This is a list of the seasons played by Aberdeen Football Club from 1903 to the present day. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top league goalscorers for each season. Records of minor competitions such as the Aberdeenshire Cup and Northern League are not included.

The club has been crowned Scottish league champions four times, most recently in 1985. In addition, Aberdeen has won eight Scottish Cup titles, the Scottish League Cup six times, and both the European Cup Winners' Cup and European Super Cup once each.

History The club was formed in 1903 after an amalgamation of three Aberdeen-based football clubs, Orion, Aberdeen and Victoria United. An application to join the Scottish Football League in 1903 was defeated in a vote of member clubs, so the club spent its first season in the Northern League. In 1904, Aberdeen was elected to the Second Division. Despite finishing seventh, they were elected to the First Division in time for the 1905–06 season, where they have remained since, having never been relegated.

Aberdeen have finished bottom of the league on two occasions, in 1916–17 and 1999–2000; in 1917, they withdrew from the league due to World War I before returning in 1919, and in 2000, they avoided a play-off against the second and third-placed teams in the First Division because Falkirk's ground did not comply with SPL regulations and they could thus not compete in a play-off.

In 1983, Aberdeen became the second Scottish club to win the European Cup Winners' Cup, defeating Real Madrid in the final. Later that year, they became the first and so far only Scottish club to win the European Super Cup, after beating Hamburger SV 2–0 over two legs.

