List of Aberdeen F.C. players

For a complete list of former Aberdeen players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Aberdeen F.C. players. For the current squad, see Aberdeen F.C. § Current squad.

Aberdeen F.C. is a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen, Scotland. The club was founded in 1903 after an amalgamation of three local clubs; Orion F.C., Victoria United and the original Aberdeen FC.[1] The club has played at Pittodrie Stadium since 1903.[2] They are one of the most successful clubs in Scotland, having won four League championships and thirteen domestic trophies, as well as the European Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Super Cup in 1983.

More than 200 players have made at least 100 appearances (including substitute appearances); those players are listed here. Other players who have made fewer appearances are also included where they are regarded as having played a significant role for the club, with the reason for their inclusion indicated in the Notes column. The club's record appearance maker is Willie Miller, who played 797 games for Aberdeen between 1972 and his retirement in 1990. Joe Harper is the club's top goalscorer with 199 goals in major competitions.

Notable players

Players are listed according to the date of their first team début for the club. Appearances and goals are for competitive first-team matches in Scottish League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and European Competition only; minor competitions (i.e. the Aberdeenshire Cup) and wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances are included.

Positions key

GK Goalkeeper DF Defender MF Midfielder FW Forward

  Aberdeen Hall of Fame Inductee[3]   Player currently contracted at Aberdeen[4]

