Rangers vs Aberdeen: Ugly moments in powder-keg grudge match

Published on Saturday 26 September 2009 02:41

RANGERS versus Aberdeen carries almost as much bad feeling as Rangers versus Celtic in the context of Scottish football's grudge matches. Here are some of the more controversial meetings between the two clubs.

1988

Ian Durrant is stretchered from the field at Pittodrie following a reckless tackle by Neil Simpson which sidelines the midfielder for two years with cruciate ligament damage.

1993

Aberdeen supporters hurl a golf ball impregnated with a nail at Rangers striker Ally McCoist at Ibrox.

1994

Rangers striker Mark Hateley is assaulted by a member of the public while leaving Pittodrie after a 2-2 draw.

1995

An Aberdeen bar invites customers to urinate over Rangers videos playing in the gents toilets.

1997

Aberdeen supporters jeer through one minute's silence for the late former Rangers captain George Young at Ibrox.

1998

An article in Rangers' match programme brands Aberdeen fans "scum" and club captain Richard Gough claims that the Dons only play four times per season – whenever they face the Glasgow club.

1999

Obscene anti-Rangers messages are removed from the official Aberdeen website.

2000

Fernando Ricksen launches a kung-fu style kick at Darren Young at Pittodrie and later claims the youngster needed "straightening out".

2001

Phil McGuire and Neil McCann are both sent off at Ibrox and former Rangers midfielder Tugay Kerimoglu claims that an unnamed Aberdeen player made comments about his recently deceased mother.

2002

Players are taken off the pitch after Aberdeen striker Robbie Winters is hit by a coin at Pittodrie. Some home fans invade the pitch to confront Rangers supporters as match is halted for 17 minutes. Rangers defender Lorenzo Amoruso confronts the travelling support with pleas to calm down and behave.