2017–18 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen
2017–18 season
ChairmanStewart Milne
ManagerDerek McInnes
GroundPittodrie Stadium
Scottish Premiership2nd
Scottish League CupQuarter-final
Scottish CupSemi-final
Europa LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Adam Rooney (9)
All:
Kenny McLean
Adam Rooney
(11 each)
Highest home attendance20,528 vs
Celtic, Premiership, 25 October 2017
Lowest home attendance8,739 vs
Kilmarnock, Scottish Cup, 3 March 2018
Average home league attendance15,775

The 2017–18 Aberdeen F.C. season was Aberdeen's 105th season in the top flight of Scottish football and the fifth in the Scottish Premiership. Aberdeen also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Aberdeen also competed in qualifying for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.[1]

Summary

June

In the pre-season, Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes was the subject of press speculation regarding a potential move to English Premier League team Sunderland.[2] After weeks of speculation, McInnes rejected an eventual approach by Sunderland on 15 June and committed his future to the Dons until 2019.[3] Subsequently, only a few days later, he and assistant Tony Docherty, signed a one-year contract extension, keeping them with the club until the summer of 2020.[4]

On 17 June, Jonny Hayes signed for Celtic for £1.3 million plus a season-long loan for Ryan Christie.[5][6] Christie had been on loan at the club for the second half of last season.[7]

On 26 June, after being linked with Sunderland with manager McInnes,[8] 'keeper Joe Lewis signed a new deal to keep him at the club until 2020.[9]

July

On 11 July, Shay Logan signed a contract extension until 2020.[10]

On 12 July, Gary Mackay-Steven signed from Celtic for £150,000 on a two-year deal.[11]

On 14 July, former player and Iceland international Kári Árnason re-signed for the club from Omonia on a free, signing a one-year deal.[12] He had originally played for the club in the 2011–12 season.

On 19 July, at least 2 supporters were injured after an attack by Bosnians in the city of Mostar, the night before they were due to play Bosnia and Herzegovina side Široki Brijeg in their Europa League qualifier.[13]

August

On 3 August, Aberdeen were again knocked out of the Europa League at the third qualifying round stage for the 4th year in a row, this time at the hands of Apollon Limassol.[14] There was yet more trouble for Dons fans, this time during the match and after the final whistle. The club looked into this incident,[15] in which later both clubs were fined by UEFA.[16]

On 10 August, after spending months trying to sign him,[17] Stevie May signed for the Dons for £400,000.[18] Miles Storey the next day joined Partick Thistle for an undisclosed fee.[19]

On 26 August, Aberdeen beat Partick Thistle 4–3 at Firhill, meaning they were the only club in the league to win their first 4 matches of the season.[20]

September

On 5 September, defender Mark Reynolds signed a contract extension until 2019.[21]

On 21 September, Aberdeen were knocked out of the League Cup at the quarter-final stage, being comfortably beaten 3–0 by Motherwell.[22]

On 30 September, Adam Rooney scored his eighth hat-trick for the Dons in a 3–0 win at home against St Johnstone.[23]

October

On 16 October, winger Scott Wright signed a contract extension until 2021.[24]

On 19 October, defender Scott McKenna signed a contract extension until 2021.[25]

On 24 October, it was announced that midfielder Kenny McLean would not be renewing his contract at the end of the season.[26]

Subsequently, on 25 October, the Dons suffered their first defeat of the season, being comfortably beaten 3–0 at home to Celtic.[27]

On 30 October, Graeme Shinnie, Kenny McLean and on-loan Celtic player Ryan Christie were called up for Scotland to play the Netherlands for a friendly due to take place on 9 November at Pittodrie.[28]

Also on 30 October, the Dons signed forward and Finland under-18 international Miko Virtanen to the Development squad.[29]

November

Before, during, and after the early November International break, manager Derek McInnes was continually linked with the vacant Rangers job[30][31][32] and he dismissed this in the press to say, "My job is the Aberdeen manager and I'm here to talk about Aberdeen and our upcoming game against Motherwell, its only speculation."[33]

After the club put continual plans of building the new stadium at Kingsford on hold[34] Tom Crotty, a US businessman, invested £775,000 into the project.[35]

