2007–08 Aberdeen F.C. season

September 2021 Aberdeen 2007–08 Jimmy Calderwood Stewart Milne Stadium Pittodrie Stadium Scottish Premier League 4th Scottish Cup Semi-finals League Cup Semi-finals UEFA Europa League Round of 32 Lee Miller (13) Lee Miller (13) 20,446 (vs Copenhagen, 20 December) 7,270 (vs Inverness CT, 31 October) 12,888 2006–07 2008–09 Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and UEFA Cup in the 2007–08 season. It was the club's first season in European competition since 2002–03. Qualification for the group stages of the UEFA Cup was secured with an away-goals qualifying victory over Dnipro. Aberdeen were drawn in Group B along with Panathinaikos, Lokomotiv Moscow, Atlético Madrid and Copenhagen. Aberdeen qualified for the round of 32 following a 4–0 victory over F.C. Copenhagen. They were drawn against Bayern Munich and lost 7–3 on aggregate, but did manage a 2–2 home draw with the German club. Transfers Summer Transfers Player in From Fee SCO Lee Mair Dundee United Bosman ENG Jonathan Kurrant Charlton Athletic Free Kurrant's A Don https://web.archive.org/web/20070927221809/http://www.totallyjewish.com/sport/?content_id=6278 27 September 2007 , TotallyJemish.com, 16 May 2007 SCO Jackie McNamara Wolverhampton Wanderers Free Wolves' McNamara joins Aberdeen, BBC Sport, 18 May 2007 NED Jeffrey de Visscher De Graafschap Free Dons swoop to sign Dutch winger, BBC Sport, 30 May 2007 SCO Derek Young Partick Thistle Free Calderwood welcomes Young return, BBC Sport, 25 July 2007 ENG Jonathan Smith Wigan Athletic Free Dons bring in two young strikers, BBC Sport, 31 August 2007. ENG Sone Aluko Birmingham City Loan Player out To Fee SCO Jamie Winter Chesterfield Free Chesterfield set to sign Winter, BBC Sport, 20 July 2007 SCO David Donald Peterhead Free IRE Gary Dempsey Yeovil Town Free https://archive.today/20121223151644/http://www.afc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/clubNewsDetail/0,,10284~1002114,00.html Dempsey to Depart Dons, Aberdeen FC, 26 March 2007 Netherlands Antilles Dyron Daal St Johnstone Free St Johnstone seal Daal transfer, BBC Sport, 7 June 2007 SCO Russell Anderson Sunderland £1 Million SCO Craig Brewster Inverness CT Free Summer transfers Aberdeen had already announced that the contracts of Jamie Winter and David Donald were not to be renewed. Gary Dempsey rejected a new two-year deal to sign for Yeovil Town, and Dyron Daal left to join St Johnstone. Aberdeen had secured the signatures of defenders Lee Mair from Dundee United, and youngster Jonathan Kurrant, who would join after he had finished his A-Levels. Both agreed pre-contracts. Wolverhampton Wanderers' experienced defender Jackie McNamara and De Graafschap winger Jeffrey de Visscher both signed on free transfers. Former player Derek Young returned to the club on a free transfer after spells at Dunfermline and Partick Thistle. Sone Aluko was signed on loan from Birmingham City. On 8 June, it was reported that Aberdeen's first-choice goalkeeper Jamie Langfield had been demoted after falling out with manager Jimmy Calderwood. The fall-out was believed to have been related to Calderwood's decision to reject a £70,000 offer from Rangers. The club later confirmed that they had made Langfield available for transfer, with an asking price of £100,000.Keeper pays for stag night antics, BBC Sport, 8 June 2007 Langfield was recalled to the starting line-up for the UEFA Cup game against Dnipro at Pittodrie on 20 