Orion F.C.

This article is about the Scottish football club. For the Costa Rican football club, see Orión F.C.

Orion

Full name	Orion Football Club
Founded	1885
Dissolved	1903
Ground	Cattofield Aberdeen
Home colours

Orion Football Club were a Scottish football team who played in the city of Aberdeen between 1885 and 1903. They were one of the three clubs who merged on 14 April 1903 to form the current Aberdeen F.C.; the other two being Aberdeen and Victoria United.

Orion won two Northern League championships, in 1897 and 1899.

They also won the Rhodesia Cup, 1898–99 (contested between the three senior Aberdeen clubs: Aberdeen, Orion and Victoria United).

In 1885, Bon Accord were mistakenly invited to compete in the Scottish Cup instead of Orion, and went on to lose 36–0, a world record football score.

Playing colours

The club's colours were:

• Claret Shirt
• Dark Blue Shorts
• Dark Blue Socks

Scottish Cup Record

1886–87

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Orion Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1	11 September	Arbroath	A	0–20

1887–88

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Orion Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1	6 September	Arbroath	A	0–18

1889–90

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Orion Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1	7 September	Victoria United	H	3–1
R2	28 September	Aberdeen	A	1–2

1890–91

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Orion Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1	6 September	Aberdeen	H	1–5

1893–94

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Orion Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1	25 November	Leith Athletic	H	2–11

1894–95

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Orion Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1	24 November	Dundee	A	1–5		3,000

1896–97

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Orion Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1	24 January	Falkirk	A	0–2

1897–98

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Orion Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1	8 January	Dundee Wanderers	A	2–3		5,000

1898–99

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Orion Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1	14 January	Kilmarnock	H	0–2		5,000

1899–1900

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Orion Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1	13 January	Forres Mechanics	A	1–1		1,000
R1 R	20 January	Forres Mechanics	H	4–1		2,000
R2	27 January	Kilmarnock	A	1–10		3,000

1900–01

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Orion Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1	23 January	Ayr	A	2–2		2,000
R1 R	23 January	Ayr	H	1–3		1,000

1902–03

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Orion Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1	24 January	Nithsdale Wanderers	A	0–1		500

Honours

Northern League

• 1896–97, 1898–99

Aberdeenshire Cup

• 1890–91, 1894–95, 1896–97, 1898–99, 1900–01

Aberdeenshire Charity Cup

• 1893–94,1895–96, 1897–98

Aberdeen Charity Cup

• 1888–89, 1890–91

Gershon Cup

• 1893–94, 1894–95, 1896–97

Rhodesia Cup

• 1898–99, 1901–02

ADFA Hospital Tournament

• 1887–88