2017–18 Aberdeen F.C. season

The 2017–18 Aberdeen F.C. season was Aberdeen's 104th season in the top flight of Scottish football and the fifth in the Scottish Premiership. Aberdeen also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Aberdeen
2017–18 season
ChairmanStewart Milne
ManagerDerek McInnes
GroundPittodrie Stadium
Scottish PremiershipRunners-up
Scottish League CupQuarter-Final, lost to Motherwell
Europa LeagueThird qualifying round
Scottish CupSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Adam Rooney (9)
All: McLean & Rooney (11)
Highest home attendance20,528 vs
Celtic, Premiership, 25 October 2017
Lowest home attendance8,739 vs
Kilmarnock, Scottish Cup, 3 March 2018
Average home league attendance15,775

Aberdeen also competed in qualifying for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.[1]

Summary

June

In the pre-season, Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes was the subject of press speculation regarding a potential move to English Premier League team Sunderland.[2] After weeks of speculation, McInnes rejected an eventual approach by Sunderland on 15 June and committed his future to the Dons until 2019.[3] Subsequently, only a few days later, he and assistant Tony Docherty, signed a one-year contract extension, keeping them with the club until the summer of 2020.[4]

On 17 June, Jonny Hayes signed for Celtic for £1.3 million plus a season-long loan for Ryan Christie.[5][6] Christie had been on loan at the club for the second half of last season.[7]

On 26 June, after being linked with Sunderland with manager McInnes,[8] 'keeper Joe Lewis signed a new deal to keep him at the club until 2020.[9]

July

On 11 July, Shay Logan signed a contract extension until 2020.[10]

On 12 July, Gary Mackay-Steven signed from Celtic for £150,000 on a two-year deal.[11]

On 14 July, former player and Iceland international Kári Árnason re-signed for the club from Omonia on a free, signing a one-year deal.[12] He had originally played for the club in the 2011–12 season.

On 19 July, at least 2 supporters were injured after an attack by Bosnians in the city of Mostar, the night before they were due to play Bosnia and Herzegovina side Široki Brijeg in their Europa League qualifier.[13]

August

On 3 August, Aberdeen were again knocked out of the Europa League at the third qualifying round stage for the 4th year in a row, this time at the hands of Apollon Limassol.[14] There was yet more trouble for Dons fans, this time during the match and after the final whistle. The club looked into this incident,[15] in which later both clubs were fined by UEFA.[16]

On 10 August, after spending months trying to sign him,[17] Stevie May signed for the Dons for £400,000.[18] Miles Storey the next day joined Partick Thistle for an undisclosed fee.[19]

On 26 August, Aberdeen beat Partick Thistle 4–3 at Firhill, meaning they were the only club in the league to win their first 4 matches of the season.[20]

September

On 5 September, defender Mark Reynolds signed a contract extension until 2019.[21]

On 21 September, Aberdeen were knocked out of the League Cup at the quarter-final stage, being comfortably beaten 3–0 by Motherwell.[22]

On 30 September, Adam Rooney scored his eighth hat-trick for the Dons in a 3–0 win at home against St Johnstone.[23]

October

On 16 October, winger Scott Wright signed a contract extension until 2021.[24]

On 19 October, defender Scott McKenna signed a contract extension until 2021.[25]

On 24 October, it was announced that midfielder Kenny McLean would not be renewing his contract at the end of the season.[26]

Subsequently, on 25 October, the Dons suffered their first defeat of the season, being comfortably beaten 3–0 at home to Celtic.[27]

On 30 October, Graeme Shinnie, Kenny McLean and on-loan Celtic player Ryan Christie were called up for Scotland to play the Netherlands for a friendly due to take place on 9 November at Pittodrie.[28]

Also on 30 October, the Dons signed forward and Finland under-18 international Miko Virtanen to the Development squad.[29]

November

Before, during, and after the early November International break, manager Derek McInnes was continually linked with the vacant Rangers job[30][31][32] and he dismissed this in the press to say, "My job is the Aberdeen manager and I'm here to talk about Aberdeen and our upcoming game against Motherwell, its only speculation."[33]

After the club put continual plans in building the new stadium at Kingsford on hold[34] Tom Crotty, a US businessman, invested £775,000 into the project.[35]

