1993–94 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup in season 1993–94.

Aberdeen F.C.
1993–94 season
ChairmanDick Donald (to December)
Ian Donald (from January)
ManagerWillie Miller
StadiumPittodrie Stadium
Scottish Premier Division2nd
Scottish CupSemi-finalists
Scottish League CupQuarter-finalists
European Cup Winners' CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Duncan Shearer (15)
All: Duncan Shearer (26)
Highest home attendance21,655 vs. Torino, 3 November 1993
Lowest home attendance7,568 vs. Dundee, 30 April 1994
Average home league attendance12,460

Results

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Scottish Premier Division

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Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 7 August Dundee United A 1–1 Booth 13,881
2 14 August Kilmarnock H 1–0 Kane 11,394
3 21 August Dundee A 1–1 Shearer 7,505
4 28 August St Johnstone H 0–0 11,682
5 4 September Celtic A 1–0 Paatelainen 34,311
6 11 September Hibernian A 1–2 Shearer 8,506
7 18 September Rangers H 2–0 Shearer, Pressley 19,138
8 25 September Raith Rovers H 4–1 Shearer, Jess, Richardson (2) 11,472
9 2 October Motherwell A 0–0 8,597
10 5 October Heart of Midlothian H 0–0 10,154
11 9 October Partick Thistle A 2–3 Paatelainen, Shearer 5,600
12 16 October Kilmarnock A 1–1 Paatelainen 9,108
13 23 October Dundee United H 2–0 Paatelainen, Shearer 13,566
14 30 October Dundee H 1–0 Shearer 11,885
15 6 November St Johnstone A 1–1 Booth 5,757
16 9 November Celtic H 1–1 Grant 19,474
17 13 November Motherwell H 1–1 Booth 12,494
18 27 November Hibernian H 4–0 Kane, Connor, Shearer, Grant 12,334
19 1 December Rangers A 0–2 45,182
20 4 December Heart of Midlothian A 1–1 Shearer 9,402
21 7 December Raith Rovers A 1–1 Miller 4,205
22 14 December Partick Thistle H 2–1 Irvine, Shearer 8,248
23 18 December Kilmarnock H 3–1 Miller, Shearer, Richardson 10,834
24 27 December Dundee United A 1–0 Jess 9,292
25 8 January St Johnstone H 1–1 Shearer 12,712
26 11 January Dundee A 1–0 Irvine 5,219
27 19 January Celtic A 2–2 Irvine, Jess 19,083
28 22 January Rangers H 0–0 20,267
29 5 February Hibernian A 1–3 Richardson 9,556
30 12 February Raith Rovers H 4–0 Paatelainen (2), Shearer, Booth 10,553
31 5 March Hearts H 0–1 13,059
32 8 March Motherwell A 1–1 Shearer 7,018
33 19 March Kilmarnock A 3–2 Miller, Shearer, Jess 8,544
34 26 March Dundee United H 1–0 Shearer 12,574
35 29 March Hibernian H 2–3 Jess, Miller 10,832
36 2 April Rangers A 1–1 Kane 45,888
37 5 April Partick Thistle A 1–1 Tierney 4,280
38 16 April Motherwell H 0–0 9,642
39 23 April Partick Thistle H 2–0 Jess, Grant 7,827
40 27 April Heart of Midlothian A 1–1 Irvine 13,811
41 30 April Dundee H 1–1 Irvine 7,568
42 3 May Raith Rovers A 2–0 Roddie, Shearer 2,798
43 7 May St Johnstone A 1–0 Irvine 6,107
44 14 May Celtic H 1–1 Irvine 16,417

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 44 22 14 8 74 41 +33 58 Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round
2 Aberdeen 44 17 21 6 58 36 +22 55 Qualification for the UEFA Cup preliminary round
3 Motherwell 44 20 14 10 58 43 +15 54
4 Celtic 44 15 20 9 51 38 +13 50
5 Hibernian 44 16 15 13 53 48 +5 47
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Scottish League Cup

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 10 August Clydebank H 5–0 Shearer (3), McLeish, Richardson 11,394
R3 24 August Motherwell H 5–2 Booth (2), Shearer, Miller, Jess 12,996
QF 24 August Rangers A 1–2 Miller 44,928

Scottish Cup

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 8 February East Stirlingshire A 3–1 Shearer (2), Craig 3,853
R4 19 February Raith Rovers H 3–1 Miller 13,740
QF 12 March St Johnstone A 1–1 Booth 8,847
QF R 15 March St Johnstone H 2–0 Shearer, Richardson 14,325
SF 9 April Dundee United N 1–1 Shearer 21,397
SF R 12 April Dundee United N 0–1 13,936

European Cup Winners Cup

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 14 September   Valur A 3–0 Jess (2), Shearer 656
R1 L2 29 September   Valur H 4–0 Jess (2), Miller, Irvine 10,004
R2 L1 20 October   Torino A 2–3 Paatelainen, Jess 30,000
R2 L2 3 November   Torino H 1–2 Richardson 21,655

Squad

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Appearances & Goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier Division Scottish Cup League Cup Cup Winners' Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   NED Theo Snelders 43 0 33 0 3 0 3 0 4 0
GK   SCO Derek Stillie 7 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
GK   SCO Michael Watt 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK   ENG John Burridge 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Brian Irvine 54 8 42 7 6 0 2 0 4 1
DF   SCO Stewart McKimmie 51 0 40 0 5 0 2 0 4 0
DF   SCO Alex McLeish (c) 45 1 35 0 4 0 3 1 3 0
DF   SCO Stephen Wright 44 0 36 0 4 0 1 0 3 0
DF   SCO Gary Smith 32 0 21 0 5 0 3 0 3 0
DF   SCO Hugh Robertson 10 0 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO David Winnie 9 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
DF   SCO Neil Cooper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO John Milne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   TRI Rick Titus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Eoin Jess 54 12 41 6 6 0 3 1 4 5
MF   SCO Paul Kane 51 3 39 3 5 0 3 0 4 0
MF   ENG Lee Richardson 44 7 35 4 4 1 2 1 3 1
MF   SCO Joe Miller 39 8 27 4 6 1 3 2 3 1
MF   SCO Brian Grant 36 2 30 2 4 0 0 0 2 0
MF   SCO Robert Connor 30 1 25 1 0 0 2 0 3 0
MF   SCO Jim Bett 13 0 6 0 2 0 3 0 2 0
MF   SCO Ray McKinnon 7 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Andy Roddie 6 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   NED Theo Ten Caat 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MF   SCO Roy Aitken 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   SCO Kenny Gilbert 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Derek Adams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Graham Watson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Duncan Shearer 54 26 43 17 6 4 3 4 2 1
FW   FIN Mixu Paatelainen 44 7 36 6 3 0 2 0 3 1
FW   SCO Scott Booth 34 7 25 4 5 1 3 2 1 0
FW   SCO Scott Thomson 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Andrew Gibson 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
??   IRN Peyvand Mossovot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

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