Aberdeen F.C. season 2007-08

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Aberdeen will compete in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and UEFA Cup in season 2007–08. It is the club's first season in European competition since 2002–03.

Qualification for the group stages of the UEFA Cup was secured with an away-goals qualifying victory over FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Aberdeen were drawn in Group B along with Panathinaikos, Lokomotiv Moscow, Atlético Madrid and Copenhagen. Aberdeen qualified for the round of 32 following a four goal victory over F.C. Copenhagen. They were drawn against Bayern Munich but lost 7–3 on aggregate after a 2–2 home draw.

1 Transfers and other changes
2 Pre-season friendlies
3 Scottish Premier League
4 UEFA Cup
5 Scottish League Cup
6 Scottish Cup
7 Players
8 Competitions
9 Club
10 References
11 External links

[edit] Transfers and other changes

Summer Transfers
Player in	From	Fee
Lee Mair	Dundee United	Bosman
Jonathan Kurrant	Charlton Athletic	Free ^[1]
Jackie McNamara	Wolves	Free ^[2]
Jeffrey de Visscher	De Graafschap	Free ^[3]
Derek Young	Partick Thistle	Free ^[4]
Jonathan Smith	Wigan	Free ^[5]
Sone Aluko	Birmingham	Loan ^[5]
Player out	To	Fee
Jamie Winter	Chesterfield	Free ^[6]
David Donald	Peterhead	Free
Gary Dempsey	Yeovil Town	Free ^[7]
Dyron Daal	St. Johnstone	Free ^[8]
Russell Anderson	Sunderland	£1 Million
Craig Brewster	Inverness CT	Free

[edit] Summer transfers

Aberdeen had already announced that the contracts of Jamie Winter and David Donald were not to be renewed. Gary Dempsey rejected a new two-year deal to sign for Yeovil Town, and Dyron Daal left to join St. Johnstone.

Aberdeen had secured the signatures of defenders Lee Mair from Dundee United, and youngster Jonathan Kurrant, who would join after he had finished his A-Levels. Both agreed pre-contracts. Wolves experienced defender Jackie McNamara and De Graafschap winger Jeffrey de Visscher both signed on free transfers. Former player Derek Young returned to the club on a free transfer after spells at Dunfermline and Partick Thistle. Sone Aluko was signed on a free loan deal from Birmingham.

Jamie Langfield
On 8 June 2007 it had been reported that Aberdeen's first-choice goalkeeper Jamie Langfield had been demoted after falling out with manager Jimmy Calderwood. The fall-out was believed to have been related to Calderwood's decision to reject a £70,000 offer from Rangers. The club later confirmed that they had made Langfield available for transfer, with an asking price of £100,000. ^[9] Langfield was recalled to the starting line-up for the UEFA Cup game against Dnipro at Pittodrie on 20 September. The day after Aberdeen's stunning UEFA cup victory over FC Copenhagen on 20 December 2007, Langfield signed a new three year contract with Aberdeen.^[10]

Russell Anderson
On 27 June 2007 club captain Russell Anderson sealed a move to Premiership side Sunderland. He penned a 3 year contract with the club, but also donated his signing on fee to the youth development scheme at Pittodrie.^[11]

[edit] Winter transfers

Winter Transfers
Player in	From	Fee
Stuart Duff	Dundee United	Free ^[5]
Josh Walker	Middlesbrough	Loan ^[12]
David Bus	De Graafschap	Free ^[13]
Alan Maybury	Leicester City	Free ^[14]
Player out	To	Fee
Chris Clark	Plymouth Argyle	£200,000 ^[15]
Michael Hart	Preston North End	Undisclosed ^[16]
Michael Paton	Brechin City	Loan
Stuart Smith	Peterhead	Loan ^[17]
Neil McVitie	Peterhead	Loan ^[18]

Chris Clark was the first player to leave Aberdeen in the January window after signing a three-and-a-half-year deal with Plymouth Argyle. The clubs agreed a fee of £200,000 for the midfielder who had played at Aberdeen for seven years. Michael Paton extended his loan deal with Brechin City until the end of the season. striker Stuart Smith and defender Neil McVitie both went on loan to Peterhead until the end of the season.

