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Aberdeen announce 2026 Hall of Fame inductees including cup double heroes The last edition back in 2024 saw Charlie Nicholas, Hans Gillhaus, Brian Irvine and Matt Armstrong were inducted, with more greats that have shaped the history of the club to be added this autumn. Aberdeen have announced their latest Hall of Fame inductees, including two heroes from the 1989/90 cup double and a legendary defender. The Dons' 11th Hall of Fame dinner will see six former players, staff and managers honoured at a special event on Thursday, October 29 at The Marcliffe Hotel. In the last edition back in 2024, Charlie Nicholas, Hans Gillhaus, Brian Irvine and Matt Armstrong were inducted, with more greats that have shaped the history of the club to be added this autumn. Cup double-winning manager Alex Smith closed an iconic decade with silverware, securing the League Cup in 1989 by leading his side to victory over Rangers at Hampden. He followed that up with even more success just months later as his side lifted the Scottish Cup by toppling Celtic in the first ever final to be determined by penalties. Smith had introduced several fan favourites to the club during his time as manager, including Gillhaus and Nicholas. Meanwhile the star of the League Cup triumph in 1989 is also set to be inducted, with Paul Mason to be added to the list of legends that have shaped Aberdeen's history. Mason's brace against Rangers secured silverware, quickly making him a hero among the Red Army, with the Liverpudlian brought to the club for £200,000 by Alex Smith. He became a star utility player, deployed in multiple positions across the pitch with his talents making him a standout performer in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era. Former defender Andy Considine is also set to be inducted, with the centre-back spending nearly 20 years of his career at Pittodrie. His highlight came when the Dons beat Inverness to win the League Cup back in 2014 before finally earning recognition with Scotland. Considine was handed his first cap at the age of 33, and with that came the iconic anthem roared around the Hampden stands, with thousands belting out 'Yes Sir, I Can Boogie' following the rediscovery of the defender's hilarious stag-do music video. Others set to be inducted include Ferguson's penultimate signing before moving on to Manchester United. Robert Connor was signed from Dundee back in 1987, and he went on to feature in three consecutive League Cup finals against Rangers, making it third time lucky in 1989. He also took the second spot kick in the Scottish Cup triumph over Celtic months later to add to his first item of silverware, missing out on a hat-trick of medals as the Dons lost the title race in 1991. Jim Warrender will be inducted into the Hall of Fame, and his inclusion comes during his 40th year of working for the club. The former Hazlehead Golf Course groundskeeper joined the team at Pittodrie in May 1986, and after working alongside Ferguson he would go on to work with 18 permanent managers. The modern day Teddy Scott took on multiple roles with the club and has enjoyed plenty of special occasions including cup wins in 1989, 1990, 1995 and 2014, all while tackling plenty of the Dons' logistical challenges. In more recent years Jim has looked after the needs of the Development Squad, and he is still around Cormack Park, very often the last out of the building, just as he was at Pittodrie for so many years. Lastly, Tommy McMillan is the 2026 posthumous inductee, with the former centre-half a key player during the Eddie Turnbull revolution in the 1960s. He featured in the famous Scottish Cup victory over Celtic in 1970 as the Dons lifted the trophy for only the second time in their history. McMillan was certainly the unsung hero in the side that won 15 league games in a row in 1970/71, 12 of them without conceding a single goal, setting a European shut-out record. The Dons narrowly missed out on the league title that season, badly disrupted by the Pittodrie Fire. Tommy made 248 Aberdeen appearances and scored two goals before joining Falkirk for a short spell in 1972. He passed away aged 81 on February 5. In 2015, the club's Hall of Fame was re-launched as an annual event with the induction of the Aberdeen's most successful manager, Sir Alex Ferguson. Aberdeen Hall of Fame 2026 inductees - Andy Considine - Robert Connor - Paul Mason - Tommy McMillan - Alex Smith - Jim Warrander All the Aberdeen Hall of Fame inductees - Chris Anderson - Russell Anderson - Matt Armstrong - Dougie Bell - Jim Bett - Eric Black - Henning Boel - Martin Buchan - Bobby Clark - Donald Colman - Neale Cooper - Dick Donald - Sir Alex Ferguson - Arthur Graham - Hans Gillhaus - David Halliday - Joe Harper - Jim Hermiston - John Hewitt - Brian Irvine - Drew Jarvie - Eoin Jess - Stuart Kennedy - Archie Knox - Graham Leggat - Jim Leighton - Ally Macleod - Fred Martin - Frank McDougall - Mark McGhee - Alex McLeish - John McMaster - Willie Miller - Charlie Nicholas - Davie Robb - Doug Rougvie - Teddy Scott - Duncan Shearer - Ally Shewan - Neil Simpson - Theo Snelders - Gordon Strachan - Eddie Turnbull - Peter Weir - Alec Young