The Edinburgh Academical Football Club, formed in 1857, is the oldest rugby club in Scotland, the second oldest in the World. The Club’s name omits the word “Rugby” as it predates the division between the Association and Rugby codes of football, which took place in the 1860s. Accies is the oldest rugby club in Scotland and the second oldest in the world behind Dublin University Football Club (founded 1854). The Club boasts more capped players for Scotland than any other Scottish club including such greats as G P S MacPherson (captain of the 1925 Grand Slam team), Douglas Elliott, Brian Neil, Rodger Arneil, David Sole (captain of the 1990 Grand Slam team), Rob Wainwright, Scott Murray and more recently, Mike Blair, Stuart Moffat, Tom Philip, Donnie McFadyen, David Callam and Phil Godman. Indeed, Philip was the 100th player from The Edinburgh Academy to play international rugby.
