2015–16 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen 2015–16 football season
Aberdeen
2015–16 season
ChairmanStewart Milne
ManagerDerek McInnes
GroundPittodrie Stadium
Scottish Premiership2nd
Scottish League CupThird round (lost to Hibernian)
Scottish CupFourth round (lost to Hearts)
Europa LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Adam Rooney (20)
All: Adam Rooney (20)
Highest home attendance20,385 vs Celtic, Premiership, 12 September 2015
Lowest home attendance10,003 vs Ross County, Premiership, 15 May 2016
Average home league attendance13,094
Home colours
Away colours

The 2015–16 season was Aberdeen's 103rd 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

Brechin City v Aberdeen
24 June 2015[1] Friendly Brechin City 2–8 Aberdeen Brechin
19:30 BST Jackson 33'
Thomson 66'		 AFC Jack 7'
Rooney 24', 27' (pen.), 49' (pen.)
Pawlett 34'
Logan 43'
Hayes 78'
Michael Rose 87'		 Stadium: Glebe Park
Attendance: 1,2069
St Johnstone v Aberdeen
28 June 2015[2] Friendly St Johnstone 0–1 Aberdeen Brechin
13:00 BST AFC Rooney 71' (pen.) Stadium: Glebe Park
Attendance: 1,248
Referee: Andrew Dallas
Raith Rovers v Aberdeen
12 July 2015[3] Friendly Raith Rovers 0–2 Aberdeen Kirkcaldy
13:00 BST Report Goodwillie 64'
Taylor 74'		 Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 1,357
Aberdeen v Brighton & Hove Albion
26 July 2015[4] Friendly Aberdeen 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Aberdeen
15:00 BST Rooney 75' Report Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 3,513[5]
Man of the Match: Jamie Langfield
Aberdeen v Viking FK
8 September 2015[6] Friendly Aberdeen 2–1 Viking FK Aberdeen
19:30 BST Scott Wright 62'
McLean 85'		 Report Bytyqi 3' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 4,396

