2007–08 season | |||
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Chairman | Stewart Milne | ||
Manager | Jimmy Calderwood | ||
Stadium | Pittodrie Stadium | ||
Scottish Premier League | 4th | ||
Scottish Cup | Semi-finals | ||
League Cup | Semi-finals | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Lee Miller (13) All: Lee Miller (13) |
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Highest home attendance | 20,446 (v Copenhagen, 20 December 2007) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 7,270 (v Inverness CT, 31 October 2007) | ||
Average home league attendance | 12,888 | ||
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Summer Transfers | ||
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Player in | From | Fee |
Lee Mair | Dundee United | Bosman |
Jonathan Kurrant | Charlton Athletic | Free |
Jackie McNamara | Wolves | Free |
Jeffrey de Visscher | De Graafschap | Free |
Derek Young | Partick Thistle | Free |
Jonathan Smith | Wigan | Free |
Sone Aluko | Birmingham | Loan |
Player out | To | Fee |
Jamie Winter | Chesterfield | Free |
David Donald | Peterhead | Free |
Gary Dempsey | Yeovil Town | Free |
Dyron Daal | St Johnstone | Free |
Russell Anderson | Sunderland | £1 Million |
Craig Brewster | Inverness CT | Free |
Winter Transfers | ||
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Player in | From | Fee |
Stuart Duff | Dundee United | Free |
Josh Walker | Middlesbrough | Loan |
Dave Bus | De Graafschap | Free |
Alan Maybury | Leicester City | Free |
Player out | To | Fee |
Chris Clark | Plymouth Argyle | £200,000 |
Michael Hart | Preston North End | Undisclosed |
Michael Paton | Brechin City | Loan |
Stuart Smith | Peterhead | Loan |
Neil McVitie | Peterhead | Loan |
Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and UEFA Cup in season 2007–08. It was the club's first season in European competition since 2002–03.
Qualification for the group stages of the UEFA Cup was secured with an away-goals qualifying victory over FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Aberdeen were drawn in Group B along with Panathinaikos, Lokomotiv Moscow, Atlético Madrid and Copenhagen. Aberdeen qualified for the round of 32 following a 4–0 victory over F.C. Copenhagen. They were drawn against Bayern Munich and lost 7–3 on aggregate, but did manage a 2–2 home draw with the German club.
Aberdeen had already announced that the contracts of Jamie Winter and David Donald were not to be renewed. Gary Dempsey rejected a new two-year deal to sign for Yeovil Town, and Dyron Daal left to join St Johnstone.
Aberdeen had secured the signatures of defenders Lee Mair from Dundee United, and youngster Jonathan Kurrant, who would join after he had finished his A-Levels. Both agreed pre-contracts. Wolves experienced defender Jackie McNamara and De Graafschap winger Jeffrey de Visscher both signed on free transfers. Former player Derek Young returned to the club on a free transfer after spells at Dunfermline and Partick Thistle. Sone Aluko was signed on a free loan deal from Birmingham.