1985–86 Aberdeen F.C. season

January 2021 Aberdeen 1985–86 Alex Ferguson Manager Dick Donald Chairman Scottish Premier Division 4th Scottish Cup Champion Scottish League Cup Champion European Cup Quarter-final Tennents' Sixes Winners Frank McDougall (14) Frank McDougall (20) 23,000 (vs Celtic, 2 November 1985) 8,500 (vs Dundee United, 16 April 1986) 14,526 1984–85 1986–87 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 1985–86 Scottish Premier Division Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance1.10 AugustHibernianH3–0McDougall (2), Bett14,8462.17 AugustDundee UnitedA1–1McKimmie14,3393.24 AugustMotherwellH1–1McKimmie14,0594.31 AugustDundeeA3–1Simpson, Stark (2)7,5925.7 SeptemberHeart of MidlothianH3–0Stark, Black, Wright12,3006.14 SeptemberCelticA1–2McDougall39,4507.21 SeptemberSt MirrenH1–1McQueen12,5858.28 SeptemberRangersA3–0Stark, McLeish, Hewitt27,5999.5 OctoberClydebankH3–1McKimmie, Black, McDougall11,39910.12 OctoberHibernianA1–1Gray10,37711.19 OctoberDundee UnitedH3–2McDougall, Hewitt (2)15,14812.30 OctoberHeart of MidlothianA0–112,86613.2 NovemberCelticH4–1McDougall (4)23,00014.9 NovemberDundeeH4–1Stark (2), McLeish, McDougall12,80015.16 NovemberMotherwellA1–1McDougall4,96016.23 NovemberSt MirrenA0–15,93017.12 DecemberClydebankA1–2Black2,09518.14 DecemberHibernianH4–0McLeish, Angus, J. Miller, Weir11,81919.21 DecemberDundee UnitedA1–2Stark10,08520.1 JanuaryDundeeA0–09,09621.4 JanuarySt MirrenH3–1Black (2), Weir11,50022.11 JanuaryCelticA1–1J. Miller31,30523.18 JanuaryHeart of MidlothianH0–121,50024.1 FebruaryRangersA1–1J. Miller29,88725.8 FebruaryClydebankH4–1Black (3), Bett11,00026.19 FebruaryRangersH1–0Angus18,70027.22 FebruaryHibernianA1–0Wright9,50028.15 MarchSt MirrenA1–1W. Miller4,44829.22 MarchDundeeH0–013,01330.29 MarchMotherwellA1–0Hewitt4,59731.9 AprilMotherwellH3–2McDougall, Bett, Weir10,30032.12 AprilCelticH0–122,00033.16 AprilDundee UnitedH0–18,50034.20 AprilHeart of MidlothianA1–1Weir19,04735.26 AprilRangersH1–1Hewitt17,00036.3 MayClydebankA6–0Stark, Hewitt, McDougall (2), McMaster, Weir2,382 Final standings ABE Scottish League Cup 1985–86 Scottish League Cup Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) AttendanceR221 AugustAyr UnitedH5–0McQueen, Stark (2), McDougall (2)12,400R328 AugustSt JohnstoneA2–0Hewitt, McDougall5,100QF4 SeptemberHeart of MidlothianH1–0Black13,100SF L125 SeptemberDundee UnitedA1–0Black12,837SF L29 OctoberDundee UnitedH1–0McDougall20,000F27 OctoberHibernianN3–0Stark, Black (2)40,061 Scottish Cup 1985–86 Scottish Cup Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) AttendanceR35 FebruaryMontroseH4–1Stark, McLeish, W. Miller, McDougall9,000R415 FebruaryArbroathA1–0J. Miller6,017R58 MarchDundeeA2–2Hewitt (2)13,188R5 R12 MarchDundeeH2–1Black, Weir21,000SF5 AprilHibernianN3–0Stark, Black, J. Miller19,165F10 MayHeart of MidlothianN3–0Hewitt (2), Stark62,841 European Cup 1985–86 European Cup Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) AttendanceR1 L118 SeptemberISL AkranesA3–1Stark, Black, Hewitt7,000R1 L22 OctoberISL AkranesH4–1Gray, Simpson, Hewitt, Falconer14,700R2 L123 OctoberSUI ServetteA0–08,000R2 L26 NovemberSUI ServetteH1–0McDougall19,000QF L15 MarchSWE GothenburgH2–2W. Miller, Hewitt20,000QF L219 MarchSWE GothenburgA0–020,000 Squad Appearances & Goals Premier Division Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Bryan Gunn GK SCO 9 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 Jim Leighton GK SCO 27 0 5 0 4 0 5 0 Brian Irvine DF SCO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tommy McIntyre DF SCO 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stewart McKimmie DF SCO 34 3 5 0 6 0 6 0 Alex McLeish DF SCO 34 3 6 1 6 0 6 0 Tommy McQueen DF SCO 17 1 3 0 2 1 1 0 Willie Miller (c) DF SCO 33 1 6 1 6 0 6 1 Brian Mitchell DF SCO 23 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 Ian Robertson DF SCO 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ian Angus MF SCO 17 2 4 0 1 0 4 0 Jim Bett MF SCO 24 3 6 0 3 0 4 0 Neale Cooper MF SCO 23 0 5 0 4 0 6 0 Stevie Gray MF SCO 13 1 0 0 4 0 4 1 John McMaster MF SCO 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Miller MF SCO 18 3 3 2 0 0 1 0 Ian Porteous MF SCO 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Neil Simpson MF SCO 22 1 4 0 6 0 4 1 Billy Stark MF SCO 30 8 5 3 6 3 5 1 Peter Weir MF SCO 21 5 4 1 3 0 4 0 Eric Black FW SCO 26 8 5 2 4 4 4 1 Willie Falconer FW SCO 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 John Hewitt FW SCO 23 6 4 4 5 1 6 3 Frank McDougall FW SCO 26 14 4 1 6 4 3 1 Paul Wright FW SCO 10 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 |} References Kevin Stirling Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003 Desert Island Books 2002 1-874287-49-X Category:Aberdeen F.C. seasons Aberdeen