The first ever recorded game of football, was outlined by teacher David Wedderburn in his book "Vocabula"
 written in 1633, during his time teaching at Aberdeen Grammar School.
Only 42 miles south of Aberdeen in Montrose, Helen Matthews was born.
A suffragette, known as Mrs Graham, she created the first known women's football team, which beat England 3-1 in their second match in May 1881.

The mens game started in Aberdeen, the womens game was started by Helen Matthews from nearby Montrose.

There are two Aberdeen-based football clubs in the SPFL, the senior branch of Scottish football.
Aberdeen F.C. ( The Dons) play in the Scottish Premiership at Pittodrie Stadium.
The club won the European Cup Winners Cup and the European Super Cup in 1983, the Scottish Premier League Championship four times (1955, 1980, 1984 and 1985), and the Scottish Cup seven times (1947, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986 and 1990).
Under the management of Alex Ferguson, Aberdeen was a major force in British football during the 1980s.
As of the 2019–20 season, the club is managed by Derek McInnes.
There are plans to build a new Aberdeen Stadium in the future.
Under the management of McInnes the team won the 2014 Scottish League Cup and followed it up with a second place league finish for the first time for more than 20 years in the following season.

The other senior team is Cove Rangers of League Two, who play at Balmoral Stadium in the suburb of Cove Bay.
Cove won the Highland Football League championship in 2001, 2008, 2009, 2013 and 2019, winning the League Two play-offs in 2019 and earning promotion.
This means that the city of Aberdeen has two clubs in Scottish football's senior leagues for the first time in history.

There was also a historic senior team Bon Accord F.C. who no longer play.
Local junior teams include Banks O' Dee F.C., Culter F.C., F.C. Stoneywood, Glentanar F.C., Sunnybank and Hermes F.C..
The first ever recorded game of football, was outlined by teacher David Wedderburn in his book "Vocabula"
 written in 1633, during his time teaching at Aberdeen Grammar School. Only 42 miles south of Aberdeen in Montrose, Helen Matthews was born. A suffragette, known as Mrs Graham, she created the first known women's football team, which beat England 3-1 in their second match in May 1881.
The mens game started in Aberdeen, the womens game was started by Helen Matthews from nearby Montrose.
There are two Aberdeen-based football clubs in the SPFL, the senior branch of Scottish football. Aberdeen F.C. ( The Dons) play in the Scottish Premiership at Pittodrie Stadium. The club won the European Cup Winners Cup and the European Super Cup in 1983, the Scottish Premier League Championship four times (1955, 1980, 1984 and 1985), and the Scottish Cup seven times (1947, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986 and 1990). Under the management of Alex Ferguson, Aberdeen was a major force in British football during the 1980s. As of the 2019–20 season, the club is managed by Derek McInnes. There are plans to build a new Aberdeen Stadium in the future. Under the management of McInnes the team won the 2014 Scottish League Cup and followed it up with a second place league finish for the first time for more than 20 years in the following season.
The other senior team is Cove Rangers of League Two, who play at Balmoral Stadium in the suburb of Cove Bay. Cove won the Highland Football League championship in 2001, 2008, 2009, 2013 and 2019, winning the League Two play-offs in 2019 and earning promotion. This means that the city of Aberdeen has two clubs in Scottish football's senior leagues for the first time in history.
There was also a historic senior team Bon Accord F.C. who no longer play. Local junior teams include Banks O' Dee F.C., Culter F.C., F.C. Stoneywood, Glentanar F.C., Sunnybank and Hermes F.C..
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