List of Aberdeen F.C. records and statistics

Honours

Aberdeen's first trophy was the Southern League Cup in 1946, which was won after a 3–2 win against Rangers. Their first national trophy win was the Scottish Cup in 1947. Aberdeen's first Scottish League Cup victory came in 1955.

In 1983, Aberdeen won two European trophies, the European Cup Winners' Cup and the European Super Cup. The 1980s was Aberdeen's most successful in terms of trophies won, with three league championships, four Scottish Cups and two Scottish League Cups added to the two European trophies. Aberdeen's most recent trophy win was in 2025, when they defeated Celtic on penalties in the Scottish Cup final.

National

League

• Scottish Top Tier: (4)
  • Scottish First Division – 1954–55
  • Scottish Premier Division – 1979–80, 1983–84, 1984–85
    • Runners-up (17): 1910–11, 1936–37, 1955–56, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18

[[Scottish Cup]]

• Winners: (8)
  • 1946–47, 1969–70, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1989–90, 2024–25
  • Runners-up (9): 1936–37, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1958–59, 1966–67, 1977–78, 1992–93, 1999–00, 2016–17

[[Scottish League Cup]]

• Winners: (6)
  • 1955–56, 1976–77, 1985–86, 1989–90, 1995–96, 2013–14
  • Runners-up (10): 1946–47, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1992–93, 1999–00, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2023–24

European

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1
  • 1982–83
    • Semi-final: 1983–84
• UEFA Super Cup: 1
  • 1983 1986 European Cup Quarter Final

Regional

• Aberdeenshire Cup (36): 1903–04, 1904–05, 1906–07, 1907–08, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1914–15, 1919–20, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2025–26
• Aberdeenshire and District League (7): 1919–20, 1920–21, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1947–48
• Dewar Shield (17): 1906–07, 1908–09, 1912–13, 1914–15, 1926–27, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1939–40, 1945–46, 1949–50, 1950–51 (shared), 1951-52 (shared)
• Fleming Charity Shield (13): 1903–04, 1904–05, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1907–08, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1921–22, 1922–23
• High Cup: 1907–08
• Highland League: 1912–13, 1924–25 (won by Aberdeen A)
• Northern League: 1905–06, 1910–11 (won by Aberdeen A)
• Rhodesia Cup: 1904–05
• Robertson Cup: 1910–11 (shared), 1915–16 (shared)
• Caledonia Trophy: 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50

Wartime

• North Eastern League (4): 1942–43 (winter), 1942–43 (spring), 1943–44 (spring), 1944–45 (spring)
• North Eastern League Cup/Mitchell Cup (5): 1941–42 (winter), 1942–43 (winter), 1942–43 (spring), 1944–45 (winter), 1944–45 (spring)
• Southern League Cup: 1945–46

Other cups

• Drybrough Cup: 1971–72, 1980–81
• Summer Cup: Runners-up 1963–64

Youth

• Scottish Youth League: 1998–99, 2014–15
• Scottish Youth Cup: 1984–85, 1985–86, 2000–01

Player records

Appearances

• Most appearances in all major competitions: Willie Miller, 796
• Most League appearances: Willie Miller, 560
• Most Scottish Cup appearances: Alex McLeish, 68
• Most League Cup appearances: Willie Miller, 109
• Most European appearances: Willie Miller, 61
• Youngest first-team player: Dean Campbell, 16 years, 51 days (against Celtic on 12 May 2017)

Top 50 most appearances

Competitive, professional matches only, up to the end of the 2024/25 season.

Top 10 non-UK appearances

Competitive, professional matches only, up to the end of the 2024/25 season.

Goalscorers

• Most goals scored: Joe Harper, 199
• Most goals scored in League: Joe Harper, 125
• Most goals scored in Scottish Cup: Benny Yorston, 23
• Most goals scored in Scottish League Cup:Joe Harper, 51
• Most goals scored in Europe: Mark McGhee, 14
• Most goals scored in a season: Benny Yorston, 46, 1929–30
• Most league goals in a season: Benny Yorston, 38, 1929–30

Top 50 goalscorers

Competitive, professional matches only, up to the end of the 2024/25 season. Matches played appear in brackets.

Top 10 non-UK goalscorers

Competitive, professional matches only, up to the end of the 2024/25 season. Matches played appear in brackets.

International caps

• First capped: Charlie O'Hagan for Ireland in 1907.
• First capped for Scotland: Willie Lennie in 1908
• Most caps as an Aberdeen player: Alex McLeish - 77 caps for Scotland.
• First Aberdeen player to play at a World Cup: Fred Martin (for Scotland against Austria, 16 June 1954)

Transfers

Record transfer fees paid

Record transfer fees received

Club records

Matches

Firsts

• First match (of the reformed club): vs. Stenhousemuir, Drew 1–1, Northern League, Pittodrie, (H), 15 August 1903
• First League Match: vs. Falkirk, Lost 2–1, Scottish Division Two, Pittodrie, (H), 20 August 1904
• First Scottish Cup Match: vs. Alloa Athletic, Lost 2–1, Scottish Cup, Recreation Park, (A), 23 January 1905
• First League Cup Match: vs. Falkirk, Won 4–3, Scottish League Cup, Pittodrie, (H), 21 September 1946
• First European Match: vs. KR Reykjavík, Won 10–0, European Cup Winners' Cup, Pittodrie, (H), 6 September 1967

Wins

• Record win (all competitions):
  • 13–0 against Peterhead in Scottish Cup 3rd Round at Pittodrie on 10 February 1923
• Record League win:
  • 10–0 against Raith Rovers in Scottish Division One at Pittodrie on 13 October 1962
• Record Scottish Cup win:
  • 13–0 against Peterhead in Scottish Cup 3rd Round at Pittodrie on 10 February 1923
• Record League Cup win:
  • 9–0 against Queen of the South in Scottish League Cup Group Stages at Pittodrie on 13 September 1947
  • 9–0 against Raith Rovers in Scottish League Cup 2nd Round 1st Leg at Pittodrie on 24 August 1983
• Record European win:
  • 10–0 against KR Reykjavík in European Cup Winners' Cup 1st Round 1st Leg at Pittodrie on 6 September 1967

Defeats

• Record defeat (all competitions):
  • 0–9 against Celtic in Scottish Premier League at Celtic Park on 6 November 2010
• Record League defeat:
  • 0–9 against Celtic in Scottish Premier League at Celtic Park on 6 November 2010
• Record Scottish Cup defeat:
  • 1–6 against Rangers in Scottish Cup Semi Final at Celtic Park on 22 March 1969
• Record League Cup defeat:
  • 0–6 against Dundee in Scottish League Cup Group Stage at Dens Park on 3 September 1960
• Record European defeat:
  • 0–6 against AEK Athens in Conference League League Phase at Agia Sophia Stadium on 23 October 2025

Attendances

• Record attendance: 147,365 against Celtic, lost 2–1, 1937 Scottish Cup Final, Hampden Park, (N), 24 April 1937 (record for a club football match in Europe)
• Highest home attendance: 45,061 vs Hearts, Scottish Cup Quarter-final, 13 March 1954
• Highest average home attendance: 24,200, 1948–49 (15 matches)

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