Aberdeenshire Charity Cups

The Charity Cup was instituted in 1888 and open to the city’s clubs. It was renamed the Charity Cup in 1893 after Peterhead and entered. This was replaced in 1900 as the principal charity competition by the Lord Provost Sir John Fleming Charity Shield. The Aberdeenshire Charity Cup was resuscitated in 1908 by the area’s non-league clubs. Both competitions fell out of favour in the late 1920s but the Shield trophy was re-used much later, from 1990, and awarded to the winners of the Aberdeenshire Shield competition.

Winners Aberdeen Charity Cup Fleming Charity Shield 1888-89 Orion 1911-12 Fraserburgh 1899-00 unfinished 1889-90 Orion 1912-13 Buckie Thistle 1900-01 Victoria United 1890-91 Victoria United 1913-14 Fraserburgh 1901-02 Victoria United 1891-92 Victoria United 1914-15 Peterhead 1902-03 Aberdeen 1892-93 Aberdeen 1915-1919 no competition 1903-04 Aberdeen 1919-20 Buckie Thistle 1904-05 Aberdeen ‘A’ Aberdeenshire Charity Cup 1920-21 Peterhead 1905-06 Aberdeen 1893-94 Orion 1921-22 Fraserburgh 1906-07 Aberdeen ‘A’ 1894-95 Victoria United 1922-23 Keith 1907-08 Aberdeen 1895-96 Orion 1923-24 Keith 1908-09 Aberdeen 1896-97 Victoria United 1924-25 Buckie Thistle 1909-10 Aberdeen 1897-98 Orion 1925-26 Peterhead 1910-11 Aberdeen 1898-99 Victoria United 1926-27 Fraserburgh 1911-12 Aberdeen 1899-1908 no competition 1927-28 Keith 1912-13 Aberdeen 1908-09 Buckie Thistle 1928-29 Keith 1913-14 Aberdeen 1909-10 Fraserburgh 1929-1931 no competition 1914-1919 No competition 1910-11 unfinished 1931-32 Buckie Thistle 1919-20 Fraserburgh 1920-21 no competition 1921-22 Aberdeen 1922-23 Aberdeen 1923-1928 no competition 1928-29 Dundee United

Aberdeen Charity Cup

1888-89 1889-90 First round First round 30 Mar Aberdeen Rovers v Playfair 4-0 1 Mar Victoria United v Caledonian 3-1 30 Mar Black Diamond v Albert 3-2 Rest byes 23 Feb Aberdeen v Orion 1-4 23 Feb Britannia v Aberdeen City Rangers 1-9 friendly, no Semi-final referee 29 Mar Black Diamond v Orion 1-4 2 Mar Britannia v Aberdeen City Rangers 0-13 12 Apr Victoria United v Aberdeen 1-2

Semi-final both games at Chanonry Grounds, Aberdeen Final at Victoria Bridge, Aberdeen 27 Apr Black Diamond v Aberdeen City Rangers 3-5 26 Apr Orion v Aberdeen 2-1 27 Apr Orion v Rovers 4-1

Final at Chanonry Grounds, Aberdeen 11 May Orion v Aberdeen City Rangers 8-1

1890-91 1891-92 First round First round 28 Mar Victoria United v Caledonian 3-1 27 Feb Victoria United v Bon Accord 3-2 28 Feb Orion v Bon Accord 2-1 26 Mar Aberdeen v Orion 0-2

Final at Victoria Ground, Aberdeen Final at Chanonry Grounds, Aberdeen 25 Apr Orion v Victoria United 2-2 30 Apr Victoria United v Orion 2-0 9 May Victoria United v Orion 2-1

Aberdeen Charity Cup

1892-93 First round 25 Mar Aberdeen v Aberdeenshire XI 7-1 at Central Park 6 May Victoria United v Orion 4-0 at Chanonry

