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1985–86 Aberdeen F.C. season

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{{Infobox football club season

| club = Aberdeen

| season = 1985–86

| manager = Alex Ferguson

| mgrtitle = Manager

| chairman = Dick Donald

| chrtitle = Chairman

| league = Scottish Premier Division

| league result = Fourth place

| cup1 = Scottish Cup

| cup1 result = Winners

| cup2 = Scottish League Cup

| cup2 result = Winners

| cup3 = European Cup

| cup3 result = Quarter-final

| cup4 = Tennents' Sixes

| cup4 result = Winners

| league topscorer = Frank McDougall (14)

| season topscorer = Frank McDougall (20)

| highest attendance = 23,000 (vs Celtic, 2 November 1985)

| lowest attendance = 8,500 (vs Dundee United, 16 April 1986)

| average attendance = 14,526

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| nextseason = 1986–87

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Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish Cup, League Cup and European Champions' Cup in season 1985–86.

Overview

Aberdeen finished fourth in the Scottish Premier Division and won the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup. In Europe, they reached the quarter finals of the Champions' Cup but lost out to IFK Gothenburg on the away goals rule.

Frank McDougall finished the season as Aberdeen's top scorer with 14 goals in the league and 20 overall, including all four goals in a 4–1 win over Celtic in November.

Results

=Scottish Premier Division=

{{main|1985–86 Scottish Premier Division}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! Match Day

! Date

! Opponent

! H/A

! Score

! Aberdeen Scorer(s)

! Attendance

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|1.

|align=left|10 August

|align=left|Hibernian

|H

|3–0

|align=left|McDougall (2), Bett

|14,846

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|2.

|align=left|17 August

|align=left|Dundee United

|A

|1–1

|align=left|McKimmie

|14,339

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|3.

|align=left|24 August

|align=left|Motherwell

|H

|1–1

|align=left|McKimmie

|14,059

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|4.

|align=left|31 August

|align=left|Dundee

|A

|3–1

|align=left|Simpson, Stark (2)

|7,592

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|5.

|align=left|7 September

|align=left|Heart of Midlothian

|H

|3–0

|align=left|Stark, Black, Wright

|12,300

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|6.

|align=left|14 September

|align=left|Celtic

|A

|1–2

|align=left|McDougall

|39,450

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|7.

|align=left|21 September

|align=left|St Mirren

|H

|1–1

|align=left|McQueen

|12,585

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|8.

|align=left|28 September

|align=left|Rangers

|A

|3–0

|align=left|Stark, McLeish, Hewitt

|27,599

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|9.

|align=left|5 October

|align=left|Clydebank

|H

|3–1

|align=left|McKimmie, Black, McDougall

|11,399

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|10.

|align=left|12 October

|align=left|Hibernian

|A

|1–1

|align=left|Gray

|10,377

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|11.

|align=left|19 October

|align=left|Dundee United

|H

|3–2

|align=left|McDougall, Hewitt (2)

|15,148

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|12.

|align=left|30 October

|align=left|Heart of Midlothian

|A

|0–1

|align=left|

|12,866

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|13.

|align=left|2 November

|align=left|Celtic

|H

|4–1

|align=left|McDougall (4)

|23,000

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|14.

|align=left|9 November

|align=left|Dundee

|H

|4–1

|align=left|Stark (2), McLeish, McDougall

|12,800

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|15.

|align=left|16 November

|align=left|Motherwell

|A

|1–1

|align=left|McDougall

|4,960

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|16.

|align=left|23 November

|align=left|St Mirren

|A

|0–1

|align=left|

|5,930

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|17.

|align=left|12 December

|align=left|Clydebank

|A

|1–2

|align=left|Black

|2,095

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|18.

|align=left|14 December

|align=left|Hibernian

|H

|4–0

|align=left|McLeish, Angus, J. Miller, Weir

|11,819

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|19.

|align=left|21 December

|align=left|Dundee United

|A

|1–2

|align=left|Stark

|10,085

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|20.

|align=left|1 January

|align=left|Dundee

|A

|0–0

|align=left|

|9,096

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|21.

|align=left|4 January

|align=left|St Mirren

|H

|3–1

|align=left|Black (2), Weir

|11,500

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|22.

