North derby
North Derby Teams Aberdeen and Inverness Caledonian Thistle First meeting Inverness CT 0–3 Aberdeen (8 August 1998) Latest meeting Aberdeen 1–0 Inverness CT (4 April 2017) Most wins Aberdeen (24) Top scorer Billy Mckay Inverness CT, 6 goalsLargest victory Aberdeen 4–1 Inverness CT (31 October 2007) Smallest victory 1–0, (12 times). Aberdeen x10 Inverness CT x2 Largest goal scoring Inverness CT 3–4 Aberdeen (29 March 2008) and (21 December 2013) Longest win streak Aberdeen, 4 games. (21 October 2007 to 29 March 2008) and (27 September 2014 to 25 April 2015) Longest unbeaten streak Aberdeen, 17 games. (8 August 1998 to 29 March 2008) Current win streak Aberdeen, 2 games. (19 November 2016 to present) Current unbeaten streak Aberdeen, 3 games. (10 September 2016 to present)
The term North derby is sometimes used to emphasise their relative geographical proximity, when matches are played between Scottish football clubs Aberdeen and Inverness Caledonian Thistle .[ 1] The clubs first met in a Scottish League Cup tie played on 8 August 1998. Inverness first entered the Scottish Football League in 1994 alongside fellow Highland side Ross County , forming the Highland derby . However, Inverness progressed over the next 10 years to form a rivalry with Aberdeen, after winning promotion to the Scottish Premier League in 2004.
The match is considered to be a derby despite the fact that the two cities are over 100 miles apart. Aberdeen have no immediate rival geographically, although they have a longstanding rivalry with Rangers and another with Dundee United , who have frequently competed with them for Scottish major trophies.
Before Ross County were promoted to the SPL in 2012, the lack of an alternative derby opponent for both clubs led to the development of the rivalry. Due to the redevelopment of the Caledonian Stadium to meet SPL standard, Inverness had to share Pittodrie Stadium with Aberdeen during the first half of the 2004–05 league season .
Initially, the match has also been given an edge by Aberdeen enjoying a long unbeaten record against Inverness, partly thanks to a remarkable number of very late goals. This record was finally ended on the opening day of the 2008–09 league season when Inverness won 2–0 at Pittodrie. Other notable matches between the two clubs include a Scottish Cup tie in 2000 . Aberdeen beat Inverness after a replay in the round after Inverness had caused a great shock by beating Celtic .[ 2]
The clubs met on 16 March 2014 in their most high-profile game to date, the 2014 Scottish League Cup final , with Aberdeen winning on penalties after a 0–0 draw (aet) .[ 3]
Matches played
Season
Date
Venue
Competition
Score[ 4]
Home scorer(s)
Away scorer(s)
Attendance
Report
1998–99
08.08.1998
Caledonian Stadium
League Cup
0–3
Dodds (1, 66, 70)
5,164
Sunday Mirror
1999–00
20.02.2000
Caledonian Stadium
Scottish Cup
1–1
Mann (50)
Guntveit (81)
6,290
BBC Sport
29.02.2000
Pittodrie
Scottish Cup
1–0
Stavrum (75)
18,451
Sporting Life
2004–05
16.10.2004
Pittodrie[ 5]
SPL
1–3
McBain (36)
Adams (28, 64 pen. ), Mackie (90 pen. )
9,530
BBC Sport
27.12.2004
Pittodrie
SPL
0–0
18,250
BBC Sport
05.02.2005
Pittodrie
Scottish Cup
2–1
Mackie (15, 34)
Brewster (24)
10,595
BBC Sport
02.04.2005
Caledonian Stadium
SPL
0–1
Whelan (38)
7,026
BBC Sport
2005–06
15.10.2005
Caledonian Stadium
SPL
1–1
Bayne (73)
J. Smith (55)
6,809
BBC Sport
31.12.2005
Pittodrie
SPL
0–0
12,266
BBC Sport
01.04.2006
Caledonian Stadium
SPL
0–1
Lovell (83)
7,368
BBC Sport
2006–07
05.08.2006
Pittodrie
SPL
1–1
Crawford (29)
Wilson (89)
