Autographs of Eric Black

John Eric Black (born 1 October 1963) is a Scottish former professional football player and coach. Black played as a striker for Aberdeen and Metz, winning major trophies with both clubs, and earned two international caps for the Scotland national team. He was forced to retire from playing at a relatively early age and became a coach, working as a manager at Motherwell and Coventry City.
Born in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Black spent his early life in the Glasgow area before his family moved north to Nigg, Highland due to his father's job in the offshore oil industry, and he signed for Aberdeen in 1980 (a week after Bryan Gunn who came from the same part of the country). He won the Scottish 2nd XI Cup with the reserves. Black was heavily involved in the most successful era of Aberdeen's history under the management of Alex Ferguson, the pinnacle being their victory in the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1983 with a 2–1 win over Real Madrid, in which the then 19-year-old Black scored the first goal. Black's main assets were his strength in the air (despite not being particularly tall) and goalscoring instincts. In February 1983, Black scored a hat-trick in a 3–1 win against Celtic, as of 2020 still the last visiting player to score three at Celtic Park. He made 180 appearances (30 as substitute) in all competitions for Aberdeen and scored 70 goals between 1981 and 1986, winning two Scottish Football League titles, three Scottish Cups and a Scottish League Cup as well the Cup Winners' Cup and the European Super Cup in 1983. He missed out on a potential fourth Scottish Cup medal when he was overlooked for the 1986 final having already agreed to move abroad.
In summer 1986, Black joined Metz in France. He had initially agreed a deal in principle with Arsène Wenger to join Monaco, but this fell through when Wenger was not released from his previous club contract at that time as had been anticipated. After five seasons (1986 to 1991) with Metz, during which he won the Summer Cup (forerunner of the League Cup) within weeks of arriving in 1986 and the French Cup in 1988 (and off the field became a father to two children), Black was forced to retire from the game aged 27 due to a chronic back problem. Alex Ferguson later admitted that injury problems suffered by Black and other young players he had managed at Aberdeen were due to them playing an excessive number of games at a young age. In all, Black made 95 appearances for Metz, scoring 34 goals.
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Traded items with a signature of Eric Black

The most expensive item with a signature of Eric Black (Eric Black Signed Retro Aberdeen 83 Shirt, Comes With COA) was sold in December 2025 for £160.62 while the cheapest item (HAND SIGNED ERIC BLACK ABERDEEN 6x4 PHOTO & COA *EPS*) found a new owner for £0.75 in August 2014. The month with the most items sold (7) was August 2014 with an average selling price of £0.99 for an autographed item of Eric Black. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2025 with £160.62 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was January 2014. In average, an autographed item from Eric Black is worth £2.51.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Eric Black were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	ABERDEEN AUTOGRAPHED TEAM AND ERIC BLACK GOAL, SIGNED BY 12 AND 3 TO TOP PICTURE	£24.99
	Aberdeen Eric Black signed Print	£12.70
	Aberdeen Fc Eric Black Hand Signed Collage Montage A3 Print With Proof	£11.29
	Eric Black (Aberdeen) GENUINE HAND SIGNED AUTO A4 PHOTO MOUNT COA	£17.50
	ERIC BLACK (Aberdeen), white card, ORIGINALLY SIGNED!	£1.99
	ERIC BLACK 1980's ABERDEEN, METZ, SCOTLAND etc HAND-SIGNED MAGAZINE PHOTO	£2.49
	ERIC BLACK ABERDEEN FC 1981-1986 SCOTLAND INT ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPHED PHOTOGRAPH	£5.00
	Eric Black Aberdeen FC hand signed 7.5 x5.5 picture	£4.99
	ERIC BLACK ABERDEEN, AUTOGRAPHED MAGAZINE PICTURE.	£13.51
	ERIC BLACK ABERDEEN, AUTOGRAPHED MAGAZINE PICTURE.	£1.99
	Eric Black Hand Signed White Card Aberdeen Metz Genuine Autograph +COA	£6.99
	ERIC BLACK SCOTLAND INT 1987 EX METZ & ABERDEEN ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPHED PROMO CARD	£11.87
	Eric Black Signed Retro Aberdeen 83 Shirt, Comes With COA	£160.62
	SCOTLAND - ERIC BLACK (HAND SIGNED)	£1.99
	Signed Eric Black Southampton Promo Card Club Card	£1.99