Final at Chanonry, Aberdeen 27 May Aberdeen v Victoria United 3-0 Victoria left the field and the tie abandoned. Aberdeen were awarded the trophy

Aberdeenshire Charity Cup

1893-94 1894-95 First round First round 17 Feb Peterhead v Fraserburgh 5-1 30 Mar Aberdeenshire XI v Victoria United 0-10 Rest byes Rest byes

Semi-final Semi-final 24 Feb Orion v Peterhead 11-0 27 Apr Aberdeen v Orion 3-2 31 Mar Victoria United v Aberdeen 6-3 27 Apr Victoria United v Culter 8-1

Final at Chanonry, Aberdeen Final at Cattofield, Aberdeen 28 Apr Orion v Victoria United 5-3 11 May Aberdeen v Victoria United 1-1 20 May Victoria United v Aberdeen 6-2

1895-96 1896-97 First round First round 29 Feb Aberdeen v Peterhead 7-0 27 Feb Peterhead v Aberdeen University 7-2 28 Mar Orion v Victoria United 4-2 at Chanonry 27 Mar Culter v Orion 0-11 Rest byes Final at Victoria Ground, Aberdeen 25 Apr Orion v Aberdeen 3-1 Semi-final 27 Mar Aberdeen v Petehead 6-1 at Victoria Bridge Grounds 29 Apr Victoria United v Orion 3-1 at Chanonry

Final at Cattofield, Aberdeen 22 May Victoria United v Aberdeen 2-1

1897-98 1898-99 First round First round all played at Victoria Bridge Ground, Aberdeen 15 Apr Peterhead v Fraserburgh Caledonian 1-1 7 Apr Victoria United v Orion 2-2 Fraserburgh Caledonian v Peterhead it is uncertain 21 Apr Victoria United v Orion 2-1 whether the replay took place or if Fraserburgh withdrew 23 Apr Aberdeen v Orion 1-2 Rest byes

Final at Chanonry, Aberdeen Semi-final 28 Apr Orion v Victoria United 6-4 26 Apr Victoria United v Peterhead 5-0 27 Apr Orion v Aberdeen 1-1 4 May Aberdeen v Orion 1-0

Final at Cattofield, Aberdeen 6 May Victoria United v Aberdeen 7-1

Fleming Charity Shield

1899-1900 1900-01 First round 4 May Orion v Victoria United 1-2 at Cattofield 24 Mar Aberdeen v Orion 1-0 at Victoria Bridge Aberdeen didn’t take part 19 Apr Victoria United v Peterhead 3-1 at Cattofield

Final Aberdeen v Victoria United The final was scheduled for 28 Apr but Aberdeen were granted a postponement because they were able to play Celtic on this date. Victoria refused this and so the competition was unfinished. Aberdeen declined to take part in the following season as the dispute rumbled on.

1901-02 1902-03 4 Jan Orion v Peterhead 1-2 at Central Park First round 12 Apr Orion v Victoria United 1-1 friendly played due to the 28 Mar Aberdeen v Peterhead 2-1 at Central Park weather 29 Apr Victoria United v Orion 1-2 at Pittodrie 24 Apr Orion v Victoria United 1-4 at Pittodrie 24 May Victoria United v Peterhead 2-0 at Cattofield Final at Pittodrie 15 May Orion v Aberdeen 0-2 P W D L F A Pts Victoria United 2 2 0 0 6 1 4 Peterhead 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 Orion 2 0 0 2 2 6 0

1903-04 1904-05 14 May Aberdeen v Peterhead 5-1 at Pittodrie First round 4 Jan Aberdeen ‘A’ v Bon Accord 1-1 at Pittodrie 29 Apr Aberdeen ‘A’ v Bon Accord 7-0 at Pittodrie Aberdeen bye

Final at Pittodrie 17 May Aberdeen ‘A’ v Aberdeen 3-1

1905-06 1906-07 19 May Aberdeen v North of 3-1 at Pittodrie Qualifying ties 22 Dec Fraserburgh Hearts v Peterhead 1-2 East End United v Aberdeen University 18 Apr Aberdeen Harp v East End United 5-1 at Pittodrie

