1953–54 Scottish Inter-District Championship

1953–54 Scottish Inter-District Championship
Countries	Scotland
Date	1953-54
Champions	Edinburgh District
Runners-up	South
Matches played	6
Top point scorer	Norman Mair (15)
Top try scorer	I. W. Nicholl (2) L. B. Mackenzie (2) Jim Davidson (2) J. S. Glen (2) R. G. Charters (2) J. M. Maxwell (2)
1954–55 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 Inter-District Championship in Scotland. 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.^[1]

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 unfamilar positions to cover the loss.^[2]

Edinburgh District won the inaugural competition with a maximum three wins.

1953-54 League Table

Results

Round 1

Edinburgh District: D. H. Crighton (Watsonians), D. M. Scott (Watsonians), R. G. Baird (Watsonians), Tommy McClung (Edinburgh Academicals),
T. G. Weatherstone (Stewarts College F.P.), Jim Davidson (Edinburgh University), A. D. Thomson (Heriots F.P),
R. D. S. Munro (Leith Academicals), Norman Mair (Edinburgh University), F. McLachlan (Edinburgh Wanderers),
R. A. Cadzow (Edinburgh Wanderers), H. L. McKill (Watsonians), W. S. Glen (Edinburgh Wanderers), S. T. H. Wright (Stewart's College F.P),
Douglas Elliot (Edinburgh Academicals)
South: A. D. Little (Selkirk), S. S. Cowan (Selkirk), J. Cowan (Selkirk), R. G. Charters (Hawick), J. Hume (Kelso), J. M. Maxwell (Langholm),
J. Wright (Hawick), L. Hastie (Kelso), J. H. F. King (Selkirk), J. Johnston (Melrose), J. J. Hegarty (Hawick), A. Robson (Hawick), J. Grant (Hawick). G. K. Smith (Kelso)

Round 2

South: R. Chisholm (Melrose), W. R. Scott (Hawick), S. S. Cowan (Selkirk), J. L. Allan (Melrose), R. W. Notman (Jedforest),
J. M. Maxwell (Langholm), J. Wright (Hawick), R. L. Wilson (Gala) (captain), J. Telford (Langholm), J. M. Inglis (Selkirk), J. J. Hegarty (Hawick),
J. Johnston (Melrose), A. Robson (Hawick), D. M. Brown (Melrose), G. K. Smith (Kelso)
Glasgow District: D. McIntyre (Glasgow HSFP), R. D. Unkles (Glasgow HSFP), A. D. Cameron (Hillhead High School F.P) (captain), Donald Cameron (Glasgow HSFP), G. N. McKenzie (Greenock Wanderers), I. Cameron (Jordanhill School F.P.), A.A.W. Waddell (Glasgow Academicals), R. A. Brechin (Glasgow Academicals), J. Cassells (Greenock Wanderers), J. C. Dawson (Glasgow Academicals), J. W. Y. Kemp (Glasgow HSFP), A. Gilchrist (West of Scotland), J. D. Rollo (Glasgow HSFP), J. P. Friebe (Glasgow HSFP), J. L. Blackwood (Glasgow Academicals)

Round 3

North: W. Thomson (St. Andrews University), E. H. Cruickshank (Aberdeen GSFP), P. G. Younie (Aberdeen Wanderers), A. R. Pate (Highland),
D. J. McPherson (Gordonians), J. M. Anderson (St. Andrews University), W. D. Allerdice (Aberdeen GSFP) (captain), A. A. Tullett (Gordonians),
A. S. Hay (Perthshire Academicals), F. H. More (Perthshire Academicals), C. D. Mowat (Aberdeen GSFP), J. R. Andrew (Harris F.P.),
J. Greenwood (Dunfermline), K. J. Donaldson (Perthshire Academicals), J. K. Mearns (Panmure)
Edinburgh District: D. H. Crighton (Royal HSFP), I. W. Nicoll (Royal HSFP), L. B. Mackenzie (Royal HSFP), G. T. Ross (Watsonians), T. G. Weatherstone (Stewart's F.P.), Jim Davidson (Edinburgh University), G. S. Morgan (Melville F. P.), T. A. Herdman (Melville F. P.),
Norman Mair (Edinburgh University), F. McLachlan (Edinburgh Wanderers), R. A. Cadzow (Edinburgh Wanderers), H. L. McKill (Watsonians),
W. S. Glen (Edinburgh Wanderers), S. T. H. Wright (Stewart's F. P.), Douglas Elliot (Edinburgh Academicals) (captain)

