Aberdeen FC 'The Don', Season 1986/87: Aberdeen v Stuttgart, 2 August 1986 matchday programme — Pre-season challenge; Alex Ferguson, Archie Knox returns, Jim Bett, Chris Anderson obituary

Official matchday programme for a pre-season challenge match: Aberdeen v Stuttgart, 2 August 1986, at Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen. Matchday magazine, 50p. The cover shows Jim Bett holding the Scottish Cup aloft — 'Here it is…!' — after the victory over Celtic at Hampden Park the previous season, the trophy returning to Pittodrie for the first time in five years. Inside, a focus on Jim Leighton. The issue carries an obituary of **Chris Anderson OBE**, the Pittodrie vice-chairman, who had died after months of suffering; supporters, staff, players and former boardroom colleagues send sympathy to his family, and tribute is paid to his wisdom, vision and caring approach as an administrator — the game in Scotland having lost two figures of major importance in Jock Stein and Chris Anderson. Alex Ferguson's column: the new season always arrives in a rush, more so this year, with Scotland's World Cup involvement stretching last season into June and a squad trip to Sweden squeezed in. Stuttgart, with numerous international-class players, are one of West Germany's powerful club sides and also in the Cup-Winners' Cup, so today could be a preview of a far more important meeting. Twenty-seven players were used at first-team level last season, a mixed campaign that nonetheless brought two cups. Neale Cooper and Eric Black will not play for Aberdeen again; money seems to dominate everything and agents have come onto the scene. Archie Knox returns to the club, to whom everyone will extend the warmest of welcomes. Managers A. Ferguson OBE and A. Knox. Aberdeen Football Club Ltd, Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen. Founded 1903.

Author: Aberdeen Football Club, Alex Ferguson (Manager's Column)

Publisher: Aberdeen Football Club (Scotland)

Publication Date: 1986

Binding: Single Issue Magazine

Condition: Used - Very Good

Condition Note: Signed on the cover in ink by an unidentified hand.