Stuart Duff was Aberdeen's first signing of the January Window. They signed the midfielder who was Dundee United's longest serving player on a free transer. Sone Aluko agreed to extend his loan from Birmingham until the end of the season.^[19] Defender David Bus was signed from De Graafschap, The Dutchman was signed until the end of the season. Aberdeen signed Middlesbrough midfielder and England under-18 captain Josh Walker on a loan deal until the end of the season. The Republic of Ireland international Alan Maybury was signed from Leicester on a loan deal until the end of the season.

Michael Hart
After Michael Hart rejected a new deal with aberdeen, a fee thought to be in the region of £200,000 was agreed between Aberdeen and Preston North End for his transfer. ^[20] Preston however reduced their offer after carrying out medical tests on an injury due to keep him out for weeks,^[21] Aberdeen refused to release the player unless Preston pay the agreed fee. He eventuly moved to Preson for an undisclosed fee thought to be in the region of £100,000.^[22]

[edit] Summer clearout

Following the Scottish Cup semi-final defeat to Queen of the South it became obvious that a summer clearout of players would be carried out. Jimmy Calderwood said on 14 April the defeat "may impact on his transfer plans for Aberdeen next season"^[23].

It was announced on 15 April that seven contracted players would be leaving at the end of the season,"^[24] Barry Nicholson decided to leave, rejecting a new deal, the manager said "It's obviously disappointing that Barry has decided to move on," Lee Miller had yet to decide whether to accept a new deal. The other 6 players were all not offered new deals, these were; Goalkeepers Derek Soutar (who had replaced Jamie Langfield for a large part of the season) and Greg Kelly, defenders Richie Byrne and Dave Bus and strikers Jonathan Smith and Steve Lovell. Sone Aluko will return to Birmingham City at the end of the season, Josh Walker's future had yet to be decided by Middlesbrough. midfielder Stuart Duff and defender Alan Maybury, who both signed short-term deals in January, would find out their future at the end of the season.

On April 21 defender Jackie McNamara was released from his contract by the club, the manager told the club website "He'll certainly be a big loss".

[edit] Pre-season friendlies

Date (& Time)	Home Team	Result	Away Team	Venue	Aberdeen Scorers
12 July (19:30)	Cove Rangers	1 – 5	Aberdeen	Allan Park, Aberdeen	Maguire (19), Miller (43, 65), De Visscher (52), Lovell (90)
15 July (14:00)	Buckie Thistle	0 – 3	Aberdeen	Victoria Park, Buckie	Brewster (31, 52), Mackie (88)
18 July (21:30)	Arab Contractors	2 – 0	Aberdeen	Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria
21 July (21:30)	Al-Aluminum	2 – 0	Aberdeen	Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria	Brewster (47), Foster (66)
23 July (21:30)	El-Itthad	1 – 2	Aberdeen	Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria	de Visscher (44), Lovell (74)
25 July (19:00)	Al-Etesalat	1 – 5	Aberdeen	Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria	Smith (20), Clark (21), Miller (40, 43, 60)
31 July (19.30)	Inverurie Loco Works	0 – 6	Aberdeen	Harlaw Park, Inverurie	Maguire (14, 31), Kurrant (25), Brewster (52, 66), Paton (73)

[edit] Scottish Premier League

Main article: Scottish Premier League 2007-08

[edit] August

4 August 2007 15.00	Dundee United	1 – 0	Aberdeen	Tannadice Park, Dundee Attendance: 12,496 Referee: M Tumilty
	Robertson 90'	Report

12 August 2007 14.00	Aberdeen	1 – 1	Hearts	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Attendance: 13,134 Referee: I Brines
	Nicholson 19'	Report	Stewart 45'

