2011–12 Aberdeen F.C. season explained

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

Scottish Premier League

See main article: 2011–12 Scottish Premier League.

Scottish League Cup

See main article: 2011–12 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

See main article: 2011–12 Scottish Cup.

Aberdeen entered the Scottish Cup in the fourth round stage.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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As of 12 May 2012

Disciplinary record

No.	Nat.	Pos.	Name	SPL		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Total
22		MF	Ryan Jack	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2
11		MF	Kári Árnason	7	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
17		MF	Fraser Fyvie	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
3		DF	Ricky Foster	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
5		DF	Youl Mawéné	5	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
14		FW	Rory Fallon	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
10		FW	Darren Mackie	3	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
21		FW	Josh Magennis	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
15		MF	Peter Pawlett	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
6		DF	Andrew Considine	6	1	1	0	0	0	7	1
7		MF	Chris Clark	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
16		MF	Isaac Osbourne	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
13		DF	Clark Robertson	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
9		FW	Scott Vernon	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2		DF	Rory McArdle	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
8		MF	Robert Milsom	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3		DF	Mark Reynolds	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
18		FW	Mohamed Chalali	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
28		MF	Gavin Rae	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1		GK	Jamie Langfield	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

As of 12 May 2012

Goal scorers

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1.	Scott Vernon	11	2	0	13
2.	Rory Fallon	2	4	1	7
3.	Andrew Considine	3	1	0	4
4.	Kári Árnason	3	0	0	3
5.	Darren Mackie	1	0	2	3
6.	Ryan Jack	3	0	0	3
7.	Youl Mawéné	2	0	0	2
8.	Mohamed Chalali	1	1	0	2
9.	Fraser Fyvie	1	1	0	2
10.	Jamie Masson	1	0	0	1
11.	Robert Milsom	1	0	0	1
12.	Rory McArdle	0	0	1	1
13.	Ricky Foster	1	0	0	1
14.	Josh Magennis	1	0	0	1
15.	Mitchel Megginson	0	1	0	1
15.	Chris Clark	1	0	0	1

As of 12 May 2012

Competitions

Scottish Premier League

Results by opponent

Team	Results[1]				Points
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	0–1	1–2	1–1		1
	3–1	2–1	3–1		9
	4–0	3–3	1–0	0–3	7
	0–3	0–0	0–3		1
	0–0	1–0	0–0	1–2	5
	2–0	1–2	0–1	2–0	6
	2–2	0–2	0–0	1–1	3
	0–1	1–2	0–1		0
	0–2	1–2	1–1		1
	0–0	2–1	0–0		5
	0–1	2–2	1–1	0–0	3

Source: 2011–12 Scottish Premier League article

Transfers

Players in

Dates	Player	From	Fee	Source
18 May 2011	Ricky Foster	Rangers	Loan Return
18 May 2011	Mitchel Megginson	Brechin City	Loan Return
3 June 2011	Youl Mawéné	Panserraikos	Free	[2]
1 July 2011	David González	Manchester City	Loan	[3]
1 July 2011	Isaac Osbourne	Coventry City	Free	[4]
1 July 2011	Chris Clark	Plymouth Argyle	Free	[5]
18 July 2011		Plymouth Argyle	Free	[6]
20 July 2011	Jason Brown	Blackburn Rovers	Free
18 August 2011	Mohamed Chalali	Panionios	Free	[7]
14 September 2011	Rory Fallon	Plymouth Argyle	Free	[8]
6 January 2012	Mark Reynolds	Sheffield Wednesday	Loan	[9]
17 January 2012	Russell Anderson	Derby County	Free	[10]
27 January 2012	Stephen Hughes	Motherwell	Free	[11]
30 January 2012	Gavin Rae	Dundee	Free	[12]
31 January 2012	Danny Uchechi	Dender	Free	[13]

Players out

Dates	Player	To	Fee	Source
18 May 2011	Paul Hartley	Alloa Athletic	Released	[14]
18 May 2011	Nick Blackman	Blackburn Rovers	Loan Return	[15]
18 May 2011	Nikola Vujadinović	Udinese	Loan Return
18 May 2011	Steven Smith	Norwich City	Loan Return
7 June 2011	Scott Bain	Alloa Athletic	Free	[16]
29 June 2011	Chris Maguire	Derby County	£400,000	[17]
1 July 2011	Zander Diamond	Oldham Athletic	Free	[18]
1 July 2011	Derek Young	Grindavík	Free	[19]
1 July 2011	Mark Howard	Blackpool	Free	[20]
1 July 2011	David McNamee	Ross County	Free	[21]
1 July 2011	Sone Aluko	Rangers	Free	[22]
1 July 2011	Myles Anderson	Blackburn Rovers	Free	[23]
1 July 2011	Lewis Davidson	Peterhead	Free	[24]
12 July 2011	Dominico Gibson	East Stirlingshire	Free	[25]
28 July 2011	Stirling Smith	Alloa Athletic		[26]
19 August 2011	Scott Ross	Peterhead	Loan	[27]
30 August 2011	Joe Shaughnessy	Forfar Athletic	Loan	[28]
30 August 2011	Nicky Low	Forfar Athletic	Loan
31 August 2011	Michael Paton	Stockport County	Loan	[29]
15 September 2011	Jordon Brown	Forfar Athletic	Loan	[30]
29 November 2011	Jamie Langfield	Forfar Athletic	Loan	[31]
6 January 2012	Richard Foster	Bristol City	Undisclosed	[32]
18 January 2012	Jack Grimmer	Fulham	£200,000	[33]

