2015–16 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen
2015–16 season
Chairman Stewart Milne
Manager Derek McInnes
Ground Pittodrie Stadium
Aberdeen, Scotland
(Capacity: 20,987)
Scottish Premiership Runner-up
Scottish League Cup Third Round
Europa League Third qualifying round
Scottish Cup Fourth Round
Top goalscorer League: Adam Rooney (20)
All: Adam Rooney (20)
Highest home attendance 20,385 vs Celtic
Scottish Premiership
12 September 2015
Lowest home attendance 10,003 vs Ross County
Scottish Premiership
15 May 2016
Average home league attendance 13,094
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2015–16 season was Aberdeen's 102nd season in the top flight of Scottish football and the third in the Scottish Premiership. Aberdeen also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup and the Europa League.

Season summary

Aberdeen finished second in the season. Shay Logan, Jonny Hayes, Kenny McLean and Graeme Shinnie were named in PFA Scotland Team of the Year.

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Premiership

Results

UEFA Europa League

Aberdeen qualified for the first preliminary round of the UEFA Europa League by finishing second in the 2014-15 Scottish Premiership.

Qualifying phase

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Squad statistics

During the 2015–16 season, Aberdeen have used twenty-three different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.

Appearances

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremiership Europa League League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF England Shay Logan 45 4 35+2 4 6 0 1 0 1 0
3 DF Scotland Graeme Shinnie 45 1 37+0 1 6 0 1 0 1 0
4 DF Scotland Andrew Considine 40 3 26+6 2 6 1 1 0 1 0
5 DF Wales Ash Taylor 45 4 36+1 4 6 0 1 0 1 0
6 DF Scotland Mark Reynolds 24 0 19+3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF Scotland Kenny McLean 45 9 38+0 6 3+2 3 1 0 1 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland Willo Flood 29 0 18+4 0 2+3 0 1 0 1 0
9 FW Republic of Ireland Adam Rooney 35 20 22+5 20 2+4 0 1 0 1 0
10 MF Northern Ireland Niall McGinn 43 12 32+3 10 6 2 1 0 1 0
11 MF Republic of Ireland Jonny Hayes 42 6 35+0 5 6 1 0 0 1 0
14 FW Scotland Cammy Smith 14 0 2+12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF Scotland Barry Robson 13 0 2+9 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Scotland Peter Pawlett 26 2 9+9 1 3+3 1 0+1 0 0+1 0
18 FW Wales Simon Church 13 6 13+0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 GK England Adam Collin 3 0 3+0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 GK England Scott Brown 13 0 13+0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Scotland Ryan Jack (c) 35 0 26+2 0 6 0 1 0 0 0
23 MF Scotland Craig Storie 10 0 6+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Scotland Michael Rose 1 0 1+0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW Scotland Scott McKenna 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW Scotland Scott Wright 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF Scotland Daniel Harvie 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Australia Aaron Lennox 1 0 1+0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF Scotland Frank Ross 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF Scotland Connor McLennan 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 FW England Joe Nuttall 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left the club during the 2015–16 season
17 FW Scotland David Goodwillie (on loan to Ross County F.C.) 25 2 7+10 2 4+2 0 1 0 0+1 0
18 DF Scotland Paul Quinn (given free transfer) 18 1 9+4 1 3+2 0 0 0 0 0
19 GK Wales Danny Ward (recalled by Liverpool FC) 29 0 21 0 6 0 1 0 1 0
21 DF Northern Ireland Ryan McLaughlin (loan ended) 5 0 1+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
25 FW Scotland Lawrence Shankland (on loan to St Mirren F.C.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Republic of Ireland Danny Rogers (on loan to Falkirk F.C.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW Antigua and Barbuda Josh Parker (loan ended) 8 0 1+6 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0

Goalscorers

Ranking Nation Number Name Scottish Premiership Europa League League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 Republic of Ireland9Adam Rooney2000020
2 Northern Ireland10Niall McGinn1020012
3 Scotland7Kenny McLean63009
4 Republic of Ireland11Jonny Hayes51006
Wales20Simon Church60006
6England2Shay Logan40004
Wales5Ash Taylor40004
8 Scotland4Andrew Considine21003
9Scotland16Peter Pawlett11002
Scotland17David Goodwillie20002
11Scotland3Graeme Shinnie10001
Scotland18Paul Quinn10001
TOTALS 6280070