First round 24 Apr Aberdeen ‘A’ v Aberdeen Harp 1-0 at Pittodrie 2 May Aberdeen v Peterhead 1-0 at Pittodrie

Final at Pittodrie 18 May Aberdeen ‘A’ v Aberdeen 1-0

1907-08 First round 11 Apr Peterhead v Aberdeen Harp 4-2 28 Apr Aberdeen v Aberdeen University 4-0

Final at Pittodrie 2 May Aberdeen v Peterhead 4-0

Fleming Charity Shield Aberdeenshire Charity Cup

1908-09 1908-09 First round First round 3 May Aberdeen v Buckie Thistle 5-2 13 Feb Fraserburgh Hearts v Fraserburgh Victoria 4-0 7 May Peterhead v Aberdeen Harp 2-0 20 Feb Peterhead v Peterhead Hibernian 2-1 6 Mar Buckie Thistle v Portsoy 3-0 Final at Pittodrie 8 May Aberdeen v Peterhead 2-0 Second round 13 Mar Peterhead v Maud 8-3 Fraserburgh Hearts v Fraserburgh Thistle

Semi-final 27 Mar Peterhead v Fraserburgh Hearts 6-1 Buckie Thistle

Final Buckie Thistle v Peterhead wo-scr

1909-10 1909-10 First round First round Fraserburgh v Peterhead 20 Mar Fraserburgh Town v Maud 8-0

Semi-final Second round 7 May Aberdeen v Banff 3-0 17 Apr Turriff v Buckie Thistle 2-2 Fraserburgh v Aberdeen Harp 3-0 23 Apr Peterhead v Ellon United 2-0

Final at Pittodrie Final 14 May Aberdeen v Fraserburgh 2-1 Fraserburgh

1910-11 1910-11 First round First round 22 Apr Buckie Thistle v Aberdeen University 3-0 21 Jan Buckie Thistle v Banff 8-0 26 Apr Aberdeen v Peterhead 4-0 Semi-final Final at Pittodrie 25 Mar Buckie Thistle v Portsoy 1-0 26 Apr Aberdeen v Buckie Thistle 6-1 25 Mar Peterhead v Fraserburgh 3-3 1 Apr Fraserburgh v Peterhead 2-2 15 Apr Fraserburgh v Peterhead 5-1

Final at Bellslea Park, Fraserburgh 29 Apr Fraserburgh v Buckie Thistle 2-2

Competition unfinished

1911-12 1911-12 First round Semi-final 4 May Aberdeen v Fraserburgh 3-2 9 Mar Fraserburgh v Peterhead 5-2 4 May Buckie Thistle v Aberdeen University Buckie Thistle

Final at Pittodrie Final at Buckie 6 May Aberdeen v Aberdeen University 3-3, 8-5 on corners 16 Mar Fraserburgh v Buckie Thistle 2-2 23 Mar Buckie Thistle v Fraserburgh 0-3

Fleming Charity Shield Aberdeenshire Charity Cup

1912-13 1912-13 First round First round 3 May Aberdeen v Aberdeen University 5-1 1 Feb Fraserburgh v Aberdeen University 2-6 15 Feb Buckie Thistle v MacDuff 11-0 Final at Pittodrie 10 May Aberdeen v Aberdeenshire XI 8-0 Semi-final 1 Mar Buckie Thistle v Huntly 8-0 Aberdeen University

1913-14 Final – 2 legs 2 May Aberdeen v St Johnstone 4-2 at Pittodrie 22 Mar Buckie Thistle v Aberdeen University 3-0 12 Apr Buckie Thistle v Aberdeen University 3-0

