A look back at the last time Celtic & Aberdeen were Scotland’s top two

A peek at the top of the table tells you it’s not the usual one-two at the Scottish Premiership summit.

However, Celtic and Aberdeen gone head-to-head for the top two spots a few times in the past decade.

Indeed there were four seasons in a row – from 2014-15 to 2017-18 – when the Dons were Scottish football’s second force.

And that meant some tasty trips to Pittodrie for Celtic across those four seasons, with plenty on the line each time. Here are four matches which spring to mind.

Aberdeen 1-2 Celtic (9 November 2014)

Just over 10 years ago, Aberdeen were drawing 1-1 until a last-minute winner from Virgil van Dijk got 10-man Celtic over the line. I wonder what happened to him? The win put Ronny Deila’s men top of the table despite captain Scott Brown’s red card.

Aberdeen 2-1 Celtic (3 February 2016)

The following season Aberdeen got plenty of revenge. Twice Celtic left the north-east with nothing, beaten 2-1 on both occasions. Derek McInnes’ Dons were particularly impressive in the second match in February, with goals from Jonny Hayes and Simon Church putting them two up inside 40 minutes.

Aberdeen 0-1 Celtic (29 October 2016)

Brendan Rodgers’ first trip to Pittodrie came eight years ago. The game was tight. It took a cute half-volley from Tom Rogic to separate the sides. The Australia midfielder loved a goal against the men in red, as he’d show later that season in the Scottish Cup final as the Invincible Treble was sealed.

Aberdeen 0-2 Celtic (25 February 2018)

These games can often be fiery affairs. Celtic’s Mikael Lusting and Aberdeen’s Sam Cosgrove were both sent off in the last 15 minutes of this one. Kieran Tierney’s last Premiership goal for Celtic sealed a 2-0 win.