The 1954–55 Scottish Inter-District Championship was a

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competition for Scotland's district teams. This season saw the second formal

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. The district sides selected were Glasgow District, Edinburgh District,

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and

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won the competition with a maximum three wins.

1954-55 League Table

Results

Round 1

Glasgow District: Angus Cameron (

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), T. E. S. Fergusson (Hillhead HSFP), Allan Cameron ( Hillhead HSFP),
W. Fraser ( Ardrossan Academicals), A. G. Campbell (Kelvinside Academicals), J. T. Docherty (Glasgow HSFP), R. Munro (Jordanhill RFC),
D. W. Reid (Allan Glen's F.P), G. M. Guthrie (Hillhead HSFP), F. I. Hogarth (West of Scotland), F. I. Blake (Kilmarnock),

Hamish Kemp James William Young Kemp, known as Hamish Kemp, (13 February 1933 in Glasgow – 5 June 2002 in Glasgow)
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) aptain T. S. Smith (Glasgow University), I. A. A. MacGregor (Hillhead HSFP), H. Roddan ( Hutcheson's GSFP)
South: J. R. McCreadie (Hawick), T. Grieve (Langholm), R. G. Charters (Hawick), Les Allan ( Melrose), C. Elliot (Langholm),
J. M. Maxwell (Langholm), J. Dun (Melrose), A. McEwan (Melrose), J. Telford (Langholm), I. Hastie (Kelso), J. J. Hegarty (Hawick),
A. Robson (Hawick), H. Duffy (Jedforest), J. Grant (Hawick), A. K. McRae (Gala)

Round 2

Edinburgh District: J. A. C. Gilbert (Stewart's College F. P.), K. G. Sutherland (Melville's College F. P.),

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),
E. C. Barclay-Smith (Edinburgh Wanderers), T. G. Weatherstone (Stewart's College F. P.) aptain Graham Ross (

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),
J. A. Nichol (Royal HSFP), R. D. S. Munro (Leith Academicals), N. G. R. Mair (Edinburgh University), P. S. Shearer (Heriots F. P.),
W. S. Glen (Edinburgh Wanderers), S. T. H. Wright (Stewart's College F. P.), J. C. M. Sharp (Stewart's College F. P.)
North and Midlands: W. Steven (Madras College F. P.), E. H. Cruickshank (Aberdeen GSFP), E. Craig (Aberdeen GSFP),
I. S. Gloag (Perthshire Academicals) aptain J. K. Morrison (Panmure), I. Stuart (Aberdeen GSFP), R. H. W. Cradock (Aberdeen GSFP),
A. Tullett (Gordonians), I. L. Robb (Aberdeenshire), D. M. Brien (Perthshire Academicals), J. Johnston (Dunfermline),

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), M. C. S. Phillip (Aberdeen University), C. D. Mowat (Aberdeen GSFP), E. Rogers (Perthshire Academicals)

Round 3

South: R. Chisholm (Melrose), T. Grieve (Langholm), R. G. Charters (Hawick), J. M. Maxwell (Langholm), C. Elliot (Langholm),
J. Hume (Kelso), A. S. Dorward (Gala), I. Hastie (Kelso), Jock King ( Selkirk), J. Campbell (Kelso), J. J. Hegarty (Hawick), T. Elliot (Gala),
L. Walker (Selkirk), A. Robson (Hawick) aptain A. K. McRae (Gala)
North and Midlands: W. Steven (Madras College F. P.), E. H. Cruickshank (Aberdeen GSFP), E. Craig (Aberdeen GSFP),
I. S. Gloag (Perthshire Academicals) aptain R. H. Gibson (Howe of Fife), I. Stuart (Aberdeen GSFP), R. H. W. Cradock (Aberdeen GSFP),
A. Tullett (Gordonians), I. L. Robb (Aberdeenshire), D. M. Brien (Perthshire Academicals), J. Johnston (Dunfermline),

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), J. Greenwood (Dunfermline), C. D. Mowat (Aberdeen GSFP), E. Rogers (Perthshire Academicals)

