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1891-92 fixture list |
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| Friendly |
24/10/1891
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Orion |
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2 - 3 |
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Victoria United |
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| Kick Off:
3:30 PM |
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Gloag, Andrews |
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Turner, Turner, Binks |
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| Attendance: 3,500
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| Venue: Central Park, Aberdeen |
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Over 3000 spectators assembled to witness these clubs play off a friendly fixture. Mr Mitchell, Arbroath, officiated as referee.
Playing down the hill in the first half, the Orion pressed hard. Gloag, Leggat, and Findlay showed fine form, and were continually a source of danger to the Blues. The visitors made several excellent attempts to break through the Orion defence, Turner being specially noticeable, but the backs and half-backs of the ground team could not be passed. Gloag was doing great work on the right, and from a smart rush he was successful in drawing first blood for the Stripes. Play was exciting, the Torry eleven performing well against the incline. Before half-time the home eleven scored again from a scrimmage, and just before crossing Ferris crossed beautifully to Turner, who deftly headed the ball past Lumsden amid great cheering. The score on changing ends was Orion 2, Victoria 1.
On resuming the Victoria forwards at once bore down on the homesters' citadel. A penalty kick was awarded them. Turner took the kick, and his attempt struck the bar and bounded into play. Not to be beaten, however, the Victoria right-winger again pounced on the ball, and banged it through amid great cheering. The game being thus equalised, each eleven strove hard to gain the winning point. Shortly before the close the strangers scored from a scrimmage, and a fast game ended: Victoria 3, Orion 2. Rough play characterised the second half.
Source: Aberdeen Journal, 24th October 1891
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These teams met to contest a friendly at Central Park on Saturday last. Between 3,000 and 4 000 spectators were present. Orion won the toss, and played downhill; Binks passed to Sinclair, and the Blues were swiftly up at Lumsden where a short stay was made, the ball eventually going behind. From the kick-off. the Orion pressed hard, and were given a throw in, which was beautifully placed by Gordon right into goal, Gloag heading past Cannon. A few minutes later, Andrews added another point for the Stripes. Things were looking ominous for the visitors, but pulling themselves well together, by some beautiful combination they carried the ball up to the Orion custodian, but although they lingered long in his vicinity, they had to go away pointless. Shortly before half time, Ferries successfully emerged from a tussle with three Orion men and passing grandly across goal mouth, Turner, who was lying ready, headed it through. Half time sounded with the score 2-1.
The second half was entirely in favour of the visitors, who coming away with irresistible rushes, literally hemmed the Orion in and stormed at their goal. Play at this time commenced to be disgraceful, Binks when close on goal being most foully dealt with by Edwards, for which the referee rightly awarded a penalty kick. Turner kicked the ball, which rebounded off the upright, at the same time striking Lumsden on the hand. Turner on pouncing on the ball was heavily charged by Edwards, thereby being played on to it, with the consequence that a goal was given. A lot of unseemly wrangling took place, one of the players threatening to write the Scottish Association anent the goal. Desperate efforts - now that the teams stood equal - were put forth to gain the leading point which Binks accomplished from a scrimmage. This player was evidently a "marked" man, as from the very outset of the game, he was maltreated, and twice Lumsden left his goal and struck Binks; perhaps he might have been playing the ball too. At any rate we hope it was accidentally done The rivalry between the clubs is so great that we rarely, if ever, see a proper exposition of the game from either of them, each seemingly having a dearer love (?) for his neighbour than for the ball. We trust the next time the teams meet all this will be put on one side, and that we shall be treated to a game - which the public delight to look at - such as that which is usually played when Blue and White meet. After the Saturday's display of Wee Sinclair, what can the executive think of themselves at leaving a player of his brilliant parts out of the Intercounty team. He was the finest exponent of football on the field on Saturday.
Source: Northern Figaro, 31st October 1891
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Victoria United v. Orion. - Disputed Goal - The ruling of the S.F. A. in this matter is as follows:- The player who takes the penalty kick, cannot again play the ball until it has been played by another player.
Source: Northern Figaro, 31st October 1891
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Orion Teamsheet:
Lumsden; Edwards, Foote; Wight, Law, Gordon; Gloag, Leggat, Innes, Andrews, Findlay
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Victoria United Teamsheet:
Cannon; Thompson, Ririe; Ross, Hickie, Stewart; Turner, Sinclair, Binks, Duffus, Ferries
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| Referee: |
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Mr Mitchell, Arbroath |
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