2011–12 Aberdeen F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Aberdeen's 99th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 100th season overall. Aberdeen will compete in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup. Aberdeen were knocked out of the Scottish League Cup at the third round stage, losing on penalties to East Fife after a 3–3 draw. In the Scottish Cup, Aberdeen lost 1–2 to Hibernian in the semi final. Aberdeen finished in 9th place in the Scottish Premier League.

Aberdeen

2011–12 season
Chairman	Stewart Milne
Manager	Craig Brown
Stadium	Pittodrie Stadium
Scottish Premier League	9th
Scottish Cup	Semi final
Scottish League Cup	Round 3
Top goalscorer	League: Scott Vernon: 11 All: Scott Vernon: 13
Highest home attendance	15,468 vs. Rangers, 29 October 2011
Lowest home attendance	3,964 vs. East Fife, 20 September 2011
Average home league attendance	8,770
Home colours Away colours

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season

Brechin City v Aberdeen

23 June 2011 Friendly	Brechin City	1–3	Aberdeen	Brechin
19:45	McKenna  54'	Report	Megginson  9' Bengondo  37' Mackie  45'	Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 1,002

VfL Bochum v Aberdeen

6 July 2011 Friendly	VfL Bochum	2–1	Aberdeen	Bochum
18:30	Ginczek  42' Aydın  90'	AFC Report	Mackie  85'	Stadium: Ruhrstadion Attendance: 2,000

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Aberdeen

9 July 2011 Friendly	Borussia Mönchengladbach	5–2	Aberdeen	Mönchengladbach
15:00	Rupp  20' Leckie  46', 80' Hanke  74', 76'	AFC Report	Magennis  15' Jack  87'	Stadium: Grenzlandstadion Attendance: 2,200

Deveronvale v Aberdeen

12 July 2011 Friendly	Deveronvale	0–2	Aberdeen	Banff
19:45		AFC report	Considine  50' Pawlett  65'	Stadium: Princess Royal Park Attendance: 251

Inverurie Loco Works v Aberdeen

13 July 2011 Friendly	Inverurie Loco Works	1–11	Aberdeen	Inverurie
19:45	Neish  69'	AFC Report	Mackie  37' Megginson  44' Magennis  50' (pen.) Arnason  55' Jack  71' Vernon  71' Milsom  77', 79' Paton  82', 86', 89'	Stadium: Harlaw Park Attendance: 400

Forfar Athletic v Aberdeen

16 July 2011 Friendly	Forfar Athletic	0–3	Aberdeen	Forfar
15:00		AFC Report	Vernon  18' (pen.) Jack  68' Milsom  80'	Stadium: Station Park Attendance: 874

Aberdeen v Villareal

19 July 2011 Friendly	Aberdeen	0–1	Villareal	Aberdeen
19:45		AFC Report	Rossi  53'	Attendance: 9,508 Referee: Crawford Allan

Scottish Premier League

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen v St Johnstone

23 July 2011 1	Aberdeen	0–0	St Johnstone	Aberdeen
15:00		Report		Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 10,001 Referee: Steve Conroy

St Mirren v Aberdeen

30 July 2011 2	St Mirren	1–0	Aberdeen	Paisley
15:00	Hasselbaink  50'	Report		Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 5,011 Referee: Euan Norris

Aberdeen v Celtic

7 August 2011 3	Aberdeen	0–1	Celtic	Aberdeen
12:15			Stokes  74'	Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 12,497 Referee: Calum Murray

Heart of Midlothian v Aberdeen

13 August 2011 4	Heart of Midlothian	3–0	Aberdeen	Edinburgh
15:00	Novikovas  24' Sutton  35', 52'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Tynecastle Attendance: 13,374 Referee: Steve Conroy

Aberdeen v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

20 August 2011 5	Aberdeen	2–1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Aberdeen
15:00	Milsom  12' Vernon  27'	BBC Sport	Foran  79'	Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 7,989 Referee: Crawford Allan

Rangers v Aberdeen

28 August 2011 6	Rangers	2–0	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00	Davis  15' Naismith  90'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Ibrox Attendance: 44,070 Referee: Iain Brines

Hibernian v Aberdeen

11 September 2011 7	Hibernian	0–0	Aberdeen	Edinburgh
15:00		BBC Sport		Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 8,972 Referee: O'Reilly