December

On 3 December, speaking after the back-to-back defeats to Rangers,[36] manager Derek McInnes admitted speculation linking him with the vacant Rangers job could be affecting the players after only picking up 7 points from the seven previous matches since Pedro Caixinha was sacked in October.[37]

On 7 December, Derek McInnes rejected an approach from Rangers to stay with the Dons after "weighing up" and "having a lot to consider", embarrassing them in the process.[38][39] The next day, in an interview, McInnes said "he wasn't prepared to walk away" from the Dons and also saying he was "really happy and didn't want to tarnish relationships."[40]

On 16 December, Gary Mackay-Steven scored his first senior hat-trick in a 4–1 win against Hibernian.[41]

On 28 December, the Dons re-signed Niall McGinn on a three and a half year contract after he terminated his contract with Gwangju.[42] He will officially rejoin the club on 1 January 2018.[43]

January

On 9 January, Greg Tansey was loaned out to Ross County.[44] This freed a space in the squad to make a signing the following day, Chidi Nwakali, joining on loan from Manchester City.[45]

During the Scottish Football winter break, and as in the previous year, the Dons headed off to Dubai for a week of winter training and played against Uzbekistan side Lokomotiv Tashkent in a friendly in which they lost 2–0.[46]

Before the Scottish Cup match against St Mirren, Craig Storie was released and Frank Ross signed a new deal until 2019 and then immediately loaned to Greenock Morton until the end of the season.[47]

Shortly after the 4–1 Scottish Cup win against St Mirren,[48] it was confirmed that Kenny McLean had signed for Norwich City for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £200,000, but would stay at the Dons until the end of the season.[49]

February

On 8 February, Gary Mackay-Steven won the Scottish Cup Goal of the fourth round award for his sensational strike in the previous month's 4–1 win against St Mirren.[50]

On 11 February, Aberdeen qualified for the Quarter Finals of the Scottish Cup by, in the end, convincingly beating Dundee United 4–2.[51]

After regaining second place in the League, Aberdeen lost 2–0 at Hibernian[52] and then lost at home to Celtic by the same scoreline.[53] This was the tenth time in a row that Aberdeen had lost to Celtic under Brendan Rodgers.[54]

On 28 February, after overnight snow and the storm "Beast from the East",[55] Aberdeen's match at Motherwell's Fir Park was postponed.[56]

March

After signing a new deal in October,[25] on 7 March, defender Scott McKenna signed another contract extension until 2023.[57]

On 12 March, midfielders Kenny McLean and Ryan Christie, and for the first-time defender Scott McKenna, were called up to the Scotland squad for friendlies against Costa Rica and Hungary.[58] McKenna earned his first cap by starting the match against Costa Rica and played the full 90 minutes.[59]

On 13 March, winger Scott Wright was called up for the Scotland under-21s.[60]

April

Without suspended trio captain Graeme Shinnie, previously ever-present Kenny McLean and right back Shay Logan,[61] Aberdeen lost to Motherwell 3–0 in the semi-final of the Scottish Cup at Hampden Park.[62] After the match, manager Derek McInnes criticised his own recruitment this season.[63]

On 24 April, after the plans had been put on hold,[64] Aberdeen were granted official planning permission to start on the new stadium at Kingsford.[65]

On 25 April, defender Scott McKenna was nominated for Scottish Young Player of the Year.[66]

On 26 April, Aberdeen youth lost the Scottish Youth Cup final to Hibernian youth 3–1 at Hampden Park.[67]

May

On 5 May, the Dons announced Hamilton Academical youth Lewis Ferguson would be joining the club on 1 July 2018, paying a development fee.[68]

On 6 May, it was announced that former two-time European Cup winning Manager Sir Alex Ferguson underwent an emergency surgery after suffering a brain haemorrhage.[69]

After drawing at home to Rangers[70] and the following day Hearts beating Hibernian, Aberdeen sealed European qualification for the fifth season in a row.[71]

On 10 May, at the Aberdeen FC awards event, Scott McKenna won the player, young player, and goal of the season awards.[72]

On 13 May, on the final day of the season, the Dons won at Celtic Park for the first time in the league since 2004[73] and also kept a clean sheet there for the first time since 1994, securing runners-up spot in the process with a 1–0 win thanks to a goal from Andrew Considine.[74]