1919-20 Semi-final 8 May Fraserburgh v Buckie Thistle 7-0 1913-14 15 May Aberdeen v Peterhead 3-3, 0-1 on corners First round Portsoy Thistle v Keith Final at Bellslea Park, Fraserburgh Huntly v Macduff 22 May Fraserburgh v Peterhead 1-1 aet 3-0 on corners 17 Jan Fraserburgh v Maud 5-2 Peterhead, Ellon United, Aberdeen University, Buckie Thistle and Banff byes

1920-21 Second round No Competition 14 Feb Peterhead v Aberdeen University 4-0 28 Feb Fraserburgh v Ellon United 5-3 28 Feb Buckie Thistle v Huntly 4-0 Banff v Portsoy Thistle or Keith 1921-22 Semi-final – 2 legs Semi-final 27 Apr Peterhead v Fraserburgh 2-0 21 Mar Buckie Thistle v Banff 4-1 29 Apr Fraserburgh v Peterhead 1-2 21 Mar Fraserburgh v Peterhead 4-1

Final Final – 2 legs 6 May Aberdeen v Peterhead 7-2 11 Apr Buckie Thistle v Fraserburgh 1-0 18 Apr Fraserburgh v Buckie Thistle 1-0 Fraserburgh won on corners

1922-23 7 May Aberdeen v Dundee 1-0 at Pittodrie 1914-15 Semi-final 13 Feb Fraserburgh v Aberdeen University 1-3 1923-1928 Peterhead No Competition Final at Recreation Park, Peterhead 6 Mar Peterhead v Aberdeen University 2-0

1928-29 4 May Aberdeen v Dundee United 2-2 at Pittodrie Dundee United won on the toss of a coin

Aberdeenshire Charity Cup

1919-20 1920-21 First round First round 28 Feb Buckie Thistle v Huntly 4-2 30 Oct Buckie Thistle v Aberdeen University 1-0 8 Jan Macduff v Huntly 8-1 Semi-final 5 Feb Fraserburgh v Ellon United 4-0 Aberdeen University v Peterhead 0-0 17 Apr Peterhead v Aberdeen University 1-1 Second round Aberdeen University v Peterhead at Fraserburgh 26 Feb Buckie Thistle v Banff MacDuff 7-1 19 Apr Keith v Buckie Thistle 2-2 Apr Buckie Thistle v Keith 2-1 Semi-final 19 Mar Buckie Thistle v Portsoy 2-1 Final at Buckie 12 Mar Fraserburgh v Peterhead 1-1 28 Aug 1920 Buckie Thistle v Aberdeen University 3-1 26 Mar Peterhead v Fraserburgh 1-1 6 Apr Peterhead v Fraserburgh at Fraserburgh

Final – 2 legs 9 Apr Peterhead v Buckie Thistle 1-0 23 Apr Buckie Thistle v Peterhead 0-0

1921-22 1922-23 First round First round 5 Nov Keith v Huntly 4-0 21 Oct Fraserburgh v Ellon United 3-0 5 Nov Portsoy Thistle v Banff Macduff United 1-0 28 Oct Keith v Buckie Thistle 2-2 5 Nov Turriff v Buckie Thistle 1-5 4 Nov Buckie Thistle v Keith 12 Nov Fraserburgh v Aberdeen University 6-1 4 Nov Turriff v Huntly 1-2 18 Nov Peterhead v Aberdeen University 2-0 Second round 17 Dec Portsoy Thistle v Buckie Thistle 2-1 Second round 6 Jan Keith v Huntly 2-0 Semi-final 17 Dec Fraserburgh v Peterhead 1-0 Semi-final Portsoy Thistle v Keith 3 Feb Fraserburgh v Peterhead 2-1 10 Feb Portsoy Thistle v Keith 0-0 abandoned at half-time Final 3 Mar Keith v Portsoy Thistle 3-2 11 Mar Fraserburgh v Portsoy Thistle 5-2 Final – 2 legs 10 Mar Keith v Fraserburgh 4-1 17 Mar Fraserburgh v Keith 1-0

