Between Jun 9th and 12th of this year two of our Trustees - Jock Gardiner and Bob Bain will be undertaking a tour of Dons' related football grounds in Ireland. The objective of this exciting adventure is to raise funds for the Heritage Trust. In particular, there is a target to help with the funding of the AFC Heritage Trail which has been steadily building up round the Granite City in recent years.

A much more extensive digital version of the Trail is available via https://afcheritage.org/heritagetrail/ but there is nothing quite like being able to visit the historic locations in person to soak up the vibrations of past football and the personalities who made it happen.

In the space of four days, Jock and Bob will visit:

Distillery - Grosvenor Park, Belfast [27th December 1909 friendly, Distillery 7 - Aberdeen 2

Shamrock Rovers - Glenmalure Park, Dublin [22nd April 1928 friendly, Shamrock Rovers 1 - Aberdeen 3]

Dundalk - Athletic Grounds, Dundalk [28th April 1929 Irish Free State Tour, Dundalk 1 - Aberdeen 4]

Oriel Park - Dundalk [17th July 1996, friendly, Dundalk 1 - Aberdeen 0]

Shelbourne - Shelbourne Park, Dublin [30th April 1929 Irish Free State Tour, Shelbourne 3 - Aberdeen 5]
- Shelbourne Park Dublin [19th April 1932 Irish Tour, Shelbourne 0 ? Aberdeen 0]

Derry City - Brandywell, Derry [18th April 1932 Irish Tour, Derry City 1 - Aberdeen 5]

Glentoran - The Oval, Belfast [21st April 1932 Irish Tour, Glentoran 1 - Aberdeen 2]
[9th May 1955, Benefit Match, Glentoran 4 - Aberdeen 3]
[27th July 1996, pre-season tour match, Glentoran 1 - Aberdeen 4]

Brideville Select - Dalymount Park, Dublin [1st April 1934 Benefit Match, Brideville Select 2 - Aberdeen 3]

Irish League XI - Windsor Park, Belfast [8th June 1948 Benefit Match [Irish League XI 1 - Aberdeen 2

Home Farm Select - Dalymount Park, Dublin [6th May 1955 friendly, Home Farm Select 3 - Aberdeen 4]

Finn Harps - Finn Park, Ballybofey [3rd October 1973 UEFA Cup, Finn Harps 1 - Aberdeen 3]

Bohemian - Tolka Park, Dublin [15th September 1987 UEFA Cup, Bohemian 0 - Aberdeen 0]
[24th August 2000 UEFA Cup match, Bohemian 0 - Aberdeen 1]
- Dalymount Park, Dublin [23rd February 2007 friendly, Bohemian 0 - Aberdeen 0]

University College Dublin - UCD Bowl, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown [16th July 2013 pre-season tour match, UCD 0 - Aberdeen 4]

Malahide United - Gannon Park, Malahide [18th July 2013 pre-season tour match, Malahide United 1 - Aberdeen 4]

St Patrick's Athletic - Richmond Park, Dublin [21st June 2014 pre-season tour match, St Patrick's 2 - Aberdeen 2]

Cobh Ramblers - Fota Island Resort, Cork [30th June 2018 pre-season tour, Cobh Ramblers 0 - Aberdeen1]

You can lend support to this enterprising expedition by donating at: justgiving.com/fundraising/afcht-tourofireland

where, if you are a tax payer you can also add Gift Aid at no further cost.