Scottish Premiership

Results

Dundee United v Aberdeen
2 August 2015 1 Dundee United 0–1 Aberdeen Tannadice Park
15:30 BBC McLean 82' Attendance: 10,706
Referee: Clancy
Aberdeen v Kilmarnock
9 August 2015 2 Aberdeen 2–0 Kilmarnock Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 Shinnie 37'
Rooney 56' (pen.)		 BBC Attendance: 11,305
Referee: McLean
Motherwell v Aberdeen
15 August 2015 4 Motherwell 1–2 Aberdeen Fir Park
15:00 Johnson 5' BBC Report McGinn 25'
Taylor 62'		 Attendance: 5,437
Referee: Collum
Aberdeen v Dundee
22 August 2015 5 Aberdeen 2–0 Dundee Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 Rooney 66', 90+4' BBC Report Harkins Yellow card 90+4' Red card Attendance: 13,621
Referee: Madden
Partick Thistle v Aberdeen
29 August 2015 6 Partick Thistle 0–2 Aberdeen Firhill Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Rooney 49'
McLean 58'		 Attendance: 4,940
Referee: Finnie
Aberdeen v Celtic
12 September 2015 7 Aberdeen 2–1 Celtic Pittodrie Stadium
12:30 Rooney 56' (pen.)
Hayes Red card 72'
Quinn 86'		 BBC Report Griffiths 35' (pen.) Attendance: 20,385
Referee: Thomson
Aberdeen v Hamilton Academical
15 September 2015 3[7] Aberdeen 1–0 Hamilton Academical Pittodrie Stadium
19:45 Rooney 23' (pen.) BBC Report Attendance: 13,246
Referee: Allan
Heart Of Midlothian v Aberdeen
20 September 2015 8 Heart Of Midlothian 1–3 Aberdeen Tynecastle Stadium
14:15 Rossi 52' BBC Report Goodwillie 9', 45'
McGinn 23'		 Attendance: 16,702
Referee: Madden
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Aberdeen
26 September 2015 9 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–1 Aberdeen Caledonian Stadium
15:00 Storey 8'
Christie 29'		 BBC Report Taylor 35' Attendance: 6,410
Referee: Beaton
Aberdeen v St Johnstone
3 October 2015 10 Aberdeen 1–5 St Johnstone Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 Taylor 12' BBC Report Easton 5'
Shaughnessy 10'
Craig 30'
MacLean 47', 51'		 Attendance: 13,405
Referee: Muir
Ross County v Aberdeen
16 October 2015 11 Ross County 2–0 Aberdeen Victoria Park
19:45 Graham 36', 49' BBC Report Attendance: 5,543
Referee: Thomson
Aberdeen v Motherwell
24 October 2015 12 Aberdeen 1–1 Motherwell Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 Rooney 43' BBC Report McDonald 73' Attendance: 12,389
Referee: Allan
Celtic v Aberdeen
31 October 2015 13 Celtic 3–1 Aberdeen Celtic Park
12:30 Griffiths 44', 53' (pen)
Forrest 60'		 BBC Report Rooney 89' Attendance: 48,161
Referee: Collum
Aberdeen v Dundee United
7 November 2015 14 Aberdeen 2–0 Dundee United Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 Rooney 52'
Hayes 73'		 BBC Report Attendance: 12,805
Referee: McLean
Hamilton Academical v Aberdeen
22 November 2015 15 Hamilton Academical 1–1 Aberdeen New Douglas Park
12:30 Imrie 70' BBC Report McLean 4' Attendance: 2,434
Referee: Collum
Aberdeen v Ross County
28 November 2015 16 Aberdeen 3–1 Ross County Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 Rooney 51'
Hayes 53'
McGinn 80'		 BBC Report Curran 14' Attendance: 10,843
Referee: Beaton
Dundee v Aberdeen
5 December 2015 17 Dundee 0–2 Aberdeen Dens Park
12:30 BBC Report McGinn 9'
Rooney 25'		 Attendance: 6,327
Referee: Madden
Aberdeen v Heart Of Midlothian
12 December 2015 18 Aberdeen 1–0 Heart Of Midlothian Pittodrie Stadium
12:30 Rooney 87' (pen) BBC Report Attendance: 13,110
Referee: Thomson
Kilmarnock v Aberdeen
19 December 2015 19 Kilmarnock 0–4 Aberdeen Rugby Park
15:00 BBC Report McGinn 9'
Rooney 35'
Hayes 46'
Logan 80'		 Attendance: 3,928
Referee: McLean
Aberdeen v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
26 December 2015 20 Aberdeen 2–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 McGinn 73'
Rooney 90' (pen)		 BBC Report Polworth 41'
Tansey 47' (pen)		 Attendance: 15,142
Referee: Collum
Aberdeen v Partick Thistle
30 December 2015 21 Aberdeen 0–0 Partick Thistle Pittodrie Stadium
19:45 Report Attendance: 12,583
Referee: Clancy
Ross County v Aberdeen
17 January 2016 23 Ross County 2–3 Aberdeen Victoria Park
12:15 McShane 27', 82' BBC Report Reynolds Yellow card 26' Red card
Rooney 33' (pen.)
Logan 36', 60'		 Attendance: 4,107
Referee: Allan
Aberdeen v Dundee
22 January 2016 24 Aberdeen 1–0 Dundee Pittodrie Stadium
19:45 Rooney 14' BBC Report Attendance: 11,805
Referee: Muir
Aberdeen v Celtic
3 February 2016 25 Aberdeen 2–1 Celtic Pittodrie Stadium
19:45 Hayes 31'
Church 37'		 BBC Report Griffiths 90+3' Attendance: 19,003
Referee: McLean
St Johnstone v Aberdeen
6 February 2016 22[8] St Johnstone 3–4 Aberdeen McDiarmid Park
15:00 Wotherspoon 52'
Anderson 79'
Scobbie 89'		 BBC Report Rooney 5', 77'
Pawlett 20'
McGinn 71'		 Attendance: 5,712
Referee: Robertson
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Aberdeen
15 February 2016 26 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–1 Aberdeen Caledonian Stadium
19:45 Vigurs 18'
Tansey 51' (pen)
Tremarco 65'		 BBC Report Rooney 7' Attendance: 4,544
Referee: Collum
Aberdeen v St Johnstone
27 February 2016 28 Aberdeen 1–1 St Johnstone Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 Church 35'
Jack Yellow card 41'
Sinnie Yellow card 80'		 Report Brown Yellow card 7'
Wotherspoon Yellow card 17'
Swanson Yellow card 41'
Fisher Yellow card 63'
Craig 88' (pen.)
Kane Yellow card 90+3'		 Attendance: 12,563
Referee: McLean
Dundee United v Aberdeen
2 March 2016 29 Dundee United 0–1 Aberdeen Tannadice Park
19:45 BBC Report Church 29' Attendance: 9,737
Referee: Madden
Partick Thistle v Aberdeen
8 March 2016 27[9] Partick Thistle 1–2 Aberdeen Firhill Stadium
19:45 Lawless 60' BBC Report Considine 74'
Church 76'		 Attendance: 3,915
Referee: Muir
Aberdeen v Kilmarnock
12 March 2016 30 Aberdeen 2–1 Kilmarnock Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 Taylor 37'
Logan 71'		 BBC Report Magennis 47' Attendance: 13,725
Referee: Anderson
Motherwell v Aberdeen
19 March 2016 31 Motherwell 2–1 Aberdeen Fir Park
15:00 Gomis Yellow card 34'
Kennedy Yellow card 44'
Leitch Yellow card 51'
McDonald 73'
Moult 75'		 BBC Report McLean 44' (pen.)
Robson Red card 79'		 Attendance: 6,251
Referee: Robertson
Aberdeen v Hamilton Academical
3 April 2016 32 Aberdeen 3–0 Hamilton Academical Pittodrie Stadium
12:30 Church 5'
McGinn 15'
McLean 33'
Storie Yellow card 90+2'		 BBC Report Agustien Yellow card 24'
Imrie Yellow card 46'
Crawford Yellow card 87'		 Attendance: 12,509
Referee: Clancy
Heart Of Midlothian v Aberdeen
8 April 2016 33 Heart Of Midlothian 2–1 Aberdeen Tynecastle Stadium
19:45 Juanma 33', 61'
Kitchen Yellow card 53'
Rossi Yellow card 59'
Juanma Yellow card 78'		 BBC Report Church 4'
Shinnie Yellow card 12'
McLean Yellow card 46'
Logan Yellow card 79'		 Attendance: 16,995
Referee: McLean
St Johnstone v Aberdeen
22 April 2016 34 St Johnstone 3–0 Aberdeen McDiarmid Park
19:45 Wotherspoon 14'
MacLean 38'
Craig 55'		 BBC Report Hayes Yellow card 65'
Shinnie Yellow card 84'		 Attendance: 3,990
Referee: Thomson
Aberdeen v Motherwell
30 April 2016 35 Aberdeen 4–1 Motherwell Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 McLean 4' (pen.)
McGinn 26'
Rooney 54'
Hayes 78'		 BBC Report Cadden 64'
Lasley Red card 88'		 Attendance: 10,259
Referee: Madden
Celtic v Aberdeen
8 May 2016 36 Celtic 3–2 Aberdeen Celtic Park
12:30 Roberts 7', 20'
Lustig 49'		 BBC Report McGinn 57'
Considine 64'		 Attendance: 47,877
Referee: Madden
Aberdeen v Hearts
12 May 2016 37 Aberdeen 0–1 Hearts Pittodrie Stadium
19:45 Jack Yellow card 63' BBC Report Oshaniwa Yellow card 24'
Dauda 64'		 Attendance: 10,087
Referee: Dallas
Aberdeen v Ross County
15 May 2016 38 Aberdeen 0–4 Ross County Pittodrie Stadium
12:30 BBC Report Graham 23' (pen.)
Gardyne Yellow card 37'
Schalk 45'
Boyce 68'
Woods 78'		 Attendance: 10,003
Referee: Collum