On 14 May, defender Scott McKenna, midfielders Graeme Shinnie, Kenny McLean and Ryan Christie and were called up to the Scotland squad for friendlies against Peru and Mexico.[75]

On the squad for next season, goalie Danny Rogers signed a new 2-year deal, the club announced the loaned players returned to their clubs respectively, and that Nicky Maynard, Kári Árnason, and Daniel Harvie had left the club after their contracts had expired.[76]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season
1 July 2017[77] FriendlySt Johnstone0 – 3AberdeenMcDiarmid Park
15:00 BST AFC Report Rooney  32'
Christie  43'
Anderson  85'		 Attendance: 1,939[78]
6 July 2017[77] FriendlyArbroath1 – 3AberdeenGayfield Park
19:30 BST Kane Hester  86' AFC Report Rooney  21'
Stewart  43'
Stockley  78'		 Attendance: 2,081
Referee: Mat Northcroft
23 July 2017[79] FriendlyBrechin City1 – 4AberdeenGlebe Park
14:00 BST Love  70' Report McKenna  9'
Storey  32'
Árnason  56'
Rooney  58' (pen.)		 Attendance: 1,196[80]

Scottish Premiership
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Premiership
6 August 2017 1Aberdeen2 – 0HamiltonPittodrie Stadium
15:00 BST Shinnie  13'
O'Connor  26'
Storey  90'		 BBC Report Sarris  22'
McMann  27'
Tomas  54'  62'
Skondras  58'		 Attendance: 15,165
Referee: Euan Anderson
12 August 2017 2Ross County1 – 2AberdeenGlobal Energy Stadium
15:00 BST Curran  2'
Routis  39'
O'Brien  57'
Keillor-Dunn  82'		 BBC Report Reynolds  23'
Logan  71'
Shinnie  72'		 Attendance: 5,965
Referee: Don Robertson
19 August 2017 3Aberdeen2 – 1DundeePittodrie Stadium
15:00 BST May  11', 79'  65'
Logan  41'
McLean  90+1'		 BBC Report Deacon  53'
Kamara  64'		 Attendance: 15,646
Referee: Kevin Clancy
26 August 2017 4Partick Thistle3 – 4AberdeenFirhill Stadium
15:00 BST Erskine  8'
Doolan  13'
Keown  54'  49'  90+1'
Turnbull  68'		 BBC Report Christie  5'
McLean  42' (pen.)
Wright  52'
Rooney  84'		 Attendance: 4,768
Referee: Bobby Madden
9 September 2017 5Hearts0 – 0AberdeenMurrayfield Stadium[N 1]
15:00 BST May  90+3' BBC Report Souttar  11'
Berra  53'
Walker  73'		 Attendance: 24,248
Referee: Craig Thomson
16 September 2017 6Aberdeen1 – 1KilmarnockPittodrie Stadium
15:00 BST May  10'
Wright  20'
Maynard  45'		 BBC Report Wilson  16'
Jones  48'
McKenzie  88'
Greer  90+1'		 Attendance: 15,037
Referee: Stephen Finnie
24 September 2017 7Motherwell0 – 1AberdeenFir Park
12:15 BST McHugh  49'
Dunne  88'		 BBC Report Logan  45'
Considine  57'
Shinnie  89'		 Attendance: 4,535
Referee: Nick Walsh
30 September 2017 8Aberdeen3 – 0St JohnstonePittodrie Stadium
15:00 BST Rooney  7', 18', 81' (pen.)
Shinnie  58'
O'Connor  84'		 BBC Report Millar  62' Attendance: 14,879
Referee: John Beaton
14 October 2017 9Hibernian0 – 1AberdeenEaster Road
15:00 BST Stevenson  14'
McGinn  43'		 BBC Report Shinnie  28'
O'Connor  34'
Mackay-Steven  38'
May  79'		 Attendance: 19,038
Referee: Steven McLean
