The 2011–12 season was Aberdeen's 99th season in the top flight of Scottish football. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup. Aberdeen were knocked out of the Scottish League Cup at the third round stage, losing on penalties to East Fife after a 3–3 draw. In the Scottish Cup, Aberdeen lost 1–2 to Hibernian in the semi-final. Aberdeen finished in 9th place in the Scottish Premier League.
Results and fixtures
Pre-season
Scottish Premier League
Scottish League Cup
Aberdeen entered the Scottish League Cup in the second round stage, having not qualified for Europe in 2010–11. Darren Mackie scored the only goal of the game, as Aberdeen defeated First Division opponents Dundee. Aberdeen were knocked out in the third round by Second Division club East Fife.
Scottish Cup
Aberdeen entered the Scottish Cup in the fourth round stage.
Statistics
Appearances and goals
As of 12 May 2012
Disciplinary record
No.Nat.Pos.NameSPLScottish CupLeague CupTotal22MFRyan Jack2200002211MFKári Árnason7010008017MFFraser Fyvie510000513DFRicky Foster400000405DFYoul Mawéné5010006014FWRory Fallon3000003010FWDarren Mackie3010105021FWJosh Magennis5000005015MFPeter Pawlett400000406DFAndrew Considine611000717MFChris Clark2000103016MFIsaac Osbourne2000002013DFClark Robertson301000409FWScott Vernon200000202DFRory McArdle400000408MFRobert Milsom100000103DFMark Reynolds1010002018FWMohamed Chalali1000001028MFGavin Rae100000101GKJamie Langfield10000010
As of 12 May 2012
Goal scorers RankPlayerSPLSCLCTotal1. Scott Vernon1120132. Rory Fallon24173. Andrew Considine31044. Kári Árnason30035. Darren Mackie10236. Ryan Jack30037. Youl Mawéné20028. Mohamed Chalali11029. Fraser Fyvie110210. Jamie Masson100111. Robert Milsom100112. Rory McArdle001113. Ricky Foster100114. Josh Magennis100115. Mitchel Megginson010115. Chris Clark1001
As of 12 May 2012
Competitions
Overall
Scottish Premier League League table
Results summary
Results by round
Results by opponent TeamResultsAberdeen's score is shown first.Points1234Celtic 0–1 1–2 1–1 1Dundee United 3–1 2–1 3–1 9Dunfermline Athletic 4–0 3–3 1–0 0–3 7Heart of Midlothian 0–3 0–0 0–3 1Hibernian 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 5Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–0 1–2 0–1 2–0 6Kilmarnock 2–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 3Motherwell 0–1 1–2 0–1 0Rangers 0–2 1–2 1–1 1St Johnstone 0–0 2–1 0–0 5St Mirren 0–1 2–21–10–0 3
Source: 2011–12 Scottish Premier League article
Transfers
Players in DatesPlayerFromFeeSource18 May 2011 Ricky Foster RangersLoan Return18 May 2011 Mitchel Megginson Brechin CityLoan Return3 June 2011 Youl Mawéné PanserraikosFree1 July 2011 David González Manchester CityLoan1 July 2011 Isaac Osbourne Coventry CityFree1 July 2011 Chris Clark Plymouth ArgyleFree18 July 2011 Plymouth ArgyleFree20 July 2011 Jason Brown Blackburn RoversFree18 August 2011 Mohamed Chalali PanioniosFree14 September 2011 Rory Fallon Plymouth ArgyleFree6 January 2012 Mark Reynolds Sheffield WednesdayLoan17 January 2012 Russell Anderson Derby CountyFree27 January 2012 Stephen Hughes MotherwellFree30 January 2012 Gavin Rae DundeeFree31 January 2012 Danny Uchechi DenderFree
Players out DatesPlayerToFeeSource18 May 2011 Paul Hartley Alloa AthleticReleased18 May 2011 Nick Blackman Blackburn RoversLoan Return18 May 2011 Nikola Vujadinović UdineseLoan Return18 May 2011 Steven Smith Norwich CityLoan Return7 June 2011 Scott Bain Alloa AthleticFree29 June 2011 Chris Maguire Derby County£400,0001 July 2011 Zander Diamond Oldham AthleticFree1 July 2011 Derek Young GrindavíkFree1 July 2011 Mark Howard BlackpoolFree1 July 2011 David McNamee Ross CountyFree1 July 2011 Sone Aluko RangersFree1 July 2011 Myles Anderson Blackburn RoversFree1 July 2011 Lewis Davidson PeterheadFree12 July 2011 Dominico Gibson East StirlingshireFree28 July 2011 Stirling Smith Alloa AthleticFree 19 August 2011 Scott Ross PeterheadLoan30 August 2011 Joe Shaughnessy Forfar AthleticLoan30 August 2011 Nicky Low Forfar AthleticLoan31 August 2011 Michael Paton Stockport CountyLoan15 September 2011 Jordon Brown Forfar AthleticLoan29 November 2011 Jamie Langfield Forfar AthleticLoan6 January 2012 Richard Foster Bristol CityUndisclosed18 January 2012 Jack Grimmer Fulham£200,000
See also List of Aberdeen F.C. seasons
References