19 August 2007 14.00	Aberdeen	1 – 3	Celtic	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Attendance: 16,232 Referee: C Richmond
	Brewster 24'	Report	Donati 61' Miller 85', 90'

25 August 2007 15.00	Hibernian	3 – 3	Aberdeen	Easter Road, Edinburgh Attendance: 15,280 Referee: B Winter
	Zemmama 5' Fletcher 70' Shiels 84'	Report	Brewster 18', 37' Jamie Smith 57'	Easter Road, Edinburgh Attendance: 15,280 Referee: B Winter

[edit] September

1 September 2007 15.00	Kilmarnock	0 – 1	Aberdeen	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Attendance: 5,814 Referee: S Finnie
		Report	Miller 54'	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Attendance: 5,814 Referee: S Finnie

15 September 2007 15.00	Aberdeen	1 – 2	Motherwell	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Attendance: 10,154 Referee: D McDonald
	Jamie Smith 65'	Report	Quinn 34' Porter 37'

23 September 2007 15.00	Rangers	3 – 0	Aberdeen	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Attendance: 49,046 Referee: I Brines
	McCulloch 46' Naismith 65' Boyd 88'	Report		Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Attendance: 49,046 Referee: I Brines

29 September 2007 15.00	Aberdeen	2 – 0	Gretna	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Attendance: 10,279 Referee: W Collum
	Diamond 16' Jamie Smith 18'	Report

[edit] October

7 October 2007 15.00	Aberdeen	4 – 0	St. Mirren	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Attendance: 12,841 Referee: S Conroy
	Severin 43' (pen.), 71' (pen.) Miller 63', 88'	Report

21 October 2007 15.00	Inverness CT	1 – 2	Aberdeen	Caledonian Stadium, Inverness Attendance: 6,023 Referee: E Smith
	Wyness 58'	Report	Young 8' Tokely 62' (o.g.)

28 October 2007 15.00	Aberdeen	1 – 1	Falkirk	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Attendance: 10,399 Referee: C Allan
	Severin 45' (pen.)	Report	Cregg 68'

[edit] November

3 November 2007 15.00	Aberdeen	2 – 0	Dundee United	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Attendance: 11,964 Referee: K Clark
	Aluko 45' Miller 90'	Report

11 November 2007 15.00	Hearts	4 – 1	Aberdeen	Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 17,122 Referee: I Brines
	Driver 3' Velička 14' Tall 54' Nadé 62'	Report	de Visscher 38'

24 November 2007 15.00	Celtic	3 – 0	Aberdeen	Celtic Park, Glasgow Attendance: 58,000 Referee: M McCurry
	Vennegoor of Hesselink 14' McGeady 29' McDonald 49'	Report		Celtic Park, Glasgow Attendance: 58,000 Referee: M McCurry

[edit] December

2 December 2007 14.00	Aberdeen	3 – 1	Hibernian	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Attendance: 10,110 Referee: C Thomson
	Miller 33' Clark 47' Young 86'	Report	Fletcher 24'

8 December 2007 15.00	Aberdeen	2 – 1	Kilmarnock	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Attendance: 10,207 Referee: W Collum
	Nicholson 63' (pen.) Miller 75'	Report	Fernández 27'

15 December 2007 15.00	Motherwell	3 – 0	Aberdeen	Fir Park, Motherwell Attendance: 5,326 Referee: E Smith
	McCormack 8' (pen.), 45' McGarry 12'	Report		Fir Park, Motherwell Attendance: 5,326 Referee: E Smith

23 December 2007 15.00	Aberdeen	1 – 1	Rangers	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Attendance: 17,798 Referee: K Clark
	Miller 45'	Report	Adam 30'

26 December 2007 15.00	Gretna	1 – 1	Aberdeen	Fir Park, Motherwell Attendance: 1,730 Referee: B Winter
	jenkins 90'	Report	Lovell 86'	Fir Park, Motherwell Attendance: 1,730 Referee: B Winter