Round 4

Glasgow District: Angus Cameron (Glasgow HSFP), A. M. Smith (Glasgow University), A. D. Cameron (Hillhead HSFP),
A. S. Headrick (Glasgow Academicals), A. G. Campbell (Kelvinside Academicals), Donald Cameron (Glasgow HSFP),
A. A. W. Waddell (Glasgow Academicals), F. I. Hogarth (West of Scotland), J. Cassells (Greenock Wanderers),
J.C. Dewar (Glasgow Academicals), J. W. Y. Kemp (Glasgow HSFP), I. A. A. McGregor (Hillhead HSFP), J. D. Rollo (Glasgow HSFP),
M. Chisholm (Glasgow HSFP), R. C. Taylor (Kelvinside Academicals) (captain)
North: W. Thomson (St. Andrews University), K. M. Cruickshank (Aberdeen GSFP), P. J. Younie (Aberdeen Wanderers),
J. H. Meldrum (Kirkcaldy), D. J. McPherson (Gordonians), A. R. Pate (Highland), W. D. Allardice (Aberdeen GSFP), (captain), A. A. Tullet (Gordonians), C. W. Bravin (Dunfermline), F. H. Moore (Perthshire Academicals),
C. D. Mowat (Aberdeen GSFP), D. N. Georgeson (Aberdeen GSFP), J. Greenwood (Dunfermline), K. J. Donaldson (Perthshire Academicals),
A. I. Cheyne (Aberdeen University)

Round 5

North: W. Thomson (St. Andrews University) (captain), E. H. Cruickshank (Aberdeen GSFP), P. J. Younie (Aberdeen Wanderers),
A. M. Nicoll (Harris Academy F. P), D. J. McPherson (Gordonians), F. J. Whitehurst (St. Andrews University), W. D. Allardice (Aberdeen GSFP),
A. A. Tullett (Gordonians), C. W. Bravin (Dunfermline), F. H. Moore (Perthshire Academicals), C. D. Mowat (Aberdeen GSFP),
D. N. Georgeson (Aberdeen GSFP), J. Greenwood (Dunfermline), E. J. S. Michie (Aberdeen University), J. K. Mearns (Panmure)
South: J. R. McCredie (Hawick), R. B. Notman (Jedforest), R. G. Charters (Hawick), J. L. Allan (Melrose) (captain), S. S. Cowan (Selkirk), J. M. Maxwell (Langholm), A. F. Dorward (Gala), H. McLeod (Hawick), J. H. F. King (Selkirk), J. M. Inglis (Selkirk), J. J. Hegarty (Hawick), T. Elliot (Gala), A. Robson (Hawick), D. M. Brown (Melrose), G. K. Smith (Kelso)

Round 6

Glasgow District: Angus Cameron (Glasgow HSFP), A. G. Campbell (Kelvinside Academicals), Donald Cameron (Glasgow HSFP),
A. D. Cameron (Hillhead HSFP), T. R. S. Ferguson (Hillhead HSFP), J. A. Ferguson (Hillhead HSFP) (captain),
A. A. W. Waddell (Glasgow Academicals), J. D. Rollo (Glasgow HSFP), J. Cassells (Greenock Wanderers), J. C. Dawson (Glasgow Academicals), J. W. Y. Kemp (Glasgow HSFP), W. F. Morton (West of Scotland), J. P. Friebe (Glasgow HSFP), J. L. Blackwood (Glasgow Academicals)
Edinburgh District: D. H. Crighton (Watsonians), T. G. Weatherstone (Stewart's College F.P.), K. R. McDonald (Stewart's College F.P),
Jim Davidson (Edinburgh University), D. M. Scott (Watsonians), G. T. Ross (Watsonians), J. R. Glen (Edinburgh Wanderers),
T. P. L. McGlashan (Royal High School F.P), Norman Mair (Edinburgh University), F. McLachlan (Edinburgh Wanderers),
H. L. McKill (Watsonians), R. A. Cadzow (Edinburgh Wanderers), J. S. Ure (Edinburgh Wanderers), S. T. H. Wright (Stewart's College F. P.),
Douglas Elliot (Edinburgh Academicals) (captain)

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