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Black & Gold vertical striped top with White shorts
- The ("Black and Gold Brigade" later Nickname: The "Wasps")
Presented to the Aberdeenshire & District FA by Mr Skene, late of Rhodesia, a competiton originally between the three clubs in Aberdeen. Aberdeen FC, Orion FC and Victoria United FC a replacement for the Gershon Cup. Held Seven times between 1898 and 1905 with Aberdeen winning twice.
Aberdeen F.C. 1903–04
Rhodesia Cup Winners
PLAYERS & MANAGER
William Ritchie
Football Player, No 1 GoalkeeperBirth: Arbroath, Angus, Scotland - Death:
Sylvester Stephen "Sam" Willox
Football Player, No 3Birth: 12 Aug 1881 • 52 Kirk Street, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland - Death: 01 Apr 1950 • 13 Great Southern Road, Holburn, Aberdeen, Scotland
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William "Billy" Brebner
Football Player, No 3 Left BackBirth: 03 Nov 1881 • 24 Marywell Street, Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland - Death: Sep 1942 • New York, USA
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Robert Ritchie
Football Player, No 6 Half BackBirth: 24 Mar 1876 • Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland - Death: 26 Apr 1950 • Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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James "Jamie" Thomson
Football Player, Half backBirth: - Death:
James "Gowie" Robertson
Football Player, No 6 Left HalfBirth: 19 Nov 1879 • Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland - Death: 27 Jul 1929 • 205 Holburn Street, St Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland
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Andrew W. Freeland
Football Player, No 7 Outside RightBirth: - Death:
John Murphy
Football Player, No 6 Left HalfBirth: - Death:
James Pirie "Fairmer" "Jim" Mackie
Football Player, ForwardBirth: 19 Aug 1878 • 37 Dow Street, Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland - Death: 08 Feb 1913 • Perak, Malaysia
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David Gray
Football Player, No 10 Inside ForwardBirth: 1877 - Death: 1998 • Hammersmith, West London, England
Alexander "Alex" Shiach
Football Player, No 11 Outside LeftBirth: 26 Dec 1879 • Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland - Death: 1921 • St Nicholas, Aberdeen, Scotland
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James "Jimmy" Philip
1st Team Manager, DirectorBirth: 1862 • St Nicholas, Aberdeen, Scotland - Death: 12 Oct 1930 • 13 Erskine Street, Aberdeen, Scotland
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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.
Team Photo 1903-04: Aberdeen Football Club - Original B&W picture - No copyright - attached.
Background photo: Football pitch grass, Aberdeen Football Club, Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, Scotland, 2015 - Copyright © 2015 Graeme Watson.
Header Background: Pittodrie Sketch Feb 1900 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
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.