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Growing up in Printfield
The Early years:
Denis was born here, at No. 6 Printfield Terrace in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Family Life
He was the youngest of seven children in a close-knit, hard-working family. His father, George, was a fisherman, and his mother, Robina, cared for the household.
The start of a life-long adventure
Denis represented Kittybrewster and Powis school teams before joining the Aberdeen Lads Club (ALC) in nearby Woodside. At 12 years old, he helped raise money to establish the ‘ALC Colts’, a team dedicated to players his age. Denis gave up a place at the local grammar school – where rugby, not football, was the focus – and instead went to Powis School Junior Secondary (now St Machar Academy) where he could continue playing his beloved game.
Football Obsessed
Denis was born with impaired eyesight in his right eye. Despite sometimes having to play with one eye closed his obsession with football grew and grew. He played in plimsolls until he was nine, when his best friend and neighbour, George Geddes, gifted him a pair of his old football boots so he could play for Hilton Primary School.
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Denis Law was a member of the Woodside branch of the Lads Club.
The Gallowgate club was also running at that time between 1951- 1955
The Lads Club pavilion and Playing fields down at Persley were officially opened in 1967.
Denis won a league cup playing with the ALC Coults. Youth Service Amature League. 1954
He was also an individual prize winner Sports Juniors 1953/4 at the Woodside club.
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Long before Denis was heading balls past defenders and into nets, he was practicing in the kitchen of his family home in Printfield. With a ball of wool hung from the laundry rack, Denis invented drills that would keep him busy for hours.
The pulley system allowed him to adjust the height, creating a unique training environment in a small kitchen. This unorthodox setup proved key to developing the aerial ability that made him a legend.
The Kitchen that created a King!
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PHYSICAL TRAIL
Stop 2:
Stop 2 on the trail is situated directly opposite 6 Printfield Terrace – the house where Denis was born and raised. Denis lived at the family home until he left for Huddersfield to start his professional football career.
