Orion F.C.

Orion Football Club was a Scottish football team that played in the city of Aberdeen between 1885 and 1903.

History
The club's first known match was a 2–0 defeat to Bon Accord F.C., in which the Orion club was said to have been "very good for a new club".

Orion won two Northern League championships, in 1897 and 1899. The club also won the Rhodesia Cup in 1898–99 (contested among the three senior Aberdeen clubs: Aberdeen, Orion and Victoria United).

Orion was one of the three clubs that merged on 14 April 1903 to form the current Aberdeen F.C.; the other two being Aberdeen and Victoria United.

Playing colours
The club's colours were:


 * Claret Shirt
 * Dark Blue Shorts
 * Dark Blue Socks

Grounds
The club's first match was at the Recreation Grounds in Aberdeen, moving to Cattofield by 1893.

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