Aberdeen 4 - 1 Falkirk

These teams met at Pittodrie, Aberdeen. The close of an evenly-contested first half saw the score standing 1-1. In the second period Aberdeen took the game in hand, and eventually won by four goals to one. Nichol scored three times, and Watson once for the winners. Gibbons got Falkirk's goal.

Source: The Scotsman, 23rd January 1911

The small attendance of spectators witnessed this game at Pittodrie on Saturday, when the home team ran out easy winners by four goals to one. Teams:-

Aberdeen A: Greig; Hannah, Harper; Watson, Macfarlane, Low; Towns, Edwards, Nichol, Edgar, Robertson.
Falkirk A: Drysdale; W. Orrock, Copland; Reid, Kenny, Allan; McKinnon, Gibbons, Nicol, Bennie, Terris.

Facing a strong son, the Falkirk men had to defend for a period, but they ultimately got off on the right, and McKinnon tested Greig. The strangers showed signs of developing the long-passing game, and the whole of the frontline moved down on the home defence. Nicol made a strong effort to dribble through, but Macfarlane chipped in, and Low cleared with a big punt. Aberdeen were having fully the better part of the game, and it was only when the deserved when Nichol notched the first point. It was a shot that was characteristic of the soldier, who snapped a pass from the left and drove with great force into the net. Falkirk tried to respond, but the attack was brief, and the locals were soon back at Drysdale's end. Tries were frequent, and only bad direction prevented them scoring, Towns, Nichol, Robertson, and Edgar all causing the custodian and deal of anxiety. The Bairns kept up their open game, and Nichol distributed to his wings nicely. In one of these invasions, near the interval, Greig made a sorry attempt to clear and easy ball, and Gibbons, who was in close attendance, hooked the sphere into the net.

On resuming, the local men pressed, and then Falkirk swooped down and kept the home defence busy till Bennie gave relief by sending high over the bar when he had a clear chance to score. Once more Aberdeen were on the aggressive, and after Drysdale had wrestled with a cross from Robertson, Nichol drove hard past the upright. A corner kick by Robertson brought Aberdeen the leading point. The ball scraped down in front of the bar, and Watson, jumping high, headed into the net. Falkirk were a beaten team down, but they fought valiantly to prevent further reverse, and we're not slow to initiate an attack when the chance offered. The pressure ruled entirely at the Falkirk end no, and after a stiff pressure Nichol got in a great drive, which Drysdale found impossible to hold. Just before time the soldier got a fourth point, catching the sphere on the bounds and driving hard in on Drysdale, who had not recovered from a previous clearance.

Source: Aberdeen Daily Journal, 23rd March 1911