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Your chance to name the pitches at Kingsford!
Ahead of the opening of the Club’s £12 million state-of -the-art Community Hub, Professional Training Campus and Youth Academy later this year we are giving Dons supporters the chance to make their mark by naming the training pitches on the site.
This opportunity follows on from the announcement that the training facilities will be named Cormack Park, in recognition of vice chairman Dave Cormack.
As we enter an exciting new era it remains crucial that we retain as much of the heritage that has been built up throughout our 116-year existence. Plans for Phase 2 of the project already include a Memorial Garden, with plans to include the famous granite façade from the Merkland Road at Pittodrie. There will be many opportunities to ensure the ‘Pittodrie-fication’ of the new stadium and supporters will be fully engaged as the club embarks on a comprehensive consultation process with a view to ensuring the stadium delivers for all.
In the meantime, the naming of the six training pitches on site, including the main professional pitch which will be used by Derek McInnes and his side for the first time later this year, provides the first opportunity for supporters to make their mark on the new development.
To inspire players for many years into the future, the pitches will be named after some of the greatest players to have ever worn the famous red shirt, serving as a daily reminder of what it means to represent Aberdeen.
So now it’s over to you, The Red Army, to select six players, each of whom will be recognised at the official opening ceremony. Hundreds of players have played their part at Pittodrie over the years with distinction but with only six pitches available we have narrowed the list down to players who have been inducted into the AFC Hall of Fame.
As it stands there are 26 AFC greats in the Hall of Fame who have all played for The Dons at some point throughout their time with the club, although some are more known for the influence that they had off the field.
One of those players, Bobby Clark, has already been given the honour of having the Youth Academy part of the Campus named after him in recognition of his service on and off-the pitch. This leaves 25 players to choose from!
Make your mark, place your vote online now Please note, all votes must be placed by midnight on Sunday 1st September.
| Player | Description |
| Alec Young | Played in every league match as The Dons won their first ever league championship.
He would also go onto win the League Cup in the following season. |
| Alex McLeish | The legendary defender made 692 appearances and 30 goals during a 17-year career at the club.
Formed a formidable partnership with Willie Miller and won 12 trophies including the European Cup Winners Cup. |
| Ally Shewan | The legendary left-back played in the longest ever run of consecutive matches (six+ years).
Ally made 300 appearances for Aberdeen, scoring nine goals. |
| Arthur Graham | Helped the club to Scottish Cup glory, just 21 days after making his debut.
‘Bumper’ made 298 appearances and scored 45 goals. |
| Chris Anderson | Former player who helped to transform the club after joining the board in 1967.
Instrumental in the development of the first all covered, all seated ground in British football. |
| Dick Donald | Served The Dons for a total of almost 50 years as a player (1928-33, Director (1949-70) & Chairman (1970-93).
Guided the Club to unprecedented success as Chairman and had the Richard Donald stand named after him. |
| Donald Colman | One of the games earliest and greatest innovators. He amassed 346 appearances for The Dons and later returned as a trainer.
Following a trip to Norway he would help bring the dugout to the British game. |
| Drew Jarvie | The one-time record signing made 386 appearances scoring 130 goals.
He won a Premier Division title and a League Cup winners medal and served on the clubs coaching staff. |
| Eoin Jess | Made 380 appearances and 94 goals at Pittodrie, Jess is one of the most naturally gifted players to ever pull on an Aberdeen jersey.
Winner of three trophies and is the only Aberdeen player to win the PFA Young Player of the Year award twice. |
| Fred Martin | The first goalkeeper to win a league title with The Dons and represent Scotland at a World Cup (1954).
He also won the League Cup with the club. |
| Graham Leggat | Made 152 appearances, scoring 92 goals and is one of the early legends at Pittodrie.
Graham played a pivotal part in clubs first ever league championship win and he also won the League Cup with the club. |
| Henning Boel | The Danish defender became a cult hero during his six years at Pittodrie.
Henning made 150 appearances and won the Scottish Cup. |
| Jim Bett | Spent nine years at Pittodrie where he made 337 appearances and scored 48 goals.
Jim won the Scottish Cup and League Cup double during his time with Aberdeen. |
| Jim Hermiston | Made 271 appearances for the club, scoring 16 goals.
The defender spent nine years at Pittodrie and won the Scottish Cup. |
| Jim Leighton | Made six clean sheets on the way to European Cup Winners Cup glory.
Jim made 535 appearances and had two spells at the club as goalkeeping coach. |
| Joe Harper | ‘The King of the Beach End’ is Aberdeen’s all – time leading goal scorer.
Joe scored 199 goals in 300 appearances and won all domestic honours with the club. |
| John Hewitt | Scored arguably the clubs greatest ever goal when he netted the winner against Real Madrid in the European Cup Winners Cup Final.
Made 361 appearances scoring 90 goals during a 10-year career at Pittodrie. |
| John McMaster | Joined the club in 1972 and played 315 times scoring 33 goals.
John won five trophies including the European Cup Winners Cup and was awarded with a testimonial in 1985. |
| Martin Buchan | Aberdeen’s youngest ever cup winning captain when he lifted the Scottish Cup aged 21.
He was named as Scotland’s Player of the Year in and moved to Manchester United for a record fee of £125,000. |
| Neale Cooper | Born in India but raised in Aberdeen, Neale made 220 appearances and scored nine goals.
Nicknamed ‘Tattie’, he won nine trophies including the European Cup Winners Cup. |
| Neil Simpson | Played in every match on the way to European Cup Winners Cup glory.
Won every domestic honour with the club as well as the European Super Cup. Neil made 310 appearances over a 12 year career, scoring 31 goals. |
| Peter Weir | Played 237 times for The Dons scoring 38 goals, Weir is arguably the Club’s greatest ever winger.
He helped the Club to win every domestic honour as well as The European Cup Winners Cup. |
| Stuart Kennedy | Made 333 appearances and scored nine goals. Won four trophies including the European Cup Winners Cup.
Sir Alex Ferguson would give Stuart a place on his bench in Gothenburg after injury cost him a place in the team. |
| Teddy Scott | Served The Dons through six decades in a number of roles including player, coach and kitman.
Awarded a testimonial match against Manchester United in 1999 where a capacity crowd turned up to show their appreciation for a man who gave his life to AFC. |
| Willie Miller | The inspirational captain spent his whole career at Pittodrie as he led the club to domestic and European glory.
Willie made an incredible 797 appearances and also managed the club. |