September. The day after Aberdeen's UEFA Cup victory over Copenhagen on 20 December, Langfield signed a new three-year contract with Aberdeen.Langfield nets new Aberdeen deal , BBC Sport, 21 December 2007 On 27 June, club captain Russell Anderson moved to Premier League side Sunderland, signing a 3-year contract with the club. He donated his signing-on fee to the youth development scheme at Pittodrie.Anderson seals Sunderland switch, BBC Sport, 27 June 2007 Winter transfers Winter Transfers Player in From Fee SCO Stuart Duff Dundee United Free ENG Josh Walker Middlesbrough Loan Boro midfielder in Dons loan move, BBC Sport, 29 January 2008. NED Dave Bus De Graafschap Free Defender Bus makes Aberdeen stop BBC Sport, 24 January 2008. IRE Alan Maybury Leicester City Free Foxes' Maybury joins Dons on loan BBC Sport, 31 January 2008. Player out To Fee SCO Chris Clark Plymouth Argyle £200,000 Plymouth snap up Aberdeen's Clark, BBC Sport, 16 January 2008 SCO Michael Hart Preston North End Undisclosed SCO Michael Paton Brechin City Loan SCO Stuart Smith Peterhead Loan SCO Neil McVitie Peterhead Loan Chris Clark was the first player to leave Aberdeen in the January window, signing a three-and-a-half-year deal with Plymouth Argyle. The clubs agreed a fee of £200,000 for the midfielder who had played at Aberdeen for seven years. Michael Paton extended his loan deal with Brechin City until the end of the season. Striker Stuart Smith and defender Neil McVitie both went on loan to Peterhead until the end of the season. Stuart Duff was Aberdeen's first signing of the January transfer window. They signed the midfielder from Dundee United on a free transfer. Sone Aluko agreed to extend his loan from Birmingham City until the end of the season., BBC Sport, 14 January 2008. Defender Dave Bus was signed from De Graafschap until the end of the season. Aberdeen signed Middlesbrough midfielder and England under-18 captain Josh Walker on a loan deal until the end of the season. The Republic of Ireland international Alan Maybury was signed from Leicester City on a loan deal until the end of the season. After Michael Hart rejected a new deal with Aberdeen, a fee thought to be in the region of £200,000 was agreed between Aberdeen and Preston North End for his transfer.Dons defender agrees Preston move, BBC Sport, 14 January 2008 However, Preston reduced their offer after carrying out medical tests on an injury due to keep him out for weeks.Dons reject Preston's Hart offer, BBC Sport, 26 January 2008 Aberdeen refused to release the player unless Preston paid the agreed fee. He eventually moved to Preston for an undisclosed fee thought to be in the region of £100,000.Dons' Hart completes Preston move, BBC Sport, 30 January 2008 Summer clearout It was announced on 15 April that seven contracted players would be leaving at the end of the season.Nicholson joins six leaving Dons , BBC Sport, 15 April 2008 Barry Nicholson decided to leave, rejecting a new deal. The other six players – goalkeepers Derek Soutar (who had replaced Jamie Langfield for a large part of the season) and Greg Kelly, defenders Richie Byrne and Dave Bus and strikers Jonathan Smith and Steve Lovell – were not offered new deals. Loan signings Sone Aluko and Josh Walker returned to their clubs at the end of their loan periods. On 21 April, Jackie McNamara was released from his contract by the club. Results Pre-season friendlies DateOpponentH/AScoreAberdeen's score is shown