29 December 2007 15.00	St. Mirren	0 – 1	Aberdeen	Love Street, Paisley Attendance: 5,025 Referee: M McCurry
		Report	Lovell 85'	Love Street, Paisley Attendance: 5,025 Referee: M McCurry

[edit] January

2 January 2008 15.00	Aberdeen	1 – 0	Inverness CT	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Attendance: 13,372 Referee: M Tumilty
	Nicholson 83' (pen.)	Report

12 January 2008 15.00	Falkirk	0 – 0	Aberdeen	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk Attendance: 5,457 Referee: E Smith
		Report		Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk Attendance: 5,457 Referee: E Smith

19 January 2008 15.00	Dundee United	3 – 0	Aberdeen	Tannadice Park, Dundee Attendance: 8,579 Referee: C Thomson
	Hunt 50' Robson 77', 84'	Report		Tannadice Park, Dundee Attendance: 8,579 Referee: C Thomson

26 January 2008 15.00	Aberdeen	0 – 1	Hearts	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Attendance: 14,000 Referee: W Collum
		Report	Christian Nadé 55'

[edit] February

10 February 2008 14.00	Aberdeen	1 – 5	Celtic	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Attendance: 14,651 Referee: C Thomson
	Miller 62'	Report	Nakamura 17' McGeady 34' McDonald 44' (pen.), 48' Robson 74'

16 February 2008 15.00	Hibernian	3 – 1	Aberdeen	Easter Road, Edinburgh Attendance: 13,825 Referee: C Richmond
	Zemmama 49' Dean Shiels 55' Fletcher 90'	Report	Diamond 18'

24 February 2008 15.00	Kilmarnock	3 – 1	Aberdeen	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Attendance: 6,113 Referee: D Somers
	Bryson 14', 75' Wright 41'	Report	Alan Combe 86' (o.g.)	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Attendance: 6,113 Referee: D Somers

27 February 2008 15.00	Aberdeen	1 – 1	Motherwell	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Attendance: 8,240 Referee: D McDonald
	Diamond 28'	Report	Smith 83'

[edit] March

1 March 2008 15.00	Rangers	3 – 1	Aberdeen	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Attendance: 50,066 Referee: K Clark
	Dailly 38' Adam 50' Boyd 83' (pen.)	Report	Lovell 28'	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Attendance: 50,066 Referee: K Clark

15 March 2008 15.00	Aberdeen	3 – 0	Gretna	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Attendance: 9,025 Referee: D McDonald
	Maguire 40' Miller 71' (pen.) Nicholson 73'	Report

22 March 2008 15.00	Aberdeen	1 – 1	St. Mirren	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Attendance: 9,779 Referee: C Allan
	Mair 29'	Report	Dorman 10'

29 March 2008 15.00	Inverness CT	3 – 4	Aberdeen	Caledonian Stadium, Inverness Attendance: 5,655 Referee: D McDonald
	Bus 21' (o.g.) Duncan 40' McBain 57'	Report	Aluko 7' Nicholson 45' Miller 53' Maguire 90'

[edit] April

7 April 2008 19.45	Aberdeen	2 – 1	Falkirk	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Attendance: 11,484 Referee: M McCurry
	Maguire 22' 82'	Report	Finnigan 49'

19 April 2008 15.00	Celtic	1 – 0	Aberdeen	Celtic Park, Glasgow Attendance: 55,766 Referee: I Brines
	Samaras 56'	Report		Celtic Park, Glasgow Attendance: 55,766 Referee: I Brines

26 April 15.00	Aberdeen	2 – 1	Hibernian	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Attendance: 8,387 Referee: S Dougal
	Mackie 64' Miller 70' (pen.)	Report	Shiels 54'

[edit] May

3 May 2008 15.00	Aberdeen	2 – 1	Dundee United	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Attendance: 10,312 Referee: B Winter
	Foster 30' Touzani 48'	Report	Swanson 49'