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

FK Shkëndija North Macedonia v Aberdeen
2 July 2015 First qualifying round 1st leg FK Shkëndija North Macedonia 1–1 Aberdeen Skopje, Macedonia
20:05 CET Kirovski 84' BBC
UEFA		 McGinn 79' Stadium: Philip II Arena
Attendance: 8,004
Referee: Tolga Özkalfa (Turkey)
Aberdeen v North Macedonia FK Shkëndija
9 July 2015 First qualifying round 2nd leg Aberdeen 0–0
(1–1 agg.)		 North Macedonia FK Shkëndija Aberdeen, Scotland
19:45 BBC
UEFA		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 14,112[10]
Referee: Nikolaj Hänni (Switzerland)
Rijeka Croatia v Aberdeen
16 July 2015 Second qualifying round 1st leg Rijeka Croatia 0–3 Aberdeen Rijeka, Croatia
19:45 BBC
UEFA		 Considine 38'
Pawlett 52'
McLean 75'		 Stadium: Stadion Kantrida
Attendance: 9,000[11]
Referee: Amaury Delerue (France)
Aberdeen v Croatia Rijeka
23 July 2015 Second qualifying round 2nd leg Aberdeen 2–2
(5–2 agg.)		 Croatia Rijeka Aberdeen, Scotland
19:45 McGinn 64'
Hayes 72'		 BBC
UEFA		 Tomasov 58'
Kvržić 63'		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 15,803
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
Kairat Kazakhstan v Aberdeen
30 July 2015 Third qualifying round 1st leg Kairat Kazakhstan 2–1 Aberdeen Almaty, Kazakhstan
15:45 Bakayev 13'
Islamkhan 22'		 BBC
UEFA		 McLean 69' Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 23,500
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
Aberdeen v Kazakhstan Kairat
6 August 2015 Third qualifying round 2nd leg Aberdeen 1–1
(2–3 agg.)		 Kazakhstan Kairat Aberdeen, Scotland
19:45 McLean 84' BBC
UEFA		 Gohou 59' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 20,317
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic)

