Glasgow HSFP

Defunct Scottish rugby union club, based in Glasgow

Rugby team
Glasgow HSFP
Full nameGlasgow High School Former Pupils Rugby Football Club
UnionScottish Rugby Union
Founded1884
Disbanded1982; 42 years ago (1982)
LocationGlasgow, Scotland

Glasgow HSFP are a former rugby union team that played their home games at Glasgow, Scotland.

The team was founded in 1884 by former pupils of the High School of Glasgow. The team no longer exists.

In 1982 it merged with the Kelvinside Academicals - the rugby team of another school; the Kelvinside Academy - to form a rugby club called Glasgow High Kelvinside.

In 1997, Glasgow High Kelvinside merged with Glasgow Academicals to form Glasgow Hawks. Both GHK and Academicals survived the merger as spin-offs from the Hawks.

History

Founded in 1884, Glasgow High School Former Pupils formed a rugby club. They played on a ground on the opposite side of Crow Road in Anniesland, Glasgow to the present pitches. Their first match was played against the 1st Lanark Volunteers.

The club played at various locations in the Anniesland area until the early years of the Twentieth Century. [1]

The club became an open club in 1973. It dropped the F.P. from its name and became known as Glasgow High RFC.[2]

Glasgow HSFP Sevens

Glasgow HSFP ran a Sevens tournament in 1929.[3]

Notable former players

Scotland internationalists

The following former Glasgow HSFP players have represented Scotland at full international level.

  • Scotland John Bannerman
  • Scotland Bill Black
  • Scotland Gordon Boyd
  • Scotland Arthur Browning
  • Scotland Angus Cameron
  • Scotland Donald Cameron
  • Scotland Jimmy Docherty
  • Scotland Russell Donald
  • Scotland John Dykes

Glasgow District

The following former Glasgow HSFP players have represented Glasgow District at provincial level.

  • Scotland G.C. Langlands[4]
  • Scotland I. McLaren[4]
  • Scotland J.H. Riddell[4]
  • Scotland L.B. Lambie[5]
  • Scotland Andrew Greig
  • Scotland Bill Black

Honours

  • Scottish Unofficial Championship
    • Champions (5): 1923-24 (shared with Glasgow Academicals), 1935-36, 1950-51, 1953-54, 1961-62
  • Glasgow City Sevens
    • Champions (2): 1935, 1964[8]
  • Gala Sevens
    • Champions (1): 1950[9]
  • Ayr Sevens
    • Champions: 1967, 1968, 1970, 1976[10]
  • Kilmarnock Sevens
    • Champions: 1937, 1973[11]
  • Allan Glen's Sevens
  • Glasgow Academicals Sevens
  • Bearsden Sevens
  • Clarkston Sevens
    • Champions: 1970, 1973, 1982[15]
  • Glasgow University Sevens
    • Champions: 1898, 1949, 1956, 1967, 1973[16]
  • Hillhead HSFP Sevens
    • Champions: 1972, 1973[17]
  • Edinburgh Borderers Sevens
  • Helensburgh Sevens
  • Kelvinside Academicals Sevens
  • Hutchesons' GSFP Sevens

References

  1. ^ "Glasgow Hawks RFC - Club History & Archive". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  2. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  3. ^ "Glasgow HSFP Sevens". 9 June 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Glasgow District v Edinburgh District match programme, December 1932
  5. ^ a b "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  6. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  7. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  8. ^ "Cartha / Glasgow City Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Gala Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Ayr Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Kilmarnock Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Allan Glen's Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Glasgow Academicals Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Bearsden Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Clarkston Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Glasgow University Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  17. ^ "Hillhead HSFP Sevens". 9 June 2019.
  18. ^ "Edinburgh Borderers Sevens". 9 June 2019.
  19. ^ "Helensburgh Sevens". 10 June 2019.
  20. ^ "Kelvinside Academicals Sevens". 10 June 2019.
  21. ^ "Hutchesons' GSFP Sevens". 11 July 2019.
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