The record · In progress
2026-27
A substantial rebuild under Stephen Robinson, with the league shape still unsettled.
Expectations
The baseline going in
A top-six baseline after ninth place, with a new manager's first full season and a squad rebuilt over the summer.
Top six and a clearer identity. This is an analyst-set baseline, not a published club target.
Stephen Robinson was appointed on 12 March 2026 and began his first full season after a large summer turnover. Aberdeen are not in European competition. The League Cup semi-final against Rangers is scheduled for 31 October 2026.
Measured
The league record
Manager records are league-only. Cup and European results are curated exit rounds, not match-level manager records.
The season
Managers and the within-season split
| Manager | Dates | Pld | W-D-L | GF | GA | Pts | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Robinson | 2026-08-01 – 2026-10-24 | 10 | 3-2-5 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 1.10 |
Interim spells are separate records. A match in a gap is not assigned to the nearest manager.
Cups
Domestic runs
- League Cup · Semi-final pending Scheduled against Rangers at Hampden Park on 31 October 2026.
- Scottish Cup · Not entered not_entered No Scottish Cup matches had been played at the review date.
Europe
Continental runs
Not in European competition.
Recruitment
What came in and went out
Estimated net is a range from public/reported fee anchors and a transparent age, position and market model. It is not an audited balance; free transfers count as zero fee and loan fees are excluded.
Source market
- scotland · 4 arrivals 27%
- england · 3 arrivals 20%
- europe · 5 arrivals 33%
- other · 3 arrivals 20%
- unknown · 0 arrivals 0%
0 arrivals have no resolved source market.
Age at arrival
Median 26 · average 26.4 · coverage 100%.
Disclosed fees only. Undisclosed is never zero and is excluded from the totals. Age is shown only where a birth date is known.
Key business
The summer arrivals include Lewis Mayo, Brad Lyons, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Ayoub Mouloua, Lewis Smith and a large loan/free cohort. The full set is in the transfer register; key business is linked below. Full transfer register →
Style
How the season looked
Opponent-unadjusted team proxies from league match rows. Not xG and not a tactical model. Possession is provider-reported only.
The rebuild is the context, not an excuse. The measured proxies and shape mix show what the team is doing; the interim read is labelled as a reading.
Possession is not shown unless the provider team-statistics backfill is available; it is never inferred.
Selection
Who played, and how old they were
Formation mix
- 4-2-3-1 · 5 fixtures (33%)
- 5-3-2 · 3 fixtures (20%)
- No grid · 2 fixtures (13%)
- 4-1-3-2 · 2 fixtures (13%)
- 4-1-4-1 · 1 fixtures (7%)
- 4-3-3 · 1 fixtures (7%)
Top by starts
| Player | Starts | Mins |
|---|---|---|
| K. Nisbet | 15 | 1221 |
| M. Muller | 14 | 1260 |
| N. Guinness-Walker | 14 | 1207 |
| L. Mayo | 13 | 1100 |
| A. Aremu | 13 | 983 |
| C. Cadden | 11 | 999 |
| C. Ronan | 11 | 868 |
| D. Happe | 9 | 789 |
| T. Olusanya | 8 | 884 |
| T. Yogane | 8 | 635 |
| B. Lyons | 7 | 570 |
Formation is the kick-off shape. Ages use the season roster or a known birth date; missing ages are excluded, not filled. Top-by-starts is not a claim that those players started together.
Selection metrics are current-season and coverage-labelled. A young or newly assembled squad can produce volatile minutes; the page shows the distribution rather than a single average.
Academy
Youth pathway
Curated debuts
No curated academy debut is recorded for this season.
Measured new players
- D. Happe · 14 Jul 2026
- L. Mayo · 14 Jul 2026
- N. Guinness-Walker · 14 Jul 2026
- B. Lyons · 14 Jul 2026
- L. Smith · 14 Jul 2026
- C. Ronan · 14 Jul 2026
- T. Yogane · 14 Jul 2026
- A. Mouloua · 14 Jul 2026
- M. Muller · 18 Jul 2026
- A. Briedl · 18 Jul 2026
- F. Marshall · 25 Jul 2026
- A. Fasanya · 25 Jul 2026
- C. Cadden · 1 Aug 2026
- Mitchy Ntelo · 30 Aug 2026
- Hicham Mahou · 11 Oct 2026
Curated debuts are explicit club/academy records. Measured new players are first appearances in the covered history, not career debuts.
Off the pitch
Staff changes
- 23 Jul 2026 Rachel Corsie · Board member In
- 14 Sept 2026 Alan Burrows · Chief executive Out resigned
- 15 Sept 2026 Adrian Bevington · Chief executive In
Season in progress
No final verdict yet
The rebuild is the story so far, not a verdict. A large summer turnover, a new manager and an unsettled shape are the context for the early results. The record will publish a final review at the end of the season; until then, the measured record and the coverage notes are the honest output.
The final review is published at the end of the season. Until then, the measured record and the coverage notes are the output.
Coverage
What is measured, curated and missing
- League record: available
- Manager records: league only
- Transfers: audited
- Lineups: partial · 18/20 fixtures
- Unattributed league matches: 0
League-only manager records. Cup/Europe runs are curated exit rounds. Selection is measured where historical lineups exist.
← 2025-26 · The record · Results and fixtures
Provenance
How this page is sourced
Dataset 2026-10-27T19:05:13+00:00-0154e2c. Sources and coverage are listed below; the page keeps its own source and uncertainty labels.
- Cormack-era historical record · mixed · active
- League results, historical · football_data_uk · active
- Published transfer register · curated · active
- Medium and long-term themes · derived · active
Definitions: history.baseline · history.coverage · history.defeats · history.scorecard · history.season · history.season-document · history.staff
Corrections and changes are recorded on Corrections and contact.
Cite this page
Cormack era. Dataset 2026-10-27T19:05:13+00:00-0154e2c, as of 2026-10-27T19:05:13+00:00. Sources: mixed; football-data.co.uk; curated; derived. Definitions: history.baseline; history.coverage; history.defeats; history.scorecard; history.season; history.season-document; history.staff.