sport.wikisort.org - TeamOrion Football Club was a Scottish football team who played in the city of Aberdeen between 1885 and 1903.
Former association football club in Scotland
This article is about the Scottish football club. For the Costa Rican football club, see
Orión F.C.
Football club
OrionFull name | Orion Football Club |
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Founded | 1885 |
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Dissolved | 1903 |
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Ground | Cattofield Aberdeen |
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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".[1][2]
Orion won two Northern League championships, in 1897 and 1899.[3] The club also won the Rhodesia Cup in 1898–99 (contested between the three senior Aberdeen clubs: Aberdeen, Orion and Victoria United).[4]
Orion was one of the three clubs who merged on 14 April 1903 to form the current Aberdeen F.C.; the other two being Aberdeen and Victoria United.[5]
Playing colours
The club's colours were:[6]
- Claret Shirt
- Dark Blue Shorts
- Dark Blue Socks
Grounds
The club's first match was at the Recreation Grounds in Aberdeen,[7] 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 |
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1887–88
Round |
Date |
Opponent |
H/A |
Score |
Orion Scorer(s) |
Attendance |
R1 |
6 September |
Arbroath |
A |
0–18 |
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1889–90
Round |
Date |
Opponent |
H/A |
Score |
Orion Scorer(s) |
Attendance |
R1 |
7 September |
Victoria United |
H |
3–1 |
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R2 |
28 September |
Aberdeen |
A |
1–2 |
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1890–91
Round |
Date |
Opponent |
H/A |
Score |
Orion Scorer(s) |
Attendance |
R1 |
6 September |
Aberdeen |
H |
1–5 |
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1893–94
Round |
Date |
Opponent |
H/A |
Score |
Orion Scorer(s) |
Attendance |
R1 |
25 November |
Leith Athletic |
H |
2–11 |
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1894–95
Round |
Date |
Opponent |
H/A |
Score |
Orion Scorer(s) |
Attendance |
R1 |
24 November |
Dundee |
A |
1–5 |
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3,000 |
1896–97
Round |
Date |
Opponent |
H/A |
Score |
Orion Scorer(s) |
Attendance |
R1 |
24 January |
Falkirk |
A |
0–2 |
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1897–98
Round |
Date |
Opponent |
H/A |
Score |
Orion Scorer(s) |
Attendance |
R1 |
8 January |
Dundee Wanderers |
A |
2–3 |
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5,000 |
1898–99
Round |
Date |
Opponent |
H/A |
Score |
Orion Scorer(s) |
Attendance |
R1 |
14 January |
Kilmarnock |
H |
0–2 |
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5,000 |
1899–1900
1900–01
Round |
Date |
Opponent |
H/A |
Score |
Orion Scorer(s) |
Attendance |
R1 |
23 January |
Ayr |
A |
2–2 |
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2,000 |
R1 R |
23 January |
Ayr |
H |
1–3 |
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1,000 |
1902–03
Round |
Date |
Opponent |
H/A |
Score |
Orion Scorer(s) |
Attendance |
R1 |
24 January |
Nithsdale Wanderers |
A |
0–1 |
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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
- "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.
- "Orion v Bon-Accord". Aberdeen Journal: 6. 9 November 1885.
- "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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Rivalries |
- New Firm
- North derby
- Rangers rivalry
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