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The Dons began the year with a comfortable 3-0 away win at Ross County. Rhys Williams was recalled to Liverpool |
The Dons began the year with a comfortable 3-0 away win at Ross County. Rhys Williams was recalled to Liverpool and Or Dadia to Hapoel Beer Sheva with both players not making a single competitive appearance for the club. Vicente Besuijen was allowed to leave on loan with many youngsters. The clubs only January signing was Killian Phillips, a loan deal from Crystal Palace. However, following a poor run of results with the club lying in eighth place, they parted company with manager [[Barry Robson]] on 31 January.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Barry Robson: Aberdeen sack manager saying eighth place is 'unacceptable'|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68154634|date=31 May 2023|access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref> |
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Following a poor run of results, the club parted company with manager [[Barry Robson]] on 31 January.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Barry Robson: Aberdeen sack manager saying eighth place is 'unacceptable'|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68154634|date=31 May 2023|access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref> |
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[[Peter Leven]] was put on interim charge for the home match against Celtic. |
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|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66271172|title= Aberdeen take Hapoel Beer Sheva right-back on loan with option to buy|website=BBC Sport}}</ref> |
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| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Elgin City F.C.|Elgin City]] |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jayden Richardson]] |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]] |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]] |
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|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afc.co.uk/2023/09/23/alfie-heads-out-on-loan/|title=Alfie heads out on loan|website=www.afc.co.uk|date=23 September 2023|accessdate=22 October 2023}}</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/AberdeenFC/status/1743218966913278324</ref> |
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|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afc.co.uk/2024/01/19/alfie-stewart-heads-out-on-loan/|title=Alfie Stewart Heads Out On Loan|website=Aberdeen FC |date=19 January 2024|accessdate=2 February 2024}}</ref> |
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2023–24 season | ||||
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Chairman | Dave Cormack | |||
Manager | Barry Robson (until 31 January) Peter Leven (interim) | |||
Ground | Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen, Scotland (Capacity: 20,866) | |||
Scottish League Cup | Runners-up | |||
Europa League | Play-off round | |||
Conference League | Group stage | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Bojan Miovski (11) All: Bojan Miovski (18) | |||
Highest home attendance | 19,237 vs BK Häcken | |||
Lowest home attendance | 13,668 vs Kilmarnock | |||
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The 2023–24 Aberdeen F.C. season is Aberdeen's 110th season in the top flight of Scottish football and the eleventh in the Scottish Premiership.[1] Aberdeen will also compete in the League Cup, the Scottish Cup and the UEFA Europa Conference League, entering the latter as debutants of the competition. Aberdeen competed in European Group Stage football for the first time since 2007.[2]
Summary
May
On 22 May, former Livingston captain Nicky Devlin joined on a free transfer. On 31 May, pre-season plans were confirmed with a training camp in Portugal, away friendlies to Highland Football League sides Turriff United and Fraserburgh, before a trip to London to play English League One side Charlton Athletic.[3]
June
On 6 June, Ross McCrorie left for English Championship side Bristol City for an undisclosed fee. On 13 June, the club announced the departures of coach Liam Fox, first team players Marley Watkins, Connor McLennan, Dean Campbell and Matty Kennedy, and youth team players Mason Hancock, Milosz Ochmanski, Timi Fatona and Blessing Oluyemi.[4] Pre-season was finalised with a trip to Deepdale to play English Championship side Preston North End, Chief Executive Alan Burrows confirming all friendlies were away from home due to preparations needed at Pittodrie for the season ahead. On 15 June, Leighton Clarkson, on loan last season from Liverpool, signed for an undisclosed fee which is believed to have broken the clubs transfer record. The following day, former Slovenian under-21 international Ester Sokler also signed for an undisclosed fee. Captain Graeme Shinnie joined from Wigan Athletic for a third time, signing a three-year deal. On 26 June, former manager and non-executive director Craig Brown died at the age of 82.[5]
July
After seven years, goalkeeper Joe Lewis left the club by mutual consent. American midfielder Dante Polvara returned from his loan spell.[6] The Dons kicked off pre-season matches with an impressive 9–0 victory at Turriff United. They continued with two more victories against fellow Highland League sides Fraserburgh and Formartine United winning 2–0 and 1–0 respectively with the latter behind closed doors. Aberdeen completed their pre-season friendlies with two away matches in England, losing 2–0 at Preston North End, followed a week later by a 3–2 win at Charlton Athletic.
