Source: Aberdeen Daily Journal, 16th November 1908
Source: The Scotsman, 9th January 1910
Outclassed.
If ever a team got a thorough drubbing and deserved it on play Aberdeen "A " got it on Saturday. To begin with, three new recruits were tried on the recommendations of various parties, and only one out of the three proved worthy a place. Scott, the Peterhead player, can play, and knows what he is doing. The centre-forward and centre-half have a lot to learn, and are yards slow of what is required even in a Northern League game. This may be stiff, but it is true all the same. Dundee "A " had the best balanced team with them that has represented them for some years. They got away almost from the start, and were two goals up in ten minutes. Kemp, the West Ham forWard, opened the scoring, and but for the great efforts put forth by Hannah, Forbes, Davidson, and King the score might have been anything. Aberdeen had really only one half, and he was everywhere assisting and breaking up the attack, with the result that he had to neglect his own wing, whose play suffered. In the second period Dundee did pretty much as they liked, and scored other two goals, which gave them the points by 4-0. Dundee were a smart lot, but they got a lot of rope with the half-backs. Had Aberdeen been able to play Davidson, Macfarlane, and Wilson, we think the result would have been a much closer one.Source: Bon-Accord, 19th November 1908