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Aberdeen FC selection of
testimonial matches
1978-2015
Testimonial Matches
Clubs usually grant testimonials to players upon reaching ten years of service with a club, to honour a player.
Bobby Clark 78
03 Sep 1978
Aberdeen 0 v 1 Former Dons Select
Bertie Miller 35', Attendance: 21,000Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, Scotland
Joe Harper 80
31 Aug 1980
Aberdeen 8 v 6 Joe Harper's International Select
Cowan (2), Strachan, Leighton (pen), Jarvie, Perovic, Dornan, Davidson - Graham (4), Scott, McNeill, Attendance: 16,000Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, Scotland
Jocky Scott 81
03 May 1981
Dundee 0 v 3 Aberdeen
Rougvie, Harrow, DavidsonDens Park, Dundee, Scotland
Willie Miller 81
16 Aug 1981
Aberdeen 0 v 1 Tottenham Hotspur
Brooke 82' (pen), Attendance: 11,000Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, Scotland
Drew Jarvie 82
07 Aug 1982
Aberdeen 0 v 1 Ipswich Town
D'Avray, Attendance: 8,200Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, Scotland
Martin Buchan 83
17 Aug 1983
Manchester United 2 v 2 Aberdeen
Stapleton 33', 36' - Weir 47', 71', Attendance: 18,000Old Trafford, Manchester, England
(Programme signed by Manchester United's Martin Buchan)
Alex McLeish 85
13 Dec 1985
Aberdeen 3 v 3 Gothenburg XI
Rougvie, McLeish (2), - Archibald (2), Dodds, Attendance: 23,000Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, Scotland
John McMaster 85
16 Dec 1985
Aberdeen 1 v 3 The Billy McNeill Select
McDougall 42' - Olsen 17' (pen), McAvennie 62', Phillips 66', Attendance: 16,500Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, Scotland
Willie Miller 90
04 Dec 1990
Aberdeen 2 v 5 World Cup XI
Robertson 28', Booth 46' - Miller 19' (og), Hughes 23', Webb 40', Gillhaus 46', Archibald 73', Attendance: 23,000Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, Scotland
Stewart McKimmie 94
06 Aug 1994
Aberdeen 1 v 0 Blackburn Rovers
Shearer 10', Attendance: 12,000Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, Scotland
Brian Grant 96
03 Aug 1996
Aberdeen 1 v 3 Everton
Dodds 60' - Watson, Kanchelskis, Irvine (og), Attendance: 9,500Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, Scotland
Brian Irvine 97
26 Mar 1997
Aberdeen 1 v 2 Wimbledon
Shearer 43', - Euell 65', Clarke 69', Attendance: 8,716Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, Scotland
Teddy Scott 99
18 Jan 1999
Aberdeen 1 v 1 Manchester United
Aberdeen won 7-6 on penalties Newell - Johnsen 51', Attendance: 22,000Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, Scotland
Russell Anderson 06
08 Aug 2006
Aberdeen 2 v 3 Everton
Dempsey 40', Smith 70' - Arteta 54', Cahill 85', Anichebe 90', Attendance: 10,541Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, Scotland
Dean Windass 09
09 Aug 2009
Hull City 0 v 1 Aberdeen
Gardner 39' (og), Attendance: 8,272Kingston Communications Stadium, Hull, England
Neil Simpson 12
14 Aug 2012
Aberdeen 2 v 1 Manchester United
Hayes 37', Shaughnessy 70' - Anderson 81', Attendance: 24,000Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, Scotland
Andrew Considine 15
27 Mar 2015
Aberdeen 1 v 2 FC Twente
Shankland 73' - Ziyech 26', Eghan 69', Attendance: 6,193Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, Scotland
Jamie Langfield 15
26 Jul 2015
Aberdeen 1 v 0 Brighton Hove Albion
Rooney 75', Attendance: 3,513Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, Scotland
Additional Testimonial Matches
1910-2011
- 04-01-1910, Willie Lennie, Aberdeen 3 v 2 Dundee, Pittodrie Park, 4,000
- 04-01-1912, Donald Colman, Aberdeen 4 v 2 Dundee, Pittodrie Park, 5,000
- 15-08-1912, Jock Hume, Aberdeen 1 v 1 Dundee, Pittodrie Park, 7,000
- 02-01-1913, Stewart Davidson, Aberdeen 1 v 1 Dunfermline, Pittodrie Park, 5,000
- 28-08-1913, George Wilson, Aberdeen 4 v 2 Falkirk, Pittodrie Park, 6,000
- 05-01-1914, Jimmy Soye, Aberdeen 1 v 1 Dundee, Pittodrie Park, 4,000
- 27-08-1919, Bobby Hannah, Aberdeen 2 v 2 Dundee, Pittodrie Park, 6,000
- 14-04-1920, Bert MacLachlan, Aberdeen 1 v 0 Wilf Low Select, Pittodrie Park, 15,000
- 19-01-1920, George Anderson, Aberdeen 2 v 3 Dundee, Pittodrie Park, 7,000
- 05-01-1921, Alex Wright, Aberdeen 4 v 2 Hearts/Hibs XI, Pittodrie Park, 7,000
- 27-04-1921, Arthur Robertson, Aberdeen 2 v 2 England XI, Pittodrie Park, 5,000
- 30-04-1924, Jock Hutton, Aberdeen 1 v 1 Liverpool, Pittodrie Park, 5,000
- 08-04-1925, Walter Grant, Aberdeen 2 v 2 Hibernian, Pittodrie Park, 6,000
- 19-08-1925, Matt Forsyth, Aberdeen 4 v 1 Aberdeen XI, Pittodrie Park, 7,000
- 23-09-1925, Bert MacLachlan, Aberdeen 0 v 1 Manchester Utd, Pittodrie Park, 9,000
- 18-08-1926, Harry Blackwell, Aberdeen 3 v 3 Aberdeen XI, Pittodrie Park, 7,000
- 13-04-1927, Duff Bruce, Aberdeen 1 v 1 Dundee, Pittodrie Park, 6,000
- 01-10-1929, Jimmy Smith, Aberdeen 2 v 2 Huddersfield, Pittodrie Park, 8,000
- 14-04-1948, Matt Armstrong, Elgin City 2 v 3 Aberdeen, Borough Briggs, 3,900
- 04-05-1951, Billy Strauss, Plymouth 2 v 2 Aberdeen, Home Park, 11,586
- 25-07-2000, Jim Leighton, Aberdeen 0 v 0 Middlesbourgh, Pittodrie Stadium, 10,500
- Aberdeen won 7-6 on penalties
- 19-07-2011, Darren Mackie, Aberdeen 0 v 1 Villareal C.F., Pittodrie Stadium, 10,000
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Header Background: From Graeme Watson's personal collection, a selection of programme's - Copyright © 2020 Graeme Watson.
A.F.C Official's, Player's, match and staff details source: AFC Heritage - The Official Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust.
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