Statistics correct as of match played on 28 May 2023

List of Aberdeen F.C. players with at least 100 appearances or otherwise stated notability[5]
Name Nat Pos Aberdeen years League Scottish
Cup		 League
Cup		 Europe Total Goals Notes
Henry Low Scotland MF 1903–1907 96 7 N/A N/A 103 23 —
Tom Strang Scotland DF 1903–1907 96 8 N/A N/A 104 3 —
Rab Macfarlane Scotland GK 1904–1908 112 11 N/A N/A 123 0 —
Alex Halkett Scotland MF 1904–1909 117 12 N/A N/A 129 2 —
Wilf Low Scotland DF 1904–1916 107 12 N/A N/A 119 3 —
Willie Lennie Scotland MF 1905–1913 228 24 N/A N/A 252 67 [nb 1][6]
Stewart Davidson Scotland DF 1905–1917
1923–1924		 136 17 N/A N/A 153 1 —
Charles O'Hagan Ireland FW 1906–1910 99 13 N/A N/A 112 24 [nb 2][6]
George Wilson Scotland DF 1907–1914 181 13 N/A N/A 194 14 —
Donald Colman Scotland DF 1907–1920 323 23 N/A N/A 346 1 —
Jock Hume Scotland DF 1907–1920 282 23 N/A N/A 305 3 —
Jimmy Soye Scotland FW 1909–1915 185 14 N/A N/A 201 25 —
Paddy Travers Scotland FW 1910–1911
1912–1914		 97 7 N/A N/A 104 24 —
Jock Wyllie Scotland DF 1910–1920 169 13 N/A N/A 182 28 —
Davie Main Scotland FW 1911–1917 158 8 N/A N/A 163 58 —
Joseph Walker Scotland FW 1911–1917 133 6 N/A N/A 139 25 —
Bobby Hannah Scotland DF 1911–1921 116 11 N/A N/A 127 1 —
Dod Brewster Scotland MF 1913–1920 119 0 N/A N/A 119 9 —
Alex Wright Scotland MF 1913–1922 126 16 N/A N/A 142 11 —
Arthur Robertson Scotland MF 1913–1923 96 8 N/A N/A 104 6 —
Bobby Archibald Scotland MF 1914–1920 109 4 N/A N/A 113 16 —
Willie Wylie Scotland FW 1914–1920 119 3 N/A N/A 122 12 —
George Anderson Scotland GK 1914–1922 205 8 N/A N/A 213 0 —
Bert MacLachlan Scotland DF 1914–1927 315 43 N/A N/A 358 16 —
Walter Grant Scotland MF 1915–1924 91 9 N/A N/A 100 12 —
Jacky Connon Scotland FW 1919–1923 93 13 N/A N/A 106 25 —
Jock Hutton Scotland DF 1919–1927 239 41 N/A N/A 280 17 —
Billy Middleton England FW 1920–1923 110 16 N/A N/A 126 8 —
Vic Milne Scotland DF 1920–1923 110 12 N/A N/A 122 7 —
Douglas Thomson Scotland FW 1920–1923 95 12 N/A N/A 107 33 —
Andy Rankine Scotland FW 1920–1925 136 22 N/A N/A 158 38 —
Matt Forsyth Scotland DF 1920–1926 161 24 N/A N/A 185 0 —
Jimmy Smith Scotland MF 1922–1931 297 39 N/A N/A 336 64 —
Johnny Miller Scotland FW 1921–1927 109 15 N/A N/A 124 61 —
Harry Blackwell England GK 1921–1930 216 36 N/A N/A 252 0 —
Duff Bruce Scotland DF 1923–1928 95 15 N/A N/A 110 0 —
Robert Bruce Scotland FW 1924–1928 94 16 N/A N/A 110 45 —
Jock Edward Scotland DF 1924–1928 87 16 N/A N/A 103 3 —
Alec Cheyne Scotland FW 1925–1930 126 11 N/A N/A 137 55 —
Willie Jackson Scotland DF 1925–1932 183 23 N/A N/A 206 8 —
Bob McDermid Scotland FW 1925–1932 246 27 N/A N/A 273 48 —
Andy Love Scotland FW 1925–1934 216 22 N/A N/A 238 83 —
Jimmy Black Scotland DF 1927–1932 155 15 N/A N/A 170 4 —
Benny Yorston Scotland FW 1927–1932 143 13 N/A N/A 156 125 [nb 3][7]
Eddie Falloon Ireland DF 1927–1938 223 26 N/A N/A 249 6 —
Willie Cooper Scotland DF 1927–1948[a] 328 37 9 N/A 374[a] 3 —
Frank Hill Scotland DF 1928–1932 98 8 N/A N/A 106 10 —
Hugh McLaren Scotland DF 1928–1932 105 10 N/A N/A 115 5 —
Steve Smith Scotland GK 1930–1937 234 24 N/A N/A 258 0 —
Dave Warnock Scotland FW 1930–1939 133 17 N/A N/A 150 40 —
Bob Fraser Scotland MF 1931–1938 194 21 N/A N/A 215 4 —
Charlie McGill Scotland DF 1931–1938 218 22 N/A N/A 240 1 —
Matt Armstrong Scotland FW 1931–1946** 195 24 N/A N/A 232 158 —
Jackie Benyon Wales MF 1932–1937 126 14 N/A N/A 140 37 —
Willie Mills Scotland FW 1932–1938 182 28 N/A N/A 210 114 —
George Thomson Scotland MF 1932–1939 213[a] 31 N/A N/A 244[a] 20 —
Johnny McKenzie Scotland FW 1935–1938 107 12 N/A N/A 119 21 —
Bill Strauss South Africa MF 1936–1945 85[a] 14 N/A N/A 99[a] 56 —
Frank Dunlop Scotland DF 1936–1948 112[a] 20 N/A N/A 132[a] 1 —
George Johnstone Scotland GK 1936–1949 150[a] 25 24 N/A 199[a] 0 —
George Taylor Scotland MF 1937–1948 63[a] 8 11 N/A 82[a] 6 —
George Hamilton Scotland FW 1937–1954 200[a] 32 48 N/A 284[a] 153 —
Andy Cowie Scotland MF 1938–1948 60[a] 8 16 N/A 84[a] 0 —
Stan Williams South Africa FW 1938–1949 72[a] 19 17 N/A 99[a] 34 —
Pat McKenna Scotland DF 1944–1952 133[a] 17 28 N/A 178[a] 0 —
Archie Baird Scotland MF 1946–1953 104[a] 16 23 N/A 144[a] 35 —
Tony Harris Scotland MF 1946–1953 188 31 54 N/A 273 30 —
