1937 ABERDEEN (SCOTLAND) FOOTBALL TEAM TOURING SQUAD TO SOUTH AFRICA.
SIGNED AUTOGRAPH PAGE. THESE ARE ORIGINAL HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPHS BY THE PLAYERS THEMSELVES.
The full Aberdeen party that made their way to South Africa in 1937 was; Willie Cooper, Billy Scott, Herbert Currer, Bob Temple, Billy Strauss, Jackie Beynon, John McKenzie, Frank Dunlop, George Thomson, Eddie Falloon, Johnny Lang, Bob Fraser, Matt Armstrong, Willie Mills and George Johnstone.
The players who signed the autograph page are the following:
Willie Mills
Johnny MacKenzie
Matt Armstrong
John Devine
Bob Temple
John Lang
Billy Strauss
George Thomson
Herbert Currer
George Johnstone
Jack Beynon
William Cooper
There are 3 crossed out signatures, which i can't decipher clearly. The first crossed out name looks like William ?.
The second crossed out name could be H Hunter. The last name is difficult to make out.
This page comes out of an autograph book and also features a newspaper cut-out photograph of Herbert Currer.
Size of autograph page is 118 x 155 mm.
This team played 15 matches, won 11, drew 1, lost 3.
Tragedy did befall this team when Jackie Beynon fell ill with peritonitis (caused by appendicitis) and sadly passed away in Johannesburg on 26 June 1937.
Links of interest: https://www.afc.co.uk/2016/05/19/the-dons-on-tour/
https://aberdeen-fc.com/aberdeen-fc-tour-of-south-africa-1937/tour-of-south-africa-1937.html#gsc.tab=0
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