1923-24 1924-25 First round First round 3 Nov Huntly v Banff 2-1 13 Dec Keith v Huntly 1-1 27 Dec Keith v Huntly 2-0 Semi-final 27 Dec Banff v Buckie Thistle 0-6 8 Mar Fraserburgh v Peterhead 7-0 Second round Final 10 Jan Aberdeen University v Fraserburgh 3-2 9 Apr Fraserburgh v Keith 1-1 at Buckie 7 Feb Keith v Turriff 11-3 Fraserburgh v Keith DRAW Fraserburgh v Keith DRAW Semi-final 17 Sep 1924 Fraserburgh v Keith 0-2 at Keith 28 Mar Peterhead v Aberdeen University 1-1 4 Apr Peterhead v Aberdeen University 2-0 28 Mar Keith v Buckie Thistle 1-4

Final – 2 legs 23 Apr Buckie Thistle v Peterhead 2-0 25 Apr Peterhead v Buckie 0-1

Aberdeenshire Charity Cup

1925-26 1926-27 First round First round 10 Oct Peterhead v Fraserburgh 3-1 6 Nov Aberdeen University v Ellon United 3-2 10 Oct Keith v Turriff 2-5 protest? 13 Nov Turriff v Keith 2-7

Second round Second round 17 Oct Aberdeen University v Ellon United 5-1 20 Nov Buckie Thistle v Banff 6-0 31 Oct Banff v Turriff 1-1 11 Dec Huntly v Keith 4-2 7 Nov Keith v Banff 9-1 21 Nov Huntly v Buckie Thistle 1-2 Semi-final 12 Feb Huntly v Buckie Thistle 1-1 also reported as 2-2 Semi-final 26 Feb Fraserburgh v Aberdeen University 2-1 16 Jan Peterhead v Aberdeen University 5-0 Buckie Thistle v Keith Final – 2 legs 5 Mar Fraserburgh v Huntly 7-0 Final – 2 legs 12 Mar Huntly v Fraserburgh 2-1 20 Mar Buckie Thistle v Peterhead 2-3 27 Mar Buckie Thistle v Peterhead 0-0

1927-28 1928-29 First round First round 24 Sep Fraserburgh v Peterhead 5-2 Huntly v Buckie Thistle Huntly played a Highland League fixture 15 Oct Elon United v Aberdeen University 2-5 instead. The AFA refused to award the tie to Buckie, who subsequently withdrew Second round Turriff v Aberdeen University 15 Oct Buckie Thistle v Huntly 1-2 17 Nov Fraserburgh v Peterhead 1-1 1 Dec Peterhead v Fraserburgh 5-1 unfinished Semi-final 15 Dec Peterhead v Fraserburgh 3-2 24 Dec Keith v Huntly 2-2 15 Dec Banff v Keith 1-4 11 Feb Huntly v Keith 1-5 26 Nov Fraserburgh v Aberdeen University 1-2 Semi-final 2 Feb Keith v Aberdeen University 3-3 Final – 2 legs 23 Mar Keith v Aberdeen University 1-0 3 Mar Keith v Aberdeen University 2-2 13 Apr Peterhead v Huntly 4-2 28 Apr Keith v Aberdeen University 2-1 Final – 2 legs 27 Apr Keith v Peterhead 5-1 Peterhead v Keith

1929-1931 1931-32 The competition was withdrawn for the next two seasons First round because Buckie Thistlerefused to take part due to their 19 Mar Buckie Thistle v Fraserburgh 1-0 dispute regarding the tie with Huntly Second round 16 Apr Peterhead v Huntly 4-3 2 Apr Keith v Aberdeen University 2-3

Semi-final 26 Apr Buckie Thistle v Peterhead 3-0 16 Apr Banff v Aberdeen University 1-2

Final 30 Apr Buckie Thistle v Aberdeen University 3-2 aet