1992–93 Aberdeen F.C. season
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox football club season
| club = Aberdeen F.C.
| season = 1992–93
| manager = Willie Miller
| mgrtitle = Manager
| chairman = Dick Donald
| chrtitle = Chairman
| stadium = Pittodrie Stadium
| league = Scottish Premier Division
| league result = 2nd
| cup1 = Scottish Cup
| cup1 result = Finalists
| cup2 = Scottish League Cup
| cup2 result = Finalists
| league topscorer = Duncan Shearer (22)
| season topscorer = Duncan Shearer (27)
| highest attendance = 15,055 vs. Rangers, 22 February 1993
| lowest attendance = 7,727 vs. St Johnstone, 8 May 1993
| average attendance = 11,176
| prevseason = 1991–92
| nextseason = 1993–94
}}
Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup in the 1992–93 season. The club led by Willie Miller in his first full season as manager finished second in the league and lost to Rangers in both cup finals. It was also the first time since season 1976–77 that the Dons had not played in European competition after finishing 6th in the league the previous season.
Results
=Scottish Premier Division=
{{main|1992–93 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|1 August |align=left|Hibernian |H |3–0 |align=left| Shearer (2), Booth |12,503 | |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|2 |align=left|5 August |align=left|Celtic | H
|1–1 |align=left| Shearer |14,618 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|3 |align=left|8 August |align=left|Falkirk |A |1–0 |align=left| Aitken |5,925 | |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|4 |align=left|15 August |align=left|Motherwell |A |1–2 |align=left| Jess |5,561 | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|5 |align=left|22 August |align=left|Dundee |H |2–1 |align=left| Shearer, Paatelainen |11,604 | |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|6 |align=left|29 August |align=left|Rangers |A |1–3 |align=left| Aitken |41,636 | |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|7 |align=left|2 September |align=left|Airdrieonians |H |0–0 |align=left| |9,021 | |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|8 |align=left|12 September |align=left|Heart of Midlothian |A |0–1 |align=left| |10,630 | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|9 |align=left|19 September |align=left|Partick Thistle |H |2–0 |align=left| Grant, Paatelainen, |9,755 | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|10 |align=left|26 September |align=left|St Johnstone |A |3–0 |align=left| Shearer (2), Paatelainen |7,320 | |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|11 |align=left|3 October |align=left|Dundee United |H |0–1 |align=left| |12,936 | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|12 |align=left|7 October |align=left|Hibernian |A |3–1 |align=left| Jess (2), Shearer |8,824 | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|13 |align=left|17 October |align=left|Falkirk |H |3–1 |align=left| Jess, Paatelainen, Booth |9,016 | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|14 |align=left|31 October |align=left|Airdrieonians |A |2–1 |align=left| Sandison (Own Goal), Shearer |3,221 | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|15 |align=left|7 November |align=left|Dundee |A |2–1 |align=left| Shearer, Richardson |6,902 | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|16 |align=left|11 November |align=left|Motherwell |H |2–0 |8,725 | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|17 |align=left|24 November |align=left|Partick Thistle |A |7–0 |align=left| Shearer (3), Booth, Jess, Kane, Mason |3,986 | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|18 |align=left|28 November |align=left|Heart of Midlothian |H |6–2 |align=left| Shearer (3), Irvine, Mason, Booth |13,555 | |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|19 |align=left|2 December |align=left|Celtic |A |2–2 |29,122 | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|20 |align=left|5 December |align=left|St Johnstone |H |3–0 |align=left| Kane, Roddie, Mason |11,750 | |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|21 |align=left|12 December |align=left|Dundee United |A |2–2 |10,394 | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|22 |align=left|19 December |align=left|Hibernian |H |2–0 |align=left| Richardson, Booth |11,018 | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|23 |align=left|26 December |align=left|Motherwell |A |2–0 |7,907 | |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|24 |align=left|2 January |align=left|Dundee |H |0–0 |align=left| |13,201 | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|25 |align=left|16 January |align=left|Airdrieonians |H |7–0 |align=left| Paatelainen (4), Jess, Booth, Irvine |8,805 | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|26 |align=left|30 January |align=left|Falkirk |A |4–1 |align=left| Jess (2), Booth, Shearer |6,886 | |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|27 |align=left|2 February |align=left|Rangers |H |0–1 |align=left| |15,055 | |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|28 |align=left|13 February |align=left|Celtic |H |1–1 |align=left| Paatelainen |14,673 | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|29 |align=left|20 February |align=left|St Johnstone |A |2–0 |6,176 | |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|30 |align=left|24 February |align=left|Dundee United |H |0–0 |align=left| |12,603 | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|31 |align=left|2 March |align=left|Partick Thistle |H |1–0 |align=left| Paatelainen |8,287 | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|32 |align=left|9 March |align=left|Hibernian |A |2–1 |align=left| Kane, Paatelainen |7,029 | |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|33 |align=left|13 March |align=left|Falkirk |H |2–2 |9,095 | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|34 |align=left|20 March |align=left|Dundee |A |2–1 |align=left| Paatelainen, Booth |5,783 | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|35 |align=left|27 March |align=left|Motherwell |H |1–0 |align=left| Booth |9,155 | |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|36 |align=left|30 March |align=left|Rangers |A |0–2 |align=left| |44,570 | |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|37 |align=left|10 April |align=left|Airdrieonians |A |1–1 |align=left| Shearer |3,005 | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|38 |align=left|17 April |align=left|Heart of Midlothian |H |3–2 |align=left| Shearer, Paatelainen, Mason |9,700 | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|39 |align=left|20 April |align=left|Partick Thistle |A |3–1 |align=left| Paatelainen (2), Kane |3,445 | |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|40 |align=left|1 May |align=left|Celtic |A |0–1 |align=left| |20,642 | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|41 |align=left|5 May |align=left|Heart of Midlothian |A |2–1 |align=left|Paatelainen, Shearer |6,038 | |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|42 |align=left|8 May |align=left|St Johnstone |H |1–1 |align=left| Booth |7,727 | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|43 |align=left|12 May |align=left|Rangers |H |1–0 |align=left| Shearer |13,079 | |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|44 |align=left|15 May |align=left|Dundee United |A |4–1 |align=left| Booth (2), Grant, Gibson |9,078 |
==Final standings==
{{:1992–93 Scottish Premier Division|showteam=ABE}}
=Scottish League Cup=
{{main|1992–93 Scottish League Cup}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Round ! Date ! Opponent ! H/A ! Score ! Aberdeen Scorer(s) ! Attendance |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|R2 |align=left|12 August |align=left|Arbroath |A |4–0 |align=left| Paatelainen (2), Shearer, Jess |4,130 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|R3 |align=left|19 August |align=left|Dunfermline Athletic |H |1–0 |align=left| Paatelainen |10,791 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|QF |align=left|26 August |align=left|Falkirk |A |4–1 |align=left|Shearer (3), Irvine |8,022 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|SF |align=left|23 September |align=left|Celtic |N |1–0 |align=left| Jess |40,618 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|Final |align=left|25 October |align=left|Rangers |N |1–2 |align=left| Shearer |45,298 |
=Scottish Cup=
{{main|1992–93 Scottish Cup}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Round ! Date ! Opponent ! H/A ! Score ! Aberdeen Scorer(s) ! Attendance |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|R3 |align=left|9 January |align=left|Hamilton |H |4–1 |10,800 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|R4 |align=left|7 February |align=left|Dundee United |H |2–0 |align=left|Jess (2) |14,500 |
| bgcolor=#FFFFDD
|QF |align=left|6 March |align=left|Clydebank |H |1–1 |align=left|Shearer |11,300 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|QF Replay |align=left|16 March |align=left|Clydebank |A |4–3 |align=left| Booth (2), Irvine, Paatelainen |8,000 |
| bgcolor=#EEFFEE
|SF |align=left|3 April |align=left|Hibernian |N |1–0 |align=left| Booth |21,413 |
| bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|Final |align=left|29 May |align=left|Rangers |N |1–2 |align=left| Richardson |50,715 |
Squad
= Appearances & Goals =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! rowspan="2" |No. ! rowspan="2" |Pos ! rowspan="2" |Nat ! rowspan="2" |Player ! colspan="2" |Total ! colspan="2" |Premier Division ! colspan="2" |Scottish Cup ! colspan="2" |League Cup |
| Apps
!Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |
|---|
| |GK
|{{fbaicon|NED}} NED !52 !0 |41 |0 |6 |0 |5 |0 |
| |GK
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !3 !0 |3 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |DF
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !50 !0 |40 |0 |5 |0 |5 |0 |
| |DF
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !48 !8 |39 |5 |6 |2 |3 |1 |
| |DF
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !46 !0 |36 |0 |5 |0 |5 |0 |
| |DF
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO |Alex McLeish (c) !35 !0 |27 |0 |6 |0 |2 |0 |
| |DF
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !26 !0 |21 |0 |1 |0 |4 |0 |
| |DF
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !20 !0 |14 |0 |3 |0 |3 |0 |
| |DF
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO |Graeme Ferguson !1 !0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |DF
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !0 !0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |DF
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO |John Milne !0 !0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |MF
|{{fbaicon|ENG}} ENG !47 !4 |39 |4 |4 |0 |4 |0 |
| |MF
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !40 !16 |31 |12 |4 |2 |5 |2 |
| |MF
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !36 !3 |29 |3 |5 |0 |2 |0 |
| |MF
|{{fbaicon|ENG}} ENG !36 !3 |29 |2 |5 |1 |2 |0 |
| |MF
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !35 !2 |26 |2 |4 |0 |5 |0 |
| |MF
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !30 !4 |27 |4 |2 |0 |1 |0 |
| |MF
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !22 !0 |17 |0 |1 |0 |4 |0 |
| |MF
|{{fbaicon|NED}} NED !18 !0 |15 |0 |3 |0 |0 |0 |
| |MF
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !11 !2 |11 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |MF
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !6 !0 |6 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |MF
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !0 !0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |MF
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !0 !0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |MF
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO |Colin MacRonald !0 !0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| |FW
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !43 !27 |34 |21 |4 |1 |5 |5 |
| |FW
|{{fbaicon|FIN}} FIN !43 !20 |33 |16 |6 |1 |4 |3 |
| |FW
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !36 !19 |29 |13 |6 |6 |1 |0 |
| |FW
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !5 !0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |3 |0 |
| |FW
|{{fbaicon|SCO}} SCO !1 !1 |1 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
References
- afcheritage.org [http://www.afcheritage.org/matches/fixtures/fixtures1.cfm?squad=Senior&season=1992-93]
{{1992–93 in Scottish football}}
{{Aberdeen F.C. seasons}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1992-93 Aberdeen F.C. season}}