Harry Yorston Scotland FW 1947–1957 202 29 47 N/A 278 141 —
Archie Glen Scotland MF 1947–1960 203 24 43 N/A 270 27 —
Don Emery Wales DF 1948–1952 89 11 25 N/A 125 25 —
Chris Anderson Scotland DF 1948–1953 71 13 19 N/A 103 1 [nb 4][8]
Tommy Pearson Scotland MF 1948–1953 85 14 17 N/A 116 16 —
Jack Hather England FW 1948–1960 264 34 53 N/A 351 105 —
Alec Young Scotland DF 1950–1958 168 23 30 N/A 221 1 —
Fred Martin Scotland GK 1950–1959 208 33 52 N/A 293 0 —
Paddy Buckley Scotland FW 1952–1957 107 20 26 N/A 153 90 —
Jack Allister Scotland MF 1952–1958 117 21 25 N/A 163 23 —
Jimmy Mitchell Scotland DF 1952–1958 129 21 34 N/A 184 0 —
Bob Wishart Scotland FW 1952–1961 177 22 36 N/A 235 62 —
Graham Leggat Scotland MF 1953–1958 109 16 26 N/A 151 92 —
David Caldwell Scotland DF 1953–1960 132 16 30 N/A 178 0 —
Jim Clunie Scotland DF 1953–1960 104 16 21 N/A 141 9 —
George Mulhall Scotland FW 1953–1962 110 9 31 N/A 150 42 —
Jimmy Hogg Scotland DF 1953–1965 214 22 43 N/A 279 1 —
Norrie Davidson Scotland FW 1955–1961 109 14 23 N/A 146 84 —
Ken Brownlee Scotland MF 1955–1963 109 14 23 N/A 146 39 —
Dickie Ewen Scotland MF 1957–1961 82 13 11 N/A 106 24 —
John Ogston Scotland GK 1957–1965 179 17 34 N/A 230 0 —
Ian Burns Scotland MF 1957–1966 142 16 34 N/A 192 6 —
Billy Little Scotland FW 1957–1968 237 23 45 1 306 96 —
George Kinnell Scotland MF 1959–1964 130 12 23 N/A 165 25 —
Ernie Winchester Scotland FW 1959–1967 123 15 30 N/A 168 93 —
Doug Coutts Scotland DF 1960–1964 98 10 13 N/A 121 4 —
Charlie Cooke Scotland MF 1960–1965 125 14 26 N/A 165 30 —
Dave Bennett Scotland DF 1960–1966 111 12 16 N/A 139 0 —
Ally Shewan Scotland DF 1960–1969 220 26 46 8 300 9 —
Dave Smith Scotland MF 1961–1966 133 14 19 N/A 166 13 —
Henning Boel Denmark DF 1964–1974 105 17 22 6 150 4 —
Jim Whyte Scotland DF 1965–1970 105 20 24 4 152 8 —
Jimmy Wilson Scotland FW 1965–1967 75 11 20 4 110 34 —
Jim Smith Scotland MF 1965–1969 103 14 15 8 140 37 —
Jens Petersen Denmark DF 1965–1970 141 22 31 7 201 11 —
Tommy McMillan Scotland DF 1965–1972 172 23 45 8 248 2 —
Jim Hermiston Scotland DF 1965–1975 195 15 45 15 270 16 —
Davie Robb Scotland FW 1965–1978 251 27 32 21 345 99 —
Bobby Clark Scotland GK 1965–1980 424 49 95 23 591 0 —
Martin Buchan Scotland DF 1966–1972 133 20 23 12 188 11 —
Ian Taylor Scotland FW 1966–1974 109 9 27 11 156 28 —
George Murray Scotland DF 1967–1973 89 11 20 7 127 4 —
Jim Forrest Scotland FW 1968–1973 128 20 27 11 186 62 —
Derek McKay Scotland FW 1969–1971 15 3 0 1 19 4 [nb 5][9]
Joe Harper Scotland FW 1969–1973
1976–1981		 207 24 53 16 300 199 [nb 6][10]
Alex Willoughby Scotland MF 1969–1974 103 9 27 10 149 15 —
Billy Williamson Scotland MF 1969–1976 95 9 23 0 127 23 —
Willie Young Scotland DF 1969–1976 133 12 32 11 188 14 —
Steve Murray Scotland MF 1970–1973 101 10 22 7 140 25 —
Arthur Graham Scotland MF 1970–1977 220 22 44 11 297 45 —
Chic McLelland Scotland DF 1972–1979 157 17 35 6 212 5 —
Joe Smith Scotland MF 1972–1979 142 12 34 3 191 11 —
Drew Jarvie Scotland FW 1972–1982 275 28 66 17 386 130 —
John McMaster Scotland MF 1972–1986 206 28 54 28 316 12 —
Willie Miller Scotland DF 1972–1990 561 66 109 61 797 32 [nb 7][3]
Eddie Thomson Scotland DF 1973–1976 91 6 20 4 121 2 —
Duncan Davidson Scotland FW 1974–1981 78 16 15 3 112 28 —
Willie Garner Scotland DF 1975–1981 113 11 31 6 161 3 —
Doug Rougvie Scotland DF 1975–1984 180 26 45 28 279 21 —
Dom Sullivan Scotland MF 1976–1979 97 12 21 7 137 14 —
Stuart Kennedy Scotland DF 1976–1983 223 29 55 26 333 9 —
Alex McLeish Scotland DF 1976–1994 494 68 74 56 692 30 [nb 8][6]
Steve Archibald Scotland FW 1977–1980 76 10 18 6 110 46 —
Andy Watson Scotland MF 1977–1983 99 12 13 12 136 17 —
Gordon Strachan Scotland MF 1977–1984 183 29 43 34 292 90 —
Ian Scanlon Scotland MF 1978–1981 93 11 18 10 132 20 —
Jim Leighton Scotland GK 1978–1988
1997–2000		 385 48 54 48 535 0 —
Neil Simpson Scotland MF 1978–1989 205 34 34 37 310 31 —
Mark McGhee Scotland FW 1979–1984 164 20 35 31 250 100 —
Dougie Bell Scotland MF 1979–1985 109 22 29 25 185 14 —
John Hewitt Scotland FW 1979–1989 241 33 46 43 363 90 —
Eric Black Scotland FW 1981–1986 115 35 18 22 180 70 —
Neale Cooper Scotland DF 1980–1986 133 27 27 33 220 10 —