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name Premiership Europa League League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card
2EnglandDF Shay Logan 90100000100
3ScotlandDF Graeme Shinnie 6010000070
4ScotlandDF Andrew Considine 3010000040
5WalesDF Ash Taylor 6010000070
6ScotlandDF Mark Reynolds 3100001041
7ScotlandMF Kenny McLean 4000000040
8Republic of IrelandMF Willo Flood 3000000030
9Republic of IrelandFW Adam Rooney 0000001010
11ScotlandFWJonny Hayes 2100000021
14ScotlandFWCammy Smith 1000000010
15ScotlandMFBarry Robson 0100000001
16ScotlandMFPeter Pawlett 0000001010
17ScotlandFWDavid Goodwillie 0010000010
18ScotlandDFPaul Quinn 2000000020
19WalesGKDanny Ward 1000000010
22ScotlandMFRyan Jack 4000100050
23ScotlandMFCraig Storie 2000000020
30AustraliaGKAaron Lennox 1000000010
TOTALS 47 3 5 0 1 0 3 0 56 3

Team statistics

Scottish Premiership

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Celtic (C) 38 26 8 4 93 31 +62 86 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Aberdeen 38 22 5 11 62 48 +14 71 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 18 11 9 59 40 +19 65
4 St Johnstone 38 16 8 14 58 55 +3 56
5 Motherwell 38 15 5 18 47 63 16 50
Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway (first phase), Soccerway (second phase)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[15]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Results by round

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Result W W W W W W W W L L L D L W D W W W W D D W W W W L D W W W L W L L W L L L
Position 4 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Source: BBC Sport
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
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38 22 5 11 62 48  +14 71 12 4 3 30 19  +11 10 1 8 32 29  +3

Source: BBC Sport

Results by opponent

Aberdeen score first

Team Results Points
1 2 3 4
Celtic 2-1 1-3 2-1 2-3 6
Dundee 2-0 2-0 1-0 N/A 9
Dundee United 1-0 2-0 1-0 N/A 9
Hamilton Academical 1-0 1-1 3-0 N/A 7
Heart of Midlothian 3-1 1-0 1-2 0-1 6
Inverness C.T. 1-2 2-2 1-3 N/A 1
Kilmarnock 2-0 4-0 2-1 N/A 9
Motherwell 2-1 1-1 1-2 4-1 7
Partick Thistle 2-0 0-0 2-1 N/A 7
Ross County 0-2 3-1 3-2 0-4 6
St Johnstone 1-5 4-3 1-1 0-3 4

Source: 2015–16 Scottish Premier League Results Table

Transfers

Players in

Dates Position Nationality Player From Fee
10 June 2015 DF Scotland Graeme Shinnie Scotland Inverness Caledonian Thistle Free[16]
11 June 2015 FW England Joe Nuttall England Manchester City Free[17]
12 June 2015 DF Scotland Paul Quinn Scotland Ross County Free[18]
25 January 2016 GK Australia Aaron Lennox England Q.P.R Free[19]

Players out

Dates Position Nationality Player To Fee
1 June 2015 MF Scotland Nicky Low Scotland Dundee Free[20]
1 June 2015 FW Scotland Declan McManus England Fleetwood Town Free[21]
1 June 2015 DF Republic of Ireland Joe Shaughnessy Scotland St Johnstone Free[22]
1 June 2015 DF Scotland Clark Robertson England Blackpool Free[23]
1 June 2015 MF Scotland Craig Murray Scotland East Fife Free[24]
1 June 2015 MF England Andrew Driver Netherlands De Graafschap Free[23]
1 June 2015 MF Scotland Jamie Masson Released Free[23]
1 June 2015 DF Scotland Russell Anderson Retired N/A[23][25]
11 August 2015 GK Scotland Jamie Langfield Scotland St Mirren[26] Free[27]
26 January 2016 DF Scotland Paul Quinn Scotland Ross County Free[28]

Loans in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
26 June 2015 GK Wales Danny Ward England Liverpool Loan[29]
20 August 2015 FW Antigua and Barbuda Josh Parker Serbia Red Star Belgrade Loan[30]
29 August 2015 DF Northern Ireland Ryan McLaughlin England Liverpool Loan[31]
15 January 2016 GK England Adam Collin England Rotherham United Loan[32]
1 February 2016 FW Wales Simon Church England MK Dons Loan[33]

Loans out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee
26 June 2015 GK Republic of Ireland Danny Rogers Scotland Falkirk Loan[34]
26 August 2015 FW Scotland Lawrence Shankland Scotland St Mirren Loan[35]
1 February 2016 FW Scotland David Goodwillie Scotland Ross County Loan[33]

See also

References

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  28. "Paul Quinn: Ross County re-sign defender after Aberdeen exit". BBC Sport. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
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  30. "Parker pens short term deal". afc.co.uk. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
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  32. "Keeper joins Dons on loan". afc.co.uk. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  33. 1 2 "Goodwillie joins Ross County as Aberdeen sign Church". BBC Sport. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  34. "Danny Rogers joins Falkirk on loan". afc.co.uk. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  35. "Striker joins Saints on loan". afc.co.uk. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
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