August
Aberdeen started the league campaign with a 0-0 draw away at Livingston, then a 3-1 home defeat to Celtic. This was followed by a 2-2 draw away to St Mirren, where Aberdeen scored a very late equaliser, with a penalty from Bojan Miovski after 10 minutes of injury time. Aberdeen progressed to the quarter-final of League Cup with a 2-1 victory at Stirling Albion, but dropped down into the Europa Conference League following an aggregate loss of 5-3 to BK Hacken. The club signed four new players, James McGarry, Jamie McGrath, Richard Jensen and Pape Habib Guèye but lost Ylber Ramadani who moved to Italian club Lecce for a reported £1.1 million.
September
Following the defeat to BK Hacken in the Europa League playoff round, Aberdeen were drawn in Group G of the Europa Conference League, along with Eintracht Frankfurt, PAOK Thessaloniki and HJK Helsinki. Aberdeen's poor run of form in the league continued with two 2-0 defeats at home to Hibernian, then away to Heart of Midlothian. Aberdeen then travelled to Germany, and took a travelling support of over 2,500 to the Deutsche Bank Arena to see Aberdeen go down to a 2-1 defeat in the Europa Conference to Eintracht Frankfurt, in which Dante Polvara scored his first goal for the club. Aberdeen returned to Pittodrie three days later, and had their first league victory of the season, a 4-0 win over Ross County in which Jamie McGrath scored his first goal for the club. Aberdeen ended the month with a 3-1 victory over Rangers at Ibrox, in a match that saw Stefan Gartenmann's first goal for the club, as well as goals from Jamie McGrath and Jack Mackenzie. This was the first time Aberdeen had scored three goals at Ibrox since the 1997-98 season.
October
On 1 October, the death was announced of former Aberdeen striker Frank McDougall, at the age of 65. The Dons drew 1-1 with HJK in the Conference League with Miovski scoring which was followed up with a 0-0 draw against St Johnstone. The International break seen Slobodan Rubežić called up to the Montenegro national team for the first time. The SPFL and Police Scotland called off the Dundee match due to Storm Babet with the club confirming part of the stadium was damaged due to wind and flooding.
November
Aberdeen were eliminated from the Europa Conference League despite Jamie McGrath's sensational free-kick snatching a point against PAOK. They also reached the League Cup final thanks to a goal from Miovski at Hampden Park against Hibernian. But Celtic then dismantled a dismal Aberdeen 6-0 in the Scottish Premiership in Glasgow.
December
The winless run in the League continued with back to back defeats to Hibernian and Kilmarnock but a come from behind win at home Hearts stopped the rot. Aberdeen finished their European campaign with a 2-0 home win against Eintracht Frankfurt but days later they lost the League Cup Final at Hampden Park to Rangers thanks to a single goal from James Tavernier. The League match away to Dundee was controversially called off less than an hour before kick off. The home league match against Motherwell was postponed because of adverse weather conditions due to Storm Gerrit. They ended the year with a very unhappy Pittodrie crowd, a 3-0 loss to St Mirren.
January
The Dons began the year with a comfortable 3-0 away win at Ross County. Rhys Williams was recalled to Liverpool and Or Dadia to Hapoel Beer Sheva with both players not making a single competitive appearance for the club. Vicente Besuijen was allowed to leave on loan with many youngsters. The clubs only January signing was Killian Phillips, a loan deal from Crystal Palace. However, following a poor run of results with the club lying in eighth place, they parted company with manager Barry Robson on 31 January.[7]
February
Peter Leven was put on interim charge for the home match against Celtic.
