2009–10 Aberdeen F.C. season

September 2020 Aberdeen 2009–10 Mark McGhee Manager Stewart Milne Chairman Stadium Pittodrie Stadium Scottish Premier League 9th place Scottish Cup Fifth Round League Cup Third Round Steve MacLean (5) Four players (5) 16,803 v Celtic (9 August) 6,097 v Kilmarnock (5 May) 11,012 _whiteborder _whiteborder FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 _blackborder _blackborder FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 2008–09 2010–11 The 2009–10 season was Aberdeen's 97th season in the top flight of Scottish football. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and UEFA Europa League. during the 2009–10 season. Season overview Aberdeen started the new season under new management. On the last day of the 2008–09 it was announced that Jimmy Calderwood and his management team would leave after five years at the club.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/8066189.stm Dons part with manager Calderwood BBC Sport 24 May 2009 12 September 2011 Aberdeen negotiated with fellow SPL club Motherwell for the release of their manager, Mark McGhee. McGhee had a successful spell at the club as a player, when the Dons' won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1983. Along with his assistant Scott Leitch the pair would form Aberdeen's new management team.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/8087934.stm McGhee dedicated to new Dons post BBC Sport 12 June 2009 12 September 2011 In the summer, Aberdeen lost their captain, Scott Severin, who left to pursue a career in England with Championship club Watford.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/watford/8111104.stm Severin agrees switch to Watford BBC Sport 23 June 2009 12 September 2011 The club also parted ways with four other players; defender Lee Mair joined fellow SPL club St Mirren. Jamie Smith joined MLS side Colorado Rapids, goalkeeper Bertrand Bossu had his contract terminated by the club and he was signed up with English club Crewe Alexandra. The club also parted ways with Faroese youngster Rogvi Holm. With the squad depleting, McGhee sought out to buy new players. McGhee tried to sign Benin international Réda Johnson, but the defender choose to move to English outfit Plymouth Argyle. McGhee did make his first signing, goalkeeper Stuart Nelson from Norwich City. Jerel Ifil, Davide Grassi and Maurice Ross joined from Swindon Town, Espanyol and Kocaelispor respectively. Aberdeen became one of the first clubs to participate in the newly re-branded Europa League. Aberdeen were drawn against Czech opposition in Sigma Olomouc. It soon proved to be a tie to forget, as the Dons were humbled 5–1 at home, and 3–0 away, which resulted in an 8–1 aggregate score. Aberdeen were also knocked out early in the League Cup as well. After falling 2–0 down, goals from Michael Paton ensure that the cup tie against Dundee would go into extra time. Aberdeen lost the game 3–2. Aberdeen started their League campaign with a 3–1 defeat to Celtic, but with wins against Hamilton, St Mirren, St Johnstone and a notable one against rivals Rangers have got Aberdeen's season back on track. Transfers Transfers In Permanent Player From Fee Contract lengthENG Stuart Nelsonhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/8170666.stm Nelson seals contract at Aberdeen 27 July 2009 BBC Sport 27 October 2009ENG Norwich CityFreeOne yearENG Jerel Ifilhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/8194129.stm Aberdeen complete Ifil transfer 12 August 2009 BBC Sport 27 October 2009ENG Swindon TownFreeTwo yearITA Davide Grassihttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/8215007.stm Grassi delight at Aberdeen deal 27 August 2009 BBC Sport 27 October 2009http://www.afc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/clubNewsDetail/0,,10284~1773317,00.html Davide Grassi signs for Dons 27 August 2009 AFC.co.uk 27 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091002064046/http://www.afc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/clubNewsDetail/0,,10284~1773317,00.html 