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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. 1939-40
Dewar Shield Winners
PLAYERS & MANAGER
George Johnstone
Football Player, No 1 GoalkeeperBirth: 20 Jan 1906 • Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland - Death: 06 Apr 1978 • Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Andrew David "Andy" Cowie
Football Player, No 2 Wing HalfBirth: 11 Mar 1913 • Motherwell, Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland - Death: 19 Jan 1972 • Inverness, Scotland
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William "Willie" Cooper
Football Player, No 2 Right BackBirth: 24 Oct 1909 • Aberdeen, Scotland - Death: 18 May 1994 • Aberdeen, Scotland
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Francis "Frank" Dunlop
Football Player, No 5 Centre Half (Capt.)Birth: 28 Apr 1913 • 152 Langlands Road, Govan, Lanark, Scotland - Death: Mar 1991 • Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, Scotland
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William John "Willie" Waddell
Football Player, No 5 Right HalfBirth: 12 Dec 1919 • Cadder (Western), Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland - Death: 10 Dec 1979 • Weston Favell, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
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George Thomson
Football Player, No 6 Left HalfBirth: - Death:
Charles James "Charlie" Smith
Football Player, No 7 Outside RightBirth: 20 Aug 1915 • Cardiff, Wales - Death: 31 Mar 1984 • Torquay, Devon, England
William Clark "Billy" Bain
Football Player, No 10 ForwardBirth: 16 Nov 1924 • Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland - Death:
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Matthew "Matt" Armstrong
Football Player, No 9 Centre ForwardBirth: 12 Nov 1911 • Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland - Death: 04 Oct 1995 • Woodend Hospital, Aberdeen, Scotland
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Charles "Charlie" Ferguson
Football Player, No 10 Inside LeftBirth: 22 Nov 1910 • Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland - Death:
William Henry "Bill" Strauss
Football Player, No 11 Outside LeftBirth: 06 Jan 1916 • Benoni, Gauteng, Transvaal, South Africa - Death: 16 Nov 1984 • Plymouth, Devon, England
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David "Dave" Halliday
Team ManagerBirth: 11 Dec 1901 • Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland - Death: 05 Jan 1970 • Leicester, Leicestershire, England
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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, 1939-40 - 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.