Seasons SeasonLeagueScottish CupLeague CupEuropeTop league goalscorer(s) DivisionPldWDLGFGAPts Pos Player(s) Goals1904–05Sco Div 2227783626217thR3Tom Ruddiman71905–06Sco Div 130881437492412thR2George McNicol91906–07Sco Div 13410101448553011thR1Willie Lennie91907–08Sco Div 134139124544358thSFThomas Murray141908–09Sco Div 134156136153367thR2Willie Lennie121909–10Sco Div 134168104429404thR3Bobby Simpson101910–11Sco Div 134191055328402ndSFAngus McIntosh161911–12Sco Div 134147134444359thR3Dave Main121912–13Sco Div 134149114740378thR2Dave Main101913–14Sco Div 13810101838553014thR3Dave Main91914–15Sco Div 13811111639523314thSam Cail91915–16Sco Div 13811121551643411thDavie Main151916–17Sco Div 138772436682120thHarry Ambler91917–19Aberdeen dropped out of competitive football due to World War I.1919–20Sco Div 14211131846643517thQFJacky Connon141920–21Sco Div 14214141453544211thR3Peter Fisher141921–22Sco Div 1421392048543515thSFJohnny Miller231922–23Sco Div 1381512114634425thQFAndy Rankine141923–24Sco Div 13813101537413613thSFJohnny Miller141924–25Sco Div 13811101746563215thQFWattie Jackson131925–26Sco Div 13813101549543611thSFAlec Reid101926–27Sco Div 1381314117372408thR2Bobbie Bruce201927–28Sco Div 138195147161437thR1Benny Yorston171928–29Sco Div 138168148168407thQFBenny Yorston231929–30Sco Div 13823788561533rdR3Benny Yorston381930–31Sco Div 138177147963416thQFBenny Yorston161931–32Sco Div 138169135749417thR1Andy Love121932–33Sco Div 138186148558426thR2Paddy Moore271933–34Sco Div 138188129057445thQFWillie Mills281934–35Sco Div 1381710116854446thSFMatt Armstrong311935–36Sco Div 13826939650613rdQFMatt Armstrong301936–37Sco Div 13823878944542ndFinalMatt ArmstrongBilly Strauss241937–38Sco Div 138159147459396thR3Matt Armstrong191938–39Sco Div 138206129161463rdSFGeorge Hamilton171939–46Competitive football cancelled due to World War II – Aberdeen won several regional competitions in the period.1940 When The Football Stopped, Aberdeen FC, 18 March 20201946–47Sco Div A3016775841393rdWinnersFinalGeorge Hamilton171947–48Sco Div A301071345452710thR3SFArchie Kelly101948–49Sco Div A307111239482513thR1GroupGeorge Hamilton101949–50Sco Div A30114154856268thQFGroupHarry Yorston101950–51Sco Div A30155106150355thQFQFHarry Yorston181951–52Sco Div A301071365582711thQFGroupHarry Yorston191952–53Sco Div A301151464682711thFinalGroupGeorge Hamilton Jack Hather141953–54Sco Div A30153126651339thFinalGroupPaddy Buckley171954–55Sco Div A3024157326491stSFGroupPaddy Buckley171955–56Sco Div A34181068750462ndR5WinnersGraham Leggat191956–57Sco Div 134182147959386thR6GroupGraham Leggat121957–58Sco Div 1341421868763013thQFQFNorman Davidson171958–59Sco Div 1341251763662913thFinalGroupBilly Little131959–60Sco Div 1341161754722815thR2GroupNorman Davidson111960–61Sco Div 134148127272366thR3GroupKen Brownlee181961–62Sco Div 1341091560732912thR3GroupBilly Little171962–63Sco Div 134177107047416thQFGroupBobby Cummings181963–64Sco Div 134128145353329thR3GroupErnie Winchester161964–65Sco Div 1341281459753212thR1GroupDon Kerrigan141965–66Sco Div 134156136154368thSFGroupErnie Winchester161966–67Sco Div 13417897238424thFinalSFJimmy Wilson131967–68Sco Div 134165136348375thR2GroupCup Winners' CupR2Davy Johnston141968–69Sco Div 134981750592615thSFGroupInter-Cities Fairs CupR2Jim Forrest161969–70Sco Div 134147135545358thWinnersQFDavie Robb161970–71Sco Div 13424646818542ndQFGroupCup Winners' CupR1Joe Harper191971–72Sco Div 13421858026502ndQFGroupUEFA CupR2Joe Harper331972–73Sco Div 134161176134434thQFSFUEFA CupR1Drew Jarvie151973–74Sco Div 134131654626424thR3QFUEFA CupR2Drew Jarvie131974–75Sco Div 13416996643415thQFGroupUEFA CupR1Arthur Graham111975–76Prem361110154950327thR4GroupJocky Scott141976–77Prem36161195642433rdR4WinnersJoe Harper181977–78Prem3622956829532ndFinalR3Joe Harper171978–79Prem36131495936404thSFFinalCup Winners' CupR2Joe Harper191979–80Prem36191076836481stSFFinalUEFA CupR1Steve Archibald Drew Jarvie121980–81Prem36191166126492ndR4QFEuropean CupR2Mark McGhee131981–82Prem3623767129532ndWinnersSFUEFA CupR3John Hewitt111982–83Prem3625567625553rdWinnersQFCup Winners' CupWinnersMark McGhee161983–84Prem3625747821571stWinnersSFCup Winners' CupSFMark McGheeGordon Strachan13Super CupWinners1984–85Prem3627548926591stSFR2European CupR1Frank McDougall221985–86Prem36161286231444thWinnersWinnersEuropean CupQFFrank McDougall141986–87Prem44211676329584thR3QFCup Winners' CupR1Billy Stark121987–88Prem44211765625594thSFFinalUEFA CupR2Jim Bett101988–89Prem36181445125502ndR4FinalUEFA CupR1Charlie Nicholas161989–90Prem36171095633442ndWinnersWinnersUEFA CupR1Charlie Nicholas111990–91Prem3622956227532ndR3SFCup Winners' CupR2Hans Gillhaus141991–92Prem441714135542486thR3R3UEFA CupR1Eoin Jess121992–93Prem44271078736642ndFinalFinalDuncan Shearer221993–94Prem44172165836552ndSFQFCup Winners' CupR2Duncan Shearer171994–95Prem361011154346419thR4SFUEFA CupPRBilly Dodds161995–96Prem36167135245553rdSFWinnersScott BoothJoe Miller91996–97Prem361014124554446thR3QFUEFA CupR2Billy Dodds171997–98Prem36912153953396thR3SFBilly Dodds101998–99SPL36107194371378thR3R3Eoin Jess141999–2000SPL36962144833310thFinalFinalArild Stavrum92000–01SPL381112154552457thR4R3UEFA CupQRArild Stavrum172001–02SPL38167155149554thQFR3Robbie Winters132002–03SPL381310154154498thR4R3UEFA CupR1Paul Sheerin82003–04SPL38972239633411thQFQFScott Booth82004–05SPL38187134439614thQFR3Darren Mackie112005–06SPL381315104640546thR4QFSteve LovellJamie Smith82006–07SPL38198115538653rdR3R2Darren Mackie132007–08SPL38158155058534thSFSFUEFA CupLast 32Lee Miller122008–09SPL381411134140534thQFR2Lee Miller102009–10SPL381011173652419thR5R3Europa LeagueQR3Steve MacLean52010–11SPL38115223959389thSFSFScott Vernon92011–12SPL38914153644419thSFR3Scott Vernon112012–13SPL381115124143488thR5R4Niall McGinn202013–14Prem38208105338683rdSFWinnersNiall McGinn142014–15Prem3823695733752ndR4SFEuropa LeagueQR3Adam Rooney172015–16Prem38225116248712ndR4R3Europa LeagueQR3Adam Rooney202016–17Prem38244107435762ndFinalFinalEuropa LeagueQR3Adam Rooney122017–18Prem3822795637732ndSFQFEuropa LeagueQR3Adam Rooney92018–19Prem38207115744674thSFFinalEuropa LeagueQR2Sam Cosgrove172019–20Prem3012994036454thSFQFEuropa LeagueQR3Sam Cosgrove112020–21Prem381511123638564thQFR2Europa LeagueQR3Lewis Ferguson82021–22Prem3810111741464110thR5R2Europa Conference LeaguePOLewis Ferguson112022–23Prem38183175660573rdR4SFDukBojan Miovski162023–24Prem381212144852487thSFFinalEuropa LeagueEuropa Conference LeaguePOGroupBojan Miovski162024–25Prem38158154861535thWinnersSFKevin Nisbet 112025–26Prem38117204055409thQFQFEuropa LeagueConference LeaguePOLeagueKevin Nisbet9

Key

Key to league record Pld = Matches played W = Matches won D = Matches drawn L = Matches lost GF = Goals for GA = Goals against Pts = Points Pos = Final position

Key to rounds Group = Group stage League = League phase PO = Play-off round PR = Preliminary round PR2 = Second preliminary round QR = Qualifying round QR2 = Second qualifying round QR3 = Third qualifying round R1 = Round 1 R2 = Round 2 R3 = Round 3 R4 = Round 4 R5 = Round 5 R6 = Round 6 QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals Final = Runners-up

WinnersRunners-upThird place / semi-finals

See also Aberdeen F.C. in European football History of Aberdeen F.C. List of Aberdeen F.C. records and statistics

Notes

References

External links Scottish Cup Archive Scottish League Archives League Cup Archive