1886–87 Scottish Districts season

The 1886–87 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union matches for Scotland's district teams.

1886–87 Scottish Districts season
Countries Scotland
Date1886–87
Matches played1

It includes the East of Scotland District versus West of Scotland District trial match.

History

Glasgow won the Inter-City by a try to nil.[1]

The East v West fixture was marred by a leg break to Asher, the East District quarter-back.[2]

Results
Date Try Conversion Penalty Dropped goal Goal from mark Notes
1886–1891 1 point 2 points 3 points 3 points N/A Scoring systems after the administration of the game was taken over by the IRFB now known as World Rugby

Inter-City
4 December 1886
Glasgow District 1 - 0 Edinburgh District
Try: Kerr
 Report
Old Anniesland, Glasgow
Attendance: c. 2,500
Referee: James Stewart Carrick

Glasgow District:
Edinburgh District:

Other Scottish matches
29 January 1887
East of Scotland District 5 - 4 West of Scotland District
Try: Johnstone
Stevenson
Irvine
Con: Berry
 Report Try: Fraser
C.E. Orr
Con: M. F. Reid
Raeburn Place, Edinburgh

East: A. W. Cameron back G. R. Wilson (Royal High School), J. Marsh (Edinburgh Institution), and K. H. Morrison (Edinburgh University), half backs; A. G. G. Asher (Wanderers) and C. Johnston (Edinburgh University), quarter backs; C. Reid (Edinburgh Academicals), T. Irvine (Edinburgh Academicals), M. C. McEwen (Edinburgh Academicals), A. T. Clay (Edinburgh Academicals), W. M. Macleod (Wanderers), L. E. Stevenson (Edinburgh University), Clayton Simpson (Edinburgh University), C. W. Berry (Wanderers), and C. J. Milne (Wanderers), forwards.
West: F. Macindoe. back; A. E. Stephen, A. N. Woodrow, and M. F. Reid, half backs ; C. P. Fraser and C. E. Orr quarter backs; W. A. Macdonald, J. French. H. Kerr, R. A. Young, D. Morton, J. G. Orr, J. G. Mitchell (captain), R. Hutcheson, and A. G. Malcolm, forwards.

English matches

No other District matches played.

International matches

No touring matches this season.

References
  1. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  2. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/18870131/144/0007
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