2 October 2009 deadESP EspanyolUndisclosedOne yearSCO Maurice RossTUR KocaelisporFree One year Loans in Player From Loan LengthENG Paul MarshallENG Manchester CityEnd of SeasonSCO Steve MacLeanENG Plymouth ArgyleEnd of SeasonSCO Jim PatersonENG Plymouth ArgyleEnd of Season Loans out Player To Loan Length ENG John Batemanhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/peterhead/8179838.stm Michie and Bateman join Blue Toon 1 August 2009 BBC Sport 27 October 2009 SCO PeterheadOne year SCO Stuart Duffhttp://www.afc.premiumtv.co.uk/articles/stuart-duff-goes-out-20091211_2212158_1902250 Stuart Duff goes out 11 December 2009 afc.co.uk 6 January 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100108010524/http://www.afc.premiumtv.co.uk/articles/stuart-duff-goes-out-20091211_2212158_1902250 8 January 2010 SCO Inverness Caledonian ThistleOne month SCO Chris Maguirehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/k/kilmarnock/8486451.stm Killie sign Scott Severin, Chris Maguire, Rob Kiernan 1 February 2010 BBC Sport 2 February 2010 SCO KilmarnockEnd of season Out Permanent Player To Fee Note SCO Lee Mairhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/st_mirren/8083879.stm Mair leaves Pittodrie for Buddies 4 June 2009 BBC Sport 17 June 2009SCO St Mirren Free End of contractSCO Scott Severinhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/watford/8111104.stm Severin agrees switch to Watford 23 June 2009 BBC Sport 22 July 2009ENG WatfordFreeEnd of contractSCO Jamie Smithhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/8176529.stm Smith signs deal with MLS outfit 30 July 2009 BBC Sport 22 July 2009USA Colorado RapidsFreeEnd of ContractFRA Bertrand Bossuhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/8230190.stm Bossu cuts short Pittodrie stay 31 August 2009 BBC Sport 20 October 2009ENG Crewe AlexandraFreeEnd of ContractFRO Rogvi Holmhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/8309862.stm Dons cut ties with Faroes starlet 15 October 2009 BBC Sport 20 October 2009FreeReleasedNIR Sammy Stewarthttp://www.afc.premiumtv.co.uk/articles/sammy-stewart-20100105_2212158_1924057 https://archive.today/20120720180941/http://www.afc.premiumtv.co.uk/articles/sammy-stewart-20100105_2212158_1924057 dead 20 July 2012 Sammy Stewart 5 January 2010 afc.co.uk 6 January 2010 FreeReleasedSCO Maurice RossPRC Beijing GuoanFreeEnd of contractENG Tommy WrightENG Grimsby TownFreeReleasedSCO Lee Millerhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/8489854.stm Aberdeen striker Lee Miller moves to Middlesbrough 1 February 2010 BBC Sport 2 February 2010ENG Middlesbrough£500,000– Statistics Current squad Updated 22 April 2010 1 SCO Jamie Langfield GK 2 SCO Charlie Mulgrew DF 3 SCO Ricky Foster DF 4 SCO Gary McDonald MF 5 SCO Zander Diamond DF vice-captain 6 SCO Andrew Considine DF 8 SCO Mark Kerr MF captain 9 SCO Steve MacLean FW on loan from Plymouth Argyle 10 SCO Darren Mackie FW 11 NGA Sone Aluko MF 14 SCO Derek Young MF 15 SCO Jim Paterson DF on loan from Plymouth Argyle 16 SCO Stuart Duff MF 18 ITA Davide Grassi DF 19 SCO Peter Pawlett MF 20 ENG Paul Marshall MF on loan from Manchester City 21 ENG Stuart Nelson GK 22 ENG Jerel Ifil DF 24 SCO Michael Paton FW 25 SCO Jonathan Crawford DF 27 SCO Stirling Smith DF 30 SCO Jon Bateman GK 32 SCO Scott Ross DF 34 SCO Fraser Fyvie MF Player statistics Appearances for competitive matches only Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe 1 Jamie Langfield GK SCO 34 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 Charlie Mulgrew DF SCO 36 4 2 0 1 0 2 1 3 Ricky Foster DF SCO 36 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 4 Gary McDonald MF SCO 23 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 5 Zander Diamond DF SCO 16 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 Andrew Considine DF SCO 16 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 7 Chris Maguire FW SCO 17 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 7 Jim Paterson DF SCO 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 Mark Kerr MF SCO 