resk Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Another pre 1903 Aberdeen photo The caption just says Aberdeen v Victoria United 1895 but I'm presuming this is Aberdeen's Chanonry ground, which is now the Cruickshank botanical gardens in the grounds of Aberdeen University's Kings College campus just off St Machar Drive ETA my understanding is that goal nets were introduced in 1891 but there's clearly none here, which makes me wonder if this photo is older than the caption says? Introduced in 1891 in England according to a quick Google. It seems feasible in my head that it took more than four years after that for goal nets to be ubiquitous across the UK. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdTheDuck Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 10 minutes ago, resk said: Introduced in 1891 in England according to a quick Google. It seems feasible in my head that it took more than four years after that for goal nets to be ubiquitous across the UK. You are probably right and this would have been a regional northern league game (or cup) tie, not a national 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 21 hours ago, jagfox99 said: Scotland's first shirt sponsorship. Ally Scott and Bobby Smith modelling it. Smith had a successful career including 8 years at Leicester. Ally, not so much. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7-2 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 23 hours ago, jagfox99 said: Scotland's first shirt sponsorship. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 12 hours ago, The Mantis said: Ally Scott and Bobby Smith modelling it. Smith had a successful career including 8 years at Leicester. Ally, not so much. Sadly Bobby passed away in 2010 at the age of 56. Definitely at the end of his career when he turned up at Firhill but I remember him scoring a cracking goal versus Clydebank in a 4-1 home win. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 18 years ago today.... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Heliums Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) 15 hours ago, EdTheDuck said: Another pre 1903 Aberdeen photo The caption just says Aberdeen v Victoria United 1895 but I'm presuming this is Aberdeen's Chanonry ground, which is now the Cruickshank botanical gardens in the grounds of Aberdeen University's Kings College campus just off St Machar Drive ETA my understanding is that goal nets were introduced in 1891 but there's clearly none here, which makes me wonder if this photo is older than the caption says? I love these old photos so I did a bit of digging. There were a couple of games between Aberdeen and Victoria United that year. The first was in March: a much-postponed county cup semi-final, played at Chanonry, which finished 5-3 to Aberdeen. The healthy attendance matches the report of the game, where the crowd was described as 'a seething mass around the ropes'. But the report also says there was snow on the ground, and if you look at the length of the shadows, it's clear this game had to have been played on a summer's evening. So it's more likely to have been the Charity Cup final, played at Cattofield on a Monday evening in early May, in front of another respectable crowd (3,500). Pleasingly, Aberdeen were horsed 6-2. Edited February 8, 2018 by Mr Heliums 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdTheDuck Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) Great bit of detective work, give yourself the Columbo Raincoat Award. To prove your accuracy here's another pic entitled " pre 1903 - Orion v Victoria Utd (Cattofield)" - shocking photo like but deffo the same place. log Edited February 8, 2018 by EdTheDuck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonytoons Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Introduced in 1891 in England according to a quick Google. It seems feasible in my head that it took more than four years after that for goal nets to be ubiquitous across the UK. When did the goal posts replace jumpers? Nothing on Google about it at all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Broomhill Ultra Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Such a great photo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubford don Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 10 hours ago, Mr Heliums said: I love these old photos so I did a bit of digging. There were a couple of games between Aberdeen and Victoria United that year. The first was in March: a much-postponed county cup semi-final, played at Chanonry, which finished 5-3 to Aberdeen. The healthy attendance matches the report of the game, where the crowd was described as 'a seething mass around the ropes'. But the report also says there was snow on the ground, and if you look at the length of the shadows, it's clear this game had to have been played on a summer's evening. So it's more likely to have been the Charity Cup final, played at Cattofield on a Monday evening in early May, in front of another respectable crowd (3,500). Pleasingly, Aberdeen were horsed 6-2. You do realise that both these teams along with Orion merged to form the present day dons 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 2 hours ago, Drew Brees said: Gary Caldwell at left back? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juantwothree Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 21 hours ago, 7-2 said: Day do doh don't day do 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 A pre tangerine strip Dundee Utd side from the late 1960's with a very youthfull looking Walter Smith and Hamish McAlpine in the back row. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravabelli Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 On 07/02/2018 at 18:12, Drew Brees said: This guy? Holy f**k, could someone look less healthy? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, ravabelli said: Holy f**k, could someone look less healthy? Heroin. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 18 minutes ago, Flybhoy said: A pre tangerine strip Dundee Utd side from the late 1960's with a very youthfull looking Walter Smith and Hamish McAlpine in the back row. Smith looks like a psychotic c**t. Glad to see he hasn't changed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estragon Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Kris Boyd still on the bench... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 22 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: Smith looks like a psychotic c**t. Glad to see he hasn't changed. Im just going to leave this here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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