Glasgow HSFP are a former rugby union team that played their home games at Glasgow, Scotland.
| Full name | Glasgow High School Former Pupils Rugby Football Club |
|---|---|
| Union | Scottish Rugby Union |
| Founded | 1884 |
| Disbanded | 1982 |
| Location | 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.
Originally, West of Scotland Football Club (known often as 'West') was also invited into the merger, but declined and continue to play at their club in Milngavie.
History
editFounded 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
editGlasgow HSFP ran a Sevens tournament in 1929.[3]
Notable former players
editScotland internationalists
editThe following former Glasgow HSFP players have represented Scotland at full international level.
Glasgow District
editThe following former Glasgow HSFP players have represented Glasgow District at provincial level.
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Honours
edit- 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
- Champions: 1976[12]
- Glasgow Academicals Sevens
- Champions: 1974[13]
- Bearsden Sevens
- Champions: 1971[14]
- 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
- Champions: 1926[18]
- Helensburgh Sevens
- Champions: 1973[19]
- Kelvinside Academicals Sevens
- Champions: 1922[20]
- Hutchesons' GSFP Sevens
- Champions: 1926[21]
References
edit- ^ "Glasgow Hawks RFC - Club History & Archive". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "Glasgow HSFP Sevens". 9 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f Glasgow District v Edinburgh District match programme, December 1932
- ^ a b "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "Cartha / Glasgow City Sevens". 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Gala Sevens". 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Ayr Sevens". 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Kilmarnock Sevens". 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Allan Glen's Sevens". 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Glasgow Academicals Sevens". 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Bearsden Sevens". 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Clarkston Sevens". 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Glasgow University Sevens". 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Hillhead HSFP Sevens". 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Edinburgh Borderers Sevens". 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Helensburgh Sevens". 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Kelvinside Academicals Sevens". 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Hutchesons' GSFP Sevens". 11 July 2019.