1993–94 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C.
1993–94 season
ChairmanDick Donald (to December)
Ian Donald (from January)
ManagerWillie Miller
StadiumPittodrie Stadium
Scottish Premier Division2nd
Scottish CupSemi-finalists
Scottish League CupQuarter-finalists
European Cup Winners' CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Duncan Shearer (15)
All: Duncan Shearer (26)
Highest home attendance21,655 vs. Torino, 3 November 1993
Lowest home attendance7,568 vs. Dundee, 30 April 1994
Average home league attendance12,460

Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup in season 1993–94.

Results

Scottish Premier Division

Main article: 1993–94 Scottish Premier Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 7 August Dundee United A 1–1 Booth 13,881
2 14 August Kilmarnock H 1–0 Kane 11,394
3 21 August Dundee A 1–1 Shearer 7,505
4 28 August St Johnstone H 0–0 11,682
5 4 September Celtic A 1–0 Paatelainen 34,311
6 11 September Hibernian A 1–2 Shearer 8,506
7 18 September Rangers H 2–0 Shearer, Pressley 19,138
8 25 September Raith Rovers H 4–1 Shearer, Jess, Richardson (2) 11,472
9 2 October Motherwell A 0–0 8,597
10 5 October Heart of Midlothian H 0–0 10,154
11 9 October Partick Thistle A 2–3 Paatelainen, Shearer 5,600
12 16 October Kilmarnock A 1–1 Paatelainen 9,108
13 23 October Dundee United H 2–0 Paatelainen, Shearer 13,566
14 30 October Dundee H 1–0 Shearer 11,885
15 6 November St Johnstone A 1–1 Booth 5,757
16 9 November Celtic H 1–1 Grant 19,474
17 13 November Motherwell H 1–1 Booth 12,494
18 27 November Hibernian H 4–0 Kane, Connor, Shearer, Grant 12,334
19 1 December Rangers A 0–2 45,182
20 4 December Heart of Midlothian A 1–1 Shearer 9,402
21 7 December Raith Rovers A 1–1 Miller 4,205
22 14 December Partick Thistle H 2–1 Irvine, Shearer 8,248
23 18 December Kilmarnock H 3–1 Miller, Shearer, Richardson 10,834
24 27 December Dundee United A 1–0 Jess 9,292
25 8 January St Johnstone H 1–1 Shearer 12,712
26 11 January Dundee A 1–0 Irvine 5,219
27 19 January Celtic A 2–2 Irvine, Jess 19,083
28 22 January Rangers H 0–0 20,267
29 5 February Hibernian A 1–3 Richardson 9,556
30 12 February Raith Rovers H 4–0 Paatelainen (2), Shearer, Booth 10,553
31 5 March Hearts H 0–1 13,059
32 8 March Motherwell A 1–1 Shearer 7,018
33 19 March Kilmarnock A 3–2 Miller, Shearer, Jess 8,544
34 26 March Dundee United H 1–0 Shearer 12,574
35 29 March Hibernian H 2–3 Jess, Miller 10,832
36 2 April Rangers A 1–1 Kane 45,888
37 5 April Partick Thistle A 1–1 Tierney 4,280
38 16 April Motherwell H 0–0 9,642
39 23 April Partick Thistle H 2–0 Jess, Grant 7,827
40 27 April Heart of Midlothian A 1–1 Irvine 13,811
41 30 April Dundee H 1–1 Irvine 7,568
42 3 May Raith Rovers A 2–0 Roddie, Shearer 2,798
43 7 May St Johnstone A 1–0 Irvine 6,107
44 14 May Celtic H 1–1 Irvine 16,417

Final standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 44 22 14 8 74 41 +33 58 Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round
2 Aberdeen 44 17 21 6 58 36 +22 55 Qualification for the UEFA Cup preliminary round
3 Motherwell 44 20 14 10 58 43 +15 54
4 Celtic 44 15 20 9 51 38 +13 50
5 Hibernian 44 16 15 13 53 48 +5 47
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1993–94 Scottish League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 10 August Clydebank H 5–0 Shearer (3), McLeish, Richardson 11,394
R3 24 August Motherwell H 5–2 Booth (2), Shearer, Miller, Jess 12,996
QF 24 August Rangers A 1–2 Miller 44,928

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1993–94 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 8 February East Stirlingshire A 3–1 Shearer (2), Craig 3,853
R4 19 February Raith Rovers H 3–1 Miller 13,740
QF 12 March St Johnstone A 1–1 Booth 8,847
QF R 15 March St Johnstone H 2–0 Shearer, Richardson 14,325
SF 9 April Dundee United N 1–1 Shearer 21,397
SF R 12 April Dundee United N 0–1 13,936

European Cup Winners Cup

Main article: 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 14 September Iceland Valur A 3–0 Jess (2), Shearer 656
R1 L2 29 September Iceland Valur H 4–0 Jess (2), Miller, Irvine 10,004
R2 L1 20 October Italy Torino A 2–3 Paatelainen, Jess 30,000
R2 L2 3 November Italy Torino H 1–2 Richardson 21,655

Squad

Appearances & Goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier Division Scottish Cup League Cup Cup Winners' Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Netherlands NED Theo Snelders 43 0 33 0 3 0 3 0 4 0
GK Scotland SCO Derek Stillie 7 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Michael Watt 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK England ENG John Burridge 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Brian Irvine 54 8 42 7 6 0 2 0 4 1
DF Scotland SCO Stewart McKimmie 51 0 40 0 5 0 2 0 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Alex McLeish (c) 45 1 35 0 4 0 3 1 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Stephen Wright 44 0 36 0 4 0 1 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Gary Smith 32 0 21 0 5 0 3 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Hugh Robertson 10 0 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO David Winnie 9 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Neil Cooper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO John Milne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Rick Titus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Eoin Jess 54 12 41 6 6 0 3 1 4 5
MF Scotland SCO Paul Kane 51 3 39 3 5 0 3 0 4 0
MF England ENG Lee Richardson 44 7 35 4 4 1 2 1 3 1
MF Scotland SCO Joe Miller 39 8 27 4 6 1 3 2 3 1
MF Scotland SCO Brian Grant 36 2 30 2 4 0 0 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Robert Connor 30 1 25 1 0 0 2 0 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim Bett 13 0 6 0 2 0 3 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Ray McKinnon 7 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Andy Roddie 6 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Netherlands NED Theo Ten Caat 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Roy Aitken 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Kenny Gilbert 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Derek Adams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Graham Watson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Duncan Shearer 54 26 43 17 6 4 3 4 2 1
FW Finland FIN Mixu Paatelainen 44 7 36 6 3 0 2 0 3 1
FW Scotland SCO Scott Booth 34 7 25 4 5 1 3 2 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Scott Thomson 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Andrew Gibson 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
?? Iran IRN Peyvand Mossovot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References