21 October 2017 10[N 2]RangersP – PAberdeenIbrox Stadium
12:30 BST
25 October 2017 11Aberdeen0 – 3CelticPittodrie Stadium
19:45 BST Árnason  24'
O'Connor  44'
Considine  60'
McKenna  62'		 BBC Sport Tierney  13'
Dembélé  39', 63'		 Attendance: 20,528
Referee: Craig Thomson
28 October 2017 12Aberdeen2 – 1Ross CountyPittodrie Stadium
15:00 BST Christie  12'  88'
McLean  52' (pen.)  90+2'
McKenna  75'		 BBC Report Gardyne  8'  90+1'
Lindsay  52'
Draper  84'		 Attendance: 13,918
Referee: Don Robertson
4 November 2017 13Hamilton2 – 2AberdeenSuperSeal Stadium
15:00 GMT Imrie  19'
MacKinnon  39'
Templeton  76'
Skondras  90+3'		 BBC Report Stewart  27'
Árnason  74'		 Attendance: 3,099
Referee: Nick Walsh
18 November 2017 14Aberdeen0 – 2MotherwellPittodrie Stadium
15:00 GMT Considine  42'
Christie  86'		 BBC Report Bowman  41'
Moult  42', 54'		 Attendance: 14,013
Referee: Bobby Madden
26 November 2017 15Kilmarnock1 – 3AberdeenRugby Park
12:30 GMT Broadfoot  11'
Frizzell  37'
Jones  66'  88'		 BBC Report McLean  1'
Broadfoot  12' (o.g.)
Shinnie  39'
May  74'
Tansey  90'		 Attendance: 4,198
Referee: Steven McLean
29 November 2017 10[N 3]Rangers3 – 0AberdeenIbrox Stadium
19:45 GMT Tavernier  7' (pen.), 70'
Peña  27'
McCrorie  38'
Holt  57'
Alves  65'		 BBC Report O'Connor  18'
Shinnie  33'
Mackay-Steven  44'
Christie  58'  84'		 Attendance: 48,687
Referee: Andrew Dallas
3 December 2017 16Aberdeen1 – 2RangersPittodrie Stadium
12:30 GMT Shinnie  12'
Ross  65'		 BBC Report Windass  5'  63'
Wilson  14'
McCrorie  47'
Jack  56'
Herrera  90+4'		 Attendance: 18,983
Referee: Willie Collum
8 December 2017 17Dundee0 – 1AberdeenDens Park
19:45 GMT Moussa  6'
Kamara  61'
Kerr  74'		 BBC Report Logan  44'
McKenna  48'
McLean  62'		 Attendance: 6,451
Referee: Nick Walsh
13 December 2017 18St Johnstone0 – 3AberdeenMcDiarmid Park
19:45 GMT O'Halloran  14' BBC Report Rooney  20'
Árnason  33'
Shinnie  38'
Christie  60'		 Attendance: 2,911
Referee: Alan Muir
16 December 2017 19Aberdeen4 – 1HibernianPittodrie Stadium
12:30 GMT Shinnie  11'
Mackay-Steven  36', 45', 62'		 BBC Report Whittaker  64'
Stokes  89'		 Attendance: 14,923
Referee: Bobby Madden
23 December 2017 20Celtic3 – 0AberdeenCeltic Park
15:00 GMT Lustig  40'  77'
Hayes  69'
Ntcham  76'		 BBC Report Árnason  8'
Shinnie  30'
Ball  35'
McLean  71'		 Attendance: 58,975
Referee: Craig Thomson
27 December 2017 21Aberdeen1 – 0Partick ThistlePittodrie Stadium
19:45 GMT Rooney  61' BBC Report Devine  86' Attendance: 14,830
Referee: Euan Anderson
30 December 2017 22Aberdeen0 – 0HeartsPittodrie Stadium
15:00 GMT BBC Report Cowie  62'
Milinković  67'
Souttar  75'
Brandon  85'
Lafferty  88'
Cochrane  90'		 Attendance: 18,371
Referee: John Beaton
24 January 2018 23Rangers2 – 0AberdeenIbrox Stadium
19:45 GMT Morelos  32'
Tavernier  80' (pen.)		 BBC Report Considine  44'
McKenna  53'
Shinnie  88'		 Attendance: 49,707
Referee: Bobby Madden
27 January 2018 24Aberdeen3 – 1KilmarnockPittodrie Stadium
