Aberdeen F.C. season 2008-09
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Aberdeen will compete in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup during the 2008–09 season.
Following the Scottish Cup semi-final defeat to Queen of the South, it became obvious that a lot of changes would be made. Manager Jimmy Calderwood, said on 14 April 2007 the defeat "may impact on his transfer plans."[1]
Richie Byrne, Barry Nicholson, Steve Lovell, Derek Soutar, Dave Bus, Jonathan Smith, Greg Kelly and possibly Alan Maybury will all be moving to new clubs. Jackie McNamara and Dan Smith had already left the club before the season finished and English youngsters Sone Aluko and Josh Walker returned back down south to their clubs, although their future at those clubs is uncertain and one or both of them may return.
The club have been linked with several players, so far Sammy Stewart, Gary McDonald and Bertrand Bossu have all been given two year contracts. More are expected to follow before the transfer window eventually closes on 31 August 2008.
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[edit] Transfers
[edit] In
| Player | From | Fee | Contract length |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gary McDonald[2] |
 Oldham Athletic |
Free | Two years |
 Bertrand Bossu[3] |
Walsall |
Two years | |
 Sammy Stewart[3] |
Glenavon |
Two years |
[edit] Out
| Player | To | Fee | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Nicholson[4] |
End of contract | ||
| Derek Soutar[4] |
End of contract | ||
| Greg Kelly[4] |
End of contract | ||
 Richie Byrne[4] |
End of contract | ||
 Dave Bus[4] |
End of contract | ||
| Jonathan Smith[4] |
End of contract | ||
| Steve Lovell[4] |
End of contract | ||
| Sone Aluko[4] |
Birmingham City |
— | End of loan |
| Josh Walker[4] |
Middlesbrough |
— | End of loan |
| Alan Maybury[4] |
End of loan | ||
| Jackie McNamara[5] |
Falkirk | Free | Released from contract |
[edit] Results & fixtures
[edit] Pre-season friendlies
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score[6] | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 12 | Manchester United |
H | – | |||
| July 15 | Dundee | A | – | |||
| July 18 | Peterhead | A | – | |||
| July 21 | Brechin City | A | – | |||
| July 24 | DZC |
A | – | |||
| July 27 | FC Zwolle |
A | – | |||
| July 30 | Vitesse |
A | – | |||
| August 2 | Go Ahead Eagles |
A | – | |||
| August 5 | Inverurie Loco Works | A | – |
[edit] Scottish Premier League
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score[6] | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | League Position |
Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – |
[edit] Competitions
[edit] Overall
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Premier League | — | ||||
| Scottish League Cup | — | ||||
| Scottish Cup | — |
Last updated: 19 May
Source: Competitions' Wikipedia articles.
[edit] SPL
[edit] Classification
[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 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 19 May
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 |
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| Result |
Last updated: 19 May.
Source: BBC Sport
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win.
[edit] Club
[edit] The management
Source:[citation needed] [edit] Other information
Source: afc.co.uk |
[edit] Team kitSupplier: Nike Source: afc.co.uk |
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Calderwood frets over Dons budget, BBC Sport, 14 April 2008
- ^ Aberdeen sign Oldham midfielder BBC Sport, 30 April 2008
- ^ a b "Duff signs new deal at Pittodrie", BBC Sport, 2008-05-28. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Nicholson joins six leaving Dons
- ^ Falkirk complete McNamara swoop
- ^ a b Aberdeen's score is shown first.
[edit] External links
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