December

On 3 December, speaking after the back-to-back defeats to Rangers,[36] manager Derek McInnes admitted speculation linking him with the vacant Rangers job could be affecting the players after only picking up 7 points from the seven previous matches since Pedro Caixinha was sacked in October.[37]

On 7 December, Derek McInnes rejected an approach from Rangers to stay with the Dons after "weighing up" and "having a lot to consider", embarrassing them in the process.[38][39] The next day, in an interview, McInnes said "he wasn't prepared to walk away" from the Dons and also saying he was "really happy and didn't want to tarnish relationships."[40]

On 16 December, Gary Mackay-Steven scored his first senior hat-trick in a 4–1 win against Hibernian.[41]

On 28 December, the Dons re-signed Niall McGinn on a three-and-a-half-year contract after he terminated his contract with Gwangju.[42] He will officially rejoin the club on 1 January 2018.[43]

January

On 9 January, Greg Tansey was loaned out to Ross County.[44] This freed space in the squad to make a signing the following day, Chidi Nwakali, joining on loan from Manchester City.[45]

During the Scottish Football winter break, and as in the previous year, the Dons headed off to Dubai for a week of winter training and played against Uzbekistan side Lokomotiv Tashkent in a friendly in which they lost 2–0.[46]

Before the Scottish Cup match against St Mirren, Craig Storie was released and Frank Ross signed a new deal until 2019 and then immediately loaned to Greenock Morton until the end of the season.[47]

Shortly after the 4–1 Scottish Cup win against St Mirren,[48] it was confirmed that Kenny McLean had signed for Norwich City for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £200,000, but would stay at the Dons until the end of the season.[49]

February

On 8 February, Gary Mackay-Steven won the Scottish Cup Goal of the fourth round award for his sensational strike in the previous month's 4–1 win against St Mirren.[50]

On 11 February, Aberdeen qualified for the Quarter Finals of the Scottish Cup by, in the end, convincingly beating Dundee United 4–2.[51]

After regaining second place in the League, Aberdeen lost 2–0 at Hibernian[52] and then lost at home to Celtic by the same scoreline.[53] This was the tenth time in a row that Aberdeen had lost to Celtic under Brendan Rodgers.[54]

On 28 February, after overnight snow and the storm "Beast from the East",[55] Aberdeen's match at Motherwell's Fir Park was postponed.[56]

March

After signing a new deal in October,[25] on 7 March, defender Scott McKenna signed another contract extension until 2023.[57]

On 12 March, midfielders Kenny McLean and Ryan Christie, and for the first-time defender Scott McKenna, were called up to the Scotland squad for friendlies against Costa Rica and Hungary.[58] McKenna earned his first cap by starting the match against Costa Rica and played the full 90 minutes.[59]

On 13 March, winger Scott Wright was called up for the Scotland under-21s.[60]

April

Without suspended trio captain Graeme Shinnie, previously ever-present Kenny McLean and right back Shay Logan,[61] Aberdeen lost to Motherwell 3–0 in the semi-final of the Scottish Cup at Hampden Park.[62] After the match, manager Derek McInnes criticised his own recruitment this season.[63]

On 24 April, after the plans had been put on hold,[64] Aberdeen were granted official planning permission to start on the new stadium at Kingsford.[65]

On 25 April, defender Scott McKenna was nominated for Scottish Young Player of the Year.[66]

On 26 April, Aberdeen youth lost the Scottish Youth Cup final to Hibernian youth 3–1 at Hampden Park.[67]

May

On 5 May, the Dons announced Hamilton Academical youth Lewis Ferguson would be joining the club on 1 July 2018, paying a development fee.[68]

On 6 May, it was announced that former two-time European Cup winning Manager Sir Alex Ferguson underwent an emergency surgery after suffering a brain haemorrhage.[69]

After drawing at home to Rangers[70] and the following day Hearts beating Hibernian, Aberdeen sealed European qualification for the fifth season in a row.[71]

On 10 May, at the Aberdeen FC awards event, Scott McKenna won the player, young player, and goal of the season awards.[72]

On 13 May, on the final day of the season, the Dons won at Celtic Park for the first time in the league since 2004[73] and also kept a clean sheet there for the first time since 1994, securing the runners-up spot in the process with a 1–0 win thanks to a goal from Andrew Considine.[74]

