This is the 95th meeting in the league, but match 107 overall.

The Dons first faced Hamilton in their first season in senior football in the old Second Division.

Having failed to get membership to the top flight, and having forgotten to apply for membership to this league the previous year, they had played their first campaign in the Northern League.

The teams played out a 3-3 draw in Hamilton with Aberdeen losing the return match 2-1 at Pittodrie. Aberdeen successfully gained membership to the top flight the following season.

The biggest win for Aberdeen came in a League Cup tie at Pittodrie in October 1978 when the Dons trounced Hamilton 7-1 following a 1-0 win in Hamilton. Joe Harper scored four that night. The heaviest defeat came back in 1934 when Hamilton recorded a 6-1 home win in the League.

Other hat-trick heroes against Hamilton were Benny Yorston, who scored a hat-trick in consecutive seasons at Pittodrie. George Hamilton, Paddy Buckley, Ernie Winchester, Scott Booth and more recently Paul Hartley with a hat-trick of penalties on his Dons debut have all notched three in a game.

Unsurprisingly, the top scorer against Hamilton is Benny Yorston with 10 goals closely followed by Willie Mills with eight. Matt Armstrong and George Hamilton managed six apiece while Joe Harper and Billy Strauss claimed four each. Of the current squad Rooney has 3 whilst McGinn and Considine all have two goals against the Accies.

total league record