|align=left|11 January

|align=left|Celtic

|A

|1–1

|align=left|J. Miller

|31,305

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|23.

|align=left|18 January

|align=left|Heart of Midlothian

|H

|0–1

|align=left|

|21,500

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|24.

|align=left|1 February

|align=left|Rangers

|A

|1–1

|align=left|J. Miller

|29,887

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|25.

|align=left|8 February

|align=left|Clydebank

|H

|4–1

|align=left|Black (3), Bett

|11,000

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|26.

|align=left|19 February

|align=left|Rangers

|H

|1–0

|align=left|Angus

|18,700

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|27.

|align=left|22 February

|align=left|Hibernian

|A

|1–0

|align=left|Wright

|9,500

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|28.

|align=left|15 March

|align=left|St Mirren

|A

|1–1

|align=left|W. Miller

|4,448

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|29.

|align=left|22 March

|align=left|Dundee

|H

|0–0

|align=left|

|13,013

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|30.

|align=left|29 March

|align=left|Motherwell

|A

|1–0

|align=left|Hewitt

|4,597

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|31.

|align=left|9 April

|align=left|Motherwell

|H

|3–2

|align=left|McDougall, Bett, Weir

|10,300

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|32.

|align=left|12 April

|align=left|Celtic

|H

|0–1

|align=left|

|22,000

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|33.

|align=left|16 April

|align=left|Dundee United

|H

|0–1

|align=left|

|8,500

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|34.

|align=left|20 April

|align=left|Heart of Midlothian

|A

|1–1

|align=left|Weir

|19,047

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|35.

|align=left|26 April

|align=left|Rangers

|H

|1–1

|align=left|Hewitt

|17,000

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|36.

|align=left|3 May

|align=left|Clydebank

|A

|6–0

|align=left|Stark, Hewitt, McDougall (2), McMaster, Weir

|2,382

==Final standings==

{{:1985–86 Scottish Premier Division|showteam=ABE}}

=Scottish League Cup=

{{main|1985–86 Scottish League Cup}}

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! Round

! Date

! Opponent

! H/A

! Score

! Aberdeen Scorer(s)

! Attendance

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|R2

|align=left|21 August

|align=left|Ayr United

|H

|5–0

|align=left|McQueen, Stark (2), McDougall (2)

|12,400

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|R3

|align=left|28 August

|align=left|St Johnstone

|A

|2–0

|align=left|Hewitt, McDougall

|5,100

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|QF

|align=left|4 September

|align=left|Heart of Midlothian

|H

|1–0

|align=left|Black

|13,100

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|SF L1

|align=left|25 September

|align=left|Dundee United

|A

|1–0

|align=left|Black

|12,837

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|SF L2

|align=left|9 October

|align=left|Dundee United

|H

|1–0

|align=left|McDougall

|20,000

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|F

|align=left|27 October

|align=left|Hibernian

|N

|3–0

|align=left|Stark, Black (2)

|40,061

=Scottish Cup=

{{main|1985–86 Scottish Cup}}

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! Round

! Date

! Opponent

! H/A

! Score

! Aberdeen Scorer(s)

! Attendance

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|R3

|align=left|5 February

|align=left|Montrose

|H

|4–1

|align=left|Stark, McLeish, W. Miller, McDougall

|9,000

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|R4

|align=left|15 February

|align=left|Arbroath

|A

|1–0

|align=left|J. Miller

|6,017

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|R5

|align=left|8 March

|align=left|Dundee

|A

|2–2

|align=left|Hewitt (2)

|13,188

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|R5 R

|align=left|12 March

|align=left|Dundee

|H

|2–1

|align=left|Black, Weir

|21,000

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|SF

|align=left|5 April

|align=left|Hibernian

|N

|3–0

|align=left|Stark, Black, J. Miller

|19,165

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|F

|align=left|10 May

|align=left|Heart of Midlothian

|N

|3–0

|align=left|Hewitt (2), Stark

|62,841

=European Cup=

{{main|1985–86 European Cup}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! Round

! Date

! Opponent

! H/A

! Score

! Aberdeen Scorer(s)

