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Edinburgh Academical Football Club

 
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Edinburgh Academicals
Full name The Edinburgh Academical Football Club
Union Scottish Rugby Union
Founded 1857
Location Edinburgh, Scotland
Region Edinburgh
Ground(s) Raeburn Place
Capacity 5,000
President Flag of Scotland Willie Liston
Coach Flag of Scotland Ian Barnes
Captain Dan Teague
League Premiership Division One
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Official website
www.edinburghaccies.com

The Edinburgh Academical Football Club, also known as Edinburgh Accies or Edinburgh Acads, is a rugby union club in Edinburgh, Scotland. The club was formed in 1857 and is the oldest rugby club in Scotland[1], the second oldest in the World and one of the founding members of the Scottish Rugby Union. 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. At present it plays in Scottish Premiership Division One and plays its home games at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Recently the Club's 1st XV finished second in the Scottish Premiership League Division 2, thereby securing promotion to the Premiership Division One for season 2007/8. They are also enjoying a successful Scottish Cup run, reaching the final to be played at Murrayfield Stadium on 5 May 2007, with recent victories over Premiership 1 teams Currie (recently crowned Scottish Champions), Hawick and Boroughmuir. They are coached by Scottish internationalists Ian Barnes, Jim Renwick and Tom Philip.

Recent Scottish internationalists include current Scotland captain Mike Blair, David Callam, Tom Philip, Stuart Moffat, Barry Stewart, Donnie Macfadyen, Scott Murray, Rob Wainwright, David McIvor, Jeremy Richardson, John Allan, Alec Moore and Grand Slam winning captain David Sole.

For Season 2008/9 Accies have shewdly recruited some young talent from local schools. The club looks set to put 5 regular teams out this season with the addition of the BATS initiative which they run along with Edinburgh BATs Rugby, Broughton RFC and Trinity Accies RFC.

References

  1. ^ Edinburgh Accies Club History, http://www.edinburghaccies.com/club_history.html

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