# 1996–97 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and UEFA Europa League in season 1996–97.

## Results
### Scottish Premier Division

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 10 August | Celtic | H | 2–2 | | 18,595 |
| 2 | 17 August | Motherwell | A | 2–2 | Windass, Shearer | 6,206 |
| 3 | 25 August | Heart of Midlothian | H | 4–0 | Miller, Dodds, Windass, Glass | 13,600 |
| 4 | 7 September | Raith Rovers | A | 4–1 | Dodds (3), Windass, | 5,055 |
| 5 | 14 September | Kilmarnock | H | 3–0 | Dodds (3), Kombouare | 12,000 |
| 6 | 21 September | Hibernian | H | 0–2 | | 12,500 |
| 7 | 27 September | Dundee United | A | 0–1 | | 10,359 |
| 8 | 12 October | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 3–0 | Dodds, Young | 10,500 |
| 9 | 19 October | Rangers | A | 2–2 | Irvine, Dodds | 50,076 |
| 10 | 26 October | Raith Rovers | H | 1–0 | Miller | 11,200 |
| 11 | 2 November | Celtic | A | 0–1 | | 50,136 |
| 12 | 16 November | Dundee United | H | 3–3 | Kiriakov, Kombouare, Dodds | 13,800 |
| 13 | 23 November | Hibernian | A | 1–0 | Windass | 11,522 |
| 14 | 1 December | Rangers | H | 0–3 | | 21,500 |
| 15 | 7 December | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 3–2 | Miller, Rowson, Windass | 5,465 |
| 16 | 11 December | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–1 | Shearer, Windass | 11,477 |
| 17 | 14 December | Motherwell | H | 0–0 | | 10,000 |
| 18 | 21 December | Kilmarnock | A | 0–3 | | 6,114 |
| 19 | 26 December | Celtic | H | 1–2 | Dodds | 17,000 |
| 20 | 28 December | Hibernian | H | 1–1 | Shearer | 10,000 |
| 21 | 1 January | Dundee United | A | 0–4 | | 9,736 |
| 22 | 4 January | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 0–2 | | 9,500 |
| 23 | 12 January | Rangers | A | 0–4 | | 47,509 |
| 24 | 18 January | Raith Rovers | A | 2–2 | Rowson, Miller | 3,950 |
| 26 | 1 February | Kilmarnock | H | 2–1 | Windass (2) | 8,000 |
| 27 | 8 February | Motherwell | A | 2–2 | Dodds, Martin | 5,555 |
| 28 | 10 February | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–0 | | 9,000 |
| 29 | 23 February | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 0–3 | | 5,536 |
| 30 | 1 March | Rangers | H | 2–2 | Goram, Kombouare | 16,331 |
| 30 | 15 March | Dundee United | H | 1–1 | Windass | 13,645 |
| 31 | 22 March | Hibernian | A | 1–3 | Craig | 9,669 |
| 32 | 5 April | Motherwell | H | 0–0 | | 9,000 |
| 33 | 12 April | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–0 | | 11,186 |
| 34 | 20 April | Celtic | A | 0–3 | | 47,295 |
| 35 | 3 May | Raith Rovers | H | 2–0 | Millen, Dodds | 10,763 |
| 36 | 10 May | Kilmarnock | A | 1–1 | Dodds | 10,027 |

#### Final standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Heart of Midlothian | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 52 | |
| 5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 52 | 65 | −13 | 45 | |
| 6 | Aberdeen | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 44 | |
| 7 | Kilmarnock | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 41 | 61 | −20 | 39 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
| 8 | Motherwell | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 38 | |
* ↑ Kilmarnock qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as the winners of the Scottish Cup.

### Scottish League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R2 | 13 August | Queen's Park | A | 2–0 | Glass, Windass | 2,021 |
| R3 | 3 September | Morton | A | 7–3 | Windass (4), Dodds (3) | 6,000 |
| QF | 10 September | Dundee | A | 1–2 | Dodds | 8,760 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R3 | 23 January | Hibernian | A | 2–2 | Booth, Dodds | 9,588 |
| R3R | 28 January | Hibernian | H | 0–0 (Hibernian won 5–3 on penalty kicks) | | 15,464 |

### UEFA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| PR2 L1 | 6 August | Zalgiris Vilnius | A | 4–1 | Dodds (2), Glass, Shearer | 1,800 |
| PR2 L2 | 20 August | Zalgiris Vilnius | H | 1–3 | Irvine | 8,722 |
| R1 L1 | 10 September | Barry Town | H | 3–1 | Windass, Glass, Young | 13,400 |
| R1 L2 | 24 September | Barry Town | A | 3–3 | Dodds (2), Rowson | 6,500 |
| R2 L1 | 15 October | Brøndby IF | H | 0–2 | | 14,159 |
| R2 L2 | 29 October | Brøndby IF | A | 0–0 | | 12,005 |

## Squad
### Appearances & Goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier Division | Premier Division | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | SCO | Nicky Walker | 25 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Michael Watt | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Derek Stillie | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | FRA | Antoine Kombouare | 34 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | BUL | Tzanko Tzvetanov | 34 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Brian Irvine (c) | 32 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| | DF | ENG | Colin Woodthrope | 27 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | John Inglis | 23 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Stewart McKimmie (c) | 21 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Russell Anderson | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jamie Buchan | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Hugh Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Michael Hart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Kevin Christie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | POR | Samuel Quina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Duncan Buchan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Mike Newlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Alan Bryson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | David Rowson | 43 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | Joe Miller | 39 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | MF | BUL | Illian Kiriakov | 38 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Darren Young | 34 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | Stephen Glass | 32 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| | MF | SCO | Paul Bernard | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ISL | Haraldur Ingólfsson | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Brian Grant | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Derek Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Paul Telfer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Iain Good | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Billy Dodds | 41 | 23 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| | FW | ENG | Dean Windass | 40 | 16 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | Duncan Shearer | 30 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | Scott Booth | 23 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Michael Craig | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Dennis Wyness | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Malcolm Kpedekpo | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Richard Irving | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Noel Whelan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |