2015–16 Aberdeen F.C. season

May 2015 May 2015 Aberdeen 2015–16 Derek McInnes Manager Stewart Milne Chairman Ground Pittodrie Stadium Scottish Premiership 2nd Scottish League Cup Third round (lost to Hibernian) Scottish Cup Fourth round (lost to Hearts) Europa League Third qualifying round Adam Rooney (20) Adam Rooney (20) 20,385 vs Celtic, Premiership, 12 September 2015 10,003 vs Ross County, Premiership, 15 May 2016 13,094 _whitelines _whitecollar _whitelines _whitesides _hoops_white FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 _goldshoulders _black_chest _goldshoulders _goldsides _2 gold stripes FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 000000 2014–15 2016–17 The 2015–16 season was Aberdeen's 103rd season in the top flight of Scottish football and the third in the Scottish Premiership. Aberdeen also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup and the Europa League. Season summary Aberdeen finished second in the season. Shay Logan, Jonny Hayes, Kenny McLean and Graeme Shinnie were named in PFA Scotland Team of the Year. Pre-season and friendlies #ccffcc Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffffcc Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffcccc Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #cccccc Postponed 1px solid #AAAAAA W 1 24 June 2015http://www.brechincity.com/bcfc/servlet/BCFCFrontControllerServlet?action=News&page_id=1613&category=2 First Pre Season friendly announced Brechin City FC 13 May 2015 21 May 2015 19:30 BST Friendly 2–8 AFC Brechin City Aberdeen Jackson 33Thomson 66 Jack 7Rooney 24 27 pen. 49 pen.Pawlett 34Logan 43Hayes 78Michael Rose 87 Glebe Park Brechin 1,2069 W 1 28 June 2015http://www.afc.co.uk/news/6093.php#.VXnL20Ze6So Pre-Season Update: Dons to face St Johnstone afc.co.uk 11 June 2015 11 June 2015 13 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150613073149/http://www.afc.co.uk/news/6093.php#.VXnL20Ze6So dead 13:00 BST Friendly 0–1 AFC St Johnstone Aberdeen Rooney 71 pen. Glebe Park Brechin 1,248 Andrew Dallas W 1 12 July 2015http://www.raithrovers.net/19426/aberdeen-to-visit-starks-park.htm Aberdeen To Visit Stark's Park Raith Rovers FC 13 May 2015 13 May 2015 13:00 BST Friendly 0–2 Report Raith Rovers Aberdeen Goodwillie 64Taylor 74 Stark's Park Kirkcaldy 1,357 W 1 26 July 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32598495 Aberdeen to face Brighton in Jamie Langfield's testimonial BBC Sport 5 May 2015 21 May 2015 15:00 BST Friendly Aberdeen 1–0 Report Brighton & Hove Albion Rooney 75 Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen 3,513AFC – Match Report Jamie Langfield W 1 8 September 2015http://www.afc.co.uk/tickets/5730.php#.VeXn6Jde6So Aberdeen v Viking Stavanger afc.co.uk 1 September 2015 1 September 2015 30 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150530113123/http://www.afc.co.uk/tickets/5730.php#.VeXn6Jde6So dead 19:30 BST Friendly Aberdeen 2–1 Report Viking FK Scott Wright 62McLean 85 Bytyqi 3 Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen 4,396 Scottish Premiership 2015–16 Scottish Premiership Results W 1 2 August 2015 15:30 1 0–1 BBC Dundee United Aberdeen McLean 82 Tannadice Park 10,706 Clancy W 1 9 August 2015 15:00 2 2–0 BBC Aberdeen Kilmarnock Shinnie 37Rooney 56 pen. Pittodrie Stadium 11,305 McLean W 1 15 August 2015 15:00 4 1–2 BBC Report Motherwell Aberdeen Johnson 5 McGinn 25Taylor 62 Fir Park 5,437 Collum W 1 22 August 2015 