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Tour of South Africa

1927
Aberdeen Football Club
 

Flag Red Ensign of South Africa - in the public domain

Aberdeen FC
1927 Tour

Aberdeen FC’s 1927 Tour included, Cape Town, Eastern Cape, Bloemfontein, Kimberley, Pretoria, Durban, Natal and Johannesburg.

Aberdeen FC

Won 8 - Draw 2 - Lost 4

Tour Fixture List 1927

Western Province 1 v 1 Aberdeen

26 May 1927

Cheyne

Hartleyvale, Cape Town, South Africa, Attendance: 7,000

Western Province 0 v 1 Aberdeen

28 May 1927

Love

Hartleyvale, Cape Town, South Africa

Eastern Province 1 v 4 Aberdeen

31 May 1927

Love (2), Bruce (2)

South Africa

Frontier XI 3 v 2 Aberdeen

04 Jun 1927

Yorston (2)

East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Free State Select 1 v 6 Aberdeen

08 Jun 1927

Yorston (3), Edward (2), Cheyne

Bloemfontein, South Africa

Griguland West 0 v 6 Aberdeen

09 Jun 1927

Love, Yorston (3), Cheyne (2)

Kimberley, South Africa

Witwatersrand 3 v 1 Aberdeen

11 Jun 1927

Yorston

Johannesburg, South Africa

Pretoria District 2 v 2 Aberdeen

15 Jun 1927

Cheyne, McDermid

Pretoria, South Africa

Transvaal XI 1 v 4 Aberdeen

18 Jun 1927

Yorston (2), Cosgrove, McDermid

Johannesburg, South Africa

North District 1 v 4 Aberdeen

22 Jun 1927

Yorston (2), McDermid, Jackson

Dundee, Natal, South Africa

Natal 2 v 3 Aberdeen

25 Jun 1927

Yorston, McHale, Cosgrove

Durban, South Africa

Natal 2 v 1 Aberdeen

29 Jun 1927

Love

South Africa

South Africa XI 0 v 2 Aberdeen

02 Jul 1927

Yorston (2)

Johannesburg, South Africa

East Rand 4 v 1 Aberdeen

06 Jul 1927

South Africa

Aberdeen Football Club Tour 1927


Chairman: William Philip, Manager: Patrick 'Paddy' Travers, Players, No 1. Goalkeeper: Clifford Harold 'Harry' Blackwell, No 2. Right Back: Malcolm Muir, No 3. Left Back: Duff Morrison Bruce, No 3. Left Back: William 'Willie' Jackson, No 4. Inside Right: Michael Docherty 'Mike' Cosgrove, No 5. Centre Half: John 'Jock' Edward, No 6. Inside Left: Robert Forsyth 'Bob' McDermid, No 8. Inside Right: Alexander George 'Alec' Cheyne, No 9. Centre Forward: Benjamin Collard "Benny" Yorston, No 9. Centre Forward: John 'Jock' McHale, No 10. Inside Right: Robert Frederick 'Bobby' Bruce, No 11. Outside Left: Andrew Robb 'Andy' Love, Trainer: William James 'Billy' Russell.

  • 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: Aberdeen Football Club, 1927-28 - Original B&W picture - No copyright - attached.
    Insert Image: Flag Red Ensign of South Africa - This work is ineligible for copyright and therefore in the public domain because it consists entirely of information that is common property and contains no original authorship.

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