But they will take this lack of ambition every year as local boy Graeme Shinnie followed in the footsteps of Alex McLeish, the last Pittodrie skipper to lift the trophy, after one of the most remarkable turnarounds in Scottish Cup final history.

Then Aberdeen stunned Celtic to win the Scottish Cup. That means the Pittodrie side are elevated from Scotland's fifth European representatives to the third. As a consequence, Hibernian and United shuffle down to fourth and fifth respectively.

A driver was seriously injured Monday morning after crashing into the front of a Ross Dress for Less store in Aberdeen.

WE’RE into 30 more minutes of this to come at Hampden in the last ten minutes in a game of TWO own goals. Celtic led through an Alfie Dorrington own goal as they chase an historic ninth

Violence against teachers in Aberdeen schools has risen by 25% in the past year, according to figures seen by BBC Scotland News. An action plan designed to tackle the issue was drafted by Aberdeen City Council in March last year.

Here is how we rated the Celtic players in the Scottish Cup final Celtic have lost 5-4 on penalties against Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup final, their Treble dreams collapsing following a 1-1 draw. Alfie Dorrington’s own goal opened the scoring for the Premiership champions,

The cynics predicted a Hampden whitewash But it's Aberdeen fans who will be painting the town red after the most dramatic of Scottish Cup shock to end 35 years of waiting. Just like the last time they lifted this famous trophy the Dons took Celtic to penalty kicks before delivering the knockout blow.

It might not have been pretty, but Aberdeen's long-awaited Scottish Cup final victory was one for raw emotion, writes Tom English.