Scottish League Cup

Hibernian v Aberdeen
23 September 2015 Third round Hibernian 2–0 Aberdeen Easter Road
19:45 Cummings 82'
Malonga 88'		 Attendance: 11,092
Referee: McLean

Scottish Cup

Heart of Midlothian v Aberdeen
9 January 2016 Fourth round Heart of Midlothian 1–0 Aberdeen Tynecastle Stadium
17:30 Paterson 3' Yellow card 90'
Miguel Pallardó Yellow card 17'
Igor Rossi Branco Yellow card 43'
Öztürk Yellow card 87'
Alexander Yellow card 90'		 Report Reynolds Yellow card 9'
Rooney Yellow card 43'
Pawlett Yellow card 90'		 Attendance: 13,595
Referee: Scotland John Beaton

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 Total Premiership Europa League League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF England ENG Shay Logan 45 4 35+2 4 6 0 1 0 1 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Graeme Shinnie 45 1 37+0 1 6 0 1 0 1 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Andrew Considine 40 3 26+6 2 6 1 1 0 1 0
5 DF Wales WAL Ash Taylor 45 4 36+1 4 6 0 1 0 1 0
6 DF Scotland SCO Mark Reynolds 24 0 19+3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Kenny McLean 45 9 38+0 6 3+2 3 1 0 1 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Willo Flood 29 0 18+4 0 2+3 0 1 0 1 0
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Adam Rooney 35 20 22+5 20 2+4 0 1 0 1 0
10 MF Northern Ireland NIR Niall McGinn 43 12 32+3 10 6 2 1 0 1 0
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jonny Hayes 42 6 35+0 5 6 1 0 0 1 0
14 FW Scotland SCO Cammy Smith 14 0 2+12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF Scotland SCO Barry Robson 13 0 2+9 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Scotland SCO Peter Pawlett 26 2 9+9 1 3+3 1 0+1 0 0+1 0
18 FW Wales WAL Simon Church 13 6 13+0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 GK England ENG Adam Collin 3 0 3+0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 GK England ENG Scott Brown 13 0 13+0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Scotland SCO Ryan Jack (c) 35 0 26+2 0 6 0 1 0 0 0
23 MF Scotland SCO Craig Storie 10 0 6+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Scotland SCO Michael Rose 1 0 1+0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW Scotland SCO Scott McKenna 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW Scotland SCO Scott Wright 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF Scotland SCO Daniel Harvie 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Australia AUS Aaron Lennox 1 0 1+0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF Scotland SCO Frank Ross 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF Scotland SCO Connor McLennan 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 FW England ENG 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 SCO 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 SCO Paul Quinn (given free transfer) 18 1 9+4 1 3+2 0 0 0 0 0
19 GK Wales WAL Danny Ward (recalled by Liverpool F.C.) 29 0 21 0 6 0 1 0 1 0
21 DF Northern Ireland NIR Ryan McLaughlin (loan ended) 5 0 1+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
25 FW Scotland SCO Lawrence Shankland (on loan to St Mirren F.C.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Danny Rogers (on loan to Falkirk F.C.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW Antigua and Barbuda ATG 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 Ireland 9 Adam Rooney 20 0 0 0 20
2 Northern Ireland 10 Niall McGinn 10 2 0 0 12
3 Scotland 7 Kenny McLean 6 3 0 0 9
4 Republic of Ireland 11 Jonny Hayes 5 1 0 0 6
Wales 20 Simon Church 6 0 0 0 6
6 England 2 Shay Logan 4 0 0 0 4
Wales 5 Ash Taylor 4 0 0 0 4
8 Scotland 4 Andrew Considine 2 1 0 0 3
9 Scotland 16 Peter Pawlett 1 1 0 0 2
Scotland 17 David Goodwillie 2 0 0 0 2
11 Scotland 3 Graeme Shinnie 1 0 0 0 1
Scotland 18 Paul Quinn 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 62 8 0 0 70

