Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional association football club based in Aberdeen. They have played at their home ground, Pittodrie, since the club's formation in 1903. Aberdeen joined the Scottish Football League in 1904, and the Scottish Premier League in 1998 as well as the Scottish Professional Football League in 2013.
The club's record appearance maker is Willie Miller, who made 796 appearances between 1972 and 1990. Joe Harper is the club's record goalscorer, scoring 199 goals in major competitions during his two spells at Aberdeen.
This list encompasses the major honours won by Aberdeen, records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Aberdeen players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. Attendance records at Pittodrie are also included in the list.
Honours
Aberdeen's first trophy was the Southern League Cup in 1946, which was won after a 3âÂÂ2 win against Rangers. Their first national trophy win was the Scottish Cup in 1947. Aberdeen's first Scottish League Cup victory came in 1955.
In 1983, Aberdeen won two European trophies, the European Cup Winners' Cup and the European Super Cup. The 1980s was Aberdeen's most successful in terms of trophies won, with three league championships, four Scottish Cups and two Scottish League Cups added to the two European trophies. Aberdeen's most recent trophy win was in 2025, when they defeated Celtic on penalties in the Scottish Cup final.
National
League
- Scottish Top Tier: (4)
- Scottish First Division â 1954âÂÂ55
- Scottish Premier Division â 1979âÂÂ80, 1983âÂÂ84, 1984âÂÂ85
- Runners-up (17): 1910âÂÂ11, 1936âÂÂ37, 1955âÂÂ56, 1970âÂÂ71, 1971âÂÂ72, 1977âÂÂ78, 1980âÂÂ81, 1981âÂÂ82, 1988âÂÂ89, 1989âÂÂ90, 1990âÂÂ91, 1992âÂÂ93, 1993âÂÂ94, 2014âÂÂ15, 2015âÂÂ16, 2016âÂÂ17, 2017âÂÂ18
- Winners: (8)
- 1946âÂÂ47, 1969âÂÂ70, 1981âÂÂ82, 1982âÂÂ83, 1983âÂÂ84, 1985âÂÂ86, 1989âÂÂ90, 2024âÂÂ25
- Runners-up (9): 1936âÂÂ37, 1952âÂÂ53, 1953âÂÂ54, 1958âÂÂ59, 1966âÂÂ67, 1977âÂÂ78, 1992âÂÂ93, 1999âÂÂ00, 2016âÂÂ17
- Winners: (6)
- 1955âÂÂ56, 1976âÂÂ77, 1985âÂÂ86, 1989âÂÂ90, 1995âÂÂ96, 2013âÂÂ14
- Runners-up (10): 1946âÂÂ47, 1978âÂÂ79, 1979âÂÂ80, 1987âÂÂ88, 1988âÂÂ89, 1992âÂÂ93, 1999âÂÂ00, 2016âÂÂ17, 2018âÂÂ19, 2023âÂÂ24
European
1986 European Cup Quarter Final
Regional
- Aberdeenshire Cup (36): 1903âÂÂ04, 1904âÂÂ05, 1906âÂÂ07, 1907âÂÂ08, 1908âÂÂ09, 1909âÂÂ10, 1911âÂÂ12, 1912âÂÂ13, 1913âÂÂ14, 1914âÂÂ15, 1919âÂÂ20, 1921âÂÂ22, 1922âÂÂ23, 1923âÂÂ24, 1924âÂÂ25, 1925âÂÂ26, 1926âÂÂ27, 1927âÂÂ28, 1928âÂÂ29, 1929âÂÂ30, 1930âÂÂ31, 1931âÂÂ32, 1932âÂÂ33, 1933âÂÂ34, 1980âÂÂ81, 1981âÂÂ82, 1982âÂÂ83, 1987âÂÂ88, 1989âÂÂ90, 1990âÂÂ91, 1992âÂÂ93, 1997âÂÂ98, 2002âÂÂ03, 2003âÂÂ04, 2004âÂÂ05, 2025âÂÂ26
- Aberdeenshire and District League (7): 1919âÂÂ20, 1920âÂÂ21, 1925âÂÂ26, 1926âÂÂ27, 1927âÂÂ28, 1928âÂÂ29, 1947âÂÂ48
- Dewar Shield (17): 1906âÂÂ07, 1908âÂÂ09, 1912âÂÂ13, 1914âÂÂ15, 1926âÂÂ27, 1928âÂÂ29, 1930âÂÂ31, 1931âÂÂ32, 1932âÂÂ33, 1933âÂÂ34, 1935âÂÂ36, 1936âÂÂ37, 1939âÂÂ40, 1945âÂÂ46, 1949âÂÂ50, 1950âÂÂ51 (shared), 1951-52 (shared)
- Fleming Charity Shield (13): 1903âÂÂ04, 1904âÂÂ05, 1905âÂÂ06, 1906âÂÂ07, 1907âÂÂ08, 1908âÂÂ09, 1909âÂÂ10, 1910âÂÂ11, 1911âÂÂ12, 1912âÂÂ13, 1913âÂÂ14, 1921âÂÂ22, 1922âÂÂ23
- High Cup: 1907âÂÂ08
- Highland League: 1912âÂÂ13, 1924âÂÂ25 (won by Aberdeen A)
- Northern League: 1905âÂÂ06, 1910âÂÂ11 (won by Aberdeen A)
- Rhodesia Cup: 1904âÂÂ05
- Robertson Cup: 1910âÂÂ11 (shared), 1915âÂÂ16 (shared)
- Caledonia Trophy: 1947âÂÂ48, 1948âÂÂ49, 1949âÂÂ50
Wartime
Other cups
Youth
Player records
Appearances
Top 50 most appearances
Competitive, professional matches only, up to the end of the 2024/25 season.
Top 10 non-UK appearances
Competitive, professional matches only, up to the end of the 2024/25 season.
Goalscorers
Top 50 goalscorers
Competitive, professional matches only, up to the end of the 2024/25 season. Matches played appear in brackets.
Top 10 non-UK goalscorers
Competitive, professional matches only, up to the end of the 2024/25 season. Matches played appear in brackets.
International caps
Transfers
Record transfer fees paid
Record transfer fees received
Club records
Matches
Firsts
- First match (of the reformed club): vs. Stenhousemuir, Drew 1–1, Northern League, Pittodrie, (H), 15 August 1903
- First League Match: vs. Falkirk, Lost 2–1, Scottish Division Two, Pittodrie, (H), 20 August 1904
- First Scottish Cup Match: vs. Alloa Athletic, Lost 2–1, Scottish Cup, Recreation Park, (A), 23 January 1905
- First League Cup Match: vs. Falkirk, Won 4–3, Scottish League Cup, Pittodrie, (H), 21 September 1946
- First European Match: vs. KR ReykjavÃÂk, Won 10–0, European Cup Winners' Cup, Pittodrie, (H), 6 September 1967
Wins
Defeats
Attendances
- Record attendance: 147,365 against Celtic, lost 2âÂÂ1, 1937 Scottish Cup Final, Hampden Park, (N), 24 April 1937 (record for a club football match in Europe)
- Highest home attendance: 45,061 vs Hearts, Scottish Cup Quarter-final, 13 March 1954
- Highest average home attendance: 24,200, 1948–49 (15 matches)
See also
References