10 May 2008 15.00	Motherwell	2 – 1	Aberdeen	Fir Park, Motherwell Attendance: 8,574 Referee: C Thompson
	Smith 61' Porter 81'	Report	Aluko 67'	Fir Park, Motherwell Attendance: 8,574 Referee: C Thompson

22 May 2008 19.45	Aberdeen	2 – 0	Rangers	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Attendance: 17,509 Referee: K Clark
	Miller 63' Mackie 77'	Report

[edit] UEFA Cup

Main article: UEFA Cup 2007-08

[edit] First round

The draw for the group stage took place on 31 August 2007. Aberdeen were drawn against Dnipro. Aberdeen drew 0–0 in the first leg at Pittodrie, They then drew 1–1 in the second leg but went through to the group stage on the away goals rule.

20 September 2007 20.05	Aberdeen	0 – 0	Dnipro	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Attendance: 15,431 Referee: E Berntsen
		Report

4 October 2007 18.00	Dnipro	1 – 1	Aberdeen	Meteor Stadium, Dnipropetrovsk Attendance: 26,275 Referee: O Thual
	Vorobei 75'	Report	Mackie 28'

[edit] Group stage

The draw for the group stage took place on 9 October 2007. Aberdeen were drawn against Panathinaikos, Atlético Madrid, Lokomotiv Moscow and Copenhagen. Aberdeen gained just 1 point from their first 3 games, they needed both Lokomotiv Moscow and Copenhagen to lose to ensure they would go through to the next round with a win over Copenhagen in their final game. Aberdeen went into the last 32 following a 4–0 win over Copenhagen.

25 October 2007 17.00	Panathinaikos	3 – 0	Aberdeen	Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens Attendance: 8,154 Referee: T Einwaller
	Goumas 10' Papadopoulos 73' Salpigidis 77'	Report

8 November 2007 20.00	Aberdeen	1 – 1	Lokomotiv Moscow	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Attendance: 18,843 Referee: F Meyer
	Diamond 27'	Report	Ivanovic 45'

29 November 2007 19.45	Atlético Madrid	2 – 0	Aberdeen	Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid Attendance: 30,000 Referee: I Bebek
	Forlán 45' (pen.) Simão 61'	Report

20 December 2007 19.45	Aberdeen	4 – 0	Copenhagen	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Attendance: 20,446 Referee: L Batista
	Smith 47', 55' Antonsson 71' (o.g.) Foster 83'	Report

[edit] Round of 32

The draw for the round of 32 took place on 21 December 2007. Aberdeen were drawn against Bayern Munich in the Round of 32, The tie was played over two legs, the first of which was played at Pittodrie. Aberdeen lost 7-3 on aggregate.

13 February 2008 18.00	Aberdeen	2 – 2	Bayern Munich	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Attendance: 20,047 Referee: E Gonzalez
	Walker 23' Aluko 40'	Report	Klose 28' Altintop 54' (pen.)

21 February 2008 17.45	Bayern Munich	5 – 1	Aberdeen	Allianz Arena, Munich Attendance: 66,000 Referee: Robert Małek
	Lúcio 12' Van Buyten 36' Podolski 71', 76' Van Bommel 85'	Report	Lovell 83'

[edit] Scottish League Cup

Main article: Scottish League Cup 2007-08

[edit] Fourth round

26 September 2007 19.45	Partick Thistle	0 – 2	Aberdeen	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow Attendance: 3,337 Referee: S Dougal
		Report	Young 42' Considine 64'

[edit] Quarter final

31 October 2007 19.45	Aberdeen	4 – 1	Inverness CT	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Attendance: 7,270 Referee: J Underhill
	Nicholson 10' (pen.), 21' (pen.), 78' Miller 45'	Report	Bayne 68'

[edit] Semi-final

5 February 2008 19:45	Aberdeen	1 – 4	Dundee United	Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh Attendance: 12,046 Referee: S Dougal
	Considine 18'	Report	Dods 22' Kalvenes 59' Conway 65' Gomis 77'

[edit] Scottish Cup

Main article: Scottish Cup 2007-08

[edit] Fourth round

The Scottish Cup fourth round draw took place on 29 November 2007. Aberdeen were drawn against Falkirk away from home. Aberdeen drew with Falkirk therefore a replay was arranged to be played on Tuesday 22 January at 19:45. Aberdeen beat Falkirk in the replay and therefore progressed to the fifth round.