15:00 GMT McKenna  49', 52'
McGinn  72'
Nwakali  90'		 BBC Report K. Boyd  28'
Dicker  43'
Jones  50'		 Attendance: 13,723
Referee: Craig Thomson
31 January 2018 25Ross County2 – 4AberdeenGlobal Energy Stadium
19:45 GMT Chow  74'
Schalk  77', 82'		 BBC Report McLean  28', 64'  45'
Rooney  32', 34' (pen.)
Shinnie  59'
Logan  80'
Stewart  90+1'		 Attendance: 4,318
Referee: Andrew Dallas
3 February 2018 26Aberdeen3 – 0HamiltonPittodrie Stadium
15:00 GMT Considine  26', 87'
McGinn  80'		 BBC Report Sarris  90+2' Attendance: 13,531
Referee: Euan Anderson
17 February 2018 27Hibernian2 – 0AberdeenEaster Road
15:00 GMT Allan  43'
Boyle  46'
Kamberi  60'  81'		 BBC Report McLean  48'
McKenna  52'
Nwakali  53'
Considine  69'
Christie  78'		 Attendance: 19,551
Referee: Andrew Dallas
25 February 2018 28Aberdeen0 – 2CelticPittodrie Stadium
13:30 GMT McKenna  44'
Árnason  52'
Cosgrove  84'
Considine  87'		 BBC Report Lustig  29'  76'
Dembélé  37'
Tierney  83'
Hendry  90+4'		 Attendance: 17,206
Referee: Bobby Madden
28 February 2018 29[N 4]MotherwellP – PAberdeenFir Park
19:45 GMT BBC Report
BBC Report
10 March 2018 30Partick Thistle0 – 0AberdeenFirhill Stadium
15:00 GMT Elliott  84' BBC Report Attendance: 3,931
Referee: Greg Aitken
17 March 2018 31Aberdeen1 – 0DundeePittodrie Stadium
15:00 GMT Shinnie  9'  35' BBC Report Attendance: 15,208
Referee: Willie Collum
31 March 2018 32Aberdeen4 – 1St JohnstonePittodrie Stadium
15:00 GMT Christie  34'
May  41'
Stewart  51', 82'		 BBC Report Davidson  19'
Anderson  65'
Willock  68'		 Attendance: 14,161
Referee: Bobby Madden
3 April 2018 29[N 3]Motherwell0 – 2AberdeenFir Park
19:45 BST Tait  80' BBC Report Árnason  65'
McLean  68'		 Attendance: 4,127
Referee: Don Robertson
7 April 2018 33Hearts2 – 0AberdeenTynecastle
15:00 BST Naismith  18'  26'
Milinkovic  20'		 BBC Report Considine  36'
Christie  63'		 Attendance: 18,056
Referee: John Beaton
21 April 2018 34Kilmarnock0 – 2AberdeenRugby Park
15:00 BST O'Donnell  54' McLean  37'  54'
Logan  59'		 Attendance: 5,067
Referee: Nick Walsh
27 April 2018 35Aberdeen2 – 0HeartsPittodrie Stadium
19:45 BST O'Connor  21'
Mackay-Steven  37'
McKenna  47'
Logan  76'		 BBC Report Berra  81'
Smith  90+1'		 Attendance: 14,045
Referee: Andrew Dallas
5 May 2018 36Aberdeen0 – 0HibernianPittodrie Stadium
15:00 BST O'Connor  1'
Logan  37'
Mackay-Steven  45'		 BBCC Report Hanlon  28'
McGinn  37'		 Attendance: 17,822
Referee: John Beaton
8 May 2018 37Aberdeen1 – 1RangersPittodrie Stadium
19:45 BST McLean  14' (pen.)
Cosgrove  27'
Shinnie  71'
McKenna  88'
Logan  90'		 BBC Sport Bates  22'
Dorrans  27'
Halliday  38'
Holt  44'
McCrorie  63'
Goss  87'
Morelos  90'		 Attendance: 17,745
Referee: Steven McLean
13 May 2018 38Celtic0 – 1AberdeenCeltic Park
12:30 BST McGregor  66'
Brown  74'
Ajer  80'		 BBC Sport McLean  35'
Considine  47'
Shinnie  80'
Logan  90+2'		 Attendance: 59,048
Referee: Craig Thomson