15:00 5 2–0 BBC Report Aberdeen Dundee Rooney 66 90+4 Harkins 1 90+4 Pittodrie Stadium 13,621 Madden W 1 29 August 2015 15:00 6 0–2 BBC Report Partick Thistle Aberdeen Rooney 49McLean 58 Firhill Stadium 4,940 Finnie W 1 12 September 2015 12:30 7 2–1 BBC Report Aberdeen Celtic Rooney 56 pen.Hayes 0 72Quinn 86 Griffiths 35 pen. Pittodrie Stadium 20,385 Thomson W 1 15 September 2015 19:45 3http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/fixture-amendment-8-31/ Fixture amendment – Scottish Professional Football League 13 September 2015 12 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150812033847/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/fixture-amendment-8-31/ dead 1–0 BBC Report Aberdeen Hamilton Academical Rooney 23 pen. Pittodrie Stadium 13,246 Allan W 1 20 September 2015 14:15 8 1–3 BBC Report Heart Of Midlothian Aberdeen Rossi 52 Goodwillie 9 45McGinn 23 Tynecastle Stadium 16,702 Madden L 1 26 September 2015 15:00 9 2–1 BBC Report Inverness Caledonian Thistle Aberdeen Storey 8Christie 29 Taylor 35 Caledonian Stadium 6,410 Beaton L 1 3 October 2015 15:00 10 1–5 BBC Report Aberdeen St Johnstone Taylor 12 Easton 5Shaughnessy 10Craig 30MacLean 47 51 Pittodrie Stadium 13,405 Muir L 1 16 October 2015 19:45 11 2–0 BBC Report Ross County Aberdeen Graham 36 49 Victoria Park 5,543 Thomson D 1 24 October 2015 15:00 12 1–1 BBC Report Aberdeen Motherwell Rooney 43 McDonald 73 Pittodrie Stadium 12,389 Allan L 1 31 October 2015 12:30 13 3–1 BBC Report Celtic Aberdeen Griffiths 44 53 penForrest 60 Rooney 89 Celtic Park 48,161 Collum W 1 7 November 2015 15:00 14 2–0 BBC Report Aberdeen Dundee United Rooney 52Hayes 73 Pittodrie Stadium 12,805 McLean D 1 22 November 2015 12:30 15 1–1 BBC Report Hamilton Academical Aberdeen Imrie 70 McLean 4 New Douglas Park 2,434 Collum W 1 28 November 2015 15:00 16 3–1 BBC Report Aberdeen Ross County Rooney 51Hayes 53McGinn 80 Curran 14 Pittodrie Stadium 10,843 Beaton W 1 5 December 2015 12:30 17 0–2 BBC Report Dundee Aberdeen McGinn 9Rooney 25 Dens Park 6,327 Madden W 1 12 December 2015 12:30 18 1–0 BBC Report Aberdeen Heart Of Midlothian Rooney 87 pen Pittodrie Stadium 13,110 Thomson W 1 19 December 2015 15:00 19 0–4 BBC Report Kilmarnock Aberdeen McGinn 9Rooney 35Hayes 46Logan 80 Rugby Park 3,928 McLean D 1 26 December 2015 15:00 20 2–2 BBC Report Aberdeen Inverness Caledonian Thistle McGinn 73Rooney 90 pen Polworth 41Tansey 47 pen Pittodrie Stadium 15,142 Collum D 1 30 December 2015 19:45 21 0–0 Report Aberdeen Partick Thistle Pittodrie Stadium 12,583 Clancy W 1 17 January 2016 12:15 23 2–3 BBC Report Ross County Aberdeen McShane 27 82 Reynolds 1 26Rooney 33 pen.Logan 36 60 Victoria Park 4,107 Allan W 1 22 January 2016 19:45 24 1–0 BBC Report Aberdeen Dundee Rooney 14 Pittodrie Stadium 11,805 Muir W 1 3 February 2016 19:45 25 2–1 BBC Report Aberdeen Celtic Hayes 31 Church 37 Griffiths 90+3 Pittodrie Stadium 19,003 McLean W 1 6 February 2016 15:00 22http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/new-date-for-st-johnstone-v-aberdeen/ New date for St Johnstone v Aberdeen 23 January 2016 30 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160130060730/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/new-date-for-st-johnstone-v-aberdeen/ dead 3–4 BBC Report St Johnstone Aberdeen Wotherspoon 52 Anderson 79 Scobbie 89 Rooney 5 77 Pawlett 20 McGinn 71 McDiarmid Park 5,712 Robertson L 1 15 February 2016 19:45 26 3–1 BBC Report