Aberdeen F.C.
Full name	Aberdeen Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Dons
Founded	1903
Ground	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, Scotland (Capacity 22,199)
Chairman	Stewart Milne
Manager	Jimmy Calderwood
League	Scottish Premier League
2006-07	Scottish Premier League, 3rd
Home colours Away colours

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Formed in 1903 from the amalgamation of a number of clubs from Aberdeen, they have historically been one of the most successful Scottish teams. Alex Ferguson was a highly successful manager of the team in the 1980s, guiding them to three league championships, and famously to victory in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1982-83, defeating Real Madrid C.F. in the final. For other persons named Alex Ferguson, see Alex Ferguson (disambiguation). ... The season 1982-83 of the European Cup Winners Cup was won by Aberdeen FC in a shock extra-time victory against Real Madrid. ... Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a Spanish sports club most widely known for its professional football team based in Madrid. ...

Aberdeen play at Pittodrie, which has a capacity of 22,199 and was the first all-seater and all-covered stadium in the UK. Aberdeen were also the first team to introduce the 'dug-out'. The club mascot is Angus the Bull.^[1] Pittodrie is a football stadium situated in the Scottish city of Aberdeen. ... Look up dugout in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

History

Main article: History of Aberdeen F.C.

Aberdeen Football Club are one of Scotland's most successful football teams and are the only Scottish team to have won two European trophies - the European Cup Winners' Cup against Real Madrid on 11 May 1983 and the European Super Cup against the European Cup holders Hamburg in December 1983, making Aberdeen the only Scottish team to have won the European Super Cup, and as currently the last Scottish team to contest a European Super Cup final. They have an outstanding youth academy, bringing players in from all over the world. Aberdeen Football Club are one of Scotlands most successful football teams and have the distinction of never having been relegated. ... The Cup Winners Cup was a football club competition between the winners of the European domestic cup competitions. ... For the basketball team, see Real Madrid Baloncesto. ... is the 131st day of the year (132nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... The European Super Cup (UEFA Super Cup) is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Cup(formally UEFA Cup Winners Cup) and the Champions League. ... Hamburger SV is a German football club based in Hamburg. ... The European Super Cup (UEFA Super Cup) is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Cup(formally UEFA Cup Winners Cup) and the Champions League. ... The European Super Cup (UEFA Super Cup) is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Cup(formally UEFA Cup Winners Cup) and the Champions League. ...

The current Aberdeen FC was born out of the merger of three city clubs; Aberdeen, Victoria United and Orion in 1903. Aberdeen F.C. were a Scottish football team formed in 1881. ... Victoria United Football Club were a Scottish football team who played in the city of Aberdeen. ... Orion Football Club were a Scottish football team who played in the city of Aberdeen between 1885 and 1903. ... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...

The new club played its first season in the Scottish Second Division and was then elected, rather than promoted, to the First Division. The club has never since been out of the top tier in Scottish football. Under the management of Jimmy Philip, the club enjoyed steady and unspectacular progress for the first quarter-century of its existence. The club's first Scottish Cup final did not come until 1937 under Philip's successor, Paddy Travers, but no trophies were won prior to the Second World War. Jimmy Phillip (18??-1930) was the very first Aberdeen mananger. ... The Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, also known as The Scottish Cup, is the national cup knockout competition in Scottish football. ... Patrick Paddy Travers (May 28, 1883 - 1962) was a football player and manager in the first half of the 20th century. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

After the war, new manager Dave Halliday steered the team through a period of unprecedented success, winning a Southern League Cup, a Scottish Cup and the club's first league championship as well as appearing in three more cup finals - one a League Cup - all in the space of ten years. His successor Davie Shaw acquired a League Cup as well as another Scottish Cup final appearance, but then the club endured a decade of relatively poor results in the 1960s. David Dave Halliday (December 11, 1897 – January 1970) was a Scottish football player and manager. ... The Scottish Football League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. ... David Davie Shaw (???? - ?? October, 1976) was a Scottish professional footballer , coach and manager. ...

