Europa League
cup3 result	Second round
league topscorer	Billy Dodds (14)
season topscorer	Billy Dodds (22)
highest attendance	21,500 vs. Rangers, 1 December 1996
lowest attendance	8,000 vs. Kilmarnock, 1 February 1997
average attendance	12,607
prevseason	1995–96
nextseason	1997–98

Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and UEFA Europa League in season 1996–97.

Results

Scottish Premier Division

Main article: 1996–97 Scottish Premier Division

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	10 August	Celtic	H	2–2		18,595
2	17 August	Motherwell	A	2–2	Windass, Shearer	6,206
3	25 August	Heart of Midlothian	H	4–0	Miller, Dodds, Windass, Glass	13,600
4	7 September	Raith Rovers	A	4–1	Dodds (3), Windass,	5,055
5	14 September	Kilmarnock	H	3–0	Dodds (3), Kombouare	12,000
6	21 September	Hibernian	H	0–2		12,500
7	27 September	Dundee United	A	0–1		10,359
8	12 October	Dunfermline Athletic	H	3–0	Dodds, Young	10,500
9	19 October	Rangers	A	2–2	Irvine, Dodds	50,076
10	26 October	Raith Rovers	H	1–0	Miller	11,200
11	2 November	Celtic	A	0–1		50,136
12	16 November	Dundee United	H	3–3	Kiriakov, Kombouare, Dodds	13,800
13	23 November	Hibernian	A	1–0	Windass	11,522
14	1 December	Rangers	H	0–3		21,500
15	7 December	Dunfermline Athletic	A	3–2	Miller, Rowson, Windass	5,465
16	11 December	Heart of Midlothian	A	2–1	Shearer, Windass	11,477
17	14 December	Motherwell	H	0–0		10,000
18	21 December	Kilmarnock	A	0–3		6,114
19	26 December	Celtic	H	1–2	Dodds	17,000
20	28 December	Hibernian	H	1–1	Shearer	10,000
21	1 January	Dundee United	A	0–4		9,736
22	4 January	Dunfermline Athletic	H	0–2		9,500
23	12 January	Rangers	A	0–4		47,509
24	18 January	Raith Rovers	A	2–2	Rowson, Miller	3,950
26	1 February	Kilmarnock	H	2–1	Windass (2)	8,000
27	8 February	Motherwell	A	2–2	Dodds, Martin	5,555
28	10 February	Heart of Midlothian	H	0–0		9,000
29	23 February	Dunfermline Athletic	A	0–3		5,536
30	1 March	Rangers	H	2–2	Goram, Kombouare	16,331
30	15 March	Dundee United	H	1–1	Windass	13,645
31	22 March	Hibernian	A	1–3	Craig	9,669
32	5 April	Motherwell	H	0–0		9,000
33	12 April	Heart of Midlothian	A	0–0		11,186
34	20 April	Celtic	A	0–3		47,295
35	3 May	Raith Rovers	H	2–0	Millen, Dodds	10,763
36	10 May	Kilmarnock	A	1–1	Dodds	10,027

Final standings

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1996–97 Scottish League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
R2	13 August	Queen's Park	A	2–0	Glass, Windass	2,021
R3	3 September	Morton	A	7–3	Windass (4), Dodds (3)	6,000
QF	10 September	Dundee	A	1–2	Dodds	8,760

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1996–97 Scottish Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
R3	23 January	Hibernian	A	2–2	Booth, Dodds	9,588
R3R	28 January	Hibernian	H	0–0 (Hibernian won 5–3 on penalty kicks)		15,464

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1996–97 UEFA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Aberdeen Scorer(s)	Attendance
PR2 L1	6 August	LIT Zalgiris Vilnius	A	4–1	Dodds (2), Glass, Shearer	1,800
PR2 L2	20 August	LIT Zalgiris Vilnius	H	1–3	Irvine	8,722
R1 L1	10 September	WAL Barry Town	H	3–1	Windass, Glass, Young	13,400
R1 L2	24 September	WAL Barry Town	A	3–3	Dodds (2), Rowson	6,500
R2 L1	15 October	DEN Brøndby IF	H	0–2		14,159
R2 L2	29 October	DEN Brøndby IF	A	0–0		12,005

Squad

Appearances & Goals

Pos	Nat	Player	Total	Premier Division	Scottish Cup	League Cup	UEFA Cup	Apps	Goals	Apps
GK	SCO	Nicky Walker	19	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
GK	SCO	Michael Watt	9	0	2	0	1	0	2	0
GK	SCO	Derek Stillie	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF	FRA	Antoine Kombouare	30	3	2	0	2	0	0	0
DF	BUL	Tzanko Tzvetanov	27	0	0	0	3	0	4	0
DF	SCO	Brian Irvine (c)	26	1	0	0	1	0	5	1
DF	ENG	Colin Woodthrope	19	0	2	0	1	0	5	0
DF	SCO	John Inglis	14	0	2	0	3	0	4	0
DF	SCO	Stewart McKimmie (c)	14	0	0	0	2	0	5	0
DF	SCO	Russell Anderson	14	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
DF	SCO	Jamie Buchan	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
DF	SCO	Hugh Robertson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF	SCO	Michael Hart	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF	SCO	Kevin Christie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF	POR	Samuel Quina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF	SCO	Duncan Buchan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF	SCO	Mike Newlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF	SCO	Alan Bryson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF	SCO	David Rowson	34	2	2	0	2	0	5	1
MF	SCO	Joe Miller	30	4	2	0	2	0	5	0
MF	BUL	Illian Kiriakov	27	1	2	0	3	0	6	0
MF	SCO	Darren Young	26	1	2	0	2	0	4	1
MF	SCO	Stephen Glass	24	1	2	0	3	1	3	2
MF	SCO	Paul Bernard	14	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
MF	ISL	Haraldur Ingólfsson	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF	SCO	Brian Grant	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
MF	SCO	Derek Young	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF	SCO	Paul Telfer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF	SCO	Iain Good	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FW	SCO	Billy Dodds	31	14	2	1	2	4	6	4
FW	ENG	Dean Windass	29	10	2	0	3	5	6	1
FW	SCO	Duncan Shearer	20	4	2	0	3	0	5	1
FW	SCO	Scott Booth	19	0	2	1	0	0	2	0
FW	SCO	Michael Craig	5	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
FW	SCO	Dennis Wyness	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FW	SCO	Malcolm Kpedekpo	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
FW	ENG	Richard Irving	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FW	ENG	Noel Whelan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

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