Edinburgh Academical Football Club Explained

Teamname:Edinburgh Academical
Fullname:Edinburgh Academical Football Club
Nickname:Accies, Acads
Location:Edinburgh, Scotland
Region:Edinburgh
Capacity:5,000
Captain:Jamie Loomes
Coach:Iain Berthinussen
Url:https://www.edinburghaccies.com/
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Edinburgh Academical Football Club, also known as Edinburgh Accies, is a rugby union club in Edinburgh, Scotland. The club is currently a member of the Scottish Premiership, the top tier of Scottish club rugby. Its home ground is Raeburn Place, in Stockbridge, Edinburgh. The team is coached by Iain Berthinussen.

The club regularly fields three teams and is also involved with Broughton and Trinity Accies in the Edinburgh BATs initiative, a community amateur sports club providing youth rugby across northern Edinburgh.

History

The club was formed in 1857 and is the oldest surviving football club of any code in Scotland,[1] and the second oldest rugby union club in continuous existence in the world, behind Dublin University Football Club (founded 1854). They were one of the founding members of the Scottish Rugby Union.

In the 1873–74 season, they played ten matches, and won all of them.

In season 2007–08, the club's 1st XV finished second in Premiership Division 2, thereby securing promotion to the Premiership Division 1. That same season they experienced a successful Scottish Cup run, reaching the final with victories over Premiership 1 teams Currie, Hawick and Boroughmuir. The team lost the final 24–13 to the Glasgow Hawks. The club played a match against the Barbarians in April 2008 to mark the club's 150th anniversary.[2] A book was also published that had been commissioned to celebrate the club's 150th anniversary, The Accies: The Cradle of Scottish Rugby.[3]

In season 2009–10 the club's 1st XV was relegated to Scottish Premier Division 2 after they lost to Heriot's FP in the last game of the season and on the same day Watsonian's beat Melrose.

In season 2010–11 the club were Premier 2 League champions and returned to the top level of Scottish club rugby, the Premier 1 League, for the 2011–12 season. They remained in the Scottish Premiership after the restructure of the Scottish league system.

Ground

The Accies' home ground, Raeburn Place, is the location of the first rugby international. Seven players of the original Scotland side were Academicals, including the captain, FJ Moncrieff.[4]

Honours

Men

Women

Notable players

British and Irish Lions

The following former Edinburgh Academical players have represented the British and Irish Lions.

Scotland internationalists

The following (not previously listed above) former Edinburgh Academical players have represented Scotland at full international level in rugby union.

Other internationalists

The following former Edinburgh Academical players have represented their nations at full international level.

Cross-Sporting internationalists

Cricket

The following former Edinburgh Academical players have represented both the Scotland rugby union team and the Scotland cricket team.[14]

Rugby league

The following have represented Scotland at full international level.

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Edinburgh Accies Club History, Web site: Edinburgh Academical Football Club History . Edinburgh Academical Football Club . 27 April 2018 . 9 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180909083846/http://www.edinburghaccies.com/club-eafc/160-years-of-rugby/ . live .
  2. News: Barbarians: A club in touch with history . The Scotsman . 8 April 2008 . 27 April 2018 . 28 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180428014557/https://www.scotsman.com/sport/barbarians-a-club-in-touch-with-history-1-1255517 . live .
  3. News: Book review: The Accies: The Cradle of Scottish Rugby . Ian . Morrison . Scotland on Sunday . 24 January 2009 . 27 April 2018 . 27 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180427184328/https://www.scotsman.com/sport/book-review-the-accies-the-cradle-of-scottish-rugby-1-1303376 . live .
  4. Bath, p86
  5. Web site: Edinburgh Charity Sevens. 22 June 2019. 13 August 2021. 30 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830174745/https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/edinburgh-charity-sevens/. live.
  6. Web site: Highland Sevens. 10 June 2019. 13 August 2021. 25 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725153928/https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/highland-sevens/. live.
  7. Web site: Edinburgh Borderers Sevens. 9 June 2019. 13 August 2021. 26 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210726170515/https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/edinburgh-borderers-sevens/. live.
  8. Web site: Broughton Sevens. 7 June 2019. 13 August 2021. 25 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725153933/https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/broughton-sevens/. live.
  9. Web site: Lismore Sevens. 7 June 2019. 13 August 2021. 25 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725170205/https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/lismore-sevens/. live.
  10. Web site: Haddington Sevens. 7 June 2019. 13 August 2021. 25 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725153936/https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/haddington-sevens/. live.
  11. Web site: Edinburgh Northern Sevens. 7 June 2019. 13 August 2021. 26 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210726170519/https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/inverleith-sevens/. live.
  12. Web site: Musselburgh Sevens. 7 June 2019. 13 August 2021. 31 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210831092527/https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/musselburgh-sevens/. live.
  13. Web site: Edinburgh Northern Sevens. 7 June 2019. 13 August 2021. 26 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210726170519/https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/inverleith-sevens/. live.
  14. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007), pp 104, 105; note list shows initials not full names

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