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Aberdeen F.C. 1881-82
First game played in Aberdeen
under Association Rules.
PLAYERS & MANAGER
Alexander Veitch Lothian
Football Player, Back (Capt.)Birth: 18 Feb 1859 • 2 Main Street, Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland - Death: 30 Nov 1933 • Hillhead, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Robert Hyslop B.A.
Football PlayerBirth: 20 Feb 1859 • Morton By Thornhill, Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland - Death: 30 Jan 1893 • 20 Buccleuch Street, Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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William Crimea Farrell
Football PlayerBirth: 01 Jan 1856 • Crimea British Subject, Sebastopol - Death: 03 Jan 1894 • St Nicholas, Aberdeen, Scotland
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John Campbell Ross
Football PlayerBirth: 06 Jul 1860 • Forfar, Angus, Scotland - Death: 1941 • District of Haymarket, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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J. Brown
Football PlayerBirth: - Death:
Andrew Steele
Football Player, ForwardBirth: 08 Aug 1854 • Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland - Death: 15 Dec 1923 • Edinburgh Newington, Midlothian, Scotland
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Charles Emslie "Chas" Glennie M.A.
Football Player, Half BackBirth: 01 Feb 1860 • Skene, Aberdeenshire, Scotland - Death: 09 May 1944 • Forresterhill, Greystanes, Laurencekirk, Scotland
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William Stewart
Football Player, ForwardBirth: 23 Jul 1857 • Old Cummnock, Ayrshire, Scotland - Death: Jan 1913 • Frederick Street Elementary School, Frederick Street, Aberdeen, Scotland
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Joseph Henry Haise
Football PlayerBirth: 19 Sep 1857 • Cheltentham, Gloucestershire, England - Death: 22 Oct 1903 • Dublin, Ireland
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David Bennett Lothian
Football Player, Left WingBirth: 28 Feb 1856 • Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland - Death: 23 Feb 1950 • 15 Kings Gate, Aberdeen Southern District, Aberdeen, Scotland
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G.F. Hall
Football PlayerBirth: - Death:
Aberdeen Association Football Club
Aberdeen F.C. advert for return match with Coupar Angus F.C. to be held at the Holburn Cricket Grounds, the first match played in Aberdeen under Association Rules. The match was played on the 15th Apr 1882, Aberdeen 1 v 3 Coupar Angus.
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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.
Header Background: Victoria Utd v Orion, May 1895, Charity Cup at Central Park - Original B&W picture - No copyright - attached.
Background photo: Football pitch grass, Aberdeen Football Club, Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, Scotland, 2015 - Copyright © 2015 Graeme Watson.
Team Photo 1881-82: Original B&W picture - No copyright - attached - Aberdeen FC Heritage Trust. Colorisation by Graeme Watson 2018.
Insert Photo: Aberdeen F.C. advert for return match with Coupar Angus F.C., 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
Individual Team Member Photos - Various sources and status, see individual profile page for details.
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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.