Inverness Caledonian Thistle Aberdeen Vigurs 18Tansey 51 penTremarco 65 Rooney 7 Caledonian Stadium 4,544 Collum D 1 27 February 2016 15:00 28 1–1 Report Aberdeen St Johnstone Church 35Jack 41Sinnie 80 Brown 7Wotherspoon 17Swanson 41Fisher 63Craig 88 pen.Kane 90+3 Pittodrie Stadium 12,563 McLean W 1 2 March 2016 19:45 29 0–1 BBC Report Dundee United Aberdeen Church 29 Tannadice Park 9,737 Madden W 1 8 March 2016 19:45 27http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/spfl-fixture-amendments-46/ SPFL Fixture Amendments - Scottish Professional Football League 5 March 2016 7 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307114605/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/spfl-fixture-amendments-46/ dead 1–2 BBC Report Partick Thistle Aberdeen Lawless 60 Considine 74Church 76 Firhill Stadium 3,915 Muir W 1 12 March 2016 15:00 30 2–1 BBC Report Aberdeen Kilmarnock Taylor 37Logan 71 Magennis 47 Pittodrie Stadium 13,725 Anderson L 1 19 March 2016 15:00 31 2–1 BBC Report Motherwell Aberdeen Gomis 34Kennedy 44Leitch 51McDonald 73Moult 75 McLean 44 pen.Robson 0 79 Fir Park 6,251 Robertson W 1 3 April 2016 12:30 32 3–0 BBC Report Aberdeen Hamilton Academical Church 5McGinn 15McLean 33Storie 90+2 Agustien 24Imrie 46Crawford 87 Pittodrie Stadium 12,509 Clancy L 1 8 April 2016 19:45 33 2–1 BBC Report Heart Of Midlothian Aberdeen Juanma 33 61Kitchen 53Rossi 59Juanma 78 Church 4Shinnie 12McLean 46Logan 79 Tynecastle Stadium 16,995 McLean L 1 22 April 2016 19:45 34 3–0 BBC Report St Johnstone Aberdeen Wotherspoon 14MacLean 38Craig 55 Hayes 65Shinnie 84 McDiarmid Park 3,990 Thomson W 1 30 April 2016 15:00 35 4–1 BBC Report Aberdeen Motherwell McLean 4 pen.McGinn 26Rooney 54Hayes 78 Cadden 64Lasley 0 88 Pittodrie Stadium 10,259 Madden L 1 8 May 2016 12:30 36 3–2 BBC Report Celtic Aberdeen Roberts 7 20Lustig 49 McGinn 57Considine 64 Celtic Park 47,877 Madden L 1 12 May 2016 19:45 37 0–1 BBC Report Aberdeen Hearts Jack 63 Oshaniwa 24Dauda 64 Pittodrie Stadium 10,087 Dallas L 1 15 May 2016 12:30 38 0–4 BBC Report Aberdeen Ross County Graham 23 pen.Gardyne 37Schalk 45Boyce 68Woods 78 Pittodrie Stadium 10,003 Collum UEFA Europa League 2015–16 UEFA Europa League Aberdeen qualified for the first preliminary round of the UEFA Europa League by finishing second in the 2014-15 Scottish Premiership. Qualifying phase 2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round First qualifying round 1st leg 2 July 2015 20:05 CET 1 FK Shkëndija MKD 1–1 BBCUEFA Aberdeen Kirovski 84 McGinn 79 Philip II Arena Skopje, Macedonia 8,004 Tolga Özkalfa (Turkey) D First qualifying round 2nd leg 9 July 2015 19:45 1 Aberdeen 0–0 1–1 BBCUEFA MKD FK Shkëndija Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen, Scotland 14,112AberdeenFC Aberdeen FC 619233758227636224 9 July 2015 crowd 14,112 #DonsLIVE> Nikolaj Hänni (Switzerland) D Second qualifying round 1st leg 16 July 2015 19:45 1 Rijeka CRO 0–3 BBCUEFA Aberdeen Considine 38Pawlett 52McLean 75 Stadion Kantrida Rijeka, Croatia 9,000Rijeka vs. Aberdeen - 16 July 2015 - Soccerway Amaury Delerue (France) W Second qualifying round 2nd leg 23 July 2015 19:45 1 Aberdeen 2–2 5–2 BBCUEFA CRO Rijeka McGinn 64Hayes 72 Tomasov 58Kvržić 63 Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen, Scotland 15,803 Marco Guida (Italy) D Third qualifying round 1st leg 30 July 2015 15:45 1 Kairat KAZ 2–1 BBCUEFA Aberdeen Bakayev 13Islamkhan 22 McLean 69 Central Stadium