On 14 May, defender Scott McKenna, midfielders Graeme Shinnie, Kenny McLean and Ryan Christie were called up to the Scotland squad for friendlies against Peru and Mexico.[75]

On the squad for next season, goalie Danny Rogers signed a new 2-year deal, the club announced the loaned players returned to their clubs respectively, and that Nicky Maynard, Kári Árnason, and Daniel Harvie had left the club after their contracts had expired.[76]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

1 July 2017[77] Friendly St Johnstone 0–3 Aberdeen McDiarmid Park
15:00 BST AFC Report Rooney 32'
Christie 43'
Anderson 85'		 Attendance: 1,939[78]
6 July 2017[77] Friendly Arbroath 1–3 Aberdeen Gayfield Park
19:30 BST Kane Hester 86' AFC Report Rooney 21'
Stewart 43'
Stockley 78'		 Attendance: 2,081
Referee: Mat Northcroft
23 July 2017[79] Friendly Brechin City 1–4 Aberdeen Glebe Park
14:00 BST Love 70' Report McKenna 9'
Storey 32'
Árnason 56'
Rooney 58' (pen.)		 Attendance: 1,196[80]

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Premiership
6 August 2017 1 Aberdeen 2–0 Hamilton Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 BST Shinnie  13'
O'Connor 26'
Storey 90'		 BBC Report Sarris  22'
McMann  27'
Tomas  54'  62'
Skondras  58'		 Attendance: 15,165
Referee: Euan Anderson
12 August 2017 2 Ross County 1–2 Aberdeen Global Energy Stadium
15:00 BST Curran 2'
Routis  39'
O'Brien  57'
Keillor-Dunn  82'		 BBC Report Reynolds 23'
Logan 71'
Shinnie  72'		 Attendance: 5,965
Referee: Don Robertson
19 August 2017 3 Aberdeen 2–1 Dundee Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 BST May 11', 79'  65'
Logan  41'
McLean  90+1'		 BBC Report Deacon 53'
Kamara  64'		 Attendance: 15,646
Referee: Kevin Clancy
26 August 2017 4 Partick Thistle 3–4 Aberdeen Firhill Stadium
15:00 BST Erskine 8'
Doolan 13'
Keown 54'  49'  90+1'
Turnbull  68'		 BBC Report Christie 5'
McLean 42' (pen.)
Wright 52'
Rooney 84'		 Attendance: 4,768
Referee: Bobby Madden
9 September 2017 5 Hearts 0–0 Aberdeen Murrayfield Stadium[N 1]
15:00 BST May  90+3' BBC Report Souttar  11'
Berra  53'
Walker  73'		 Attendance: 24,248
Referee: Craig Thomson
16 September 2017 6 Aberdeen 1–1 Kilmarnock Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 BST May 10'
Wright  20'
Maynard  45'		 BBC Report Wilson  16'
Jones 48'
McKenzie  88'
Greer  90+1'		 Attendance: 15,037
Referee: Stephen Finnie
24 September 2017 7 Motherwell 0–1 Aberdeen Fir Park
12:15 BST McHugh  49'
Dunne  88'		 BBC Report Logan  45'
Considine 57'
Shinnie  89'		 Attendance: 4,535
Referee: Nick Walsh
30 September 2017 8 Aberdeen 3–0 St Johnstone Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 BST Rooney 7', 18', 81' (pen.)
Shinnie  58'
O'Connor  84'		 BBC Report Millar  62' Attendance: 14,879
Referee: John Beaton
14 October 2017 9 Hibernian 0–1 Aberdeen Easter Road
15:00 BST Stevenson  14'
McGinn  43'		 BBC Report Shinnie  28'
O'Connor  34'
Mackay-Steven 38'
May  79'		 Attendance: 19,038
Referee: Steven McLean