! Attendance

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|R1 L1

|align=left|18 September

|align=left|{{flagicon|ISL}} Akranes

|A

|3–1

|align=left|Stark, Black, Hewitt

|7,000

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|R1 L2

|align=left|2 October

|align=left|{{flagicon|ISL}} Akranes

|H

|4–1

|align=left|Gray, Simpson, Hewitt, Falconer

|14,700

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|R2 L1

|align=left|23 October

|align=left|{{flagicon|SUI}} Servette

|A

|0–0

|align=left|

|8,000

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|R2 L2

|align=left|6 November

|align=left|{{flagicon|SUI}} Servette

|H

|1–0

|align=left|McDougall

|19,000

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|QF L1

|align=left|5 March

|align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} Gothenburg

|H

|2–2

|align=left|W. Miller, Hewitt

|20,000

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|QF L2

|align=left|19 March

|align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} Gothenburg

|A

|0–0

|align=left|

|20,000

Squad

=Appearances & Goals=

{{Efs start|Premier Division|Scottish Cup|League Cup|Europe}}

{{Efs player|name=Bryan Gunn|pos=GK|nat=SCO|9 |0 |1 |0 |2 |0 |1 |0}}

{{Efs player|name=Jim Leighton|pos=GK|nat=SCO|27 |0 |5 |0 |4 |0 |5 |0}}

{{Efs player|name=Brian Irvine|pos=DF|nat=SCO|1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0}}

{{Efs player|name=Tommy McIntyre|pos=DF|nat=SCO|5 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0}}

{{Efs player|name=Stewart McKimmie|pos=DF|nat=SCO|34 |3 |5 |0 |6 |0 |6 |0}}

{{Efs player|name=Alex McLeish|pos=DF|nat=SCO|34 |3 |6 |1 |6 |0 |6 |0}}

{{Efs player|name=Tommy McQueen|pos=DF|nat=SCO|17 |1 |3 |0 |2 |1 |1 |0}}

{{Efs player|name=Willie Miller (c)|pos=DF|nat=SCO|33 |1 |6 |1 |6 |0 |6 |1}}

{{Efs player|name=Brian Mitchell|pos=DF|nat=SCO|23 |0 |0 |0 |4 |0 |5 |0}}

{{Efs player|name=Ian Robertson|pos=DF|nat=SCO|4 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0}}

{{Efs player|name=Ian Angus|pos=MF|nat=SCO|17 |2 |4 |0 |1 |0 |4 |0}}

{{Efs player|name=Jim Bett|pos=MF|nat=SCO|24 |3 |6 |0 |3 |0 |4 |0}}

{{Efs player|name=Neale Cooper|pos=MF|nat=SCO|23 |0 |5 |0 |4 |0 |6 |0}}

{{Efs player|name=Stevie Gray|pos=MF|nat=SCO|13 |1 |0 |0 |4 |0 |4 |1}}

{{Efs player|name=John McMaster|pos=MF|nat=SCO|7 |1 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0}}

{{Efs player|name=Joe Miller|pos=MF|nat=SCO|18 |3 |3 |2 |0 |0 |1 |0}}

{{Efs player|name=Ian Porteous|pos=MF|nat=SCO|6 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0}}

{{Efs player|name=Neil Simpson|pos=MF|nat=SCO|22 |1 |4 |0 |6 |0 |4 |1}}

{{Efs player|name=Billy Stark|pos=MF|nat=SCO|30 |8 |5 |3 |6 |3 |5 |1}}

{{Efs player|name=Peter Weir|pos=MF|nat=SCO|21 |5 |4 |1 |3 |0 |4 |0}}

{{Efs player|name=Eric Black|pos=FW|nat=SCO|26 |8 |5 |2 |4 |4 |4 |1}}

{{Efs player|name=Willie Falconer|pos=FW|nat=SCO|8 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |1 |1}}

{{Efs player|name=John Hewitt|pos=FW|nat=SCO|23 |6 |4 |4 |5 |1 |6 |3}}

{{Efs player|name=Frank McDougall|pos=FW|nat=SCO|26 |14 |4 |1 |6 |4 |3 |1}}

{{Efs player|name=Paul Wright|pos=FW|nat=SCO|10 |2 |2 |0 |0 |0 |2 |0}}

|}

References

  • {{cite book|author=Kevin Stirling|title=Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003|publisher=Desert Island Books 2002|isbn=1-874287-49-X}}

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