11,955
BBC Sport
06.11.2006
Caledonian Stadium
SPL
1–1
Bayne (78)
Lovell (90)
5,744
BBC Sport
13.01.2007
Pittodrie
SPL
1–1
Lovell (90)
Rankin (86)
10,300
BBC Sport
2007–08
21.10.2007
Caledonian Stadium
SPL
1–2
Wyness (58)
Young (8), Tokely (68 o.g. )
6,023
BBC Sport
31.10.2007
Pittodrie
League Cup
4–1
Nicholson (10 pen. , 21 pen. , 78), Miller (45)
Bayne (68)
7,270
BBC Sport
02.01.2008
Pittodrie
SPL
1–0
Nicholson (83 pen. )
13,372
BBC Sport
29.03.2008
Caledonian Stadium
SPL
3–4
Bus (21 o.g. ), Duncan (40), McBain (57)
Aluko (7), Nicholson (45), Miller (53), Maguire (90)
5,655
BBC Sport
2008–09
29.08.2008
Pittodrie
SPL
0–2
Barrowman (27), McBain (90)
12,659
BBC Sport
20.12.2008
Caledonian Stadium
SPL
0–3
Mulgrew (6), McDonald (51), Mackie (56)
5,862
BBC Sport
11.04.2009
Pittodrie
SPL
1–0
McDonald (79)
11,114
BBC Sport
2010–11
02.10.2010
Caledonian Stadium
SPL
2–0
Hayes (19), Rooney (61)
6,144
BBC Sport
09.11.2010
Pittodrie
SPL
1–2
Velicka (49)
Rooney (34 pen. ), Munro (81)
5,917
BBC Sport
26.01.2011
Caledonian Stadium
SPL
0–2
Jack (44), Blackman (49)
4,468
BBC Sport
30.04.2011
Pittodrie
SPL
1–0
Pawlett (75)
6,280
BBC Sport
2011–12
20.08.2011
Pittodrie
SPL
2–1
Milsom (12), Vernon (27)
Foran (79)
7,989
BBC Sport
24.12.2011
Caledonian Stadium
SPL
2–1
Golobart (64), Tade (69)
Fallon (76)
5,888
BBC Sport
24.03.2012
Pittodrie
SPL
0–1
Tade (10)
8,939
BBC Sport
21.04.2012
Caledonian Stadium
SPL
0–2
Golobart (46 o.g. ), Gillet (89 o.g. )
3,487
BBC Sport
2012–13
15.09.2012
Caledonian Stadium
SPL
1–1
Foran (67 pen. )
Smith (84)
4,499
BBC Report
27.11.2012
Pittodrie
SPL
2–3
Magennis (45, 50)
McKay (36, 82), Warren (58)
9,193
BBC Report
19.01.2013
Caledonian Stadium
SPL
3–0
Shinnie (53), McKay (61, 78)
4,734
BBC Report
2013–14
21.09.2013
Pittodrie
Premiership
1–0
Vernon (81)
11,251
BBC Report
21.12.2013
Caledonian Stadium
Premiership
3–4
McKay (47, 57), Shinnie (90)
Robson (22 pen. , 32), Pawlett (37), McGinn (44)
4,810
BBC Report
18.01.2014
Pittodrie
Premiership
0–1
Williams (22)
12,021
BBC Report
16.03.2014
Celtic Park
League Cup
51,143
BBC Report
18.04.2014
Caledonian Stadium
Premiership
0–0
4,224
BBC Report Archived 20 April 2014 at archive.today
2014–15
27.09.2014
Pittodrie
Premiership
3–2
Rooney (24), Logan (40), Hayes (59)
Meekings (16), Watkins (50)
11,414
BBC Report
28.12.2014
Caledonian Stadium
Premiership
0–1
Pawlett (12)
6,614
BBC Report
08.04.2015
Pittodrie
Premiership
1–0
Taylor (47)
11,319
BBC Report
25.04.2015
Caledonian Stadium
Premiership
1–2
Ofere (48)
Raven (69 o.g. ), McGinn (74)
4,530
BBC Report
2015–16
26.09.2015
Caledonian Stadium
Premiership
2–1
Storey (8), Christie (29)
Taylor (35)
6,410
BBC Report
26.12.2015
Pittodrie
Premiership
2–2
Polworth (41), Tansey (47 pen. )
McGinn (73), Rooney (90 pen. )
15,142
BBC Report
15.02.2016
Caledonian Stadium
Premiership
3–1
Vigurs (18), Tansey (51 pen. ), Tremarco (65)
Rooney (7)
4,544
BBC Report
2016–17
10.09.2016
Pittodrie
Premiership
1–1
McGinn (51)
Vigurs (68)
11,356
BBC Report
19.11.2016
Caledonian Stadium
Premiership
1–3
Doumbouya (15)
McLean (28, 89), Rooney (33 pen. )
4,867
BBC report
04.04.2017
Pittodrie
Premiership
1–0
Warren (22 o.g. )
11,507
BBC report
Locations of teams in the derby
Head-to-head summary
As of 4 April 2017
Competition
Aberdeen wins
Draws
Inverness CT wins
Aberdeen goals
Inverness CT goals
SPL / Premiership
20
10
10
53
42
Scottish Cup
2
1
0
4
2
League Cup
2
1
0
7
1
Overall
24
12
10
64
45
Goalscorer records
Players with 3 or more goals in the North derby.
As of 4 April 2017
Notes
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