1992–93 Aberdeen F.C. season
# 1992–93 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup in the 1992–93 season. The club led by Willie Miller in his first full season as manager finished second in the league and lost to Rangers in both cup finals. It was also the first time since season 1976–77 that the Dons had not played in European competition after finishing 6th in the league the previous season.

## Results

### Scottish Premier Division

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 August | Hibernian | H | 3–0 | Shearer (2), Booth | 12,503 |
| 2 | 5 August | Celtic | H | 1–1 | Shearer | 14,618 |
| 3 | 8 August | Falkirk | A | 1–0 | Aitken | 5,925 |
| 4 | 15 August | Motherwell | A | 1–2 | Jess | 5,561 |
| 5 | 22 August | Dundee | H | 2–1 | Shearer, Paatelainen | 11,604 |
| 6 | 29 August | Rangers | A | 1–3 | Aitken | 41,636 |
| 7 | 2 September | Airdrieonians | H | 0–0 | | 9,021 |
| 8 | 12 September | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–1 | | 10,630 |
| 9 | 19 September | Partick Thistle | H | 2–0 | Grant, Paatelainen, | 9,755 |
| 10 | 26 September | St Johnstone | A | 3–0 | Shearer (2), Paatelainen | 7,320 |
| 11 | 3 October | Dundee United | H | 0–1 | | 12,936 |
| 12 | 7 October | Hibernian | A | 3–1 | Jess (2), Shearer | 8,824 |
| 13 | 17 October | Falkirk | H | 3–1 | Jess, Paatelainen, Booth | 9,016 |
| 14 | 31 October | Airdrieonians | A | 2–1 | Sandison (Own Goal), Shearer | 3,221 |
| 15 | 7 November | Dundee | A | 2–1 | Shearer, Richardson | 6,902 |
| 16 | 11 November | Motherwell | H | 2–0 | Shearer, Grant | 8,725 |
| 17 | 24 November | Partick Thistle | A | 7–0 | Shearer (3), Booth, Jess, Kane, Mason | 3,986 |
| 18 | 28 November | Heart of Midlothian | H | 6–2 | Shearer (3), Irvine, Mason, Booth | 13,555 |
| 19 | 2 December | Celtic | A | 2–2 | Jess, Kane | 29,122 |
| 20 | 5 December | St Johnstone | H | 3–0 | Kane, Roddie, Mason | 11,750 |
| 21 | 12 December | Dundee United | A | 2–2 | Irvine, Jess | 10,394 |
| 22 | 19 December | Hibernian | H | 2–0 | Richardson, Booth | 11,018 |
| 23 | 26 December | Motherwell | A | 2–0 | Irvine, Jess | 7,907 |
| 24 | 2 January | Dundee | H | 0–0 | | 13,201 |
| 25 | 16 January | Airdrieonians | H | 7–0 | Paatelainen (4), Jess, Booth, Irvine | 8,805 |
| 26 | 30 January | Falkirk | A | 4–1 | Jess (2), Booth, Shearer | 6,886 |
| 27 | 2 February | Rangers | H | 0–1 | | 15,055 |
| 28 | 13 February | Celtic | H | 1–1 | Paatelainen | 14,673 |
| 29 | 20 February | St Johnstone | A | 2–0 | Jess, Booth | 6,176 |
| 30 | 24 February | Dundee United | H | 0–0 | | 12,603 |
| 31 | 2 March | Partick Thistle | H | 1–0 | Paatelainen | 8,287 |
| 32 | 9 March | Hibernian | A | 2–1 | Kane, Paatelainen | 7,029 |
| 33 | 13 March | Falkirk | H | 2–2 | Roddie, Shearer | 9,095 |
| 34 | 20 March | Dundee | A | 2–1 | Paatelainen, Booth | 5,783 |
| 35 | 27 March | Motherwell | H | 1–0 | Booth | 9,155 |
| 36 | 30 March | Rangers | A | 0–2 | | 44,570 |
| 37 | 10 April | Airdrieonians | A | 1–1 | Shearer | 3,005 |
| 38 | 17 April | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3–2 | Shearer, Paatelainen, Mason | 9,700 |
| 39 | 20 April | Partick Thistle | A | 3–1 | Paatelainen (2), Kane | 3,445 |
| 40 | 1 May | Celtic | A | 0–1 | | 20,642 |
| 41 | 5 May | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–1 | Paatelainen, Shearer | 6,038 |
| 42 | 8 May | St Johnstone | H | 1–1 | Booth | 7,727 |
| 43 | 12 May | Rangers | H | 1–0 | Shearer | 13,079 |
| 44 | 15 May | Dundee United | A | 4–1 | Booth (2), Grant, Gibson | 9,078 |

**Final standings**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rangers (C) | 44 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 97 | 35 | +62 | 73 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
| 2 | Aberdeen | 44 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 87 | 36 | +51 | 64 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Celtic | 44 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 60 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Dundee United | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 47 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Heart of Midlothian | 44 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 44 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |

### Scottish League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R2 | 12 August | Arbroath | A | 4–0 | Paatelainen (2), Shearer, Jess | 4,130 |
| R3 | 19 August | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 1–0 | Paatelainen | 10,791 |
| QF | 26 August | Falkirk | A | 4–1 | Shearer (3), Irvine | 8,022 |
| SF | 23 September | Celtic | N | 1–0 | Jess | 40,618 |
| Final | 25 October | Rangers | N | 1–2 | Shearer | 45,298 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R3 | 9 January | Hamilton | H | 4–1 | Booth (3), Irvine | 10,800 |
| R4 | 7 February | Dundee United | H | 2–0 | Jess (2) | 14,500 |
| QF | 6 March | Clydebank | H | 1–1 | Shearer | 11,300 |
| QF Replay | 16 March | Clydebank | A | 4–3 | Booth (2), Irvine, Paatelainen | 8,000 |
| SF | 3 April | Hibernian | N | 1–0 | Booth | 21,413 |
| Final | 29 May | Rangers | N | 1–2 | Richardson | 50,715 |

## Squad

### Appearances & Goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier Division | Premier Division | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | NED | Theo Snelders | 52 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Michael Watt | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Gary Smith | 50 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Brian Irvine | 48 | 8 | 39 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| | DF | SCO | Stephen Wright | 46 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Alex McLeish (c) | 35 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | David Winnie | 26 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Stewart McKimmie | 20 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Graeme Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Gregg Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | John Milne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Paul Mason | 47 | 4 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Eoin Jess | 40 | 16 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| | MF | SCO | Brian Grant | 36 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Lee Richardson | 36 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Roy Aitken | 35 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Paul Kane | 30 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jim Bett | 22 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | NED | Theo Ten Caat | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Andy Roddie | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Robert Connor | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Ian Cameron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Graham Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Colin MacRonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Duncan Shearer | 43 | 27 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| | FW | FIN | Mixu Paatelainen | 43 | 20 | 33 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| | FW | SCO | Scott Booth | 36 | 19 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Scott Thomson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Andrew Gibson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
