It's 8 days till our first semifinal in 8 years.

And in the build up to the match (and to waste some time after finishing night shift) I thought I'd post a few stats about afc, queens and the Scottish Cup.

 

It's 100yrs since our very first semifinal, in 1908, vs Celtic.  In these days the semis were not held at neutral venues and Pittodrie had the honour of hosting Aberdeen's first ever National Cup Semi Final.  20,000 fans crammed into Pittodrie and the record crowd was to be part of one of the most controversial Cup ties ever played at the old ground.  There was to be no fairytale, however, as Aberdeen lost 1-0 to the eventual winners.

 

The real story was the crowd disturbances that marred the game.  Celtic players were pelted throughout in response to what was perceived to be rough treatment dished out to the home side, and come the final whistle the Celtic players were bombarded with stones and other missiles.

 

Overall Aberdeen have appeared in 31 Scottish Cup Semifinals winning 15 ties and losing 16.

 

Queen of the South in contrast have only played in one semifinal previously.

This came in 1950 where they were beaten 3-0 by Rangers, but only after a 0-0 draw in the original tie infront of over 50,000 fans.  Of note Queen's also overcame Aberdeen 2-1 at Pittodrie in a Quarter Final replay after a 3-3 draw at Palmerston.

 

Aberdeen's Full Cup Semifinal Record:

 

1908: Aberdeen 0-1 Celtic (at Pittodrie)

1911: Celtic 1-0 Aberdeen (at Celtic  Park)

1922: Aberdeen 1-3 Morton (at Dens Park)

1924: Aberdeen 0-0 Hibs

REPLAY  Hibs 0-0 Aberdeen

2nd REPLAY Aberdeen 0-1 Hibs

1926: Aberdeen 1-2 Celtic

1935: Aberdeen 0-1 Hamilton

1937: Aberdeen 2-0 Morton

1939: Aberdeen 1-1 Motherwell

REPLAY Motherwell 3-1 Aberdeen

1947: Aberdeen 2-0 Arbroath

1953: Aberdeen 1-1 Third Lanark

REPLAY Third Lanark 1-2 Aberdeen

1954: Aberdeen 6-0 Rangers

1955: Aberdeen 2-2 Clyde

REPLAY Clyde 1-0 Aberdeen

1959: Aberdeen 1-1 Third Lanark

REPLAY Third Lanark 0-1 Aberdeen

1966: Aberdeen 0-0 Rangers

REPLAY Rangers 2-1 Aberdeen

1967: Aberdeen 1-0 Dundee United

1969: Aberdeen 1-6 Rangers

1970: Aberdeen 1-0 Kilmarnock

1978: Aberdeen 4-2 Partick Thistle

1979: Aberdeen 1-2 Hibernian

1980: Aberdeen 0-1 Rangers

1982: Aberdeen 1-1 St Mirren

REPLAY St Mirren 2-3 Aberdeen

1983: Aberdeen 1-0 Celtic

1984: Aberdeen 2-0 Dundee

1985: Aberdeen 0-0 Dundee United

REPLAY Dundee United 2-1 Aberdeen

1986: Aberdeen 3-0 Hibernian

1988: Aberdeen 0-0 Dundee United

REPLAY Dundee United 1-1 Aberdeen (aet)

2nd REPLAY Aberdeen 0-1 Dundee United

1990: Aberdeen 4-0 Dundee United

1993: Aberdeen 1-0 Hibernian

1994: Aberdeen 1-1 Dundee United

REPLAY Dundee United 1-0 Aberdeen

1996: Aberdeen 1-2 Hearts

2000: Aberdeen 2-1 Hibernian

OVERALL RECORD:

TIES: Won 15 Loss 16

MATCHES:  Won 15 Draw 12 Loss 16

 

 

 

 

my wife just called to say she has invited some mates around on Saturday night for some wine and chat and wants me to stay away.

 

The chat?

Lets hae these D&G bastards 

dolce & gabbana - WTF ye on aboot?

 

I heard QotS casuals were still knocking aboot in benetton jumpers and george @ asda jeans anyway 

 

George at ASDA he is a tough cunt, doesn't run!

he did when I put a red sock in with my whites!

 

he showred his colours at that point then