Club History

History

King's College Tennis Club, founded in 1881, is if not the oldest, one of the oldest tennis clubs in Scotland. It was founded by a group of University of Aberdeen staff and local residents. The original single court was built with money raised by subscription. Over the last 130 years the club has grown in popularity and continues to engage both the University and the wider community.

Past Presidents (1881–1989)

1881–1885 Professor James W. H. Trail
1886–1890 Professor George Pirie
1891 Professor Alexander Stewart
1892 Professor Charles Niven
1893 Professor Alexander Stewart
1894–1899 Not Minuted
1900–1901 Professor George Pirie
1902 Professor W. P. Paterson
1903–1904 Professor George Pirie
1905 Professor Herbert Grierson
1906–1908 Dr J. Lewis McIntyre
1909–1910 Dr James E. Crombie
1911–1912 'The Very Reverend the Principal' Dr George Adam Smith
1913–1929 Principal Sir George Adam Smith
1930–1943 Mrs Katherine Trail
1944–1971 Colonel Henry J. Butchart
1972–1976 Principal Edward Wright
1977–1989 Professor Edward M. Patterson