36 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 9 Lee Miller FW SCO 18 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 9 Steven MacLean FW SCO 15 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 Darren Mackie FW SCO 31 4 3 1 1 0 2 0 11 Sone Aluko MF NGA 22 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 14 Derek Young MF SCO 20 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 15 Tommy Wright MF ENG 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Stuart Duff MF SCO 16 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 Maurice Ross DF SCO 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 Davide Grassi DF ITA 22 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19 Peter Pawlett MF SCO 14 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 20 Paul Marshall MF ENG 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 Stuart Nelson GK ENG 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Jerel Ifil DF ENG 26 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 24 Michael Paton FW SCO 34 3 2 0 1 2 1 0 25 Jonathan Crawford DF SCO 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 31 Mitchel Megginson FW SCO 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 34 Fraser Fyvie MF SCO 25 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 Nicky Low MF SCO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 Clark Robertson DF SCO 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 Dominico Gibson FW SCO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 Jack Grimmer MF SCO 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |} As of game played 1 May 2010 Most appearances RankPlayerSPLSCLCELTotal1.SCO Mark Kerr36312422.SCO Richard Foster36212413.SCO Charlie Mulgrew36212414.SCO Jamie Langfield34312405.SCO Michael Paton3421138 Source: above appearances and goals table Top scorers RankPlayerSPLSCLCELTotal1.SCO Steve MacLean500052.SCO Charlie Mulgrew400153.SCO Darren Mackie410054.SCO Michael Paton302055.SCO Lee Miller310046.SCO Gary McDonald310047.SCO Zander Diamond300038.SCO Derek Young300039.NGR Sone Aluko2000210.SCO Andrew Considine1000111.SCO Chris Maguire1000112.SCO Fraser Fyvie1000113.SCO Mark Kerr10001 Awards Clydesdale Bank Awards Scottish Premier League monthly awards Month Recipient Award Report November SCO Peter Pawlett Young Player of the Month January SCO Fraser Fyvie Young Player of the Month AFC Results and fixtures Pre-season friendlies Date Opponent H/A ScoreAberdeen score Aberdeen's score is shown first. Aberdeen Scorer(s)scorers The number(s) in brackets shows the minute the goal(s) was/were scored. Attendance Report18 July 2009DEU 1860 MunichA0–11,000AFC22 July 2009PeterheadA3–2Miller (30 pen.), Aluko (53), Paton (63)1,954 AFC25 July 2009DundeeA1–1Aluko (1)3,613AFC9 August 2009ENG Hull City A 1–0Gardner (o.g.)8,272 AFC Scottish Premier League 2009–10 Scottish Premier League Match dayDateOpponentH/AScoreAberdeen scoreAberdeen Scorer(s)scorersLeaguePositionShows Aberdeen's position in the table at end of day the match was played onAttendanceReport115 August 2009CelticH1–3Aluko (61)916,803BBC Sport222 August 2009Hamilton AcademicalA3–0Mulgrew (23), Considine (29), Maguire (63)63,347BBC Sport329 August 2009MotherwellH0–0611,320BBC Sport414 September 2009FalkirkA0–064,724BBC Sport519 September 2009St MirrenH1–0Mulgrew (88)510,103BBC Sport626 September 2009RangersA0–0547,968BBC Sport73 October 2009KilmarnockA1–1McDonald (84)64,997BBC Sport817 October 2009Heart of MidlothianH1–1Miller (42)611,629BBC Sport924 October 2009Dundee UnitedH0–2711,766BBC Sport1031 October 2009HibernianA0–2713,885BBC Sport117 November 2009St JohnstoneH2–1Aluko (15), Miller (83) (pen.)610,894BBC Sport1221 November 2009MotherwellA1–1McDonald (67)64,668BBC Sport1328 November 2009RangersH1–0Miller (17)616,153BBC Sport145 December 2009CelticA0–3656,010BBC Sport1512 December 2009Hamilton AcademicalH1–2McDonald (75)69,499BBC Sport1619 December 2009HibernianH0–269,096BBC Sport172 January 2010Dundee UnitedA1–0Mulgrew (15)610,032BBC Sport1812 January 2010St MirrenA0–163,867BBC Sport1923 