Aberdeen v Kilmarnock

17 September 2011 8	Aberdeen	2–2	Kilmarnock	Aberdeen
15:00	Considine  37' Mawéné  53'	BBC Sport	Heffernan  15' Shiels  28'	Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 7,672 Referee: Iain Brines

Motherwell v Aberdeen

24 September 2011 9	Motherwell	1–0	Aberdeen	Motherwell
15:00	McHugh  84'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,348 Referee: Muir

Aberdeen v Dunfermline Athletic

30 September 2011 10	Aberdeen	4–0	Dunfermline Athletic	Aberdeen
19:45	Vernon  6', 35', 80' Fyvie 45'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 8,333 Referee: Madden

Aberdeen v Dundee United

15 October 2011 11	Aberdeen	3–1	Dundee United	Aberdeen
15:00	Árnason  14' Mawéné  51' Considine  60'	BBC Sport	Dalla Valle  79'	Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 10,256 Referee: Collum

Celtic v Aberdeen

23 October 2011 12	Celtic	2–1	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00	Ki Sung-Yueng  17' Mulgrew  72'	BBC Sport	Jack  59'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 49,037 Referee: O'Reilly

Aberdeen v Rangers

29 October 2011 13	Aberdeen	1–2	Rangers	Aberdeen
12:00	Foster  82'	BBC Sport	Lafferty  58' Jelavić  70' (pen.)	Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 15,468 Referee: Collum

Aberdeen v Motherwell

19 November 2011 15	Aberdeen	1–2	Motherwell	Aberdeen
15:00	Vernon  10'	BBC Sport	Higdon  6' Daley  53'	Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 8,779 Referee: Murray

Dunfermline Athletic v Aberdeen

26 November 2011 16	Dunfermline Athletic	3–3	Aberdeen	Dunfermline
15:00	Barrowman  54' Graham  62' Buchanan  69'	BBC Sport	Considine  45+2' Keddie  81' (o.g.) Magennis  88'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,149 Referee: Salmond

Kilmarnock v Aberdeen

3 December 2011 17	Kilmarnock	2–0	Aberdeen	Kilmarnock
15:00	Harkins  5' Dayton  65'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 4,367 Referee: Allan

Aberdeen v St Mirren

10 December 2011 18	Aberdeen	2–2	St Mirren	Aberdeen
15:00	Vernon  1' Fallon  17'	BBC Sport	McLean  34' Carey  52'	Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 9,452 Referee: Finnie

St Johnstone v Aberdeen

13 December 2011 14	St Johnstone	1–2	Aberdeen	Perth
19:45	Haber  90'	BBC Sport	Vernon  13' Jack  79'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 1,607 Referee: McLean

Aberdeen v Hibernian

17 December 2011 19	Aberdeen	1–0	Hibernian	Aberdeen
12:30	Vernon  56' (pen.)	BBC Sport		Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 7,137 Referee: Craig Thomson

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Aberdeen

24 December 2011 20	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2–1	Aberdeen	Inverness
12:30	Golobart  64' Tadé  69'	BBC Sport	Fallon  76'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 5,888 Referee: Muir

Aberdeen v Heart of Midlothian

28 December 2011 21	Aberdeen	0–0	Heart of Midlothian	Aberdeen
19:45		BBC Sport		Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 9,210 Referee: Winter

Dundee United v Aberdeen

2 January 2012 22	Dundee United	1–2	Aberdeen	Dundee
15:00	Daly  6'	BBC Sport	Chalali  67' Árnason  86'	Stadium: Tannadice Attendance: 11,471 Referee: McLean

Aberdeen v Kilmarnock

14 January 2012 23	Aberdeen	0–0	Kilmarnock	Aberdeen
15:00		BBC Sport		Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 8,324 Referee: Murray

Rangers v Aberdeen

21 January 2012 24	Rangers	1–1	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00	Edu  67'	BBC Sport	Árnason  63'	Stadium: Ibrox Attendance: 46,648 Referee: Brines

Aberdeen v Dunfermline Athletic

28 January 2012 25	Aberdeen	1–0	Dunfermline Athletic	Aberdeen
15:00	Vernon  24'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 8,081 Referee: Thomson

Hibernian v Aberdeen

11 February 2012 26	Hibernian	0–0	Aberdeen	Edinburgh
15:00		BBC Sport		Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 10,100 Referee: Crawford

Aberdeen v St Johnstone

19 February 2012 27	Aberdeen	0–0	St Johnstone	Aberdeen
12:45		BBC Sport		Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 6,936 Referee: Salmond

