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University added to the championship in 1936–37, Edinburgh Institution FP renamed as Melville College FP, following the school's relocation in 1937–38, and in 1938–39 Hutcheson's GSFP and Allan Glen's FP ascended to the championship with Allan Glen's heading the table in their first season.
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Hillhead HSFP joined the championship in 1913–14 which was to be the last championship season for
Clydesdale who were unable to continue after the first world war. The championship was unchanged until 1929 when Dunfermline became the first club from the North & Midlands to be included. The 1930s
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Numerous forms of football were played in
Scotland in the years prior to the introduction of the Rugby rules which were adopted for the boys of Edinburgh Academy in the early 1850s. The game spread to Merchiston and the Royal High School with inter school games beginning in 1858. In 1857 the former
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Kelvinside and West of Scotland combine until 1950–51 whilst Musselburgh and Aberdeen GSFP were newcomers to the championship. By the middle of the decade Boroughmuir FP had joined the table with Trinity Academicals, Jordanhill and Ayr following in the 1960s. By 1972–73, the
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newspaper would declare the champion
Scottish club in its annual review of the football season. The championship was always awarded on the basis of the results between the teams in the championship table only which meant that games against clubs from England or further afield were not counted. Up
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Edinburgh clubs, seven Glasgow clubs and seven in the Borders. Edinburgh District was represented by Edinburgh Academicals, Royal HSFP, Edinburgh
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Edinburgh Academicals won the first five championships by virtue of being undefeated in club games between 1865–66 and 1869–70. The Academicals retained the championship in 1870–71 as a result of having the best record amongst the Scottish clubs despite the loss of two matches. Glasgow
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Scottish club champion on an unofficial basis. By the 1870s the
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Academicals won the inaugural fixture with the
Edinburgh Academicals in 1871–72, and, by remaining undefeated in their other fixtures wrested the championship from Edinburgh for the first time.
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final season prior to the introduction of league rugby, Leith
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302:1880–81 Edinburgh Institution
138:The basis of the championship
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1195:Scottish League Championship
1174:European Rugby Challenge Cup
1169:European Rugby Champions Cup
902:Scottish League Championship
847:Dunfermline 1 & 1 shared
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56:Scottish League Championship
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1284:Scottish Rugby Schools' Cup
1259:Scottish Womens Premiership
1249:Inter-District Championship
853:Royal HSFP 1 & 1 shared
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1274:Age-grade Championships:
1164:United Rugby Championship
943:– via Google Books.
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1300:Grampian Alliance League
1143:Sevens Grand Prix Series
982:Rugby union in Scotland
841:Edinburgh Institution 2
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1423:Borders Sevens Circuit
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877:Hillhead HSFP 2 shared
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1453:Auld Alliance Trophy
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997:Scottish Rugby Union
906:Scottish Premiership
830:Edinburgh University
510:Edinburgh University
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451:Edinburgh University
441:Edinburgh University
435:Edinburgh University
425:Edinburgh University
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132:Edinburgh University
119:Scottish Rugby Union
1473:Douglas Horn Trophy
1413:Murrayfield Stadium
1133:Sevens World Series
794:Glasgow Academicals
775:1972–73 Boroughmuir
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63:No. of teams
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1123:Six Nations
933:. Birlinn.
152:Early years
115:rugby union
89:Most titles
51:Replaced by
29:Rugby union
1498:Categories
1217:Division 3
1213:Division 2
1209:Division 1
912:References
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871:Langholm 1
806:Watsonians
759:Watsonians
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617:Watsonians
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419:1899–1900
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399:Clydesdale
383:Watsonians
377:Watsonians
371:Watsonians
361:Watsonians
172:Heriots FP
1347:Edinburgh
1228:Caledonia
1118:World Cup
874:Selkirk 1
835:Melrose 3
1386:See also
1179:1872 Cup
883:1 shared
769:1971–72
763:1970–71
757:1969–70
748:1967–68
739:1965–66
729:1964–65
723:1963–64
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702:1959–60
698:Langholm
696:1958–59
684:1955–56
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660:1950–51
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564:1924–25
554:1923–24
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536:1920–21
530:1919–20
524:1913–14
518:1912–13
508:1911–12
502:1910–11
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