Almaty, Kazakhstan 23,500 Tamás Bognár (Hungary) L Third qualifying round 2nd leg 6 August 2015 19:45 1 Aberdeen 1–1 2–3 BBCUEFA KAZ Kairat McLean 84 Gohou 59 Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen, Scotland 20,317 Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic) D Scottish League Cup 2015–16 Scottish League Cup L 1 23 September 2015 19:45 Third round 2–0 Hibernian Aberdeen Cummings 82Malonga 88 Easter Road 11,092 McLean Scottish Cup 2015–16 Scottish Cup L 1 9 January 2016 17:30 Fourth round 1–0 Report Heart of Midlothian Aberdeen Paterson 3 90Miguel Pallardó 17Igor Rossi Branco 43Öztürk 87Alexander 90 Reynolds 9Rooney 43Pawlett 90 Tynecastle Stadium 13,595 SCO John Beaton Squad statistics During the 2015–16 season, Aberdeen have used twenty-three different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. Appearances Premiership Europa League League Cup Scottish Cup 2 Shay Logan DF ENG 35+2 4 6 0 1 0 1 0 3 Graeme Shinnie DF SCO 37+0 1 6 0 1 0 1 0 4 Andrew Considine DF SCO 26+6 2 6 1 1 0 1 0 5 Ash Taylor DF WAL 36+1 4 6 0 1 0 1 0 6 Mark Reynolds DF SCO 19+3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 Kenny McLean MF SCO 38+0 6 3+2 3 1 0 1 0 8 Willo Flood MF IRL 18+4 0 2+3 0 1 0 1 0 9 Adam Rooney FW IRL 22+5 20 2+4 0 1 0 1 0 10 Niall McGinn MF NIR 32+3 10 6 2 1 0 1 0 11 Jonny Hayes MF IRL 35+0 5 6 1 0 0 1 0 14 Cammy Smith FW SCO 2+12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Barry Robson MF SCO 2+9 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 16 Peter Pawlett MF SCO 9+9 1 3+3 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 18 Simon Church FW WAL 13+0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Adam Collin GK ENG 3+0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Scott Brown GK ENG 13+0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Ryan Jack (c) MF SCO 26+2 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 23 Craig Storie MF SCO 6+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Michael Rose DF SCO 1+0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Scott McKenna FW SCO 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Scott Wright FW SCO 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 Daniel Harvie DF SCO 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Aaron Lennox GK AUS 1+0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Frank Ross MF SCO 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 Connor McLennan MF SCO 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 Joe Nuttall FW ENG 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |- |colspan="10"|Players who left the club during the 2015–16 season |- 17 David Goodwillie (on loan to Ross County F.C.) FW SCO 7+10 2 4+2 0 1 0 0+1 0 18 Paul Quinn (given free transfer) DF SCO 9+4 1 3+2 0 0 0 0 0 19 Danny Ward (recalled by Liverpool F.C.) GK WAL 21 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 21 Ryan McLaughlin (loan ended) DF NIR 1+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 25 Lawrence Shankland (on loan to St Mirren F.C.) FW SCO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Danny Rogers (on loan to Falkirk F.C.) GK IRL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 Josh Parker (loan ended) FW ATG 1+6 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 |} Goalscorers RankingNationNumberNameScottish PremiershipEuropa LeagueLeague CupScottish CupTotal1 IRL9Adam Rooney20000202 NIR10Niall