Victoria United Football Club was a Scottish football team that played in the city of Aberdeen.
| Full name | Victoria United Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | the Vics | |
| Founded | 1889 | |
| Dissolved | 1903 | |
| Ground | Central Park Aberdeen | |
| Hon. Secretary | Peter Bissett | |
| Match Secretary | W. F. Davidson | |
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History
editIt was formed in 1889 and dissolved on 14 April 1903 when it merged with Aberdeen and Orion to form the current Aberdeen F.C.[1]
Victoria won one Northern League championship, in 1898. It also won the Rhodesia Cup, 1899–1900 and 1902–03 (contested between the three senior Aberdeen clubs: Aberdeen, Orion and Victoria United).[2] Not all of the players and fans moved over to the new combine, six of the players joining the newly-senior Bon Accord, and some of the supporters followed suit.[3]
Colours
editThe club originally played in light blue shirts and dark blue shorts and socks .[4]
Ground
editThe club originally played at the Recreation Grounds in Aberdeen.[5] In 1894 it moved to Victoria Bridge.[6]
Former players
edit1. Players that have played/managed in the Scottish Football League or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
3. Players that hold a club record or have captained the club.
Scottish Cup Record
edit1889–90
edit| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Victoria United Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 7 September | Orion | A | 1–3 |
1890–91
edit| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Victoria United Scorer(s) | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 6 September | Caledonian (Aberdeen) | A | 1–2 |
References
edit- ^ "Aberdeen FC | Homepage".
- ^ "Northern Football League 1891–1920". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ^ "Aberdeen v Bon-Accord". Dundee Evening Post: 5. 19 September 1903.
- ^ M'Dowall, John (1889). Scottish Football Annual 1889–90. Glasgow: Hay Nisbet. p. 81.
- ^ M'Dowall, John (1889). Scottish Football Annual 1889–90. Glasgow: Hay Nisbet. p. 81.
- ^ M'Dowall, John (1894). Scottish Football Annual 1894–95. Glasgow: Hay Nisbet. p. 97.
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