The 1970s saw the beginnings of an upturn in fortunes, as first Eddie Turnbull and then Ally MacLeod led Aberdeen to cup successes during a period of high managerial turnover, before the manager who was to have the greatest impact on the club, Alex Ferguson took over in 1978. Under Ferguson's guidance, the club won three league championships, four Scottish Cups, the European Cup Winner's Cup, the European Super Cup and a League Cup - all in the space of seven years. Eddie Turnbull was a Scottish footballer. ... Alistair (Ally) Reid MacLeod (26 February 1931- 1 February 2004) was a Scottish professional football player, but was perhaps better known for his time as a football manager. ... For other persons named Alex Ferguson, see Alex Ferguson (disambiguation). ...

Following Ferguson, a succession of managers tried to live up to the standards he had set, most meeting with little or no success. The low point of the club's history came around the turn of the century, when they finished last in the Premier division - avoiding a relegation playoff only on a technicality. Subsequent to this, and with the club in debt for the first time following the construction of a new stand at one end of the ground, a policy of trying to live within their means has meant that the club has not approached the heights of the 1980s, yet in recent seasons has begun to show consistent improvement, particularly since the arrival as manager of Jimmy Calderwood in 2004. Jimmy Calderwood (born 28 February 1955 in Glasgow) is a former football player and is currently a football manager. ...

The clubs relationship and trust of Jimmy Calderwood paid off on 4th of October 2007 when, for the club's first time, Aberdeen beat FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on the away goal rule in the first round of the UEFA Cup qualifying for the group stage of a European competition for the very first time. Jimmy Calderwood (born 28 February 1955 in Glasgow) is a former football player and is currently a football manager. ... FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Ukrainian: ) is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Dnipropetrovsk. ... The UEFA Cup (also known as European Cup 3, CE3 or C3) is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ...

Stadium

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Aberdeen play their home matches at Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, which has a total capacity of 22,199. The stadium consists of four stands; the Main Stand on the north side, which houses the club offices and players facilities; the Merkland Road Stand on the west side; the South Stand, a quarter of which is used to accommodate travelling supporters (for Old Firm games, half of this stand is given to the visiting fans); and the newest element, the Richard Donald stand at the East, or Beach End, of the ground. This is a modern, two-tier design containing hospitality suites which is significantly taller than the other structures at the ground. Pittodrie was one of the first all-seater stadia in Britain. Crowd at football match between Celtic F.C. and Rangers F.C. at Celtic Park. ... All-seater is a terminology applied to sports stadiums in which every spectator must be seated. ...

In the early years of the 21st century, there have been discussions regarding moving the club to a new location, but as at August 2007, nothing concrete has come of these.

Colours and badge

Colours

Aberdeen's kit for their inaugural season in senior football, 1903-04.

For the first season of the club's existence, the team played in a white kit. This is variously reported as all-white, or as white shirts with blue shorts and socks.^[2] This colour scheme was the direct descendent of the kit worn by the precursor Aberdeen club, but lasted only one season before being replaced. Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... 1903-1904 was the fourteenth season of Scottish league football. ... Aberdeen F.C. were a Scottish football team formed in 1881. ...

The 'Wasps' black and gold strip, worn until 1939

For the 1904-05 season, Aberdeen adopted a black and gold striped shirt, which led to the team being nicknamed 'Wasps'. This strip, with only minor variations, was worn until just before the start of World War II. The blue shorts lasted until 1911, and then were replaced with white ones. Socks (or, in the language of the time, 'stockings') were black with gold trim, either as stripes or as a solid bar at the turndown. Image File history File links Kit_left_arm_black_stripes. ... kit_body. ... Image File history File links Kit_right_arm_black_stripes. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... 1904-1905 was the fifteenth season of Scottish league football. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

In March 1939, Aberdeen changed from the black and gold colours to red and white - reputedly in order to mirror the silver and red colours of the official City of Aberdeen arms ^{[citation needed]}. The first red strips were worn with white shorts, and the all-red scheme, familiar to many people thanks to the more widespread renown of the team from the late 1970s onward, is a relatively recent innovation. Aberdeen wore red shirts with white shorts and either red or white socks from their adoption in 1939 until the 1965-66 season. For other uses, see Aberdeen (disambiguation). ... Season 1965-1966 was the sixty-eighth season of Scottish league football. ...

