1953–54 Scottish Inter-District Championship


The 1953–54 Scottish Inter-District Championship was a rugby union competition for Scotland's district teams.
This season saw the first formal Scottish Inter-District Championship. The district sides selected were Glasgow District, Edinburgh District, North and South.
The Midlands district was not represented. Instead their players were selected in the formation of the North side.
This was the only season that North played in the Scottish Inter-District Championship. Midlands complained to the Scottish Rugby Union that despite having several players selected in the North of Scotland side they had no recognition for this. The SRU agreed and in subsequent seasons the combined team was known as North and Midlands in the Inter-District tournament.
The case for rugby substitutes was raised after the Glasgow - Edinburgh inter-city match when Glasgow's star player Angus Cameron left the field injured. Not only did this hamper Glasgow by playing with a man short, but their players complained that their selection chances to the national team were impaired by then being forced to play unfamiliar positions to cover the loss.
Edinburgh District won the inaugural competition with a maximum three wins.

1953-54 League Table

TeamPWDLPFPA+/-Pts
Edinburgh District33005318+356
South32013922+174
Glasgow District31022820+82
North30032888-600

Results

DateTryConversionPenaltyDropped goalGoal from markNotes
1948–19703 points2 points3 points3 points3 points-

Round 1

Edinburgh District: D. H. Crighton, D. M. Scott, R. G. Baird, Tommy McClung,
Grant Weatherstone, Jim Davidson, A. D. Thomson,
R. D. S. Munro, Norman Mair, F. McLachlan,
R. A. Cadzow, H. L. McKill, W. S. Glen, S. T. H. Wright,
Douglas Elliot


South: A. D. Little, S. S. Cowan, J. Cowan, R. G. Charters, J. Hume,
J. M. Maxwell, J. Wright, L. Hastie, Jock King, Jimmie Johnston,
J. J. Hegarty, A. Robson, J. Grant. G. K. Smith

Round 2

South: R. Chisholm, W. R. Scott, S. S. Cowan, Les Allan, R. W. Notman,
J. M. Maxwell, J. Wright, Bob Wilson , J. Telford, Jim Inglis, J. J. Hegarty,
Jimmie Johnston, A. Robson, D. M. Brown, G. K. Smith


Glasgow District: D. McIntyre, R. D. Unkles, Allan Cameron , Donald Cameron, G. N. McKenzie, I. Cameron, A.A.W. Waddell, R. A. Brechin, J. Cassells, J. C. Dawson, Hamish Kemp, A. Gilchrist, J. D. Rollo, Percy Friebe, J. L. Blackwood

Round 3

North: W. Thomson, E. H. Cruickshank, P. G. Younie, A. R. Pate,
D. J. McPherson, J. M. Anderson, W. D. Allerdice , A. A. Tullett,
A. S. Hay, F. H. More, C. D. Mowat, J. R. Andrew,
J. Greenwood, K. J. Donaldson, J. K. Mearns


Edinburgh District: D. H. Crighton, I. W. Nicoll, L. B. Mackenzie, G. T. Ross, Grant Weatherstone, Jim Davidson, G. S. Morgan, T. A. Herdman,
Norman Mair, F. McLachlan, R. A. Cadzow, H. L. McKill,
W. S. Glen, S. T. H. Wright, Douglas Elliot

Round 4

Glasgow District: Angus Cameron, A. M. Smith, Allan Cameron,
A. S. Headrick, A. G. Campbell, Donald Cameron,
A. A. W. Waddell, F. I. Hogarth, J. Cassells,
J.C. Dewar, Hamish Kemp, I. A. A. McGregor, J. D. Rollo,
M. Chisholm, R. C. Taylor


North: W. Thomson, K. M. Cruickshank, P. J. Younie,
J. H. Meldrum, D. J. McPherson, A. R. Pate, W. D. Allardice,, A. A. Tullet, C. W. Bravin, F. H. Moore,
C. D. Mowat, D. N. Georgeson, J. Greenwood, K. J. Donaldson,
A. I. Cheyne

Round 5

North: W. Thomson , E. H. Cruickshank, P. J. Younie,
A. M. Nicoll, D. J. McPherson, F. J. Whitehurst, W. D. Allardice,
A. A. Tullett, C. W. Bravin, F. H. Moore, C. D. Mowat,
D. N. Georgeson, J. Greenwood, Ernie Michie, J. K. Mearns


South: J. R. McCredie, R. B. Notman, R. G. Charters, Les Allan , S. S. Cowan, J. M. Maxwell, A. F. Dorward, H. McLeod, Jock King, Jim Inglis, J. J. Hegarty, T. Elliot, A. Robson, D. M. Brown, G. K. Smith

Round 6

Glasgow District: Angus Cameron, A. G. Campbell, Donald Cameron,
Allan Cameron, T. E. S. Ferguson, J. A. Ferguson ,
A. A. W. Waddell, J. D. Rollo, J. Cassells, J. C. Dawson, Hamish Kemp, W. F. Morton, Percy Friebe, J. L. Blackwood


Edinburgh District: D. H. Crighton, Grant Weatherstone, K. R. McDonald,
Jim Davidson, Donald Scott, G. T. Ross, J. R. Glen,
T. P. L. McGlashan, Norman Mair, F. McLachlan,
H. L. McKill, R. A. Cadzow, J. S. Ure, S. T. H. Wright,
Douglas Elliot