One legacy that emerged from the Aberdeen FC Centenary year in 2003 was the formation of the formation of the Aberdeen FC Former Players association. While several clubs particularly in England have developed similar schemes, the Aberdeen Association has grown in its first year. At present the association has almost 200 members made up of players who have played for the Dons in the past. These players the clubs feels still have an important role to play and they can benefit from still being part of Aberdeen Football Club.

The association was the brainchild of Dons director Chris Gavin and is now established with a working committee headed up by former Dons Duncan Davidson as Chairman supported by Jimmy Wilson and Ally Shewan. Also involved is AFC company secretary David Johnston and supporter Martin Ingram.

Formed on 26th November 2003 membership remains open to all ex-Aberdeen players.

membership

Benefits
As part of the benefits of membership any player can obtain tickets for any game at Pittodrie as club guests. It is hoped the Association will develop this in the future to ensure that members are made welcome any time they visit Pittodrie in the future.

Events
Several events have been arranged in which former players can take part and there are also plans to forge closer links with other clubs who have similar associations.

Communication
Several avenues of exposure are now in place for the association. Regular newsletters are produced and distributed by the Association to all members and this has proved very popular as it keeps all members informed on what the FP's Association is doing. There is also a regular page in the Aberdeen Matchday Programme so that Aberdeen supporters are informed on what is happening with the Association. The final link in the chain is the Association also included on the club web site. Again it is hoped that this will develop with members being able to contact each other through the site.