Orion
Full nameOrion Football Club
Nickname(s)the Cocks o' the North[1]
Founded1885
Dissolved1903
GroundCattofield
Aberdeen

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,[8] 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

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Orion Scorer(s) Attendance
R1 13 January Forres Mechanics A 1–1 1,000
R1 R 20 January Forres Mechanics H 4–1 2,000
R2 27 January Kilmarnock A 1–10 3,000

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[9]
Aberdeenshire Charity Cup
  • 1893–94,1895–96, 1897–98[9]
Aberdeen Charity Cup
  • 1888–89, 1890–91[9]
Gershon Cup
  • 1893–94, 1894–95, 1896–97[10]
Rhodesia Cup
  • 1898–99, 1901–02[11]
ADFA Hospital Tournament

References

  1. ↑ "Round the country". Scottish Referee: 1. 11 September 1899.
  2. ↑ "Orion v Bon-Accord". Aberdeen Journal: 6. 9 November 1885.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Northern Football League 1891–1920". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  5. ↑ "scottish-football-historical-archive.com". scottish-football-historical-archive.com.
  6. ↑ "Homepage". Aberdeen FC.
  7. ↑ "Aberdeen - Historical Scottish Football Kits". www.historicalkits.co.uk.
  8. ↑ "Orion v Bon-Accord". Aberdeen Journal: 6. 9 November 1885.
  9. 1 2 3 "Aberdeenshire & District Cup". Scottish-Football-Historical-Archive. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  10. ↑ "Gershon Cup". Scottish-Football-Historical-Archive. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "Rhodesia Cup". Scottish-Football-Historical-Archive. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "FOOTBALL". Press and Journal. 21 May 1888. Retrieved 21 September 2021. (via) British Newspaper Archive.
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