1885–86 Scottish Districts season
| 1885–86 Scottish Districts season | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Scotland |
| Date | 1885-86 |
| Matches played | 3 |
The 1885–86 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union matches for Scotland's district teams.
It includes the East of Scotland District versus West of Scotland District trial match.
History
The Hamilton Crescent ground was being re-turfed, so the Inter-City was played at Hampden Park[1] for the first time that any rugby match was played there.[2] The match was played in splendid weather.[3] The Leeds Mercury reported that the match was the finest rugby match ever played in Glasgow; and that the attendance was the largest ever for a rugby match in Glasgow.[4]
Results
| Date | Try | Conversion | Penalty | Dropped goal | Goal from mark | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876–1885 | 1 try | 1 goal | 1 goal | 1 goal | — | |
| Match decided by a majority of goals, or if the number of goals is equal by a majority of tries | ||||||
Inter-City
| 5 December 1885 |
| Glasgow District | 1 goal, 1 try - 2 tries | Edinburgh District |
| Try: D. A. McLeod Drop: M. F. Reid | Report | Try: Morrison x 2 |
| Hampden Park, Glasgow Referee: J. A. Gardner (Hon. Sec. SRU) |
Glasgow District: F. McIndoe (Glasgow Academicals), A. E. Stephen (West of Scotland), M. F. Reid (West of Scotland), R. G. Eaglesham (West of Scotland), C. E. Orr (West of Scotland), C. F. P. Fraser (Glasgow University), G. Ker (Glasgow Academicals), W. A. Walls (Glasgow Academicals), J. French (Glasgow Academicals), J. G. Mitchell (West of Scotland), D. Morton (West of Scotland), C. J. B. Milne (West of Scotland), J. E. Orr (West of Scotland), W. A. Macdonald (1st Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers), D. McLeod (West of Scotland).
Edinburgh District: Cameron (Watsonians), G. Maitland (Edinburgh Institution F.P.), R. H. Morrison (Edinburgh University), Evans (Edinburgh Institution F.P.), A. G. G. Asher (Edinburgh Wanderers), A. R. Don-Wauchope (Edinburgh Wanderers), C. Reid, W. Huskie, T. Ainslie (Edinburgh Institution F.P.), J. McLeod (Edinburgh Institution F.P.), G. Henderson (Edinburgh Institution F.P.), J. Horsburgh Duke (Royal HSFP), J. Tod (Watsonians)
Other Scottish matches
| 2 January 1886 |
| North of Scotland District | 0 - 3 gls, 3 tries | Glasgow District |
| Report | Try: Robertson Findlay French Brown Martin Stephen Con: Fraser x 3 |
| Forthill, Broughty Ferry |
North of Scotland District: Back, C. Low (Dundee High School); halt-backs, A. Stewart (St Andrews University), A. Wills (High School), and H. P. Stiven (Panmure); quarter-backs, J. C. Baird and R. Lawson (St Antirews); forwards, M. McKerracher, J. Hill, and T. Bell (St Andrews), T. C. Ferguson (captain), P. G. Grant, and E. Carmichael (High School), C. M. Stewart and F. Hay (Panmure), P. Stewart (Kirkcaldy).
Glasgow District: Back, F. Macindoe (Glasgow Academicals) ; half-backs, A. E. Stephen (West of Scotland), C. J. Higginbotham, and W. Robertson (Glasgow University) ; quarterbacks, C. E. Orr (West o£ Scotland) and C. F. P. Fraser (University); forwards, A. W. Young, J. B. Brown (captain), and J. French (Academicals), J. G. Mitchell, D. Morton, J. E. Orr, W. Neilson, and D. G. Findlay (West), and H. Edmiston (Clydesdale).
| 30 January 1886 3pm |
| East of Scotland District | 1 try - 2 tries | West of Scotland District |
| Try: Morrison | Report | Try: Stephen Robinson |
| Raeburn Place, Edinburgh Attendance: 3,000 Referee: James Stewart Carrick |
East: J. P. Veitch (Royal HSFP), R. H. Morrison (Edinburgh University), G. Wilson (Royal HSFP), R. D. Sewell (Fettesian- Loretonians), P. H. Don-Wauchope (Fettesian- Loretonians), A. R. Don-Wauchope (Fettesian- Loretonians), A. G. G. Asher (Fettesian- Loretonians), C. Reid (Edinburgh Academicals), T. W. Irvine (Edinburgh Academicals), J. Rankin (Watsonians), T. Ainslie (Edinburgh Institution F.P.) [captain], A. P. Clay (Edinburgh Academicals), M. McLeod (Edinburgh Wanderers), M. C. M‘Ewan (Edinburgh Academicals), A. Duke (Royal HSFP), G. Henderson (Edinburgh Institution F.P.).
West: F. McIndoe (Glasgow Academicals), A. E. Stephen (West of Scotland), M. F. Reid (West of Scotland), W. Robertson (Glasgow University), C. F. Fraser (Glasgow University), H. Nelson (West of Scotland); J. B. Brown (Glasgow Academicals) [captain], J. French (Glasgow Academicals), W. A. Walls (Glasgow Academicals), H. T. Ker (Glasgow Academicals), C. J. B. Milne (West of Scotland), J. G. Mitchell (West of Scotland), G. Findlay (West of Scotland), D. A. Macleod (Glasgow University), W. A. Macdonald (1st Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers).
English matches
No other District matches played.
International matches
No touring matches this season.
References
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000060/18851207/038/0010 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000269/18851207/022/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000181/18851207/034/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000076/18851207/027/0007 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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