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1990–91 Aberdeen F.C. season

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Aberdeen F.C.
1990–91 season
ChairmanDick Donald
ManagerAlex Smith
Jocky Scott
Scottish Premier Division2nd
Scottish CupThird round
Scottish League CupSemi final
European Cup Winners' CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Hans Gillhaus (14)
All: Hans Gillhaus (15)
Eoin Jess (15)
Highest home attendance24,000 vs. Rangers, 6 October 1990
Lowest home attendance7,500 vs. New Salamis, 3 October 1990
Average home league attendance15,553

Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup in season 1990–91.

Overview

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The 1990–91 season finished on a low note for Aberdeen, as they led the championship going into the final day of the season but lost to Rangers, which gave the opposition the league title.[1][2] Aberdeen's defence of the Scottish Cup ended at the first hurdle when eventual winners Motherwell defeated them at Pittodrie in January 1991. In the League Cup, Aberdeen lost to Rangers in the semi-final, while in the European Cup Winners' Cup, they lost at the second round stage to Polish club Legia Warsaw. Hans Gillhaus and Eoin Jess finished as joint top scorers with 15 goals each.

Results

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Scottish Premier Division

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Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
1 25 August Hibernian H 2–0 Connor, Gillhaus 15,500
2 1 September Celtic A 3–0 Connor, Gillhaus, Mason 45,222
3 8 September Dunfermline Athletic A 1–1 D. Robertson 10,200
4 15 September Dundee United H 1–1 Bett 15,500
5 22 September St Mirren H 2–1 Irvine, Bett 12,500
6 29 September St Johnstone A 0–5 8,711
7 6 October Rangers H 0–0 24,000
8 13 October Motherwell A 0–0 6,602
9 20 October Heart of Midlothian H 3–0 Grant, Bett, Gillhaus 14,800
10 27 October Hibernian A 1–1 Gillhaus 10,500
11 3 November Celtic H 3–0 Jess (2), Gillhaus 21,500
12 10 November St Mirren A 4–0 Jess, Gillhaus, Grant, C. Robertson 7,638
13 17 November St Johnstone H 0–0 16,000
14 24 November Dundee United A 3–2 Jess (3) 12,344
15 1 December Dunfermline Athletic H 3–2 Irvine, Mason, Gillhaus 12,000
16 8 December Heart of Midlothian A 0–1 9,811
17 15 December Motherwell H 1–1 Jess 9,500
18 22 December Rangers A 2–2 Bett 37,998
19 26 December St Mirren H 1–0 Jess 8,755
20 2 January Dundee United H 0–1 19,000
21 5 January Dunfermline Athletic A 4–1 Jess (4) 7,422
22 12 January Hibernian H 2–0 Cameron, Booth 13,500
23 19 January Celtic A 0–1 18,187
24 2 February Heart of Midlothian H 5–0 Booth (2), Connor, Gillhaus, Mason 9,500
25 13 February St Johnstone A 1–0 Booth 7,046
26 2 March Rangers H 1–0 Gillhaus 22,500
27 5 March Motherwell A 2–0 Wright, Bett 5,567
28 13 March Dunfermline Athletic H 0–0 10,400
29 23 March Dundee United A 2–1 van der Ark, Gillhaus 10,643
30 30 March Hibernian A 4–2 Booth, Gillhaus (3) 7,400
31 6 April Celtic H 1–0 Jess 22,500
32 13 April Heart of Midlothian A 4–1 McKimmie, Connor (2), Gillhaus 16,771
33 20 April Motherwell H 3–0 van der Ark (2), Connor 14,500
34 27 April St Mirren A 1–0 Bett 8,513
35 4 May St Johnstone H 2–1 Booth, van der Ark 18,000
36 11 May Rangers A 0–2 37,652

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 36 24 7 5 62 23 +39 55 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Aberdeen 36 22 9 5 62 27 +35 53 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Celtic 36 17 7 12 52 38 +14 41
4 Dundee United 36 17 7 12 41 29 +12 41
5 Heart of Midlothian 36 14 7 15 48 55 −7 35
Source: Statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Scottish League Cup

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 21 August Queen's Park A 2–1 Jess, Bett 2,201
R3 29 August Stranraer H 4–0 Irvine, Van de Ven, Mason (2) 10,000
QF 5 September Heart of Midlothian H 3–0 Van de Ven, Bett, Mason 15,500
SF 26 September Rangers N 0–1 40,855

Scottish Cup

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 26 January Motherwell H 0–1 15,000

European Cup Winners' Cup

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Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 L1 19 September CyprusNew Salamis A 2–0 Mason, Gillhaus 7,000
R1 L2 3 October CyprusNew Salamis H 3–0 Own goal, C. Robertson, Jess 7,500
R2 L1 24 October PolandLegia Warsaw H 0–0 16,000
R2 L2 7 November PolandLegia Warsaw A 0–1 5,665

Squad

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Appearances & Goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier Division Scottish Cup League Cup Europe
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF Scotland SCO Jim Bett 44 9 36 7 1 0 3 2 4 0
FW Scotland SCO Scott Booth 22 6 19 6 1 0 1 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Ian Cameron 12 1 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Bobby Connor 37 6 29 6 1 0 4 0 3 0
GK Wales WAL Andy Dibble 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Lee Gardner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Netherlands NED Hans Gillhaus 43 15 35 14 1 0 3 0 4 1
MF Scotland SCO Brian Grant 39 2 32 2 0 0 4 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Brian Irvine 38 3 29 2 1 0 4 1 4 0
MF Scotland SCO Eoin Jess 35 15 27 13 1 0 4 1 3 1
MF England ENG Paul Mason 35 7 26 3 1 0 4 3 4 1
DF Scotland SCO Stewart McKimmie 33 1 25 1 0 0 4 0 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Alex McLeish (c) 41 0 33 0 1 0 3 0 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Miller (c) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Craig Robertson 11 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 2 1
DF Scotland SCO David Robertson 44 1 35 1 1 0 4 0 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Ian Robertson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Netherlands NED Theo Snelders 28 0 21 0 1 0 4 0 2 0
MF Netherlands NED Peter van de Ven 41 2 32 0 1 0 4 2 4 0
FW Netherlands NED Willem van der Ark 11 4 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Gregg Watson 9 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
GK Scotland SCO Michael Watt 12 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Stephen Wright 19 1 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ "Rangers and Aberdeen's epic duel for the 1991 Scottish title – 25 years ago". BBC Sport. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Flashback: 1991, Mark Walters and Scott Booth recall their part in Smith's maiden final-day triumph". The Herald. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2021.