Former association football club in Scotland
Football club
OrionFull name | Orion Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | the Cocks o' the North[1] |
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Founded | 1885 |
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Dissolved | 1903 |
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Ground | Cattofield Aberdeen |
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Orion Football Club was a Scottish football team that played in the city of Aberdeen between 1885 and 1903.
History
The club's first known match was a 2–0 defeat to Bon Accord F.C., in which the Orion club was said to have been "very good for a new club".[2][3]
Orion won two Northern League championships, in 1897 and 1899.[4] The club also won the Rhodesia Cup in 1898–99 (contested among the three senior Aberdeen clubs: Aberdeen, Orion and Victoria United).[5]
Orion was one of the three clubs that merged on 14 April 1903 to form the current Aberdeen F.C.; the other two being Aberdeen and Victoria United.[6]
Playing colours
The club's colours were:[7]
- Claret Shirt
- Dark Blue Shorts
- Dark Blue Socks
Grounds
The club's first match was at the Recreation Grounds in Aberdeen,[2] moving to Cattofield by 1893.
Scottish Cup Record
1886–87
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Orion Scorer(s) | Attendance |
R1 | 11 September | Arbroath | A | 0–20 | | |
1887–88
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Orion Scorer(s) | Attendance |
R1 | 6 September | Arbroath | A | 0–18 | | |
1889–90
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Orion Scorer(s) | Attendance |
R1 | 7 September | Victoria United | H | 3–1 | | |
R2 | 28 September | Aberdeen | A | 1–2 | | |
1890–91
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Orion Scorer(s) | Attendance |
R1 | 6 September | Aberdeen | H | 1–5 | | |
1893–94
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Orion Scorer(s) | Attendance |
R1 | 25 November | Leith Athletic | H | 2–11 | | |
1894–95
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Orion Scorer(s) | Attendance |
R1 | 24 November | Dundee | A | 1–5 | | 3,000 |
1896–97
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Orion Scorer(s) | Attendance |
R1 | 24 January | Falkirk | A | 0–2 | | |
1897–98
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Orion Scorer(s) | Attendance |
R1 | 8 January | Dundee Wanderers | A | 2–3 | | 5,000 |
1898–99
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Orion Scorer(s) | Attendance |
R1 | 14 January | Kilmarnock | H | 0–2 | | 5,000 |
1899–1900
1900–01
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Orion Scorer(s) | Attendance |
R1 | 23 January | Ayr | A | 2–2 | | 2,000 |
R1 R | 23 January | Ayr | H | 1–3 | | 1,000 |
1902–03
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Orion Scorer(s) | Attendance |
R1 | 24 January | Nithsdale Wanderers | A | 0–1 | | 500 |
Honours
- Northern League
- Aberdeenshire Cup
- 1890–91, 1894–95, 1896–97, 1898–99, 1900–01[8]
- Aberdeenshire Charity Cup
- 1893–94,1895–96, 1897–98[8]
- Aberdeen Charity Cup
- Gershon Cup
- 1893–94, 1894–95, 1896–97[9]
- Rhodesia Cup
- ADFA Hospital Tournament
References
- ^ "Round the country". Scottish Referee: 1. 11 September 1899.
- ^ a b "Orion v Bon-Accord". Aberdeen Journal: 6. 9 November 1885.
- ^ There are claims that Orion had entered the Scottish Cup for 1885 and the invitation went to Bon Accord instead; however Orion had not formed by the time Cup entries closed, and Bon Accord had been established for over a year.
- ^ "Northern Football League 1891–1920". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ^ "scottish-football-historical-archive.com". scottish-football-historical-archive.com.
- ^ "Homepage". Aberdeen FC.
- ^ "Aberdeen - Historical Scottish Football Kits". www.historicalkits.co.uk.
- ^ a b c "Aberdeenshire & District Cup". Scottish-Football-Historical-Archive. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Gershon Cup". Scottish-Football-Historical-Archive. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Rhodesia Cup". Scottish-Football-Historical-Archive. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". Press and Journal. 21 May 1888. Retrieved 21 September 2021. (via) British Newspaper Archive.
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