Aberdeenshire RFC Centenary

Aberdeenshire RFC has celebrated two Centenaries :

1975 : Formed in 1875

1992 : Membership of the SRU in 1892

Both occasions have been celebrated with publication of the Aberdeenshire RFC Centenary book, some of the extracts can be found by clicking the links below.

Forward - by Allan L. Maclaughlan - Club President 1992

Message from Gordon Masson - President of the Scottish Rugby Union 1991/92

Forward - by David Douglas - Club President 1975

A letter from the President of the SRU - John H. Orr 1975

"K.J.F." by Ken Scotland - Club Captain 1964-67

Honestly - you hit me first - by Bill Mclaren

I remember... - by R.H.Duguid

A Season with 'Shire - by Ian Robertson

The Beginnings

Amalgamations and Changes

North League and Cup

In Search of a Home

Between the Wars

Caps - Colours and Honors

Post War Revival - and Homless

The Search Goes On

Mannofield - The Solution

The Sixties - An embrionic Youth policy

The Seventies

To Conclude 1875-1975

From Shire's Post Bag

The Next Hundred Years

The Move... Manofield to Woodside

A Past Captain's View - Jim Snape: Club Captain 1967-68, 68-69, 70-71.

Going Out at Bottom... Peter Mitchell

The Kicker - An Appreciation

Ladies Sections - Brenda Milne - Ladies President

Shire - Edith Milne

Aberdeenshire Colts 1979-1989 - Alistair Farquharson

Aberdeenshire Youth Section 1985-1993 - George Andrews