12 January 2008 15.00	Falkirk	2 – 2	Aberdeen	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk Attendance: 5,798 Referee: M McCurray
	Barr 5' Reira 73'	Report	Smith 4' Lovell 10'

22 January 2008 19.45	Aberdeen	3 – 1	Falkirk	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Attendance: 8,547 Referee: I Brines
	Smith 19', 55' de Visscher 43'	Report	Barrett 61'

[edit] Fifth round

The Scottish Cup fifth round draw took place on 12 January 2008. Aberdeen were drawn against Brechin City or Hamilton Academical, Brechin defeated Hamilton 2-1 but were ordered to replay the tie following Hamilton's complaint that Brechin had fielded an ineligible player. On further investigation, Brechin were discovered to have fielded two ineligible players, and were therefore excluded from the competition^[25] The fifth round tie, initially postponed, was then reinstated and went ahead on the scheduled date.

February 2, 2008 15:00	Aberdeen	1 – 0	Hamilton Academical	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Attendance: 6,441 Referee: D McDonald
	Diamond 62'	Report

[edit] Quarter-final

The Scottish Cup Quarter final draw took place on 3 February 2008. Aberdeen were drawn against Celtic at home. Aberdeen drew with Celtic therefore a replay was arranged to be played on Tuesday 18 March at 19:45. Aberdeen beat Celtic in the replay and therefore progressed to the Semi-finals.

2008-03-09 12:45	Aberdeen	1 – 1	Celtic	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Attendance: 10,909 Referee: C Richmond
	de Visscher 78'	Report	Vennegoor of Hesselink 90'

2008-03-18 19:45	Celtic	0 – 1	Aberdeen	Celtic Park, Glasgow Attendance: 33,506 Referee: C Richmond
		Report	Mackie 69'	Celtic Park, Glasgow Attendance: 33,506 Referee: C Richmond

[edit] Semi-final

2008-04-12 12:15	Queen of the South	4 – 3	Aberdeen	Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 24,008 Referee: K Clark
	Tosh 22' Burns 49' O'Connor 56' Stewart 60'	Report	Considine 36' 59' Nicholson 53'	Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 24,008 Referee: K Clark

[edit] Players

[edit] Squad

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Jamie Langfield
2	DF	Alan Maybury (on loan from Leicester City)
3	DF	Richie Byrne
4	DF	Jackie McNamara
5	DF	Zander Diamond
6	MF	Scott Severin (captain)
7	MF	Jamie Smith
8	MF	Barry Nicholson
9	FW	Steve Lovell
10	FW	Darren Mackie
11	MF	Stuart Duff
14	MF	Richard Foster
15	DF	Karim Touzani

No.	Position	Player
16	FW	Lee Miller
17	DF	Dan Smith
18	DF	Lee Mair
19	MF	Derek Young
20	GK	Derek Soutar
21	DF	Andrew Considine
22	FW	Chris Maguire
23	DF	Dave Bus
24	MF	Jeffrey de Visscher
25	FW	Jonathan Smith
26	FW	Sone Aluko (on loan from Birmingham City)
27	MF	Josh Walker (on loan from Middlesbrough)
30	GK	Greg Kelly

[edit] Players out on loan

No.		Position	Player
––		FW	Michael Paton (at Brechin City)
––		MF	Stuart Smith (at Peterhead)

No.		Position	Player
––		DF	Neil McVitie (at Peterhead)