January 2010KilmarnockH1–0Young (49)712,150BBC Sport2027 January 2010Heart of MidlothianA3–0Fyvie (12), Mackie (50), Young (75)614,219BBC Sport2130 January 2010MotherwellH0–379,555BBC Sport222 February 2010FalkirkH0–177,741BBC Sport2310 February 2010HibernianA2–2Paton (25), MacLean (34)610,469BBC Sport2413 February 2010CelticH4–4Paton (9), Mackie (37), MacLean (75 pen), (88)714,898BBC Sport2520 February 2010FalkirkA1–3Mulgrew (5)74,643BBC Sport2627 February 2010Heart of MidlothianH0–178,316BBC Sport276 March 2010Hamilton AcademicalA1–1Diamond (76)72,030BBC Sport2816 March 2010St JohnstoneA0–183,826BBC Sport2920 March 2010Dundee UnitedH2–2Diamond (32), Paton (45) (pen.)89,316BBC Sport3027 March 2010St MirrenH2–1Diamond (37), Aluko (56)88,764BBC Sport314 April 2010KilmarnockA0–284,825BBC Sport327 April 2010RangersA1–3Mackie (68)847,061BBC Sport3311 April 2010St JohnstoneH1–3Mackie (17)97,568BBC Sport3417 April 2010FalkirkH1–0MacLean (11)910,461BBC Sport3524 April 2010St JohnstoneA1–1MacLean (16)93,295BBC Sport361 May 2010Hamilton AcademicalH1–3Young (85)97,099BBC Sport375 May 2010KilmarnockH1–2Kerr (26)96,097BBC Sport388 May 2010St MirrenA1–0Mair (27) (o.g.)94,022BBC Sport UEFA Europa League 2009–10 UEFA Europa League RoundDateOpponentH/AScoreAberdeen scoreAberdeen Scorer(s)scorersAttendanceReport TQR30 July 2009CZE Sigma Olomouc H 1–5Mulgrew (23) 13,973 BBC Sport TQR6 August 2009CZE Sigma Olomouc A 0–3 7,405 BBC Sport Scottish League Cup 2009–10 Scottish League Cup Round Date Opponent H/A ScoreAberdeen score Aberdeen Scorer(s)scorers Attendance ReportThird Round22 September 2009DundeeA2–3 Paton (63, 88)6,131BBC Sport Scottish Cup 2009–10 Scottish Cup Round Date Opponent H/A ScoreAberdeen score Aberdeen Scorer(s)scorers Attendance ReportFourth Round9 January 2010HeartsH2–0Mackie (60), Miller (76)8,226BBC SportFifth Round6 February 2010Raith RoversA1–1McDonald (90)7,045BBC SportFifth Round Replay16 February 2010Raith RoversH0–18,153BBC Sport Competitions Overall y y Scottish Premier League 9th 15 August 2009 8 May 2010 y y League Cup 3rd Round 3rd Round 22 September 2009 22 September 2009 y Scottish Cup 4th Round 5th Round 9 January 2010 16 February 2010 y y UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round Third qualifying round 30 July 2009 6 August 2009 SPL 2009–10 Scottish Premier League Classification ABE Results summary 6 4 10 20 31 4 7 7 16 21 BBC Sport May 2010 Results by round table b Round Ground H /A /H /A /H /A /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /A /H /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /A /A /H /H /A /A /H /H /A /H /H /A Result L /W /D /D /W /D /D /D /L /L /W /D /W /L /L /L /W /L /W /W /L /L /D /D /L /L /D /L /D /W /L /L /L /W /D /L /L /W Position 9 /6 /6 /6 /5 /5 /6 /6 /7 /7 /6 /6 /6 /6 /6 /6 /6 /6 /6 /6 /7 /7 /6 /7 /7 /7 /7 /8 /8 /8 /8 /8 /9 /9 /9 /9 /9 /9 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 BBC Sport May 2010 League Positions File:League position Abdn 200910.jpg Results by opponent TeamResultsAberdeen scorePoints1234Celtic 1–3 0–3 4–4 1Dundee United 0–2 1–0 2–2 4Falkirk 0–0 0–1 1–3 1–0 4Hamilton Academical 3–0 1–2 1–1 1–3 4Heart of Midlothian 1–1 3–0 0–1 4Hibernian 0–2 0–2 2–2 1Kilmarnock 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–2 4Motherwell 0–0 1–1 0–3 2Rangers 0–0 1–0 1–3 4St Johnstone 2–1 0–1 1–3 1–1 4St Mirren 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 9 Source: 2009–10 Scottish Premier League article Club Management Manager SCO Mark McGhee y Assistant manager SCO Scott Leitch afc.co.uk June 2009 Other information Chairman SCO Stewart Milne y Managing Director SCO Duncan Fraser Executive Director SCO Willie Miller y Pittodrie Stadium 22,199 109x72 yards afc.co.uk June 2009 See also List of Aberdeen F.C. seasons Notes References 30em External links Aberdeen FC website BBC My Club page https://archive.today/20130102203843/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team/results?id=263&season=2009&_league=sco.1&cc=5739 Aberdeen F.C. season 2009–10 at ESPN el Category:Aberdeen F.C. seasons Aberdeen