St Mirren v Aberdeen

25 February 2012 28	St Mirren	1–1	Aberdeen	Paisley
12:00	Vernon  57'	BBC Sport	Hasselbaink  59'	Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 3,627 Referee: Steven McLean

Aberdeen v Celtic

3 March 2012 29	Aberdeen	1–1	Celtic	Aberdeen
12:00	Blackman  45' (o.g.)	BBC Sport	Stokes  28'	Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 13,127 Referee: Craig Thomson

Motherwell v Aberdeen

17 March 2012 30	Motherwell	1–0	Aberdeen	Motherwell
15:00	Hammell  22'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,637 Referee: Iain Brines

Aberdeen v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

24 March 2012 31	Aberdeen	0–1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Aberdeen
15:00		BBC Sport	Tadé  10'	Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 8,939 Referee: Finnie

Heart of Midlothian v Aberdeen

31 March 2012 32	Heart of Midlothian	3–0	Aberdeen	Edinburgh
15:00	McGowan  27' Skácel  53', 89'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Tynecastle Attendance: 13,292 Referee: Collum

Aberdeen v Dundee United

7 April 2012 33	Aberdeen	3–1	Dundee United	Aberdeen
15:00	Mackie  12' Chris Clark  68' Jack  79'	BBC Sport	Daly  29'	Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 8,439 Referee: Calum Murray

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Aberdeen

21 April 2012 34	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	0–2	Aberdeen	Inverness
15:00		BBC Sport	Golobart  46' (o.g.) Gillet  89' (o.g.)	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 3,487 Referee: McLean

Dunfermline Athletic v Aberdeen

28 April 2012 35	Dunfermline Athletic	3–0	Aberdeen	Dunfermline
15:00	Cardle 56' Kirk 68' (77)	BBC Sport		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,501 Referee: Charleston

Aberdeen v Hibernian

2 May 2012 36	Aberdeen	1–2	Hibernian	Aberdeen
19:45	Vernon 53'	BBC Sport	Reynolds 7' (o.g.) O'Hanlon 17'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 5,281 Referee: Murray

Kilmarnock v Aberdeen

5 May 2012 37	Kilmarnock	1–1	Aberdeen	Kilmarnock
15:00	Shiels  53'	BBC Sport	Masson  30'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 3,893 Referee: Colvin

Aberdeen v St Mirren

12 May 2012 38	Aberdeen	0–0	St Mirren	Aberdeen
15:00		BBC Sport		Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 10,716 Referee: Collum

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish League Cup

Aberdeen entered the Scottish League Cup in the second round stage, having not qualified for Europe in 2010–11. Darren Mackie scored the only goal of the game, as Aberdeen defeated First Division opponents Dundee. Aberdeen were knocked out in the third round by Second Division club East Fife.

Aberdeen v Dundee

23 August 2011 2nd round	Aberdeen	1–0	Dundee	Aberdeen
19:45	Mackie  16'	BBC Report		Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 5,722 Referee: James McKendrick

Aberdeen v East Fife

20 September 2011 3rd round	Aberdeen	3–3 (3 – 4 on penalties)	East Fife	Aberdeen
19:45	McArdle  40' Mackie  47' Fallon  90' (pen.)	BBC Sport	Wallace  31' Park  54' Floan  57'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 3,964 Referee: Steven Mclean

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Cup

Aberdeen entered the Scottish Cup in the fourth round stage.

Forfar Athletic v Aberdeen

7 January 2012 4th round	Forfar Athletic	0–4	Aberdeen	Forfar
15:00		BBC Sport	Vernon  31' Chalali  41' Fallon  71' Megginson  84'	Stadium: Station Park Attendance: 3,747 Referee: Colvin

Aberdeen v Queen of the South

4 February 2012 5th round	Aberdeen	1–1	Queen of the South	Aberdeen
15:00	Vernon  67'	BBC Sport	McLaughlin  54'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 6,785 Referee: McLean

Queen of the South v Aberdeen

14 February 2012 5th round replay	Queen of the South	1–2	Aberdeen	Dumfries
19:45	McGuffie  58' (pen.)	BBC Sport	Fyvie  21' Considine  90'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 3,102 Referee: Muir

Motherwell v Aberdeen

11 March 2012 Quarter Final	Motherwell	1–2	Aberdeen	Motherwell
15:45	Law  79'	BBC Sport	Fallon  5', 41'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 7,640 Referee: Craig Thomson