Ian Angus Scotland MF 1980–1987 84 15 10 11 120 12 —
Peter Weir Scotland MF 1981–1987 159 19 29 30 237 38 —
Willie Falconer Scotland FW 1982–1988 78 5 9 10 102 17 —
Stewart McKimmie Scotland DF 1983–1997 430 45 47 39 561 9 —
Billy Stark Scotland MF 1983–1987 112 12 14 11 149 59 —
Frank McDougall Scotland FW 1984–1986 53 6 6 3 69 44 [nb 9][11]
Joe Miller Scotland FW 1984–1987
1993–1998		 206 20 24 14 264 47 —
Brian Grant Scotland MF 1984–1996 265 27 25 15 332 32 —
Jim Bett Scotland MF 1985–1994 258 27 32 21 338 48 —
Brian Irvine Scotland DF 1985–1997 307 30 26 20 383 40 —
David Robertson Scotland DF 1985–1991 135 10 21 11 177 3 —
Robert Connor Scotland MF 1986–1994 206 18 22 17 263 22 —
Charlie Nicholas Scotland FW 1987–1990 77 16 8 3 104 36 —
Stephen Wright Scotland DF 1987–1995 150 13 12 6 181 2 —
Eoin Jess Scotland MF 1987–1996
1997–2001		 312 23 34 11 380 94 —
Theo Snelders Netherlands GK 1988–1996 227 20 29 14 290 0 —
Paul Mason England MF 1988–1993 158 12 15 8 193 37 —
Hans Gillhaus Netherlands FW 1989–1992 84 6 5 5 100 31 —
Scott Booth Scotland FW 1989–1997
2003–2004		 184 20 17 8 229 70 —
Paul Kane Scotland MF 1991–1995 119 10 7 5 141 13 —
Gary Smith Scotland DF 1991–1996
1997–1999		 209 18 19 3 249 2 —
Mixu Paatelainen Finland FW 1992–1994 85 9 6 3 93 28 —
Duncan Shearer Scotland FW 1992–1997 152 18 15 9 194 79 —
Stephen Glass Scotland MF 1994–1998 109 9 10 3 131 13 —
John Inglis Scotland DF 1994–1998 100 6 12 4 121 5 —
Billy Dodds Scotland FW 1994–1999 141 9 16 8 172 67 —
David Rowson Scotland MF 1994–2001 133 7 9 7 156 11 —
Paul Bernard Scotland MF 1995–2001 98 11 10 2 121 8 [nb 10][12]
Darren Young Scotland MF 1995–2003 132 9 8 10 159 6 —
Ryan Esson Scotland GK 1996–2006 89 5 4 2 100 0 —
Derek Young Scotland MF 1996–2003
2007–2011		 205 22 15 11 253 22 —
Russell Anderson Scotland DF 1996–2007
2012–2015		 343 30 25 9 407 20 —
Michael Hart Scotland DF 1997–2000
2003–2008		 113 9 7 6 145 0 —
Derek Whyte Scotland DF 1997–2002 133 12 8 1 154 0 —
Chris Clark Scotland MF 1997–2008
2011–2014		 233 22 14 9 278 13 —
Robbie Winters Scotland FW 1998–2002 132 11 7 2 152 45 —
Kevin McNaughton Scotland DF 1998–2006 175 13 9 5 202 3 —
Darren Mackie Scotland FW 1998–2012 314 22 19 10 365 69 —
Jamie McAllister Scotland DF 1999–2003 117 15 8 4 144 1 —
Phil McGuire Scotland DF 1999–2005 153 14 8 6 181 10 —
David Preece England GK 1999–2005 89 10 7 0 106 0 —
Ricky Foster Scotland DF 2001–2012 235 19 11 9 274 9 —
Zander Diamond Scotland DF 2002–2011 205 23 13 8 249 19 —
Andrew Considine Scotland DF 2003–2022 444 49 34 44 571 41 —
Scott Severin Scotland MF 2004–2009 166 13 8 8 195 12 —
Barry Nicholson Scotland MF 2005–2008 102 9 7 7 125 21 —
Jamie Smith Scotland MF 2005–2009 85 7 6 4 102 18 —
Chris Maguire Scotland FW 2005–2011 131 14 7 6 158 22 —
Jamie Langfield Scotland GK 2005–2015 278 26 16 16 336 0 —
Lee Miller Scotland FW 2006–2010 120 11 5 9 145 33 —
Sone Aluko Nigeria MF 2007–2011 102 14 4 7 127 13 —
Peter Pawlett Scotland MF 2008–2017 172 15 14 12 213 20 —
Josh Magennis Northern Ireland FW 2010–2014 105 10 8 0 122 12 —
Scott Vernon England FW 2010–2014 128 15 13 0 158 44 —
Ryan Jack Scotland MF 2010–2017 199 16 17 18 250 11 —
Jonny Hayes Republic of Ireland MF 2012–2017
2020–2024		 278 18 23 33 352 38 —
Niall McGinn Northern Ireland FW 2012–2017
2018–2022		 269 32 20 27 358 87 —
Mark Reynolds Scotland DF 2012–2019 186 19 16 16 237 7 —
Willo Flood Republic of Ireland MF 2013–2016 80 4 7 13 104 3 —
Ashton Taylor Wales DF 2014–2017
2019–2021		 145 11 5 17 178 12 —
Shay Logan England DF 2014–2021 224 21 17 32 294 15 —
Adam Rooney Republic of Ireland FW 2014–2018 151 15 11 20 197 88 —
Kenny McLean Scotland MF 2015–2018 126 10 7 15 158 25 —
Graeme Shinnie Scotland DF 2015–2019 2023- 194 18 16 24 252 17 —
Joe Lewis England GK 2016–2023 208 22 14 27 271 0 —
Scott McKenna Scotland DF 2014–2020 91 12 5 10 118 5 —
Lewis Ferguson Scotland MF 2018–2022 132 15 5 17 169 37 —
Sam Cosgrove England FW 2018–2021 79 11 5 8 103 47 —
Connor McLennan Scotland FW 2016–2023 86 10 5 7 108 8 —
Ross McCrorie Scotland MF 2020–2023 92 6 8 9 115 8 —
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Made additional appearances in 1939–40 and/or 1945–46 which are counted in normal league tallies in the source.