Results & fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season
12 July 2023 Friendly | Turriff United | 0–9 | Aberdeen | Turriff |
19:45 | Marshall 27' Clarkson 31' Ramadani 44' Duk 52' Sokler 64', 67' (pen.), 80', 84' Morris 85' |
Stadium: The Haughs Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Joel Kennedy |
15 July 2023 Friendly | Fraserburgh | 0–2 | Aberdeen | Fraserburgh |
15:00 | Bavidge 38' Sokler 52' (pen.) |
Stadium: Bellslea Park Attendance: 1,865 Referee: Joel Kennedy | ||
Note: Ryan Cowie Testimonial |
22 July 2023 Friendly | Preston North End | 2–0 | Aberdeen | Preston, England |
15:00 | Frøkjær 7', 18' | Report | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 4,271 |
29 July 2023 Friendly | Charlton Athletic | 2–3 | Aberdeen | London, England |
13:00 | Blackett-Taylor 70' Devlin 90' (o.g.) |
Report | Asiimwe 3' (o.g.) Shinnie 22' Miovski 33' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 3,472 |
Scottish Premiership
5 August 2023 1 | Livingston | 0–0 | Aberdeen | Livingston |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Tony Macaroni Arena Attendance: 5,630 Referee: John Beaton |
13 August 2023 2 | Aberdeen | 1–3 | Celtic | Aberdeen |
12:00 | Miovski 25' | Report | Abada 11' Kyogo 29' O'Riley 84' |
Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 18,652 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
Note: Game televised on Sky Sports. |
27 August 2023 3 | St Mirren | 2–2 | Aberdeen | Paisley |
15:00 | Kiltie 59' (pen.) Greive 76' |
Report | Hayes 42' Miovski 90+10' (pen.) |
Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 7,492 Referee: John Beaton |
3 September 2023 4 | Aberdeen | 0–2 | Hibernian | Aberdeen |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 16,471 Referee: David Munro |
16 September 2023 5 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–0 | Aberdeen | Edinburgh |
15:00 | Oda 14' Boyce 64' |
Report | Stadium: Tynecastle Attendance: 18,626 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
24 September 2023 6 | Aberdeen | 4–0 | Ross County | Aberdeen |
15:00 | Miovski 21', 52' Duk 42' McGrath 47' |
Report | Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 15,116 Referee: Don Robertson |
30 September 2023 7 | Rangers | 1–3 | Aberdeen | Glasgow |
15:00 | Wright 71' Sima 75' |
Report | Gartenmann 38' McGrath 68' MacKenzie 85' |
Stadium: Ibrox Attendance: 49,959 Referee: Steven McLean |
8 October 2023 8 | Aberdeen | 0–0 | St Johnstone | Aberdeen |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 16,816 Referee: David Munro |
29 October 2023 10 | Kilmarnock | 2–0 | Aberdeen | Kilmarnock |
12:00 | Vassell 45+4' Watkins 64' |
Report | Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 5,480 Referee: Kevin Clancy | |
Note: Game televised on Sky Sports Football. |
1 November 2023 11 | Motherwell | 2–4 | Aberdeen | Motherwell |
19:45 | Bair 78' Biereth 90+3' |
Report | McGrath 26', 68' Devlin 44' Duk 74' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,240 Referee: Colin Steven |
12 November 2023 13 | Celtic | 6–0 | Aberdeen | Glasgow |
15:00 | Yang 9' Furuhashi 16' Palma 77 pen.' Turnbull 90+2' Oh 90+6', 90+9' |
Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: William Collum |
26 November 2023 14 | Aberdeen | 1–1 | Rangers | Aberdeen |
12:00 | Miovski 11' | Report | Tavernier 90+4 pen.' | Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 16,911 Referee: Nick Walsh |
3 December 2023 15 | Hibernian | 2–0 | Aberdeen | Edinburgh |
15:00 | Vente 18' Fish 70' |
Report | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 16,592 Referee: William Collum |
6 December 2023 16 | Aberdeen | 0–1 | Kilmarnock | Aberdeen |
19:45 | Report | Watson 90+2' | Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 13,668 Referee: Matthew MacDermid |
9 December 2023 17 | Aberdeen | 2–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Aberdeen |
15:00 | Miovski 53' Clarkson 90+2' |
Report | Shankland 20' | Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 16,064 Referee: Chris Graham |
20 December 2023 12 | Aberdeen | 2–1 | Livingston | Aberdeen |
19:45 | Miovski 42', 65' | Report | Guthrie 28' | Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 13,794 Referee: Nick Walsh |
Note: Re-arraged match due to League Cup. |
30 December 2023 21 | Aberdeen | 0–3 | St Mirren | Aberdeen |
15:00 | Report | O'Hara 12' Ayunga 78' Kiltie 90+3 pen.' |
Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 17,029 Referee: Grant Irvine |
2 January 2024 22 | Ross County | 0–3 | Aberdeen | Dingwall |
15:00 | Report | McGrath 24', 30' Miovski 80' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 5,791 Referee: Matthew MacDermid |
24 January 2024 18 | St Johnstone | 1–1 | Aberdeen | Perth |
19:45 | Keltjens 78' | Report | Miovski 62 pen.' | Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 3,472 Referee: John Beaton |
Note: Rearranged match after postponement due to the League Cup. |
27 January 2024 23 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–0 | Aberdeen | Edinburgh |
15:00 | Grant 57 pen.' Shankland 77' |
Report | Stadium: Tynecastle Attendance: 18,790 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
30 January 2024 9 | Aberdeen | 1–1 | Dundee | Aberdeen |
19:45 | Miovski 31 pen.' | Report | Ashcroft 55' | Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 15,512 Referee: Nick Walsh |
Note: Rearranged match after postponement |
3 February 2024 24 | Aberdeen | v | Celtic | Aberdeen |
12:30 | Stadium: Pittodrie | |||
Note: Game televised on Sky Sports. |
Scottish League Cup
Having qualified for Europe, Aberdeen entered the Scottish League Cup at the knockout phase. They lost in the Final to Rangers.
