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Aberdeen's first senior trophy was the Southern League Cup, a precursor to the Scottish League Cup in 1946–47. The Southern League Cup was a restricted, wartime competition, and did not feature all senior Scottish teams at the time, but the official club history records it as the first major honour in the club's history. [16]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 January 2025. Association football club in Aberdeen, Scotland This article is about the present-day club. For its predecessor of the same name in existence from 1881 to 1903, see Aberdeen F.C. (1881). Football club Aberdeen Full name Aberdeen Football Club Nickname(s) The Dons, The Dandies, The Reds ...
The club was formed in 1903 after an amalgamation of three Aberdeen-based football clubs, Orion, Aberdeen and Victoria United. An application to join the Scottish Football League in 1903 was defeated in a vote of member clubs, so the club spent its first season in the Northern League. In 1904, Aberdeen was elected to the Second Division.
The club's record appearance maker is Willie Miller, who made 796 appearances between 1972 and 1990. Joe Harper is the club's record goalscorer, scoring 199 goals in major competitions during his two spells at Aberdeen. This list encompasses the major honours won by Aberdeen, records set by the club, their managers and their players.
A 7–0 aggregate victory over Icelandic club Valur was followed by a 3–5 defeat over two legs by Italian club Torino, despite Aberdeen taking the lead in both ties. In the following season, Latvian club Skonto Riga knocked Aberdeen out of the UEFA Cup on the away goals rule after a 0–0 draw in Riga was followed by a 1–1 draw in Aberdeen.
The club was founded in 1903 after an amalgamation of three local clubs; Orion F.C., Victoria United and the original Aberdeen FC. [1] The club has played at Pittodrie Stadium since 1903. [ 2 ] They are one of the most successful clubs in Scotland, having won four League championships and thirteen domestic trophies, as well as the European Cup ...
As of February 2024, Aberdeen have had 26 full-time managers, including joint managers. The most successful Aberdeen manager is Sir Alex Ferguson, who won three Scottish Premier Division titles, four Scottish Cup trophies, one Scottish League Cup, one European Cup Winners' Cup and one UEFA Super Cup in an eight-year spell at the club.
Aberdeen Football Club was a Scottish football team formed in 1881. On 14 April 1903 it merged with the two other Aberdeen clubs Victoria United and Orion to form the current Aberdeen Football Club. [2] The club's first-ever game was a 1–4 defeat at Coupar Angus. Aberdeen played its first Scottish Cup tie against Dundee Harp in 1882.