25 October 2017 11 Aberdeen 0–3 Celtic Pittodrie Stadium
19:45 BST Árnason  24'
O'Connor  44'
Considine  60'
McKenna  62'		 BBC Sport Tierney 13'
Dembélé 39', 63'		 Attendance: 20,528
Referee: Craig Thomson
28 October 2017 12 Aberdeen 2–1 Ross County Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 BST Christie 12'  88'
McLean 52' (pen.)  90+2'
McKenna  75'		 BBC Report Gardyne 8'  90+1'
Lindsay  52'
Draper  84'		 Attendance: 13,918
Referee: Don Robertson
4 November 2017 13 Hamilton 2–2 Aberdeen SuperSeal Stadium
15:00 GMT Imrie 19'
MacKinnon  39'
Templeton 76'
Skondras  90+3'		 BBC Report Stewart 27'
Árnason 74'		 Attendance: 3,099
Referee: Nick Walsh
18 November 2017 14 Aberdeen 0–2 Motherwell Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 GMT Considine  42'
Christie  86'		 BBC Report Bowman  41'
Moult 42', 54'		 Attendance: 14,013
Referee: Bobby Madden
26 November 2017 15 Kilmarnock 1–3 Aberdeen Rugby Park
12:30 GMT Broadfoot  11'
Frizzell  37'
Jones 66'  88'		 BBC Report McLean 1'
Broadfoot 12' (o.g.)
Shinnie  39'
May 74'
Tansey  90'		 Attendance: 4,198
Referee: Steven McLean
29 November 2017 10[N 2] Rangers 3–0 Aberdeen Ibrox Stadium
19:45 GMT Tavernier 7' (pen.), 70'
Peña 27'
McCrorie  38'
Holt  57'
Alves  65'		 BBC Report O'Connor  18'
Shinnie  33'
Mackay-Steven  44'
Christie  58'  84'		 Attendance: 48,687
Referee: Andrew Dallas
3 December 2017 16 Aberdeen 1–2 Rangers Pittodrie Stadium
12:30 GMT Shinnie  12'
Ross 65'		 BBC Report Windass  5' 63'
Wilson 14'
McCrorie  47'
Jack  56'
Herrera  90+4'		 Attendance: 18,983
Referee: Willie Collum
8 December 2017 17 Dundee 0–1 Aberdeen Dens Park
19:45 GMT Moussa  6'
Kamara  61'
Kerr  74'		 BBC Report Logan  44'
McKenna 48'
McLean  62'		 Attendance: 6,451
Referee: Nick Walsh
13 December 2017 18 St Johnstone 0–3 Aberdeen McDiarmid Park
19:45 GMT O'Halloran  14' BBC Report Rooney 20'
Árnason 33'
Shinnie  38'
Christie 60'		 Attendance: 2,911
Referee: Alan Muir
16 December 2017 19 Aberdeen 4–1 Hibernian Pittodrie Stadium
12:30 GMT Shinnie 11'
Mackay-Steven 36', 45', 62'		 BBC Report Whittaker  64'
Stokes 89'		 Attendance: 14,923
Referee: Bobby Madden
23 December 2017 20 Celtic 3–0 Aberdeen Celtic Park
15:00 GMT Lustig 40'  77'
Hayes 69'
Ntcham 76'		 BBC Report Árnason  8'
Shinnie  30'
Ball  35'
McLean  71'		 Attendance: 58,975
Referee: Craig Thomson
27 December 2017 21 Aberdeen 1–0 Partick Thistle Pittodrie Stadium
19:45 GMT Rooney 61' BBC Report Devine  86' Attendance: 14,830
Referee: Euan Anderson
30 December 2017 22 Aberdeen 0–0 Hearts Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 GMT BBC Report Cowie  62'
Milinković  67'
Souttar  75'
Brandon  85'
Lafferty  88'
Cochrane  90'		 Attendance: 18,371
Referee: John Beaton
24 January 2018 23 Rangers 2–0 Aberdeen Ibrox Stadium
19:45 GMT Morelos 32'
Tavernier 80' (pen.)		 BBC Report Considine  44'
McKenna  53'
Shinnie  88'		 Attendance: 49,707
Referee: Bobby Madden
