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- ↑ "Rangers 0 - 1 Aberdeen: Scottish Second XI Cup Final Second Leg". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ↑ "Clydebank 1 - 1 Aberdeen: Scottish Reserve League Cup Final Second Leg". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ↑ "Aberdeen 0 - 0 St. Mirren: Drybrough Cup Final". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ↑ Askel, Erikka (3 November 2014). "Aberdein Considine co-founder gives up leadership role". Press and Journal. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ↑ Murden, Terry (22 July 2019). "Former Dons star sells business unit to laundry firm Fishers". Daily Business. Retrieved 22 January 2023.