Aberdeen v Hibernian

14 April 2012 Semi final	Aberdeen	1–2	Hibernian	Glasgow
12:15	Fallon  59'	BBC Sport	O'Connor  3' Griffiths  85'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 28,278 Referee: Willie Collum

Statistics

Appearances and Goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		SPL		Scottish Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Jamie Langfield	4	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF		Rory McArdle	32	1	20+5	0	5+0	0	1+1	1
3	DF		Ricky Foster	24	1	22+0	1	0+0	0	2+0	0
3	DF		Mark Reynolds	21	0	16+0	0	5+0	0	0+0	0
4	MF		Yoann Folly	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF		Youl Mawéné	25	2	19+3	2	1+1	0	0+1	0
6	DF		Andrew Considine	42	4	36+0	3	4+0	1	2+0	0
7	MF		Chris Clark	30	1	16+8	1	2+2	0	2+0	0
8	MF		Robert Milsom	22	1	22+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW		Scott Vernon	42	13	35+1	11	5+0	2	1+0	0
10	FW		Darren Mackie	23	3	8+11	1	0+2	0	2+0	2
11	MF		Kári Árnason	40	3	31+2	3	5+0	0	2+0	0
13	DF		Clark Robertson	12	0	9+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW		Rory Fallon	27	7	18+3	2	4+1	4	0+1	1
15	MF		Peter Pawlett	24	0	5+15	0	1+1	0	2+0	0
16	MF		Isaac Osbourne	26	0	22+1	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
17	MF		Fraser Fyvie	34	2	27+1	1	4+1	1	1+0	0
18	FW		Mohamed Chalali	20	2	4+12	1	1+1	1	0+2	0
19	FW		Michael Paton	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	GK		David González	15	0	14+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
20	MF		Stephen Hughes	8	0	3+2	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
21	FW		Josh Magennis	27	1	13+10	1	0+2	0	2+0	0
22	MF		Ryan Jack	37	3	30+1	3	4+0	0	2+0	0
23	FW		Mitchel Megginson	20	1	7+9	0	2+2	1	0+0	0
24	DF		Nicky Low	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	DF		Russell Anderson (c)	6	0	4+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	MF		Gavin Rae	12	0	12+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	MF		Ryan Fraser	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	GK		Jason Brown	26	0	20+0	0	5+0	0	1+0	0
33	MF		Jamie Masson	4	1	3+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
34	FW		Danny Uchechi	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
41	MF		Cammy Smith	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
47	FW		Declan McManus	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

As of 12 May 2012

Disciplinary record

No.	Nat.	Pos.	Name	SPL		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Total
22		MF	Ryan Jack	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2
11		MF	Kári Árnason	7	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
17		MF	Fraser Fyvie	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
3		DF	Ricky Foster	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
5		DF	Youl Mawéné	5	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
14		FW	Rory Fallon	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
10		FW	Darren Mackie	3	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
21		FW	Josh Magennis	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
15		MF	Peter Pawlett	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
6		DF	Andrew Considine	6	1	1	0	0	0	7	1
7		MF	Chris Clark	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
16		MF	Isaac Osbourne	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
13		DF	Clark Robertson	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
9		FW	Scott Vernon	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2		DF	Rory McArdle	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
8		MF	Robert Milsom	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3		DF	Mark Reynolds	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
18		FW	Mohamed Chalali	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
28		MF	Gavin Rae	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1		GK	Jamie Langfield	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

As of 12 May 2012

Goal scorers

Rank	Player	SPL	SC	LC	Total
1.	Scott Vernon	11	2	0	13
2.	Rory Fallon	2	4	1	7
3.	Andrew Considine	3	1	0	4
4.	Kári Árnason	3	0	0	3
5.	Darren Mackie	1	0	2	3
6.	Ryan Jack	3	0	0	3
7.	Youl Mawéné	2	0	0	2
8.	Mohamed Chalali	1	1	0	2
9.	Fraser Fyvie	1	1	0	2
10.	Jamie Masson	1	0	0	1
11.	Robert Milsom	1	0	0	1
12.	Rory McArdle	0	0	1	1
13.	Ricky Foster	1	0	0	1
14.	Josh Magennis	1	0	0	1
15.	Mitchel Megginson	0	1	0	1
15.	Chris Clark	1	0	0	1

As of 12 May 2012

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Scottish Premier League	1	—	9	23 July	12 May
League Cup	2nd round	—	3rd Round	23 August	20 September
Scottish Cup	4th Round	—	Semi-finals	7 January	14 April