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name Premiership Europa League League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 England DF Shay Logan 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
3 Scotland DF Graeme Shinnie 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
4 Scotland DF Andrew Considine 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
5 Wales DF Ash Taylor 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
6 Scotland DF Mark Reynolds 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1
7 Scotland MF Kenny McLean 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
8 Republic of Ireland MF Willo Flood 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
9 Republic of Ireland FW Adam Rooney 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
11 Scotland FW Jonny Hayes 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
14 Scotland FW Cammy Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 Scotland MF Barry Robson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Scotland MF Peter Pawlett 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
17 Scotland FW David Goodwillie 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 Scotland DF Paul Quinn 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
19 Wales GK Danny Ward 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 Scotland MF Ryan Jack 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
23 Scotland MF Craig Storie 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
30 Australia GK Aaron Lennox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 47 3 5 0 1 0 3 0 56 3

Team statistics

Scottish Premiership

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (C) 38 26 8 4 93 31 +62 86 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Aberdeen 38 22 5 11 62 48 +14 71 Qualification for the 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).[12]
(C) Champions
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

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

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 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 — 9
Dundee United 1-0 2-0 1-0 — 9
Hamilton Academical 1-0 1-1 3-0 — 7
Heart of Midlothian 3-1 1-0 1-2 0-1 6
Inverness C.T. 1-2 2-2 1-3 — 1
Kilmarnock 2-0 4-0 2-1 — 9
Motherwell 2-1 1-1 1-2 4-1 7
Partick Thistle 2-0 0-0 2-1 — 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[13]
11 June 2015 FW England Joe Nuttall England Manchester City Free[14]
12 June 2015 DF Scotland Paul Quinn Scotland Ross County Free[15]
25 January 2016 GK Australia Aaron Lennox England Queens Park Rangers Free[16]

Players out

Dates Position Nationality Player To Fee
1 June 2015 MF Scotland Nicky Low Scotland Dundee Free[17]
1 June 2015 FW Scotland Declan McManus England Fleetwood Town Free[18]
1 June 2015 DF Republic of Ireland Joe Shaughnessy Scotland St Johnstone Free[19]
1 June 2015 DF Scotland Clark Robertson England Blackpool Free[20]
1 June 2015 MF Scotland Craig Murray Scotland East Fife Free[21]
1 June 2015 MF England Andrew Driver Netherlands De Graafschap Free[20]
1 June 2015 MF Scotland Jamie Masson Scotland Formartine United Free[20]
1 June 2015 DF Scotland Russell Anderson Retired N/A[20][22]
11 August 2015 GK Scotland Jamie Langfield Scotland St Mirren[23] Free[24]
26 January 2016 DF Scotland Paul Quinn Scotland Ross County Free[25]

Loans in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
26 June 2015 GK Wales Danny Ward England Liverpool Loan[26]
20 August 2015 FW Antigua and Barbuda Josh Parker Serbia Red Star Belgrade Loan[27]
29 August 2015 DF Northern Ireland Ryan McLaughlin England Liverpool Loan[28]
15 January 2016 GK England Adam Collin England Rotherham United Loan[29]
1 February 2016 FW Wales Simon Church England MK Dons Loan[30]

Loans out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee
26 June 2015 GK Republic of Ireland Danny Rogers Scotland Falkirk Loan[31]
26 August 2015 FW Scotland Lawrence Shankland Scotland St Mirren Loan[32]
1 February 2016 FW Scotland David Goodwillie Scotland Ross County Loan[30]

See also

References

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  16. ^ "Aberdeen sign Australia U23 goalkeeper Aaron Lennox". BBC Sport. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
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  22. ^ "Aberdeen captain Russell Anderson retires following injury". BBC Sport. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  23. ^ "Jamie Langfield joins St Mirren as player-coach". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  24. ^ "Jamie Langfield departs club". afc.co.uk. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  25. ^ "Paul Quinn: Ross County re-sign defender after Aberdeen exit". BBC Sport. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  26. ^ "Liverpool keeper joins The Dons". afc.co.uk. 26 June 2015. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
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  28. ^ "Defender joins Dons on loan". afc.co.uk. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  29. ^ "Keeper joins Dons on loan". afc.co.uk. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  30. ^ a b "Goodwillie joins Ross County as Aberdeen sign Church". BBC Sport. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  31. ^ "Danny Rogers joins Falkirk on loan". afc.co.uk. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  32. ^ "Striker joins Saints on loan". afc.co.uk. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
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