Round 4

South: R. Chisholm (Melrose), C. Elliot (Langholm), R. G. Charters (Hawick), J. M. Maxwell (Langholm), W. J.. Grieve (Gala),
J. Hume (Kelso), J. H. Bowie (Hawick), H. McLeod (Hawick), Jock King ( Selkirk), J. Campbell (Kelso), J. J. Hegarty (Hawick), T. Elliot (Gala),
L. H. Walker (Selkirk), A. Robson (Hawick) aptain A. K. McRae (Gala)
Edinburgh District: J. A. C. Gilbert (Stewart's College F. P.), K. G. Sutherland (Melville's College F. P.),

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H. G. Hay (Edinburgh Academicals), T. G. Weatherstone (Stewart's College F. P.) aptain Graham Ross (

), J. A. Nichol (Royal HSFP),
W. M. Stephen (Musselburgh), Bill Relph (Stewart's College F. P.), Douglas Muir ( Heriots), D. J. Marshall (Edinburgh Academicals),
C. Y. Langlands (Stewart's College F. P.), W. S. Glen (Edinburgh Wanderers), S. T. H. Wright (Stewart's College F. P.),
William Cowie (

) North and Midlands: W. Steven (Madras College F.P), E. H. Cruickshank (Aberdeen GSFP), I. S. Gloag (Perthshire Academicals), R. H. H. Gibson (Howe of Fife), D. J. McPherson (Gordonians), I. Stuart (Aberdeen GSFP), R. H. W. Cradock (Aberdeen GSFP), A. Tullett (Gordonians), C. W. Bravin (Dunfermline), D. M. Brien (Perthshire Academicals), E. J. S. Michie (Aberdeen University), J. Johnston (Dunfermline), C. D. Mowat (Aberdeen GSFP), E. Rogers (Perthshire Academicals)
Glasgow District: Angus Cameron (

), T. E. S. Fergusson (Hillhead HSFP), Allan Cameron ( Hillhead HSFP),
W. Fraser ( Ardrossan Academicals), A. G. Campbell (Kelvinside Academicals), J. T. Docherty (Glasgow HSFP), F. A. Ross (Hillhead HSFP),
J. C. Dawson (Glasgow Academicals), A. M. Jope (Glasgow University), D. W. Reid (Allan Glen's F.P.), F. I. Blake (Kilmarnock),

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) aptain T. S. Smith (Glasgow University), A. Stephen (

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), I. A. A. MacGregor (Hillhead HSFP)

Round 5

Glasgow District: Angus Cameron (

), Allan Cameron ( Hillhead HSFP), T.E.S. Fergusson (Hillhead HSFP), C.G. Thomson (Glasgow Academicals)

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A.G. Campbell (Kelvinside Academicals), J.T. Docherty (Glasgow HSFP), I. A. Ross (Hillhead HSFP), J.C. Dawson (Glasgow Academicals), A.M. Jope (Glasgow University), D. W. Reid (Allan Glen's FP), F.I. Blake (Kilmarnock),

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), J.S. Ure (Kelvinside Academicals),

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), I.A.A. MacGregor (Hillhead HSFP)
Edinburgh District: D. H. Crighton (Watsonians), K. G. Sutherland (Melville College FP), D. M. Scott (Watsonians), C. Ross (Stewarts College FP), T. G. Weatherstone (Stewarts College FP)

G. T. Ross (Watsonians), J. A. Nichol (RHS FP), F. Maclachlan (Edinburgh Wanderers), Bill Relph (Stewarts College FP), W. Murchison (Boroughmuir FP), C. Y. Langlands (Stewarts College FP),, D. J. Marshall (Edinburgh Academicals), W. S. Glen (Edinburgh Wanderers), T. A. Herdman (Melville College FP), W. I. D. Elliot (Edinburgh Academicals)

Matches outwith the Championship

Other Scottish matches

Fife:
Edinburgh District: Rest of the West:
Glasgow District: North of Scotland District:
Midlands District:

Junior matches

Edinburgh District:
South of Scotland District: East:
West:

Trial matches

Blues Trial:
Whites Trial: Probables:
Possibles:

English matches

Edinburgh District:
Northumberland:

International matches

None.

References

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