McGinn10200123 SCO7Kenny McLean630094 IRL11Jonny Hayes51006WAL20Simon Church600066ENG2Shay Logan40004WAL5Ash Taylor400048 SCO4Andrew Considine210039SCO16Peter Pawlett11002SCO17David Goodwillie2000211SCO3Graeme Shinnie10001SCO18Paul Quinn10001TOTALS6280070 Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremiershipEuropa League League CupScottish CupTotal 2ENGDF Shay Logan901000001003SCODF Graeme Shinnie60100000704SCODF Andrew Considine30100000405WALDF Ash Taylor60100000706SCODF Mark Reynolds31000010417SCOMF Kenny McLean40000000408IRLMF Willo Flood30000000309IRLFW Adam Rooney000000101011SCOFWJonny Hayes210000002114SCOFWCammy Smith100000001015SCOMFBarry Robson010000000116SCOMFPeter Pawlett000000101017SCOFWDavid Goodwillie001000001018SCODFPaul Quinn200000002019WALGKDanny Ward100000001022SCOMFRyan Jack400010005023SCOMFCraig Storie200000002030AUSGKAaron Lennox1000000010 TOTALS473501030563 Team statistics Scottish Premiership 2015–16 Scottish Premiership League table ABE Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H Result W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/L/L/L/D/L/W/D/W/W/W/W/D/D/W/W/W/W/L/D/W/W/W/L/W/L/L/W/L/L/L Position 4/2/3/3/2/1/1/1/1/1/2/2/3/3/3/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 BBC Sport June 2015 Results summary 12 4 3 30 19 10 1 8 32 29 BBC Sport June 2015 Results by opponent Aberdeen score first TeamResultsPoints1234Celtic 2-1 1-3 2-1 2-3 6Dundee 2-0 2-0 1-0 9Dundee United 1-0 2-0 1-0 9Hamilton Academical 1-0 1-1 3-0 7Heart of Midlothian 3-1 1-0 1-2 0-1 6Inverness C.T. 1-2 2-2 1-3 1Kilmarnock 2-0 4-0 2-1 9Motherwell 2-1 1-1 1-2 4-1 7Partick Thistle 2-0 0-0 2-1 7Ross County 0-2 3-1 3-2 0-4 6St Johnstone 1-5 4-3 1-1 0-3 4 Source: 2015–16 Scottish Premier League Results Table Transfers Players in DatesPositionNationalityPlayerFromFee 10 June 2015 DF SCO Graeme Shinnie SCO Inverness Caledonian Thistle Freehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30975740 ICT's Graeme Shinnie agrees summer move to Aberdeen BBC Sport 25 January 2015 5 May 2015 11 June 2015 FW ENG Joe Nuttall ENG Manchester City Freehttp://www.afc.co.uk/news/6325#.VXnI8UZe6Sp Young striker joins The Dons afc.co.uk 11 June 2015 11 June 2015 12 June 2015 DF SCO Paul Quinn SCO Ross County Freehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33114271 Aberdeen complete signing of former Ross County man BBC Sport 12 June 2015 12 June 2015 25 January 2016 GK AUS Aaron Lennox ENG Queens Park Rangers Freehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35404569 Aberdeen sign Australia U23 goalkeeper Aaron Lennox BBC Sport 25 January 2016 2 February 2016 Players out DatesPositionNationalityPlayerToFee 1 June 2015 MF SCO Nicky Low SCO Dundee Freehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32387184 Aberdeen midfielder Nicky Low signs pre-contract with Dundee BBC Sport 20 April 2015 5 May 2015 1 June 2015 FW SCO Declan McManus ENG Fleetwood Town Freehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32751109 Declan McManus: Fleetwood Town sign Aberdeen striker BBC Sport 15 May 2015 16 May 2015 1 June 2015 DF IRL Joe Shaughnessy SCO St Johnstone Freehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32819294 St Johnstone recruit defender Joe Shaughnessy BBC Sport 21 May 2015 21 May 2015 1 June 2015 DF SCO Clark Robertson ENG Blackpool Freehttp://www.afc.co.uk/news/6095#.VVTYWJNe6So Club Statement Player Contracts Update afc.co.uk 14 May 2015 14 