1885–86 Scottish Districts season

The 1885–86 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union matches for Scotland's district teams.

1885–86 Scottish Districts season
Countries Scotland
Date1885-86
Matches played3

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 District1 goal, 1 try - 2 triesEdinburgh District
Try: D. A. McLeod
Drop: M. F. Reid		ReportTry: 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 District0 - 3 gls, 3 triesGlasgow District
ReportTry: 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 District1 try - 2 triesWest of Scotland District
Try: MorrisonReportTry: 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
  1. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000060/18851207/038/0010 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000269/18851207/022/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000181/18851207/034/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000076/18851207/027/0007 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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