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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".[1][2]
Orion won two Northern League championships, in 1897 and 1899.[3] The club also won the Rhodesia Cup in 1898–99 (contested among the three senior Aberdeen clubs: Aberdeen, Orion and Victoria United).[4]
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.[5]
Playing colours
The club's colours were:[6]
- Burgundy Shirt
- Dark Blue Shorts
- Dark Blue Socks
Grounds
The club's first match was at the Recreation Grounds in Aberdeen,[1] 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[7]
- Aberdeenshire Charity Cup
- 1893–94,1895–96, 1897–98[7]
- Aberdeen Charity Cup
- Gershon Cup
- 1893–94, 1894–95, 1896–97[8]
- Rhodesia Cup
- ADFA Hospital Tournament
References
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