May 2015 1 June 2015 MF SCO Craig Murray SCO East Fife Freehttp://spfl.co.uk/news/article/murray-moves-to-east-fife/ Murray moves to East Fife spfl 10 July 2015 25 July 2015 12 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150712080816/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/murray-moves-to-east-fife/ dead 1 June 2015 MF ENG Andrew Driver NED De Graafschap Free 1 June 2015 MF SCO Jamie Masson SCO Formartine United Free 1 June 2015 DF SCO Russell Anderson Retired N/Ahttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32634537 Aberdeen captain Russell Anderson retires following injury BBC Sport 7 May 2015 16 May 2015 11 August 2015 GK SCO Jamie Langfield SCO St Mirrenhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33901339 Jamie Langfield joins St Mirren as player-coach BBC Sport bbc.co.uk/sport 13 August 2015 16 August 2015 Freehttp://www.afc.co.uk/news/6578.php#.Vcu3Pvle6So Jamie Langfield departs club afc.co.uk 11 August 2015 12 August 2015 11 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150811212553/http://www.afc.co.uk/news/6578.php/#.Vcu3Pvle6So dead 26 January 2016 DF SCO Paul Quinn SCO Ross County Freehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35409893 Paul Quinn: Ross County re-sign defender after Aberdeen exit BBC Sport 26 January 2016 2 February 2016 Loans in Date Position Nationality Name From Fee 26 June 2015 GK WAL Danny Ward ENG Liverpool Loanhttp://www.afc.co.uk/news/6383#.VY2JgUZe6Sq Liverpool keeper joins The Dons afc.co.uk 26 June 2015 26 June 2015 28 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160328072229/http://www.afc.co.uk/news/6383#.VY2JgUZe6Sq dead 20 August 2015 FW ATG Josh Parker SRB Red Star Belgrade Loanhttp://www.afc.co.uk/news/6616.php#.Vd9oe5de6So Parker pens short term deal afc.co.uk 20 August 2015 27 August 2015 22 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150822190337/http://www.afc.co.uk/news/6616.php#.Vd9oe5de6So dead 29 August 2015 DF NIR Ryan McLaughlin ENG Liverpool Loanhttp://www.afc.co.uk/news/6653.php#.VeG26Zde6Sp Defender joins Dons on loan afc.co.uk 29 August 2015 29 August 2015 31 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150831183017/http://www.afc.co.uk/news/6653.php#.VeG26Zde6Sp dead 15 January 2016 GK ENG Adam Collin ENG Rotherham United Loanhttp://www.afc.co.uk/news/7284.php#.VpkzalJVySo Keeper joins Dons on loan afc.co.uk 15 January 2016 15 January 2016 15 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160115235522/http://www.afc.co.uk/news/7284.php#.VpkzalJVySo dead 1 February 2016 FW WAL Simon Church ENG MK Dons Loanhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35465903 Goodwillie joins Ross County as Aberdeen sign Church BBC Sport 1 February 2016 2 February 2016 Loans out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee 26 June 2015 GK IRL Danny Rogers SCO Falkirk Loanhttp://www.afc.co.uk/news/6384#.VY216EZe6So Danny Rogers joins Falkirk on loan afc.co.uk 26 June 2015 26 June 2015 26 August 2015 FW SCO Lawrence Shankland SCO St Mirren Loanhttp://www.afc.co.uk/news/6643.php#.Vd9oIpde6So Striker joins Saints on loan afc.co.uk 26 August 2015 27 August 2015 15 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200915204009/https://www.afc.co.uk/news/6643.php#.Vd9oIpde6So dead 1 February 2016 FW SCO David Goodwillie SCO Ross County Loan See also List of Aberdeen F.C. seasons References 30em Category:Aberdeen F.C. seasons Aberdeen Aberdeen