A representative post-war Aberdeen strip. These colours were worn for all the trophy-winning seasons of the 1950s.

In 1966, Aberdeen adopted red shorts, making the official kit all-red, similar to that of Liverpool, who made a similar change at around the same time. This arrangement has continued to the present day, with several variations in design, in common with most senior clubs as the replica shirt market has expanded. In the late 1970s an Admiral strip featured five vertical white stripes on the left side of the shirt and shorts, and the early 1980s shirts - as worn at the 1983 European Cup Winners Cup final - featured white vertical pinstripes. Later design changes proved controversial with sections of the support - two designs from the mid 1990s, in particular featured significant amounts of blue on the shirt - a colour associated with Rangers, at the time the strongest Scottish club, and one with which Aberdeen supporters considered themselves fierce rivals. The 1996-97 design featured a reversion to white shorts, but this, too, proved unpopular, and the familiar all-red design returned after only one season. Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Liverpool Football Club are an English professional football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, who play in the Premier League; they are historically the most successful club in the history of English football, having won more trophies than any other English club. ... For other uses, see Admiral (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Rangers F.C. (disambiguation). ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...

Shirt sponsorship began in 1987, and the initial shirt sponsors were JVC, as with Arsenal in England. Since then, with the club making fewer appearances on the international stage, shirt sponsors have tended to be more local - they have included the local commercial radio station, Northsound. The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Victor Company of Japan, Limited ) (TYO: 6792 ), usually referred to as JVC, is an international consumer and professional electronics corporation based in Yokohama, Japan which was founded in 1927. ... Arsenal F.C. (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) is a north London football team founded in 1886. ... Northsound Radio broadcast two commercial local radio stations serving Aberdeen and the north east of Scotland. ...

Change, or 'away' strips (the convention in Scotland until the 1990s was that the home team would change in the event of a clash, but the shirts are still sometimes referred to as 'away') have tended to be either white (often with black shorts) or some combination of yellow and black, referring back to the black and gold strips of the pre-war era, although for a time in the 1970s, Aberdeen sported an all-blue change strip. For the 2007-08 season, the change strip is all-white, with a third kit of yellow and black halves available if needed for European games, or in the event of a clash involving both red and white. The term pre-war is often used for the period before the outbreak of World War II, i. ... Competitive football has been played in Scotland since 1890. ...

Badge

The club did not have an official crest before 1972, but several variations on the letters AFC had from time to time featured on the shirt, usually in some kind of cursive font. In November 1972^[3], the club unveiled an official crest or logo, designed by Donald Addison. The design represented a capital letter 'A' as the side view of a football goal, with a ball forming the crossbar of the letter. This ball was crosshatched in such a way as to depict it as being inside the net, signifying the scoring of a goal. The logo was completed by the letters 'FC' in smaller type at a level with the ball element. This badge was used on the shirts from around 1978, with no significant alterations until the mid-1980s when the words 'Aberdeen Football Club' were added in a circular border, and the date of the club's founding, 1903, was added under the 'goal' element. The current version of the crest, which retains these elements in a unified design, was introduced at the start of the 1997-98 season. Two stars signifying the winning of the two European cups in 1983 were introduced over the badge in the 2005-06 season. Cursive is any style of handwriting which is designed for writing down notes and letters by hand. ... For other uses, see Logo (disambiguation). ... Majuscules or capital letters (in the Roman alphabet: A, B, C, ...) are one type of case in a writing system. ... Competitive football has been played in Scotland since 1890. ...

UEFA Cup 2007/08

Aberdeen reached the group stages of the UEFA Cup for the first time in their history, beating FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on the away goal rule after a 0-0 draw at Pittodrie in the first round, Darren Mackie got the crucial away goal in the Ukraine, that saw Aberdeen finish the game 1-1. The final will be held at City of Manchester Stadium. ... FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Ukrainian: ) is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Dnipropetrovsk. ... Pittodrie is a football stadium situated in the Scottish city of Aberdeen. ...

