Aberdeen F.C. were a Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 football team formed in 1881. On 14 April 1903 they merged with the two other Aberdeen

Aberdeen

Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....

 clubs Victoria United

Victoria United F.C.

Victoria United Football Club were a Scottish football team who played in the city of Aberdeen.They were formed in 1889 and dissolved on the 14 of April 1903 when they merged with Aberdeen and Orion to form the current Aberdeen F.C.....

and Orion

Orion F.C.

Orion Football Club were a Scottish football team who played in the city of Aberdeen between 1885 and 1903.They were one of the three clubs who merged on the 14th of April 1903 to form the current Aberdeen F.C.; the other two being Aberdeen and Victoria United.Orion won two Northern League...

to form the current Aberdeen Football Club

Aberdeen F.C.

Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen...

.

The club's first-ever game was a 1-4 defeat at Coupar Angus. Aberdeen played their first Scottish Cup tie against Dundee Harp

Dundee Harp F.C.

Dundee Harp F.C. are a defunct Scottish football club that were based in the city of Dundee. Founded in 1879, the team went out of business in 1897.-History:...

 in 1882. The club won its first trophy in 1888, the Aberdeenshire Cup

Aberdeenshire Cup

The Aberdeenshire Cup is a football tournament for all senior clubs in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The Aberdeen Football Club itself holds the record on cups won, having won it 39 times. Aberdeen often don't take part in the competition, to avoid fixture congestion...

. In 1891, Aberdeen became a founder member of the newly formed Northern League.

Stadium

On 1 February 1899, the club moved into Pittodrie Stadium

Pittodrie Stadium

Pittodrie Stadium is an all-seated football stadium situated in the Scottish city of Aberdeen. It was first used in 1899 and from 1903 has been the home of Aberdeen Football Club...

 which had previously been a dung hill for the city's police horses. They had previously played at Holburn Cricket Ground, the Aberdeen Grammar School

Aberdeen Grammar School

Aberdeen Grammar School, known to students as The Grammar is a state secondary school in the City of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is one of twelve secondary schools run by the Aberdeen City Council educational department...

grounds and The Chanonry.

Playing colours

For most of their history (1888 to 1903), the club's colours were white shirt, blue short, and blue socks.