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League

Aberdeen qualified for the second preliminary round of the UEFA Europa League by finishing second in the 2016-17 Scottish Premiership.

Qualifying phase
Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
13 July 2017 1st LegAberdeen 1 – 1 Široki BrijegAberdeen, Scotland
19:45 BST Christie  18'
Considine  59'		 UEFA Report
BBC Report		 Marković  69' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 17,067
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
20 July 2017 2nd LegŠiroki Brijeg 0 – 2
(1 – 3 agg.)		 AberdeenŠiroki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina
19:45 BST UEFA Report
BBC Report		 Christie  45'
Stewart  72'
Mackay-Steven  78'		 Stadium: Stadion Pecara
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Michael Tykgaard (Denmark)
27 July 2017 1st LegAberdeen 2 – 1 Apollon LimassolAberdeen, Scotland
19:45 BST Christie  5'
Shinnie  3'  78'		 UEFA Report
BBC Report		 Jander  59'
Sachetti  20'  71'		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 20,085
Referee: Matthias Gestrainus (Finland)
3 August 2017 2nd LegApollon Limassol 2 – 0
(3 – 2 agg.)		 AberdeenLarnaca, Cyprus
18:00 BST Schembri  17'
João Pedro  20'
Alef  36'
Stylianou  83'
Zelaya  86'  86'
Bruno Vale  90+7'		 UEFA Report
BBC Report		 Stockley  43'
Christie  45'
O'Connor  45+1'		 Stadium: AEK Arena - Georgios Karapatakis[N 5]
Referee: Stephan Klossner (Switzerland)

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish League Cup
9 August 2017 Second RoundHamilton0 – 1AberdeenSuperSeal Stadium, Hamilton
19:45 BST MacKinnon  13'
Tomas  39'
Crawford  80'		 BBC Report McLean  43'
O'Connor  85'		 Attendance: 2,768
Referee: Nick Walsh
21 September 2017 Quarter FinalMotherwell3 – 0AberdeenFir Park, Motherwell
19:45 BST Moult  13', 85'
Hartley  19'
Kipré  42'
Hammell  59'
Cadden  77'
Grimshaw  87'
Fisher  90'		 BBC Report Christie  88' Attendance: 6,430
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Cup
20 January 2018 Fourth RoundAberdeen4 – 1St MirrenPittodrie Stadium
12:15[81] Rooney  8' (pen.)
Christie  18', 33'
Considine  31'
McLean  45'
Mackay-Steven  47'		 BBC Report Reilly  25' Attendance: 9,848
Referee: Don Robertson
11 February 2018 Fifth RoundAberdeen4 – 2Dundee UnitedPittodrie Stadium
16:30[82] Rooney  20'
Mackay-Steven  27', 55'
McLean  35'
Considine  36'
Shinnie  37'		 BBC Report Durnan  6'
Stanton  21'  34'
McMullan  70'
Robson  76'		 Attendance: 11,611
Referee: Willie Collum
3 March 2018 Quarter-finalAberdeen1 – 1KilmarnockPittodrie Stadium
15:00[82] Shinnie  20'
Logan  39'		 BBC Report Brophy  21'
Power  40'
Broadfoot  54'
Boyd  68' (pen.)		 Attendance: 8,739
Referee: Steven McLean
13 March 2018 Quarter-final ReplayKilmarnock1 – 1 (a.e.t.)AberdeenRugby Park
19:45 McKenzie  23'
Dicker  29'
O'Donnell  96'  110'		 BBC Report McLean  43'  103' (pen.)
Rooney  45+2'
Christie  67'
Logan  67'
McKenna  113'
Shinnie  118'		 Attendance: 8,998
Referee: Steven McLean
Penalties
14 April 2018 Semi-finalMotherwell3 – 0AberdeenHampden Park
12:15 Main  20', 66'
Bowman  22'		 BBC Report O'Connor  57'
Stewart  88'		 Attendance: 18,470
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Squad statistics

