1984–85 Aberdeen F.C. season

March 2018 March 2018 Aberdeen 1984–85 Alex Ferguson Manager Dick Donald Chairman Scottish Premier Division 1st (champions) Scottish Cup Semi-final Scottish League Cup Second round European Cup First round Frank McDougall (22) Frank McDougall (24) 23,000 (5 times) (vs. Rangers, 15 September 1984) (vs. Celtic, 8 December 1984) (vs. (Rangers, 19 January 1985) (vs. Heart of Midlothian, 13 March 1985) (vs. (Celtic, 27 April 1985) 11,000 (vs Morton, 12 January 1985) 16,152 1983–84 1985–86 Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish Cup, League Cup and European Champions' Cup in season 1984–85. Overview Aberdeen won their fourth Scottish League championship and reached the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup, but were knocked out in the first round of the Scottish League Cup and the European Cup. New signing Frank McDougall scored 24 goals in his debut season at Pittodrie as Aberdeen won the Premier Division with a record points total of 59 from a possible 72. Results Scottish Premier Division 1984–85 Scottish Premier Division Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance1.11 AugustDundeeH3–2Stark, Black (2)14,7002.18 AugustSt MirrenA2–0Stark, Falconer5,4453.25 AugustDundee UnitedA2–0Black (2)13,0334.1 SeptemberHibernianH4–1McKimmie, Black, Simpson, McDougall14,5005.8 SeptemberMortonA3–0Stark, Black, Falconer5,0006.15 SeptemberRangersH0–023,0007.22 SeptemberDumbartonA2–0W. Miller, Falconer4,5008.29 SeptemberHeart of MidlothianH4–0Angus, Falconer, McDougall (2)16,3449.6 OctoberCelticA1–2McDougall31,41810.13 OctoberDundeeA2–1McDougall, Stark10,99011.20 OctoberSt MirrenH4–0Stark, Porteous, McDougall (2)14,10012.6 NovemberHibernianA3–0Stark, McDougall, Black8,00013.10 NovemberMortonH3–1W. Miller, Simpson, McDougall14,50014.17 NovemberRangersA2–1Stark, McDougall44,00015.24 NovemberDumbartonH1–0McDougall13,20016.1 DecemberHeart of MidlothianA2–1Stark, Cowan10,03717.8 DecemberCelticH4–2McKimmie, Black (2), McDougall23,00018.15 DecemberDundeeH0–014,00019.22 DecemberDundee UnitedH0–116,35420.29 DecemberSt MirrenA2–2McDougall (2)6,28721.2 JanuaryDundee UnitedA1–2McQueen21,94422.5 JanuaryHibernianH2–0McKimmie, Weir13,70023.12 JanuaryMortonH5–0Cooper, McDougall, Weir, Mitchell, Cowan11,00024.19 JanuaryRangersH5–1McQueen, Black, McDougall (3)23,00025.2 FebruaryDumbartonA2–0Black, Stark3,50026.9 FebruaryHeart of MidlothianH2–2Simpson, Weir16,24027.23 FebruaryCelticA0–248,83428.2 MarchSt MirrenH3–0Black, Stark, Cowan12,00029.16 MarchDundeeA4–0Stark (2), Black, Simpson9,16130.23 MarchHibernianA5–0McQueen, Black (3), Hewitt9,00031.30 MarchDundee UnitedH4–2Stark, Cowan, Hewitt (2)15,60032.6 AprilRangersA2–1Cowan, Black23,43733.20 AprilDumbartonH4–0Stark, McLeish, Angus, Kay (Own goal)12,50034.27 AprilCelticH1–1W. Miller23,00035.4 MayHeart of MidlothianA3–0McDougall (3)8,25136.11 MayMortonA2–1Stark, McDougall3,600 Final standings ABD Scottish League Cup 1984–85 Scottish League Cup Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) AttendanceR222 AugustAirdrieoniansA1–3Stark5,000 Scottish Cup 1984–85 Scottish Cup Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) AttendanceR330 JanuaryAlloa AthleticH5–0Stark (3), Simpson, Hewitt13,500R416 FebruaryRaith RoversA2–1McDougall10,000R59 MarchHeart of MidlothianA1–1Black23,900R5 R13 MarchHeart of MidlothianH1–0Stark23,000SF13 AprilDundee UnitedN0–018,485SF R17 AprilDundee UnitedN1–2Angus10,771 European Cup 1984–85 European Cup Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) AttendanceR1 L119 SeptemberEast Germany Dinamo BerlinH2–1Black (2)20,000R1 L23 OctoberEast Germany Dinamo BerlinA1–2Angus20,000 Squad Appearances & Goals Premier Division Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Bryan Gunn GK SCO 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jim Leighton GK SCO 34 0 6 0 1 0 2 0 Stewart McKimmie DF SCO 34 3 4 0 1 0 2 0 Alex McLeish DF SCO 30 1 6 0 1 0 2 0 Tommy McQueen DF SCO 35 3 4 0 1 0 2 0 Willie Miller (c) DF SCO 35 3 6 0 1 0 2 0 Brian Mitchell DF SCO 13 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 Ian Angus MF SCO 28 2 5 1 0 0 2 1 Doug Bell MF SCO 22 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 Neale Cooper MF SCO 20 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 Brian Grant MF SCO 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 John McMaster MF SCO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Miller MF SCO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ian Porteous MF SCO 13 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 Neil Simpson MF SCO 33 4 6 1 1 0 2 0 Billy Stark MF SCO 32 15 5 4 1 1 2 0 Peter Weir MF SCO 16 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 Eric Black FW SCO 27 17 6 1 0 0 2 2 Steve Cowan FW SCO 16 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 Willie Falconer FW SCO 16 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 John Hewitt FW SCO 22 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 Frank McDougall FW SCO 28 22 2 2 0 0 0 0 Paul Wright FW SCO 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |} References Kevin Stirling Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003 Desert Island Books 2002 1-874287-49-X Category:Aberdeen F.C. seasons Aberdeen Category:Scottish football championship-winning seasons