# 2006–07 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup in season 2006–07. Their third place in the Scottish Premier League was their highest since the 1995–96 season.

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | SPL | SPL | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | SCO | Jamie Langfield | 40 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Michael Hart | 36 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | IRL | Richie Byrne | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Russell Anderson | 38 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Zander Diamond | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | SCO | Scott Severin | 38 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Jamie Smith | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Barry Nicholson | 34 | 8 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Steve Lovell | 29 | 9 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | SCO | Darren Mackie | 41 | 13 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Chris Clark | 40 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | IRL | Gary Dempsey | 29 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | NED | Karim Touzani | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | SCO | Lee Miller | 34 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | SCO | John Stewart | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Dan Smith | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | SCO | Jamie Winter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | SCO | Richard Foster | 40 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | SCO | Derek Soutar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | SCO | Andrew Considine | 36 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SCO | Kyle Macaulay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | SCO | Steve Crawford | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | SCO | Craig Brewster | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | SCO | David Donald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | SCO | Chris Maguire | 22 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | NED | Dyron Daal | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: AFC Heritage

## Results
### Friendlies

| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorers |
| 6 July | Peterhead | A | 4–1 | Crawford (24), Dempsey (28), Mackie (71,80) |
| 9 July | Elgin City | A | 5–0 | Byrne (20, 63), Clark (36), Maguire (74), Mackie (84) |
| 14 July | Bloemfontein Celtic | A | 2–1 | Stewart (2, 75) |
| 16 July | Jomo Cosmos | A | 0–2 | |
| 19 July | Jomo Cosmos | A | 1–0 | Lovell (52) |
| 22 July | Benoni Premier United | A | 3–2 | Lovell (26), Mackie (31), Crawford (86) |
| 26 July | Montrose | A | 3–0 | Considine (10), Lovell (26), Kiely (41) |
| 1 August | Forres Mechanics | A | 3–1 | Stewart (36, 53), Donald (68) |
| 8 August | Everton | H | 2–3 | Dempsey (40), Smith (70) |
| 23 February | Bohemians | A | 0–0 | |

### Scottish Premier League

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | Report |
| 1 | 29 July | Hibernian | A | 1–1 | Crawford (18) | 15,046 | AFC Heritage |
| 2 | 5 August | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | H | 1–1 | Crawford (29) | 11,955 | AFC Heritage |
| 3 | 12 August | Motherwell | A | 2–0 | Mackie (25,60) | 5,186 | AFC Heritage |
| 4 | 19 August | St Mirren | A | 1–1 | Crawford (29) | 5,344 | AFC Heritage |
| 5 | 26 August | Dunfermline | H | 1–0 | Severin (68) | 9,889 | AFC Heritage |
| 6 | 9 September | Celtic | H | 0–1 | | 15,304 | AFC Heritage |
| 7 | 16 September | Falkirk | A | 2–0 | Dempsey (51), Daal (82) | 5,812 | AFC Heritage |
| 8 | 24 September | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–3 | Daal (82) | 11,160 | AFC Heritage |
| 9 | 1 October | Rangers | A | 0–1 | | 50,488 | AFC Heritage |
| 10 | 14 October | Kilmarnock | A | 0–1 | | 5,700 | AFC Heritage |
| 11 | 21 October | Dundee United | H | 3–1 | Mackie (38), Nicholson (46, 71) | 10,747 | AFC Heritage |
| 12 | 30 October | Hibernian | H | 2–1 | Miller (56), Severin (90+3) | 11,179 | AFC Heritage |
| 13 | 6 November | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | A | 1–1 | Lovell (89) | 5,744 | AFC Heritage |
| 14 | 11 November | Motherwell | H | 2–1 | Smith (55), Miller (86) | 10,527 | AFC Heritage |
| 15 | 18 November | St Mirren | H | 2–0 | Mackie (77, 85) | 11,426 | AFC Heritage |
| 16 | 25 November | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 3–0 | Miller (54), Mackie (83, 86) | 6,501 | AFC Heritage |
| 17 | 2 December | Celtic | A | 0–1 | | 58,911 | AFC Heritage |
| 18 | 9 December | Falkirk | H | 2–1 | Mackie (17), Clark (44) | 10,594 | AFC Heritage |
| 19 | 16 December | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–0 | Lovell (87) | 17,274 | AFC Heritage |
| 20 | 23 December | Rangers | H | 1–2 | Lovell (85) | 20,045 | AFC Heritage |
| 21 | 26 December | Kilmarnock | H | 3–1 | Maguire (5), Nicholson (8), Lovell (87) | 11,887 | AFC Heritage |
| 22 | 30 December | Dundee United | A | 1–3 | Severin (56) | 12,329 | AFC Heritage |
| 23 | 2 January | Hibernian | A | 0–0 | | 16,278 | AFC Heritage |
| 24 | 13 January | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | H | 1–1 | Lovell (90+3) | 10,300 | AFC Heritage |
| 25 | 27 January | St Mirren | A | 2–0 | Considine (8, 37) | 4,926 | AFC Heritage |
| 26 | 10 February | Dunfermline | H | 3–0 | Mackie (33), Nicholson (57 pen), Lovell (83) | 9,379 | AFC Heritage |
| 27 | 17 February | Celtic | H | 1–2 | Mackie (90) | 16,711 | AFC Heritage |
| 28 | 3 March | Falkirk | A | 2–1 | Dempsey (16), Foster (61) | 5,825 | AFC Heritage |
| 29 | 10 March | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–0 | Lovell (7) | 13,964 | AFC Heritage |
| 30 | 13 March | Motherwell | A | 2–0 | Fitzpatrick (32 o.g.), Foster (90) | 4,530 | AFC Heritage |
| 31 | 17 March | Rangers | A | 0–3 | | 50,354 | AFC Heritage |
| 32 | 31 March | Kilmarnock | A | 2–1 | Fowler (59 o.g.), Anderson (69) | 7,236 | AFC Heritage |
| 33 | 7 April | Dundee United | H | 2–4 | Lovell (8), Mackie (10 pen) | 12,148 | AFC Heritage |
| 34 | 21 April | Hibernian | H | 2–2 | Anderson (25), Foster (80) | 9,753 | AFC Heritage |
| 35 | 28 April | Kilmarnock | H | 3–0 | Nicholson (7 pen), Miller (49), Mackie (62) | 10,046 | AFC Heritage |
| 36 | 6 May | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–1 | Nicholson (90) | 17,208 | AFC Heritage |
| 37 | 12 May | Celtic | A | 1–2 | Mackie (41) | 59,510 | AFC Heritage |
| 38 | 20 May | Rangers | H | 2–0 | Severin (21), Lovell (32) | 20,010 | AFC Heritage |