Knockout phase
18 August 2023 Second round | Stirling Albion | 1–2 | Aberdeen | Stirling |
19:45 | Spence 75' | Report | Miovski 29' Clarkson 63' |
Stadium: Forthbank Stadium Attendance: 2,943 Referee: David Munro |
27 September 2023 Quarter-final | Ross County | 1–2 | Aberdeen | Dingwall |
19:45 | Baldwin 14' Turner 83 pen.' |
Report | Shinnie 8' Sokler 80' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,637 Referee: John Beaton |
4 November 2023 Semi-final | Hibernian | 0–1 | Aberdeen | Glasgow |
17:15 | Report | MacKenzie 75' Miovski 78' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 28,295 Referee: John Beaton |
17 December 2023 Final | Rangers | 1–0 | Aberdeen | Glasgow |
15:00 | Tavernier 76' | Report | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 49,296 Referee: Don Robertson |
Scottish Challenge Cup
An Aberdeen 'B' side played in the Challenge Cup. They played Brora Rangers for the fourth time in five season, but lost out to Peterhead.
2 August 2023 First round | Brora Rangers | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Aberdeen B | Brora |
19:45 | J. MacRae 28' | Report | Bavidge 82' | Stadium: Dudgeon Park Attendance: 275 Referee: Ryan Lee |
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15 August 2023 Second Round | Aberdeen B | 3–5 | Peterhead | Pitmedden |
19:30 | Stewart 18' Bavidge 56' (pen.) Marshall 72' |
Report | Ross 49' McCarthy 62' Brown 82', 83' Shanks 86' |
Stadium: North Lodge Park Attendance: 384 Referee: Ross Clark |
Scottish Cup
19 January 2024 Fourth round | Clyde | 0–2 | Aberdeen | Hamilton |
19:45 | Report | Miovski 32' Devlin 57' |
Stadium: New Douglas Park Referee: Euan Anderson | |
Note: Game televised on BBC Scotland. |
10 February 2024 Fifth round | Aberdeen | v | Bonnyrigg Rose | Aberdeen |
15:00 | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium |
UEFA Europa League
Aberdeen returned to European football in the Play-off round for the Europa League. They were guaranteed European Group Stage football for the first time since 2008. They were knocked out of the UEFA Europa Conference League placing third in Group G.
Play-off round
24 August 2023 First leg | BK Häcken | 2–2 | Aberdeen | Gothenburg, Sweden |
18:00 | Layouni 36' Sadiq 69' (pen.) |
Report | Miovski 75' Devlin 79' |
Stadium: Bravida Arena Attendance: 4,424 Referee: Filip Glova |
31 August 2023 Second leg | Aberdeen | 1–3 (3–5 agg.) | BK Häcken | Aberdeen |
19:45 | Miovski 55' (pen.) | Report | Sadiq 14', 41', 81' (pen.) | Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 19,237 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
UEFA Europa Conference League
Group Stages
21 September 2023 1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–1 | Aberdeen | Frankfurt, Germany |
18:45 | Marmoush 11' (pen.) Koch 61' |
Report | Polvara 22' | Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 55,500 Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli |
5 October 2023 2 | Aberdeen | 1–1 | HJK | Aberdeen |
20:00 | Miovski 79' | Report | Radulović 59' | Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 16,316 Referee: Daniel Stefanski |
26 October 2023 3 | Aberdeen | 2–3 | PAOK | Aberdeen |
20:00 | Miovski 50' Polvara 58' |
Report | Despodov 73' Vieirinha 84' Schwab 90+6 pen.' |
Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 16,089 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer |
9 November 2023 4 | PAOK | 2–2 | Aberdeen | Thessaloniki, Greece |
18:45 | Taison 23' Samatta 67' |
Report | Duk 14' McGrath 70' |
Stadium: Toumba Stadium Referee: Juxhin Xhaja |
30 November 2023 5 | HJK | 2–2 | Aberdeen | Helsinki, Finland |
18:45 | Bandé 16' Hostikka 33' |
Report | MacDonald 41' Duk 56' |
Stadium: Bolt Arena Attendance: 9,053 Referee: Genc Nuza |
14 December 2023 6 | Aberdeen | 2–0 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Aberdeen |
18:45 | Duk 41' Sokler 74' |
Report | Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 14,474 Referee: Miguel Bértolo Nogueira |
Squad statistics
Appearances
- As of 30 January 2024
No. | Pos | Player | Premiership | Europe | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | |||||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||||
2 | DF | Nicky Devlin | 21 | 1 | 6+2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 3 | ||||
3 | DF | Jack MacKenzie | 11+1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||||
4 | MF | Graeme Shinnie (c) | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||||
5 | DF | Richard Jensen | 16+2 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||||
6 | DF | Stefan Gartenmann | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||||