27 January 2018 24 Aberdeen 3–1 Kilmarnock Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 GMT McKenna 49', 52'
McGinn 72'
Nwakali  90'		 BBC Report K. Boyd 28'
Dicker  43'
Jones  50'		 Attendance: 13,723
Referee: Craig Thomson
31 January 2018 25 Ross County 2–4 Aberdeen Global Energy Stadium
19:45 GMT Chow  74'
Schalk 77', 82'		 BBC Report McLean 28', 64'  45'
Rooney 32', 34' (pen.)
Shinnie  59'
Logan  80'
Stewart  90+1'		 Attendance: 4,318
Referee: Andrew Dallas
3 February 2018 26 Aberdeen 3–0 Hamilton Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 GMT Considine 26', 87'
McGinn 80'		 BBC Report Sarris  90+2' Attendance: 13,531
Referee: Euan Anderson
17 February 2018 27 Hibernian 2–0 Aberdeen Easter Road
15:00 GMT Allan  43'
Boyle 46'
Kamberi 60'  81'		 BBC Report McLean  48'
McKenna  52'
Nwakali  53'
Considine  69'
Christie  78'		 Attendance: 19,551
Referee: Andrew Dallas
25 February 2018 28 Aberdeen 0–2 Celtic Pittodrie Stadium
13:30 GMT McKenna  44'
Árnason  52'
Cosgrove  84'
Considine  87'		 BBC Report Lustig  29'  76'
Dembélé 37'
Tierney 83'
Hendry  90+4'		 Attendance: 17,206
Referee: Bobby Madden
10 March 2018 30 Partick Thistle 0–0 Aberdeen Firhill Stadium
15:00 GMT Elliott  84' BBC Report Attendance: 3,931
Referee: Greg Aitken
17 March 2018 31 Aberdeen 1–0 Dundee Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 GMT Shinnie  9' 35' BBC Report Attendance: 15,208
Referee: Willie Collum
31 March 2018 32 Aberdeen 4–1 St Johnstone Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 GMT Christie 34'
May 41'
Stewart 51', 82'		 BBC Report Davidson  19'
Anderson  65'
Willock 68'		 Attendance: 14,161
Referee: Bobby Madden
3 April 2018 29[N 2] Motherwell 0–2 Aberdeen Fir Park
19:45 BST Tait  80' BBC Report Árnason 65'
McLean 68'		 Attendance: 4,127
Referee: Don Robertson
7 April 2018 33 Hearts 2–0 Aberdeen Tynecastle
15:00 BST Naismith 18'  26'
Milinkovic 20'		 BBC Report Considine  36'
Christie  63'		 Attendance: 18,056
Referee: John Beaton
21 April 2018 34 Kilmarnock 0–2 Aberdeen Rugby Park
15:00 BST O'Donnell  54' McLean 37'  54'
Logan 59'		 Attendance: 5,067
Referee: Nick Walsh
27 April 2018 35 Aberdeen 2–0 Hearts Pittodrie Stadium
19:45 BST O'Connor 21'
Mackay-Steven 37'
McKenna  47'
Logan  76'		 BBC Report Berra  81'
Smith  90+1'		 Attendance: 14,045
Referee: Andrew Dallas
5 May 2018 36 Aberdeen 0–0 Hibernian Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 BST O'Connor  1'
Logan  37'
Mackay-Steven  45'		 BBCC Report Hanlon  28'
McGinn  37'		 Attendance: 17,822
Referee: John Beaton
8 May 2018 37 Aberdeen 1–1 Rangers Pittodrie Stadium
19:45 BST McLean 14' (pen.)
Cosgrove  27'
Shinnie  71'
McKenna  88'
Logan  90'		 BBC Sport Bates  22'
Dorrans  27'
Halliday  38'
Holt  44'
McCrorie 63'
Goss  87'
Morelos  90'		 Attendance: 17,745
Referee: Steven McLean
13 May 2018 38 Celtic 0–1 Aberdeen Celtic Park
12:30 BST McGregor  66'
Brown  74'
Ajer  80'		 BBC Sport McLean  35'
Considine 47'
Shinnie  80'
Logan  90+2'		 Attendance: 59,048
Referee: Craig Thomson