Source: Competitions

Scottish Premier League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Kilmarnock	38	11	14	13	44	61	−17	47
8	St Mirren	38	9	16	13	39	51	−12	43
9	Aberdeen	38	9	14	15	36	44	−8	41
10	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	38	10	9	19	42	60	−18	39
11	Hibernian	38	8	9	21	40	67	−27	33

Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	9	14	15	36	44	−8	41	6	7	5	21	15	+6	3	7	10	15	29	−14

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	L	L	W	L	D	D	L	W	W	L	L	L	D	L	D	W	W	L	D	W	D	D	W	D	D	D	D	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	D	D
Position	4	10	10	11	10	11	11	10	11	9	7	7	10	11	11	12	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	6	7	8	7	7	8	8	9	8	7	8	9	9	9

Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results by opponent

Team	Results[1]				Points
	1	2	3	4
Celtic	0–1	1–2	1–1		1
Dundee United	3–1	2–1	3–1		9
Dunfermline Athletic	4–0	3–3	1–0	0–3	7
Heart of Midlothian	0–3	0–0	0–3		1
Hibernian	0–0	1–0	0–0	1–2	5
Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2–0	1–2	0–1	2–0	6
Kilmarnock	2–2	0–2	0–0	1–1	3
Motherwell	0–1	1–2	0–1		0
Rangers	0–2	1–2	1–1		1
St Johnstone	0–0	2–1	0–0		5
St Mirren	0–1	2–2	1–1	0–0	3

Source: 2011–12 Scottish Premier League article

Transfers

Players In Dates Player From Fee Source 18 May 2011 Ricky Foster Rangers Loan Return 18 May 2011 Mitchel Megginson Brechin City Loan Return 3 June 2011 Youl Mawéné Panserraikos Free [2] 1 July 2011 David González Manchester City Loan [3] 1 July 2011 Isaac Osbourne Coventry City Free [4] 1 July 2011 Chris Clark Plymouth Argyle Free [5] 18 July 2011 Kári Árnason Plymouth Argyle Free [6] 20 July 2011 Jason Brown Blackburn Rovers Free [5] 18 August 2011 Mohamed Chalali Panionios Free [7] 14 September 2011 Rory Fallon Plymouth Argyle Free [8] 6 January 2012 Mark Reynolds Sheffield Wednesday Loan [9] 17 January 2012 Russell Anderson Derby County Free [10] 27 January 2012 Stephen Hughes Motherwell Free [11] 30 January 2012 Gavin Rae Dundee Free [12] 31 January 2012 Danny Uchechi Dender Free [13]

Players Out Dates Player To Fee Source 18 May 2011 Paul Hartley Alloa Athletic Released [14] 18 May 2011 Nick Blackman Blackburn Rovers Loan Return [15] 18 May 2011 Nikola Vujadinović Udinese Loan Return [15] 18 May 2011 Steven Smith Norwich City Loan Return [15] 7 June 2011 Scott Bain Alloa Athletic Free [16] 29 June 2011 Chris Maguire Derby County £400,000 [17] 1 July 2011 Zander Diamond Oldham Athletic Free [18] 1 July 2011 Derek Young Grindavík Free [19] 1 July 2011 Mark Howard Blackpool Free [20] 1 July 2011 David McNamee Ross County Free [21] 1 July 2011 Sone Aluko Rangers Free [22] 1 July 2011 Myles Anderson Blackburn Rovers Free [23] 1 July 2011 Lewis Davidson Peterhead Free [24] 12 July 2011 Dominico Gibson East Stirlingshire Free [25] 28 July 2011 Stirling Smith Alloa Athletic Free [26] 19 August 2011 Scott Ross Peterhead Loan [27] 30 August 2011 Joe Shaughnessy Forfar Athletic Loan [28] 30 August 2011 Nicky Low Forfar Athletic Loan [28] 31 August 2011 Michael Paton Stockport County Loan [29] 15 September 2011 Jordon Brown Forfar Athletic Loan [30] 29 November 2011 Jamie Langfield Forfar Athletic Loan [31] 6 January 2012 Richard Foster Bristol City Undisclosed [32] 18 January 2012 Jack Grimmer Fulham £200,000 [33]

See also

• List of Aberdeen F.C. seasons

References

1. Aberdeen's score is shown first.
2. "Aberdeen secure the signing of Youl Mawéné". BBC Sport. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
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