first.Aberdeen ScorersThe number(s) in brackets shows the minute the goal(s) was/were scored.12 JulyCove RangersA5–1Maguire (19), Miller (43, 65), De Visscher (52), Lovell (90)15 JulyBuckie ThistleA3–0Brewster (31, 52), Mackie (88)18 JulyEGY Al MokawloonA0–221 JulyEGY Al AluminiumA2–0Brewster (47), Foster (66)23 JulyEGY Al IttihadA2–1de Visscher (44), Lovell (74)25 JulyEGY Telecom EgyptA5–1Smith (20), Clark (21), Miller (40, 43, 60)31 JulyInverurie Loco WorksA6–0Maguire (14, 31), Kurrant (25), Brewster (52, 66), Paton (73) Scottish Premier League 2007–08 Scottish Premier League Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance Report 14 AugustDundee United A 0–1 12,496 BBC Sport 212 AugustHeart of Midlothian H 1–1Nicholson (45) 13,134 BBC Sport 319 AugustCeltic H 1–3Brewster (24) 16,232 BBC Sport 425 AugustHibernian A 3–3Brewster (18, 37), Jamie Smith (57) 15,280 BBC Sport 51 SeptemberKilmarnock A 1–0Miller (54) 5,814 BBC Sport 615 SeptemberMotherwell H 1–2Jamie Smith (65) 10,154 BBC Sport 723 SeptemberRangers A 0–3 49,046 BBC Sport 829 SeptemberGretna H 2–0Diamond (16), Jamie Smith (18) 10,279 BBC Sport 97 OctoberSt Mirren H 4–0Severin (43, 71) Miller (63, 88) 12,841 BBC Sport 1021 OctoberInverness CT A 2–1Young (8), Tokely (62 o.g.) 6,023 BBC Sport 1128 OctoberFalkirk H 1–1Severin (45) 10,399 BBC Sport 123 NovemberDundee United H 2–0Aluko (45), Miller (90) 11,964 BBC Sport 1311 NovemberHeart of Midlothian A 1–4de Visscher (38) 17,122 BBC Sport 1424 NovemberCeltic A 0–3 58,000 BBC Sport 152 DecemberHibernian H 3–1Miller (33), Clark (47), Young (86) 10,110 BBC Sport 168 DecemberKilmarnock H 2–1Nicholson (63), Miller (75) 10,207 BBC Sport 1715 DecemberMotherwell A 0–3 5,326 BBC Sport 1823 DecemberRangers H 1–1Miller (45) 17,798 BBC Sport 1926 DecemberGretna A 1–1Lovell (85) 1,730 BBC Sport 2029 DecemberSt Mirren A 1–0Lovell (85) 5,025 BBC Sport 212 JanuaryInverness CT H 1–0Nicholson (83 pen.) 18,372 BBC Sport 2212 JanuaryFalkirk A 0–0 5,457 BBC Sport 2319 JanuaryDundee United A 0–3 8,579 BBC Sport 2426 JanuaryHeart of Midlothian H 0–1 14,000 BBC Sport 2510 FebruaryCeltic H 1–5Miller (62) 14,651 BBC Sport 2616 FebruaryHibernian A 1–3Diamond (18) 13,825 BBC Sport 2724 FebruaryKilmarnock A 1–3Alan Combe (86 o.g.) 6,113 BBC Sport 2827 FebruaryMotherwell H 1–1Diamond (28) 8,240 BBC Sport 291 MarchRangers A 1–3Lovell (28) 50,066 BBC Sport 3015 MarchGretna H 3–0Maguire (40), Miller (71 pen.), Nicholson (73) 9,025 BBC Sport 3122 MarchSt Mirren H 1–1Mair (29) 9,779 BBC Sport 3229 MarchInverness CT A 4–3Aluko (7), Nicholson (45), Miller (53), Maguire (90) 5,655 BBC Sport 337 AprilFalkirk H 2–1Maguire (22, 82) 11,484 BBC Sport 3419 AprilCeltic A 0–1 55,766 BBC Sport 3526 AprilHibernian H 2–1Mackie (64), Miller (70 pen.) 8,387 BBC Sport 363 MayDundee United H 2–1Foster (30), Touzani (48) 10,312 BBC Sport 3710 MayMotherwell A 1–2Aluko (67) 8,574 BBC Sport 3822 MayRangers H 2–0Miller (63), Mackie (77) 17,509 BBC Sport UEFA Cup 2007–08 UEFA Cup Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance Report FR20 SeptemberUKR Dnipro H 0–0 15,431 BBC Sport FR4 OctoberUKR Dnipro A 1–1Mackie (28) 26,275 BBC Sport GS25 OctoberGRE Panathinaikos A 0–3 8,154 BBC Sport GS8 NovemberRUS Lokomotiv Moscow H 1–1Diamond (27) 18,843 BBC Sport GS29 NovemberESP Atlético Madrid A 0–2 30,000 BBC Sport GS20 DecemberDEN Copenhagen H 4–0Smith (47, 55), Antonsson (71 o.g.), Foster (83) 20,446 BBC Sport Ro3214 FebruaryGER Bayern Munich H 2–2Walker (23), Aluko (40) 20,047 BBC Sport Ro3221 FebruaryGER Bayern Munich A 1–5Lovell (83) 66,000 BBC Sport Scottish League Cup 2007–08 Scottish League Cup Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance Report R326 SeptemberPartick Thistle A 2–0Young (42), Considine (64) 3,337 BBC Sport QF31 OctoberInverness CT H 4–1Nicholson (10 pen. 21 pen. 78), Miller (45) 7,270 BBC Sport SF5 FebruaryDundee United N 1–4Considine (18) 12,046 BBC Sport Scottish Cup 2007–08 Scottish Cup Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance Report R412 JanuaryFalkirk A 2–2Smith (4), Lovell (10) 5,798 BBC Sport R4 (R)22 JanuaryFalkirk H 3–1Smith (19, 55), de Visscher (43) 8,547 BBC Sport R52 FebruaryHamilton Academical H 1–0Diamond (62) 6,441 BBC Sport QF9 MarchCeltic H 1–1de Visscher (78) 10,909 BBC Sport QF (R)18 MarchCeltic A 1–0Mackie (69) 33,506 BBC Sport SF12 AprilQueen of the South N 3–4Considine (36, 59), Nicholson (53) 24,008 BBC Sport Players First-team squad Squad at end of seasonhttps://www.footballsquads.co.uk/scots/2007-2008/scotprm/aberdeen.htm FootballSquads - Aberdeen - 2007/08 1 Scotland Jamie Langfield GK 3 IRL Richie Byrne DF 5 Scotland Zander Diamond DF 6 Scotland Scott Severin MF captain 7 Scotland Jamie Smith MF 8 Scotland Barry Nicholson MF 9 England Steve Lovell FW 10 Scotland Darren Mackie FW 11 Scotland Stuart Duff MF 14 Scotland Richard Foster MF 15 Netherlands Karim Touzani DF 16 Scotland Lee Miller FW 17 England Dan Smith DF 18 Scotland Lee Mair DF 19 Scotland Derek Young MF 20 Scotland Derek Soutar GK 21 Scotland Andrew Considine DF 22 Scotland Chris Maguire FW 23 Netherlands Dave Bus DF on loan from De Graafschap 24 Netherlands Jeffrey de Visscher MF 25 England Jonathan Smith FW 26 England Sone AlukoAluko was born in Hounslow, England, and represented England at U-16, U-17, U-18 and U-19 level, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Nigeria in May 2009. FW on loan from Birmingham City 27 England Josh Walker MF on loan from Middlesbrough 28 IRL Alan Maybury DF on loan from Leicester City 30 Scotland Greg Kelly GK 34 SCO Greig Lamberty MF 35 SCO Ryan Strachan DF 36 SCO Jonathan Crawford DF 38 SCO Gary Carroll FW 39 SCO Peter PawlettPawlett was born in Kingston upon Hull, England, but was raised in Scotland from the age of 7 and represented Scotland at U-19 and U-21 level. MF 40 ENG Jonathan Bateman GK 42 SCO Scott Ross DF 44 SCO Ryan Jack MF Left club during season 2 SCO Michael Hart DF Preston North End 4 Scotland Jackie McNamara DF released 11 SCO Chris Clark MF to Plymouth Argyle 23 SCO Craig Brewster FW to Inverness Caledonian Thistle 29 Scotland DF Neil McVitie on loan to Peterhead 31 SCO MF Michael Paton on loan to Brechin City 33 Scotland MF Stuart Smith on loan to Peterhead 37 ENG Jonathan Kurrant MF released Statistics Goalscorers NameSPLCupsTotalSCO Lee Miller 12 1 13SCO Barry Nicholson 5 4 9SCO Jamie Smith 3 5 8SCO Zander Diamond 4 1 5ENG Steve Lovell 3 2 5NGA Sone Aluko 3 1 4SCO Andrew Considine 4 4SCO Darren Mackie 2 2 4SCO Chris Maguire 4 4SCO Craig Brewster 3 3NED Jeffrey de Visscher 1 2 3SCO Scott Severin 3 3SCO Derek Young 2 1 3SCO Richard Foster 1 1 2SCO Chris Clark 1 1SCO Lee Mair 1 1NED Karim Touzani 1 1ENG Josh Walker 1 1 own goals 2 1 3 Source: BBC Sport Ordered by: Total, SPL, Cups then Name Name: Players's Name, flag next to name indicates player's nationality. SPL: No. of goals scored in the Scottish Premier League. Cups: No. of goals scored in the Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and Uefa Cup. Total: Total No. of competitive goals scored. Discipline NameTotalSCO Lee Miller 1 9 11SCO Zander Diamond 7 7SCO Richard Foster 6 6SCO Derek Young 6 6SCO Andrew Considine 5 5SCO Darren Mackie 5 5SCO Barry Nicholson 5 5SCO Scott Severin 5 5NED Karim Touzani 4 4ENG Josh Walker 4 4SCO Michael Hart 3 3NED Jeffrey de Visscher 3 3IRL Alan Maybury 3 3SCO Chris Clark 2 2SCO Lee Mair 2 2NGA Sone Aluko 1 1IRL Richie Byrne 1 1SCO Jamie Langfield 1 1SCO Chris Maguire 2 2SCO Jamie Smith 2 2SCO Jackie McNamara 1 1 Source: BBC Sport Ordered by: , , then Name Name: Players's Name, flag next to name indicates player's nationality. : No. of sending offs by direct red card. : No. of sending offs by second yellow card. : No. of bookings. Competitions Overall Scottish Premier League — 4 4 4 August 2007 22 May 2008 y UEFA Cup First round Round of 32 20 September 2007 22 February 2008 Scottish League Cup Third round Semi-finals 26 September 2007 5 February 2008 y Scottish Cup Fourth round Semi-finals 12 January 2008 12 April 2008 SPL 2007–08 Scottish Premier League Classification ABE Results summary 11 5 4 33 21 4 3 11 17 37 BBC Sport December 2012 Results by round table b Round Ground A /H /H /A /A /H /A /H /H /A /H /H /A /A /H /H /A /H /A /A /H /A /A /H /H /A /A /H /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /H Result L /D /L /D /W /L /L /W /W /W /D /W /L /L /W /W /L /D /D /W /W /D /L /L /L /L /L /D /L /W /D /W /W /L /W /W /L /W Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss BBC Sport December 2012 Club The management Manager SCO Jimmy Calderwood y Assistant manager NIR Jimmy Nicholl Striker coach SCO Sandy Clark y Goalkeeping coach SCO Jim Leighton February 2008 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 December 2012 Team kit Nike Apex Tubulars/Acergy | _whiteborder _whitecollar _whiteborder FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Home | FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Away | _yellow_left_half 000000 000000 FFF000 000000 FFF000 Third afc.co.uk December 2012 See also List of Aberdeen F.C. seasons Notes notes 30em Squad Appearances & Goals No.PosNatPlayerTotalSPLScottish CupLeague CupEuropa LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GKSCO SCOJamie Langfield3902503030803DFIRL IRLRichie Byrne1701301010205DFSCO SCOZander Diamond4252636120816MFSCO SCOScott Severin (c)5133536020807MFSCO SCOJamie Smith2681733320428MFSCO SCOBarry Nicholson5393855133709FWENG ENGSteve Lovell30522331005110FWSCO SCODarren Mackie26419231103111MFSCO SCOStuart Duff11010010000014DFSCO SCORichard Foster48233150307115DFNED NEDKarim Touzani18114120002016FWSCO SCOLee Miller5213361260317017DFENG ENGDan Smith403010000018DFSCO SCOLee Mair26118120204019MFSCO SCODerek Young36324240315020GKSCO SCODerek Soutar16013030000021DFSCO SCOAndrew Considine37422052327022FWSCO SCOChris Maguire35428430004023DFNED NEDDavid Bus706000100024MFNED NEDJeffrey de Visscher30322132104025FWENG ENGJonathan Smith201010000026FWNGA NGASone Aluko31420340205127MFENG ENGJosh Walker1318020102128DFIRL IRLAlan Maybury19013040002030GKSCO SCOGreg Kelly0000000000Players who left the club during the season2DFSCO SCOMichael Hart2601800020604DFSCO SCOJackie McNamara25017030203011MFSCO SCOChris Clark27118110206023FWSCO SCOCraig Brewster3333000000 References External links Aberdeen FC website 2007/08 Fixtures & Results BBC My Club page Category:Aberdeen F.C. seasons Aberdeen