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The ("Black and Gold Brigade" later Nickname: The "Wasps")
Presented by The Lord Provost Dewar of Perth, was a competition between the winners of the Aberdeenshire, Forfarshire, Perthshire and Stirlingshire Cups, and the winner being declared the champions of the four Northern counties, held between 1899 to 1972 and 1982-83. Aberdeen were winners 17 times.
Aberdeen F.C. 1928-29
Dewar Shield Winners
PLAYERS & MANAGER
Duncan "Dunky" Yuill
Football Player, No 1 GoalkeeperBirth: 19 Mar 1901 • Old Kilpatrick, Dunbarton, Scotland - Death:
Special Mention: (Duncan Yuill, Ex-Aberdeen Footballer's Brave Act - Resuced an elderly woman who stumbled into a canal. P&J, 03 Jul 1930)
William "Willie" Jackson
Football Player, No 2 Centre ForwardBirth: 24 Dec 1900 • Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland - Death: 09 Feb 1986 • Aberdeen, Scotland
Doug Livingstone
Football Player, No 3 Left BackBirth: 25 Feb 1898 • Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland - Death:
James "Jimmy" Black
Football Player, No 4 Right HalfBirth: 22 May 1899 • Newtongrange, Scotland - Death: 12 Apr 1933 • Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
John "Jock" McHale
Football Player, No 9 Centre ForwardBirth: 30 Jan 1898 • Maryhill, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland - Death: 04 Jan 1962 • Dennistoun, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Frank Robert Hill
Football Player, No 10 Centre ForwardBirth: 21 May 1906 • Forfar, Angus, Scotland - Death: 26 Aug 1993 • Lafayette, Contra Costa, California, USA
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John Wilson
Football Player, No 7 Outside RightBirth: Paisley, Glasgow, Scotland - Death:
Alexander George "Alec" Cheyne
Football Player, No 8 Inside RightBirth: 28 Apr 1907 • 567 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland - Death: 05 Jul 1983 • Arbroath, Angus, Scotland
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Alexander "Alex" Merrie
Football Player, No 9 Centre ForwardBirth: 20 May 1905 • Saltcoats, North Ayrshire, Scotland - Death: 1985 • Saltcoats, North Ayrshire, Scotland
Benjamin Collard "Benny" Yorston
Football Player, No 9 Centre ForwardBirth: 14 Oct 1905 • Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland - Death: Dec 1977 • Chelsea, London, England
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James "Jimmy" Smith
Football Player, No 11 Outside LeftBirth: 25 Jun 1896 • Darvel, Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland - Death: 24 Nov 1945 • Woodend Hospital, Aberdeen, Scotland
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Patrick "Paddy" Travers
Team Manager, Football Player, No 10 Inside LeftBirth: 28 May 1883 • Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland - Death: 5 May 1962 • Dublin, Ireland
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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: Aberdeen Football Club, 1926-27 - Original B&W picture - No copyright - attached.
Header Background: Aberdeen Football Club, Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, Scotland, 2015 - Copyright © 2015 Graeme Watson.
Background photo: Football pitch grass, Aberdeen Football Club, Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, Scotland, 2015 - Copyright © 2015 Graeme Watson.
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.