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John Alexander McHardy M.A.

1881-1888

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John Alexander McHardy M.A. - original B&W picture - No copyright - attached - Colorisation by Graeme Watson 2019

John Alexander McHardy M.A.

Football Player, Half Back

  • Birth: 12 Aug 1859 • Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
  • Death: 10 Oct 1904 • St Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland

12 football enthusiasts assembled, and John Alexander McHardy M.A. was one of the first of three school teachers who instigated the founding of Aberdeen F.C. along with William Stewart and Charles 'Chas' Emslie Glennie M.A.


Experience

Photo

  • Aberdeen F.C. 1889-90, Aberdeenshire Cup Winners

    • Aberdeen F.C. 1889-90, Aberdeenshire Cup Winners - No copyright - attached

    Back Row L-R: David Wood, J.Reith, Tom Ketchen, John A.McHardy, Robert Hyslop,
    A.D.Farnworth, Jamie Thomson, Alexander Wood, Charles E.'Chas' Glennie.
    Front Row L-R: Arthur Whitehead, M.Campbell, William A.Key, W.S.Morley-Brown,
    P.Wallace.

    (22 Feb 1890, Final: Aberdeen 8 v 3 Orion (a.e.t.) replay at Victoria Bridge Grounds, Aberdeen, Scotland.)

Aberdeen F.C. 1881-82


3rd Row L-R: James Bennie, William L. Thomson, John A. McHardy M.A., Charles Emslie "Chas" Glennie M.A., Andrew Steele,
2nd Row L-R: William Stewart, Joseph H. Haise, Alexander V. Lothian, William C. Farrell,
Front Row L-R: John C. Ross, Robert Hyslop B.A., David B. Lothian.

Aberdeen Football Club Team Photo 1881-82: Original B&W picture - No copyright - attached - Colorisation by Graeme Watson 2021.

External Link

  • Family Tree Official's, Player's and staff details: Ancestry.com
    A.F.C Official's, Player's and staff details source: AFC Heritage - The Official Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust.
    Aberdeen Football Club 1881 Logo - Designed by Graeme Watson © 2019
    Header Background: Victoria Utd v Orion, May 1895, Charity Cup at Central Park - Original B&W picture - No copyright - attached.
    Profile Photo 1885-86: Original B&W picture - No copyright - attached - Aberdeen FC Heritage Trust. Colorisation by Graeme Watson 2018.
    Team Photo 1881-82: Original B&W picture - No copyright - attached - Aberdeen FC Heritage Trust. Colorisation by Graeme Watson 2021.
    Team Photo: Aberdeen F.C. 1889-90, Aberdeenshire Cup Winners - original B&W picture - No copyright - attached. Colorisation by Graeme Watson 2021.
    Insert Photo: John Alexander McHardy M.A. B&W, Courtesy of Fraser Clyne.
    (Clyne, Fraser (2012). The Aberdeen Men Can’t Play Football – An early history of football in Aberdeen, 1881-1903. J. Thompson, Glasgow.)
    E-mail: Fraser Clyne

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Aberdeen F.C. - Family/DNA
An un-official compilation of the family tree of Aberdeen Football Club's official's, player's and staff from 1881 to present from one personal family tree.

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