7 | MF | Jamie McGrath | 16+2 | 6 | 5+3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 7 | ||||
8 | MF | Connor Barron | 7+5 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||||
9 | FW | Bojan Miovski | 21 | 11 | 5+2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 18 | ||||
10 | MF | Leighton Clarkson | 17+4 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||||
11 | FW | Duk | 11+7 | 2 | 6+2 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||||
14 | FW | Pape Habib Guèye | 0+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
15 | DF | James McGarry | 6+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
17 | MF | Jonny Hayes | 6+5 | 1 | 1+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||||
18 | MF | Killian Phillips | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
19 | FW | Ester Sokler | 4+13 | 0 | 0+7 | 1 | 1+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||||
20 | FW | Shayden Morris | 2+8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||||
21 | MF | Dante Polvara | 10+6 | 0 | 5+1 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||||
23 | MF | Ryan Duncan | 2+6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||||
24 | GK | Kelle Roos | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||||
25 | GK | Tom Ritchie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
27 | DF | Angus MacDonald | 5+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||||
28 | DF | Jack Milne | 2+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
31 | GK | Ross Doohan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
33 | DF | Slobodan Rubežić | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||||
Players who left the club during the season | ||||||||||||||||
18 | DF | Rhys Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
22 | FW | Vicente Besuijen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
26 | DF | Anthony Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
30 | DF | Or Dadia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
32 | MF | Findlay Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
36 | FW | Alfie Bavidge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
55 | DF | Kieran Ngwenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalscorers
As of 30 January 2024
Ranking | Nation | Number | Name | Scottish Premiership | Europe | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 | Bojan Miovski | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | |
2 | 7 | Jamie McGrath | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
3 | 11 | Duk | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||
4 | 2 | Nicky Devlin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
5 | 10 | Leighton Clarkson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
= | 21 | Dante Polvara | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
= | 19 | Ester Sokler | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
6 | 3 | Jack MacKenzie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
= | 4 | Graeme Shinnie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
= | 6 | Stefan Gartenmann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
= | 17 | Johnny Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
= | 27 | Angus MacDonald | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
TOTALS | 23 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 43 |
Team statistics
Overall record
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Scottish Premiership | 5 August 2023 | 19 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 28.57 | |
Scottish Cup | 19 January 2024 | Fourth round | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 | ||
Scottish League Cup | 18 August 2023 | 17 December 2023 | Second round | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 75.00 |
Scottish Challenge Cup | 2 August 2023 | 15 August 2023 | First round | Second round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 0.00 |
UEFA Europa League | 24 August 2023 | 31 August 2023 | Play–off round | Play–off round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0.00 |
UEFA Europa Conference League | 21 September 2023 | 14 December 2023 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | +0 | 16.67 |
Total | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 30.56 |
Source: Results & fixtures
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | St Mirren | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 47 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
6 | Dundee | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 49 | 68 | −19 | 42 | |
