2010–11 Aberdeen F.C. season
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The 2010–11 season was Aberdeen's 98th season in the top flight of Scottish football. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup.
2010–11 season | |||
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Chairman | Stewart Milne | ||
Manager | Mark McGhee (until 1 December 2010) Neil Cooper (from 2 to 11 December 2010) Craig Brown (from 13 December 2010) | ||
Stadium | Pittodrie Stadium | ||
Scottish Premier League | 9th | ||
Scottish Cup | Semi-finals | ||
League Cup | Semi-finals | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Scott Vernon (10) All: Scott Vernon (16) | ||
Highest home attendance | 15,307 vs. Rangers 26 September 2010 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 5,636 vs. Dunfermline Athletic 6 February 2011 | ||
Average home league attendance | 8,874 | ||
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Aberdeen began the season with successive league wins over Hamilton Academical and St Johnstone, but suffered a poor run of form in the following months, culminating in a club record 0–9 defeat to Celtic in November 2010. The following month, Mark McGhee was sacked as manager and replaced by Motherwell manager Craig Brown.[1]
In the cups, Aberdeen reached the semi-final of the Scottish League Cup, losing 1–4 to Celtic in January 2011. Aberdeen also reached the semi-final of the Scottish Cup, losing 0–4 to Celtic in April 2011.