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League

Aberdeen qualified for the second preliminary round of the UEFA Europa League by finishing second in the 2016-17 Scottish Premiership.

Qualifying phase

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
13 July 2017 1st Leg Aberdeen 1–1 Široki Brijeg Aberdeen, Scotland
19:45 BST Christie 18'
Considine  59'		 UEFA Report
BBC Report		 Marković 69' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 17,067
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
20 July 2017 2nd Leg Široki Brijeg 0–2
(1–3 agg.)		 Aberdeen Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina
19:45 BST UEFA Report
BBC Report		 Christie  45'
Stewart 72'
Mackay-Steven 78'		 Stadium: Stadion Pecara
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Michael Tykgaard (Denmark)
27 July 2017 1st Leg Aberdeen 2–1 Apollon Limassol Aberdeen, Scotland
19:45 BST Christie 5'
Shinnie  3' 78'		 UEFA Report
BBC Report		 Jander 59'
Sachetti  20'  71'		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 20,085
Referee: Matthias Gestrainus (Finland)
3 August 2017 2nd Leg Apollon Limassol 2–0
(3–2 agg.)		 Aberdeen Larnaca, Cyprus
18:00 BST Schembri 17'
João Pedro  20'
Alef  36'
Stylianou  83'
Zelaya 86'  86'
Bruno Vale  90+7'		 UEFA Report
BBC Report		 Stockley  43'
Christie  45'
O'Connor  45+1'		 Stadium: AEK Arena - Georgios Karapatakis[N 3]
Referee: Stephan Klossner (Switzerland)

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish League Cup
9 August 2017 Second Round Hamilton 0–1 Aberdeen SuperSeal Stadium, Hamilton
19:45 BST MacKinnon  13'
Tomas  39'
Crawford  80'		 BBC Report McLean 43'
O'Connor  85'		 Attendance: 2,768
Referee: Nick Walsh
21 September 2017 Quarter Final Motherwell 3–0 Aberdeen Fir Park, Motherwell
19:45 BST Moult 13', 85'
Hartley 19'
Kipré  42'
Hammell  59'
Cadden  77'
Grimshaw  87'
Fisher  90'		 BBC Report Christie  88' Attendance: 6,430
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Cup
20 January 2018 Fourth Round Aberdeen 4–1 St Mirren Pittodrie Stadium
12:15[81] Rooney 8' (pen.)
Christie 18', 33'
Considine  31'
McLean  45'
Mackay-Steven 47'		 BBC Report Reilly 25' Attendance: 9,848
Referee: Don Robertson
11 February 2018 Fifth Round Aberdeen 4–2 Dundee United Pittodrie Stadium
16:30 Rooney 20'
Mackay-Steven 27', 55'
McLean 35'
Considine  36'
Shinnie  37'		 BBC Report Durnan  6'
Stanton  21' 34'
McMullan 70'
Robson  76'		 Attendance: 11,611
Referee: Willie Collum
3 March 2018 Quarter-final Aberdeen 1–1 Kilmarnock Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 Shinnie 20'
Logan  39'		 BBC Report Brophy  21'
Power  40'
Broadfoot  54'
Boyd 68' (pen.)		 Attendance: 8,739
Referee: Steven McLean
13 March 2018 Quarter-final Replay Kilmarnock 1–1 (a.e.t.) Aberdeen Rugby Park
19:45 McKenzie  23'
Dicker  29'
O'Donnell 96'  110'		 BBC Report McLean  43' 103' (pen.)
Rooney  45+2'
Christie  67'
Logan  67'
McKenna  113'
Shinnie  118'		 Attendance: 8,998
Referee: Steven McLean
Penalties
14 April 2018 Semi-final Motherwell 3–0 Aberdeen Hampden Park
12:15 Main 20', 66'
Bowman 22'		 BBC Report O'Connor  57'
Stewart  88'		 Attendance: 18,470
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 13 May 2018
No. Pos Player Premiership Europa League League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Joe Lewis 31 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 39 0
2 DF Shay Logan 37 2 4 0 2 0 4 0 47 2
3 DF Graeme Shinnie (c) 36 2 4 1 2 0 4 1 46 4
4 DF Andrew Considine 30+2 3 4 0 2 0 4 0 42 3
5 DF Anthony O'Connor 37+1 2 4 0 2 0 5 0 49 2
6 DF Mark Reynolds 6+6 1 4 0 2 0 1 0 19 1
7 MF Kenny McLean 37 8 4 0 2 1 4 2 47 11
8 FW Greg Stewart 16+12 3 3+1 1 0+1 0 2+1 0 36 4
9 FW Adam Rooney 16+19 9 1+1 0 0+1 0 5 2 43 11
10 FW Nicky Maynard 2+18 0 1+3 0 1 0 0+1 0 26 0
11 MF Gary Mackay-Steven 22+9 5 4 1 1+1 0 3+2 3 42 9
14 DF Kári Árnason 16+5 3 0+1 0 0+1 0 2 0 25 3
15 FW Scott Wright 6+8 1 0+2 0 1 0 0 0 17 1
17 MF Niall McGinn 10+1 2 0 0 0 0 3+2 0 16 2
18 DF Dominic Ball 9+6 0 0 0 1 0 1+1 0 18 0
19 DF Scott McKenna 30 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 34 3
20 GK Danny Rogers 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
21 DF Daniel Harvie 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 3 0
22 MF Ryan Christie 28+4 4 4 2 2 0 4 2 42 8
23 MF Chidi Nwakali 3+2 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0 8 0
24 FW Connor McLennan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW Sam Cosgrove 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 6 0
30 GK Freddie Woodman 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 0
31 FW Bruce Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK David Craddock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 MF Dean Campbell 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
83 FW Stevie May 24+4 5 0 0 1 0 2+2 0 33 5
Players who left the club or left on loan during the season
16 MF Greg Tansey 8+1 0 1+2 0 1+1 0 0 0 14 0
17 FW Jayden Stockley 0 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
23 MF Craig Storie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Frank Ross 1+3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
39 FW Miles Storey 0+1 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 3 1