7 | Aberdeen | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 48 | |
8 | Hibernian | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 46 | |
9 | Motherwell | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 56 | 59 | −3 | 43 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[10]
Notes:
- ^ 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
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Conference League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAOK | FRA | ABE | HJK | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | PAOK | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 16 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | |
2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 6–0 | |
3 | Aberdeen | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2–3 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | ||
4 | HJK | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — |
Transfers
Players in
Date | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 May 2023 | DF | Nicky Devlin | Livingston | Free | [11][12] |
15 June 2023 | MF | Leighton Clarkson | Liverpool | Undisclosed | [13] |
16 June 2023 | FW | Ester Sokler | Radomlje | £300,000 | [14] |
28 June 2023 | MF | Graeme Shinnie | Wigan Athletic | Undisclosed | [15] |
6 July 2023 | GK | Ross Doohan | Forest Green Rovers | Undisclosed | [16] |
31 July 2023 | DF | Slobodan Rubežić | Novi Pazar | £190,000 | [17] |
11 August 2023 | DF | James McGarry | Central Coast Mariners | Undisclosed | [18] |
22 August 2023 | MF | Jamie McGrath | Wigan Athletic | Free | [19] |
23 August 2023 | DF | Richard Jensen | Górnik Zabrze | £500,000 | [20] |
29 August 2023 | FW | Pape Habib Guèye | K.V. Kortrijk | Undisclosed | [21] |
Players out
Date | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 June 2023 | DF | Ross McCrorie | Bristol City | Undisclosed | [22][23] |
14 June 2023 | FW | Marley Watkins | Kilmarnock | Free | [4] |
14 June 2023 | FW | Connor McLennan | Salford City | Free | [4] |
14 June 2023 | DF | Mason Hancock | Airdrieonians | Free | [4] |
20 June 2023 | MF | Callum Roberts | Scunthorpe United | Undisclosed | [24] |
21 June 2023 | MF | Matty Kennedy | Kilmarnock | Free | [4][25] |
23 June 2023 | MF | Dean Campbell | Barrow | Free | [4][26] |
27 June 2023 | GK | Blessing Oluyemi | Peterhead | Free | [4][27] |
6 July 2023 | MF | Arran Smith | Peterhead | Free | [28] |
7 July 2023 | GK | Joe Lewis | Free | [29] | |
13 July 2023 | FW | Lewis Pirie | Leeds United | £200,000 | [30][31] |
18 July 2023 | DF | Milosz Ochmanski | Cove Rangers | Free | [4][32] |
4 August 2023 | MF | Ylber Ramadani | Lecce | £1.1m | [33] |
23 September 2023 | DF | Timi Fatona | Turriff United | Free | [4] |
12 January 2024 | FW | Liam Harvey | Buckie Thistle | Free | [34] |
Loans in
Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 June 2023 | DF | Rhys Williams | Liverpool | January Loan | [35] |
21 July 2023 | DF | Or Dadia | Hapoel Beer Sheva | January Loan | [36] |
1 September 2023 | DF | Stefan Gartenmann | FC Midtjylland | Loan | [37] |
28 January 2024 | MF | Killian Phillips | Crystal Palace | Loan | [38] |
Loans out
Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 June 2023 | FW | Aaron Reid | Peterhead | January Loan | [39] |
20 June 2023 | DF | Finlay Murray | Turriff United | Season Loan | [40] |
22 June 2023 | FW | Evan Towler | Montrose | Season Loan | [41] |
29 June 2023 | FW | Liam Harvey | Elgin City | January Loan | [42] |
14 July 2023 | MF | Blair MacKenzie | Elgin City | Season Loan | [43] |
20 July 2023 | MF | Adam Emslie | Formartine United | Season Loan | [44] |
26 July 2023 | DF | Jayden Richardson | Stockport County | January Loan | [45] |
4 August 2023 | MF | Dylan Lobban | Formartine United | January Loan | [46] |
10 August 2023 | DF | Kieran Ngwenya | Partick Thistle | Season Loan | [47][48] |
1 September 2023 | DF | Anthony Stewart | Milton Keynes Dons | Season Loan | [49][50] |
23 September 2023 | FW | Alfie Bavidge | Kelty Hearts | Season Loan | [51][52] |
12 January 2024 | MF | Findlay Marshall | Edinburgh City | End of Season Loan | [53] |
5 January 2024 | FW | Aaron Reid | Formartine United | End of Season Loan | [54] |
5 January 2024 | MF | Dylan Lobban | Forfar Athletic | End of Season Loan | [55] |
12 January 2024 | DF | Jayden Richardson | Colchester United | End of Season Loan | [56] |
19 January 2024 | MF | Alfie Stewart | Colchester United | End of Season Loan | [57] |
25 January 2024 | FW | Vicente Besuijen | FC Emmen | End of Season Loan | [58] |
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