Notes

  1. ^ First Aberdeen player capped by Scotland
  2. ^ The first Aberdeen player to win a cap for his country.
  3. ^ Record for most goals in one season (46)
  4. ^ Anderson went on to become a director at Aberdeen in 1967, and played a significant role in the club's rise to prominence over the following 20 years.
  5. ^ Known as "Cup-tie McKay"; scored four goals in the 1970 Scottish Cup, including two in the final.
  6. ^ Club record goalscorer (199 goals)
  7. ^ Record appearances (797 in all major competitions, 561 in league)
  8. ^ Record international appearances whilst with Aberdeen (77)
  9. ^ McDougall was the top-scorer in the Scottish Premier Division in season 1984–85
  10. ^ Highest transfer fee paid (£1 million)

References

  1. ^ Webster, Jack (2003). The First 100 years of The Dons: The official history of Aberdeen Football Club 1903–2003. London: Hodder & Stoughton. pp. 69–70. ISBN 0-340-82344-5.
  2. ^ "Pittodrie Stadium". Aberdeen FC. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Hall of Fame". Aberdeen FC. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Current squad". Aberdeen FC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  5. ^ "All time AFC statistics". Aberdeen FC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 19 August 2019. Appearances and goals are taken from the statistics compiled by the Aberdeen FC Heritage Trust website. However, this site includes matches played and goals scored during season 1945–46 in the official league fixtures. This is incorrect, as the league competition that season was still an unofficial "wartime" competition. As such, these appearances and goals, and those of the five voided league matches from 1939–40, have been removed from the statistics listed here.
  6. ^ a b c "Dark Blue Dons". Aberdeen FC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Benny Yorston". Aberdeen FC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Chris Anderson". Aberdeen FC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Four-goal legacy of 'Cup-tie McKay'". The Scotsman. 21 April 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Joe Harper". Aberdeen FC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  11. ^ Brown, Alan; Preston, Simon; Di Maggio, Roberto. "Scotland - List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  12. ^ Allan, Charlie (18 August 2016). "Aberdeen's big-spending days are gone – but Paul Bernard deal proves money can't guarantee success". Evening Express. DC Thomson Publishing. Retrieved 2 January 2019.