Goalscorers

As of 13 May 2018

Ranking Nation Number Name Scottish Premiership Europa League League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 7 Kenny McLean 8 0 1 2 11
= 9 Adam Rooney 9 0 0 2 11
3 11 Gary Mackay-Steven 5 1 0 3 9
4 22 Ryan Christie 4 2 0 2 8
5 83 Stevie May 5 0 0 0 5
6 3 Graeme Shinnie 2 1 0 1 4
= 4 Andrew Considine 4 0 0 0 4
= 8 Greg Stewart 3 1 0 0 4
9 14 Kári Árnason 3 0 0 0 3
= 19 Scott McKenna 3 0 0 0 3
11 2 Shay Logan 2 0 0 0 2
= 5 Anthony O'Connor 2 0 0 0 2
= 17 Niall McGinn 2 0 0 0 2
14 6 Mark Reynolds 1 0 0 0 1
= 15 Scott Wright 1 0 0 0 1
= 25 Frank Ross 1 0 0 0 1
= 39 Miles Storey 1 0 0 0 1
Own Goal 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 56 5 1 10 72

Disciplinary record

As of 13 May 2018

Number Nation Position Name Premiership Europa League League Cup Scottish Cup Total
2 DF Shay Logan 7 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 1
3 DF Graeme Shinnie 15 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 0
4 DF Andrew Considine 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 9 0
5 DF Anthony O'Connor 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 8 0
7 MF Kenny McLean 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 0
8 FW Greg Stewart 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
9 FW Adam Rooney 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
10 FW Nicky Maynard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 MF Gary Mackay-Steven 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
14 DF Kári Árnason 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
15 MF Scott Wright 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 MF Greg Tansey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
17 FW Jayden Stockley 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 DF Dominic Ball 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 DF Scott McKenna 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
22 MF Ryan Christie 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 8 1
23 MF Chidi Nwakali 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
27 FW Sam Cosgrove 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
83 DF Stevie May 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
TOTALS 67 3 6 0 2 0 13 0 88 3

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (C) 38 24 10 4 73 25 +48 82 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round[b]
2 Aberdeen 38 22 7 9 56 37 +19 73 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3 Rangers 38 21 7 10 76 50 +26 70 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 Hibernian 38 18 13 7 62 46 +16 67
5 Kilmarnock 38 16 11 11 49 47 +2 59
Source: Soccerway BBC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second-stage group allocation).[82]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches) before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
  2. ^ Since the winners of the 2017–18 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Scottish Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team and the spot awarded to the second-placed team (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHHA
ResultWWWWDDWWWPLWDLWLWWWLWDLWWWLLPDWWLWWDDW
Position34312222222222233322223322333332332222
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018 (UTC). Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Transfers

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2017 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2017–18

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Hearts played this home match at Murrayfield Stadium, instead of their regular stadium Tynecastle due to ongoing renovations.
  2. ^ a b Rearranged game after postponement.
  3. ^ Apollon Limassol play their home matches at AEK Arena - Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, instead of their regular stadium Tsirio Stadium, Limassol.

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