See also

• List of Aberdeen F.C. seasons

Notes and References

1. Aberdeen's score is shown first.
2. News: Aberdeen secure the signing of Youl Mawéné . BBC Sport. 3 June 2011 . 20 June 2011.
3. News: Man City keeper David Gonzalez set to join Aberdeen . BBC Sport. 27 June 2011 . 29 June 2011.
4. News: Isaac Signs for the Dons . afc.co.uk . 30 June 2011 . 30 June 2011.
5. News: Aberdeen re-sign Pilgrims' Chris Clark . BBC Sport. 28 June 2011 . 29 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110630231720/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13952428.stm. 30 June 2011 . live.
6. News: Kari Arnason completes move to Aberdeen . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 18 July 2011 . 18 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110718155703/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/14154372.stm. 18 July 2011 . live.
7. News: Algerian striker signs contract . BBC Sport. 18 August 2011 . 18 August 2011.
8. News: Rory Fallon is now a Don! . Aberdeen FC . 14 September 2011 . 14 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120323190235/http://www.afc.co.uk/articles/20110914/rory-fallon-is-now-a-don_2212158_2451055 . 23 March 2012 . dead.
9. News: Aberdeen complete loan signing of Mark Reynolds . BBC Sport. 6 January 2012 . 6 January 2012.
10. News: Skipper returns 'home' . Aberdeen FC . 17 January 2012 . 17 January 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120120002838/http://www.afc.co.uk/articles/20120117/skipper-returns-home_2212158_2579594 . 20 January 2012 . dead.
11. Web site: Hughes Clinches Deal at Aberdeen. 27 January 2012. BBC Sport. 27 January 2012.
12. Web site: Aberdeen sign veteran Dundee midfielder Gavin Rae. 30 January 2012. BBC Sport. 30 January 2012.
13. News: Uchechi joins five-star Dons . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 31 January 2012 . 1 February 2012 .
14. News: Alloa Athletic name Paul Hartley as new manager . BBC Sport. 17 May 2011 . 20 June 2011.
15. News: Aberdeen want Steven Smith as trio are shown exit . BBC Sport. 27 April 2011 . 21 May 2011.
16. News: Alloa Sign Young Keeper . Alloa Athletic F.C. Official Website . 7 June 2011 . 20 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110722212720/http://www.alloaathletic.co.uk/BlogView.aspx?pageid=2&ItemID=541&mid=2. 22 July 2011 . live.
17. News: Derby County poised to seal Chris Maguire deal . BBC Sport. 28 June 2011 . 29 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110630231721/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13944239.stm. 30 June 2011 . live.
18. Web site: Latics unearth diamond . . oldhamathletic.co.uk . 13 July 2011 . 13 July 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716002542/http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/page/NewsUpdate/0%2C%2C10337~2391953%2C00.html . 16 July 2011 .
19. News: Grindavík fær Derek Young frá Aberdeen (Staðfest) . Fotbolti.net . 29 July 2011 . 31 October 2011 .
20. News: Blackpool complete deal for goalkeeper Mark Howard . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 23 September 2011 . 21 October 2011 .
21. News: David McNamee Joins Ross County . https://archive.today/20120907234442/http://www.rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk/news/david-mcnamee-joins-ross-county.aspx . dead . 7 September 2012 . rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk . . 28 January 2012 . 1 February 2012 .
22. Web site: Sone Aluko signs for Rangers . . . 24 November 2011 . 24 November 2011 .
23. News: Blackburn Rovers sign Aberdeen defender Myles Anderson . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 22 March 2011 . 25 May 2011 .
24. Web site: Peterhead v Aberdeen XI . afc.co.uk . . 26 July 2011 . 9 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140606234752/http://www.afc.co.uk/articles/20110726/peterhead-v-aberdeen-xi_2212158_2401386 . 6 June 2014 . dead.
25. Web site: Three More Sign On . eaststirlingshirefc.com . . 12 August 2011 . 15 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120324112901/http://www.eaststirlingshirefc.com/2011/08/12/three-more-sign-on/ . 24 March 2012 . dead .
26. Web site: Tough test for Wasps in tie against Ton . Alloa & Hillfoots Advertiser . Forth Weekly Press . 28 July 2011 . 18 November 2011 .
27. Web site: Scott Ross joins Peterhead . afc.co.uk . . 19 August 2011 . 9 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100822203316/http://www.afc.co.uk/articles/20100819/scott-ross-joins-peterhead_2212158_2127825 . 22 August 2010 . dead.
28. News: Nicky Low and Joe Shaughnessy . afc.co.uk . . 30 August 2011 . 30 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222030816/http://www.afc.co.uk/articles/20110830/nicky-low-and-joe-shaughnessy_2212158_2436441 . 22 February 2014 . dead.
29. News: Stockport take Aberdeen striker Michael Paton . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 31 August 2011. 6 September 2011 .
30. News: New Loan Signing . forfarathletic.co.uk . . 15 September 2011 . 11 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120401122706/http://www.forfarathletic.co.uk/index.php?option=com_flexicontent&view=items&cid=7:latest-news&id=386:new-loan-signing&Itemid=27 . 1 April 2012 . dead .
31. News: Goalkeeper Jamie Langfield joins Forfar for a month . BBC Sport. 29 November 2011 . 18 December 2011 .
32. News: Bristol City sign Aberdeen captain Ricky Foster . BBC Sport. 6 January 2012 . 6 January 2012 .
33. News: Fulham sign Jack Grimmer from Aberdeen . BBC Sport. 18 January 2012 . 19 January 2012 .