[edit] Goalscorers

Name	SPL	Cups	Total
Lee Miller	12	1	13
Barry Nicholson	5	4	9
Jamie Smith	3	5	8
Zander Diamond	4	1	5
Steve Lovell	3	2	5
Sone Aluko	3	1	4
Andrew Considine		4	4
Darren Mackie	2	2	4
Chris Maguire	4		4
Craig Brewster	3		3
Jeffrey de Visscher	1	2	3
Scott Severin	3		3
Derek Young	2	1	3
Richard Foster	1	1	2
Chris Clark	1		1
Lee Mair	1		1
Karim Touzani	1		1
Josh Walker		1	'1
own goals	2	1	3

Source: BBC Sport
Ordered by: Total, SPL, Cups then Name
Name: Players's Name, flag next to name indicates player's nationality. SPL: No. of goals scored in the Scottish Premier League. Cups: No. of goals scored in the Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and Uefa Cup. Total: Total No. of competitive goals scored.

[edit] Discipline

Name			Total
Lee Miller	1	9	11
Zander Diamond		7	7
Richard Foster		6	6
Derek Young		6	6
Andrew Considine		5	5
Darren Mackie		5	5
Barry Nicholson		5	5
Scott Severin		5	5
Karim Touzani		4	4
Josh Walker		4	4
Michael Hart		3	3
Jeffrey de Visscher		3	3
Alan Maybury		3	3
Chris Clark		2	2
Lee Mair		2	2
Sone Aluko		1	1
Richie Byrne		1	1
Jamie Langfield		1	1
Chris Maguire		2	2
Jamie Smith		2	2
Jackie McNamara		1	1

Source: Source: BBC Sport
Ordered by: , , then Name
Name: Players's Name, flag next to name indicates player's nationality. : No. of sending offs by direct red card. : No. of sending offs by second yellow card. : No. of bookings.

[edit] Competitions

[edit] Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Scottish Premier League	—	4	4 Aug 2007	22 May 2008
UEFA Cup	First Round	Round of 32	20 Sep 2007	22 Feb 2008
Scottish League Cup	Quarter Finals	Semi Finals	26 Sep 2007	5 Feb 2008
Scottish Cup	Fourth round	Semi Finals	12 Jan 2008	12 Apr 2008

Source: Competitions' Wikipedia articles.

[edit] SPL

[edit] Classification

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Rangers	38	27	5	6	84	33	51	86	UEFA Champions League 2008-09 Second qualifying round
3	Motherwell	38	18	6	14	50	46	4	60	UEFA Cup 2008-09 Second Qualifying Round
4	Aberdeen	38	15	8	15	50	58	-8	53
5	Dundee United	38	14	10	14	53	47	6	52
6	Hibernian	38	14	10	14	49	45	4	52	UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008 Second round

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1^st points; 2^nd goal difference; 3^rd goals scored.
Intertoto Cup: The highest-placed team who applied for the Intertoto Cup and not in an automatic UEFA Cup spot were awarded with a place in that competition. Falkirk and Hibernian were the applicants for the Intertoto Cup.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted.

[edit] Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	53	15	8	15	50	58	-8	11	5	4	33	21	+12	4	3	11	17	37	-20

Source: BBC Sport
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

[edit] Results by round

Round	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	L	D	L	D	W	L	L	W	W	W	D	W	L	L	W	W	L	D	D	W	W	D	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	W

Source: BBC Sport
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win.

[edit] UEFA Cup

Main article: UEFA Cup 2007-08

[edit] First round

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Aberdeen	(a)1 – 1	Dnipro	0–0	1–1

[edit] Group stage (B)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Atlético Madrid	4	3	1	0	9	4	+5	10
Panathinaikos	4	3	0	1	7	2	+5	9
Aberdeen	4	1	1	2	5	6	-1	4
Copenhagen	4	1	0	3	1	7	-6	3
Lokomotiv Moscow	4	0	2	2	4	7	-3	2

[edit] Round of 32

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Aberdeen	3 – 7	Bayern Munich	2–2	1–5

