1872–73 Scottish Districts season


The 1872-73 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union matches for Scotland's district teams.
It includes the Inter-City fixtures between Glasgow District and Edinburgh District.

History

The Glasgow District v Edinburgh District match is the first representative district match in the world.
Originally this was a twice a season fixture; and it was in this 1872-73 season.
The matches in this season were 20 - a - side.
The district matches between Glasgow and Edinburgh, as Scotland's two largest cities, were known as the Inter-City rivalry.

Results

DateTryConversionPenaltyDropped goalGoal from markNotes
1871–1875no score1 goal1 goal1 goal
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Inter-City

Glasgow District:Backs: Thomas Chalmers, William Davie Brown, William Hamilton Kidston

Half Backs: William Cross, T. A. Drew

Quarter Backs: George Buchanan McClure, John Arthur

Forwards: John Kennedy Todd, Henry William Allan, Charles Chalmers Bryce, George Raphael Fleming, J.S. Thomson, J.K. Brown

James Howe McClure, J. Kennedy, J.P. Tennant, Robert Wilson, G. Hunter, A. Cochrane

J.W. Reid


Edinburgh District: A. Ross, J. Patullo, Thomas Roger Marshall, William St Clair Grant, J. Junor, J. A. W. Mein, and E. Thew, backs ; Francis Moncreiff, R. W. Irvine, E. M. Bannerman, James Finlay, Angus Buchanan, Alexander Petrie, and M. Sanderson, Charles Walker Cathcart and John Lisle Hall MacFarlane, Tom Whittington, Benjamin Blyth II, J. Forsyth and A. R. Stewart, forwards.
Edinburgh District: G. F. Raynor, Blackwood, Thomas Roger Marshall, W. St. Clair Grant, J. L. Macfarlane, J. Junor, J. A. W. Mein, F. Penny, Francis Moncreiff , Charles Walker Cathcart, Angus Buchanan, Edward Bannerman, J. Forsyth, Tom Whittington, R. W. Irvine, Alexander Petrie, Benjamin Blyth II, James Finlay, Alexander Wood, W. K. Gair


Glasgow District:Backs: Thomas Chalmers, William Davie Brown

Half Backs:William Hamilton Kidston, T. A. Drew

Quarter Backs: George Buchanan McClure, John Arthur

Forwards: George Raphael Fleming, J.S. Thomson, J. S. Tod, J. Ritchie, W. M. Brown, A. T. Arthur, Allan Arthur

James Howe McClure, J. Kennedy, J. Bolton, T. Y. Kennedy, Robert Wilson, A. Cochrane

C.E. Hope

Other Scottish matches

No other District matches played.

English matches

No other District matches played.

International matches

No touring matches this season.