Aberdeen played its first Scottish Cup tie against Dundee Harp in 1882.

In 1891, Aberdeen became a founder member of the newly formed Northern League.

On 1 February 1899, the club moved into Pittodrie Stadium which had previously been a dung hill for the city's police horses.

[3] The club's first adopted schema was maroon jerseys with blue (serge) knickers.

[5] The football club ran a Sports Day from 1887 at its Chanonry Ground.