[edit] Club

[edit] The management

Position	Staff
Manager	Jimmy Calderwood
Assistant manager	Jimmy Nicholl
Striker Coach	Sandy Clark
Goalkeeping coach	Jim Leighton

Source:^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Other information

Chairman	Stewart Milne
Managing Director	Duncan Fraser
Executive Director	Willie Miller
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Pittodrie Stadium (22,199 / 109x72 yards)

Source: afc.co.uk

[edit] Team kit

Supplier: Nike
Sponsor: Apex Tubulars/Acergy





Home





Away





Third

Source: afc.co.uk

[edit] References

^ Kurrant's A Don, TotallyJemish.com, 16 May 2007
^ Wolves' McNamara joins Aberdeen, BBC News, 18 May 2007
^ Dons swoop to sign Dutch winger, BBC News, 30 May 2007
^ Calderwood welcomes Young return, BBC News, 25 July 2007
^ ^a ^b ^c Dons bring in two young strikers, BBC News, 31 August 2007.
^ Chesterfield set to sign Winter, BBC News, 20 July 2007
^ Dempsey to Depart Dons, Aberdeen FC, 26 March 2007
^ St Johnstone seal Daal transfer, BBC News, 7 June 2007
^ Keeper pays for stag night antics, BBC News, 8 June 2007
^ Langfield nets new Aberdeen deal , BBC News, 21 December 2007
^ Anderson seals Sunderland switch, BBC News, 27 June 2007
^ Boro midfielder in Dons loan move, BBC Sport, 29 January 2008.
^ Defender Bus makes Aberdeen stop BBC Sport, 24 January 2008.
^ Foxes' Maybury joins Dons on loan BBC Sport, 31 January 2008.
^ Plymouth snap up Aberdeen's Clark, BBC Sport, 16 January 2008
^ Plymouth snap up Aberdeen's Clark, BBC Sport, 16 January 2008
^ Foxes' Maybury joins Dons on loan BBC Sport, 31 January 2008.
^ Foxes' Maybury joins Dons on loan BBC Sport, 31 January 2008.
^ [1], BBC Sport, 14 January 2008.
^ Dons defender agrees Preston move, BBC Sport, 14 January 2008
^ Dons reject Preston's Hart offer, BBC Sport, 26 January 2008
^ Dons' Hart completes Preston move, BBC Sport, 30 January 2008
^ Calderwood frets over Dons budget, BBC Sport, 14 April 2008
^ Nicholson joins six leaving Dons , BBC Sport, 15 April 2008
^ Brechin ejected from Scottish Cup. BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	53	15	8	15	50	58	-8	11	5	4	33	21	+12	4	3	11	17	37	-20

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	53	15	8	15	50	58	-8	11	5	4	33	21	+12	4	3	11	17	37	-20

Aberdeen F.C. season 2007-08

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Contents

[edit] Transfers and other changes

[edit] Summer transfers

[edit] Winter transfers

[edit] Summer clearout

[edit] Pre-season friendlies

[edit] Scottish Premier League

[edit] August

[edit] September

[edit] October

[edit] November

[edit] December

[edit] January

[edit] February

[edit] March

[edit] April

[edit] May

[edit] UEFA Cup

[edit] First round

[edit] Group stage

[edit] Round of 32

[edit] Scottish League Cup

[edit] Fourth round

[edit] Quarter final

[edit] Semi-final

[edit] Scottish Cup

[edit] Fourth round

[edit] Fifth round

[edit] Quarter-final

[edit] Semi-final

[edit] Players

[edit] Squad

[edit] Players out on loan

[edit] Goalscorers

[edit] Discipline

[edit] Competitions

[edit] Overall

[edit] SPL

[edit] Classification

[edit] Results summary

[edit] Results by round

[edit] UEFA Cup

[edit] First round

[edit] Group stage (B)

[edit] Round of 32

[edit] Club

[edit] The management

[edit] Other information

[edit] Team kit

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	53	15	8	15	50	58	-8	11	5	4	33	21	+12	4	3	11	17	37	-20