Pittodrie

Aberdeen
Name: Pittodrie Stadium
Nickname: -
When Built: 1899
Capacity: 22,199
Record Attendance: 45,061 – March 13, 1954 – Aberdeen vs Heart of Midlothian

Address: Pittodrie Street, Aberdeen, AB24 5QH

Description: The stadium has a seating capacity of 22,199 and it’s the 4th largest football arena from Scotland, after Hampden, Celtic Park and Ibrox. The stadium has 4 stands called: the Main Stand, the Markland Stand, the Richard Donald Stand and the South Stand..

Brief History: Pittodrie Stadium is Aberdeen’s home since 1903 and here Aberdeen had it’s major successes. The stadium was one of the first all-seated stadiums from the United Kingdom. The home fans from Pittodrie stadium supported the team to it’s major successes in the ’80s when the club managed to win European Cup Winners Cup. On the 1st of july 1979 Pittodrie became the first planned all-seated stadium from Great Britain. In the future, there are some rumours that the club will move to a new stadium leaving old Pittodrie behind.

Pittodrie

SPL Round Up - Results

Rangers remain 4 points clear at the top of the SPL after there 4-0 win over St Mirren whittaker got 2 goals with Boyd and Bruke taking the others. Second place Celtic struggled to a 1-0 win over Falkirk with Scott Mcdonald scoring just before the first half break. Dundee United move into 3rd place after they beat Kilmarnock 2-1 with Robson grabbing another goal (i would be surprised to see him still at Dundee United after the transfer window). However Motherwell (4th) have 3 games in hand.

Results:

Aberdeen (0) Vs (1) Hearts
Nade (55th Minute)

Kilmarnock (1) Vs (2) Dundee United
Robson (Dundee United, 30th Minute)
Conway (Dundee United, 66th Minute)
Wales (Kilmarnock, 83rd Minute)

Rangers (4) Vs (0) Saint Mirren
Burke 27
Boyd 33
Whittaker 37
Whittaker 81

Celtic (1) Vs (0) Falkirk
Mc Donald 45th

Jimmie Calderwood

Name: James Calderwood
Age: 52
Nationality: Scottish
Current Club: Aberdeen

Brief Playing History: His football player career lasted 18 years, from 1971 when he began professional football at Birmingham City as a midfielder. He was not a great player and he hasn’t played for really big clubs from Scotland or England, but he was devoted to the clubs where he played. He played for Birmingham almost 8 years and then, after a quick season at Cambridge, he moved into Holland, where he played at several teams in the 80s. He retired from his footballer career in 1989 at Heracles Almelo and hasn’t won any major trophees at any team he played.

Brief Management history: He was an assistant coach for a couple of years but in 1996 he decided to start as no1 coach and he began coaching Willen II Tilburg In Holland. Next year, he moved to NEC Nijmegen and in 1999 he came back in Scotland when he coached Dunfermline Athletic for a couple of years. From 2004, he was appointed as a coach at Aberdeen and he hasn’t won any major trophee yet.

Previous Clubs Played For:
1971-1979 – Birmingham City
1979-1980 – Cambridge United
1980-1989 – Sparta Rotterdam, Willem II Tilburg, Roda JC, Heracles Almelo

Previous Clubs Managed:
1996-1997 – Willem II Tilburg
1997-1999 – NEC Nijmegen
1999-2004 – Dunfermline Athletic
2004-present - Aberdeen

Aberdeen FC

Nicknames: The Dons
Founded: 1903
Stadium: Pittodrie
Capacity: 22,199
Chairman: Stewart Milne
Manager: Jimmy Calderwood

Aberdeen play in the top flight of scottish football, formed in 1903. They the 3rd most succesful team in scotland (after Celtic and Rangers. Aberdeen enjoyed a highly succesful period in the 1980’s under the management of Sir Alex Ferguson he guided them to three league championships, UEFA Cup Winners Cup defeating the mighty Real Madrid they also won the Super Cup and are the only scottish team to win this, they beat Hamburg 2-0, and are the only scottish team to win two European trophies.

Aberdeen have one the scottish premier league on 3 occasions (which ties them with both Hearts and Hibernian), Aberdeen were the last club outside of the old firm to win the scottish premier league in the 1984-1985 season. Aberdeen currently play at Pittodrie they were the first british team to have an all seated stadium and also introduced the dug out which is now used by all top flight teams.

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