### Scottish League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | Report |
| R3 | 22 August | Queen's Park | A | 0–0 (3–5 on penalty kicks) | | 1,588 | AFC Heritage |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | Report |
| R3 | 10 January | Hibernian | H | 2–2 | Brewster (58), Nicholson (88) | 7,905 | AFC Heritage |
| R3 (R) | 18 January | Hibernian | A | 1–4 | Nicholson (10) | 11,375 | AFC Heritage |

## Players
### Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | SCO | Jamie Langfield |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Michael Hart |
| 3 | DF | IRL | Richie Byrne |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Russell Anderson (captain) |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Zander Diamond |
| 6 | MF | SCO | Scott Severin |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Jamie Smith |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Barry Nicholson |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Steve Lovell |
| 10 | FW | SCO | Darren Mackie |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Chris Clark |
| 14 | MF | SCO | Gary Dempsey |
| 15 | DF | NED | Karim Touzani |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | FW | SCO | Lee Miller |
| 16 | FW | SCO | John Stewart |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Dan Smith |
| 18 | MF | SCO | Jamie Winter |
| 19 | DF | SCO | Ricky Foster |
| 20 | GK | SCO | Derek Soutar |
| 21 | DF | SCO | Andrew Considine |
| 22 | MF | SCO | Kyle Macaulay |
| 23 | FW | SCO | Stevie Crawford |
| 23 | FW | SCO | Craig Brewster |
| 24 | DF | SCO | David Donald |
| 25 | FW | SCO | Chris Maguire |
| 26 | FW | NED | Dyron Daal |

### Goalscorers

| Name | SPL | Cups | Total |
| Darren Mackie | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Steve Lovell | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Barry Nicholson | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Scott Severin | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Lee Miller | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Richard Foster | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Stevie Crawford | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Andrew Considine | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Russell Anderson | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dyron Daal | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Dempsey | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jamie Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Clark | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Maguire | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Brewster | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| own goals | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Source: BBC Sport Ordered by: Total, SPL, Cups then Name
Name: Players's Name, flag next to name indicates player's nationality. SPL: No. of goals scored in the Scottish Premier League. Cups: No. of goals scored in the Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and Uefa Cup. Total: Total No. of competitive goals scored.

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Scottish Premier League | — | 3 | 29 July 2006 | 20 May 2007 |
| League Cup | Second round | Second round | 22 August 2006 | 22 August 2006 |
| Scottish Cup | Third round | Third round | 10 January 2007 | 18 January 2007 |
Source: Competitions

### SPL
#### Classification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Celtic (C) | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 65 | 34 | +31 | 84 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Rangers | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 72 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 65 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 61 | |
| 5 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 55 | |
* ↑ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: BBC Sport

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 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 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H |
| Result | D | D | W | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | W | D | L | W |

#### Results by opponent

| Team | Results | Results | Results | Results | Points |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Points |
| Celtic | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0 |
| Dundee United | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | | 3 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | | 9 |
| Falkirk | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 9 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 7 |
| Hibernian | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 6 |
| Inverness CT | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 3 |
| Kilmarnock | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 9 |
| Motherwell | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 9 |
| Rangers | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3 |
| St Mirren | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 7 |
Source: 2006–07 Scottish Premier League article

## Club
### The management

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Jimmy Calderwood |
| Assistant manager | Jimmy Nicholl |
| Striker coach | Sandy Clark |
| Goalkeeping coach | Jim Leighton |
Source:

### Other information

| Chairman | Stewart Milne |
| Executive Director | Willie Miller |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Pittodrie Stadium (22,199 / 109x72 yards) |
Source: afc.co.uk