They began the Group Stages with an away trip to Athens to face Panathinaikos on October 25th, followed by hosting Lokomotiv Moscow at Pittodrie on 8th November. An away trip to Atlético Madrid on November 29th, followed by the final game of the Group Stages, at home to Copenhagen on December 20th. See also: Panathinaikos Panathinaikos FC, also known as PAO or Panathinaikos AO (Greek: ΠΑΟ - Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος - Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos), the Pan-Athenian Athletic Club, is a Greek association football club based in Athens, Greece. ... “Lokomotiv Moscow” redirects here. ... Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid. ... F.C. Copenhagen (Danish: F.C. København, or FCK in short) is a Danish football team located in Copenhagen. ...

Aberdeen travelled to play Panathinaikos on October 25, 2007 to start their European campaign. See also: Panathinaikos Panathinaikos FC, also known as PAO or Panathinaikos AO (Greek: ΠΑΟ - Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος - Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos), the Pan-Athenian Athletic Club, is a Greek association football club based in Athens, Greece. ... is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Aberdeenshire Cup

Aberdeen FC has won its local competition more times than any other Aberdeenshire based team. They have won it a record 39 times, first off back in 1887-1888. During these early years a team called Aberdeen did play, and later merged with Victoria United and Orion to form the Aberdeen FC we know today. The records dating back to 1887-88 season count as part of Aberdeen's official history. Aberdeen also won many other competitions during the 1880s to 1890s right up to the newly formed Aberdeen FC in 1903. These Cup and League successes still count as part of their history. Aberdeen F.C. were a Scottish football team formed in 1881. ... Victoria United Football Club were a Scottish football team who played in the city of Aberdeen. ... Orion Football Club were a Scottish football team who played in the city of Aberdeen between 1885 and 1903. ... Aberdeen F.C. were a Scottish football team formed in 1881. ...

Competition history

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Famous players

AFC Hall of Fame

Aberdeen inaugurated the Hall of Fame following the club's centenary celebrations in 2003. At the launch, it was claimed that over a five year period, around 50 players and staff would be inducted. However, as of November 2007, the following initial inductees are still the only ones listed on the official website^[4] as members: November 2007 is the eleventh month of that year. ...

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Other notable players

Order of players on list corresponds to the debut of each player.

For a complete list of former Aberdeen players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Aberdeen F.C. players.

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Managers

• Jimmy Philip (1903-1924)
• Patrick Travers (1924-1938)
• David Halliday (1938-1955)
• Davie Shaw (1955-1959)
• Tommy Pearson (1959-1965)
• Eddie Turnbull (1965-1971)
• Jimmy Bonthrone (1971-1975)
• Ally McLeod (1975-1977)
• Billy McNeill (1977-1978)
• Alex Ferguson (1978-1986)
• Alex Ferguson & Archie Knox (1986)
• Ian Porterfield (1986-1988)
• Alex Smith & Jocky Scott (1988-1992)
• Willie Miller (1992-1995)
• Roy Aitken (1995-1997)
• Alex Miller (1997-1998)
• Paul Hegarty (1998-1999)
• Ebbe Skovdahl (1999-2002)
• Steve Paterson (2002-2004)
• Jimmy Calderwood (2004- Present)

Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Jimmy Phillip (18??-1930) was the very first Aberdeen mananger. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Patrick Paddy Travers (May 28, 1883 - 1962) was a football player and manager in the first half of the 20th century. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... David Dave Halliday (December 11, 1897 – January 1970) was a Scottish football player and manager. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... David Davie Shaw (???? - ?? October, 1976) was a Scottish professional footballer , coach and manager. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Thomas Usher Tommy Pearson (6 March 1913 - 2 March 1999) was a Scottish professional footballer and manager. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Eddie Turnbull was a Scottish footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... James Bonthrone (born Kinglassie, Fife, 1941) is a former Scottish professional footballer and manager. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Alistair (Ally) Reid McLeod (26 February 1931- 1 February 2004) was a Scottish professional football player, but was perhaps better known for his time as a football manager. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... William Billy McNeill MBE (born March 2,