Appearances
As of 13 May 2018
No.PosPlayerPremiershipEuropa LeagueLeague CupScottish Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK Joe Lewis 310402020 390
2DF Shay Logan 372402040 472
3DF Graeme Shinnie (c) 362412041 464
4DF Andrew Considine 30+23402040 423
5DF Anthony O'Connor 37+12402050 492
6DF Mark Reynolds 6+61402010 191
7MF Kenny McLean 378402142 4711
8FW Greg Stewart 16+1233+110+102+10 364
9FW Adam Rooney 16+1991+100+1052 4311
10FW Nicky Maynard 2+1801+30100+10 260
11MF Gary Mackay-Steven 22+95411+103+23 429
14DF Kári Árnason 16+530+100+1020 253
15FW Scott Wright 6+810+201000 171
17MF Niall McGinn 10+1200003+20 162
18DF Dominic Ball 9+6000101+10 180
19DF Scott McKenna 303000040 343
20GK Danny Rogers 2+10000000 30
21DF Daniel Harvie 0+2000000+10 30
22MF Ryan Christie 28+44422042 428
23MF Chidi Nwakali 3+2000001+20 80
24FW Connor McLennan 00000000 00
27FW Sam Cosgrove 4+1000000+10 60
30GK Freddie Woodman 40000030 70
31FW Bruce Anderson 00000000 00
40GK David Craddock 00000000 00
44MF Dean Campbell 0+10000000 10
83FW Stevie May 24+4500102+20 335
Players who left the club or left on loan during the season
16MF Greg Tansey 8+101+201+1000 140
17FW Jayden Stockley 002+100000 30
23MF Craig Storie 00000000 00
25MF Frank Ross 1+31000000 41
39FW Miles Storey 0+110+100+1000 31

Goalscorers

As of 13 May 2018

Ranking Nation Number Name Scottish Premiership Europa League League Cup Scottish Cup Total
17Kenny McLean801211
=9Adam Rooney900211
311Gary Mackay-Steven51039
422Ryan Christie42028
583Stevie May50005
63Graeme Shinnie21014
=4Andrew Considine40004
=8Greg Stewart31004
914Kári Árnason30003
=19Scott McKenna30003
112Shay Logan20002
=5Anthony O'Connor20002
=17Niall McGinn20002
146Mark Reynolds10001
=15Scott Wright10001
=25Frank Ross10001
=39Miles Storey10001
Own Goal10001
TOTALS 56511072

Disciplinary record

As of 13 May 2018

Number Nation Position Name Premiership Europa League League Cup Scottish Cup Total
2DFShay Logan 7100002091
3DFGraeme Shinnie 150100020180
4DFAndrew Considine 6010002090
5DFAnthony O'Connor 5010101080
7MFKenny McLean 80000020100
8FWGreg Stewart 1000001020
9FWAdam Rooney 0000001010
10FWNicky Maynard 1000000010
11MFGary Mackay-Steven 2000000020
14DFKári Árnason 3000000030
15MFScott Wright 1000000010
16MFGreg Tansey 1000000010
17FWJayden Stockley 0010000010
18DFDominic Ball 1000000010
19DFScott McKenna 7000001080
22MFRyan Christie 4120101081
23MFChidi Nwakali 2000000020
27FWSam Cosgrove 1100000011
83DFStevie May 3000000030
TOTALS 67 3 6 0 2 0 13 0 88 3

Team statistics

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Celtic (C) 38 24 10 4 73 25 +48 82 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
2 Aberdeen 38 22 7 9 56 37 +19 73 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3 Rangers 38 21 7 10 76 50 +26 70 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 Hibernian 38 18 13 7 62 46 +16 67
5 Kilmarnock 38 16 11 11 49 47 +2 59
Source: Soccerway BBC
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).[83]
(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).
  2. Since the winners of the 2017–18 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Scottish Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team and the spot awarded to the second-placed team (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHHA
ResultWWWWDDWWWPLWDLWLWWWLWDLWWWLLPDWWLWWDDW
Position34312222222222233322223322333332332222
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018 (UTC). Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Transfers
Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2017 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2017–18
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See also

Footnotes
  1. Hearts played this home match at Murrayfield Stadium, instead of their regular stadium Tynecastle due to ongoing renovations.
  2. Match postponed due to Rangers involvement in the League Cup.
  3. Rearranged game after postponement.
  4. Match postponed due to heavy snow as per SPFL.
  5. Apollon Limassol play their home matches at AEK Arena - Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, instead of their regular stadium Tsirio Stadium, Limassol.

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