title: 1884–85 Scottish Districts season
text: # 1884–85 Scottish Districts season
  
  The 1884–85 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union matches for Scotland's district teams.
  
  It includes the East of Scotland District versus West of Scotland District trial match.
  
  ## History
  
  Glasgow District won back the Inter-City from Edinburgh District.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Date | Try | Conversion | Penalty | Dropped goal | Goal from mark | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1876–1885 | 1 try | 1 goal | 1 goal | 1 goal | — |
  | Match decided by a majority of goals, or if the number of goals is equal by a majority of tries |||||
  
  ### Inter-City
  
  * 6 December 1884 3pm (2.30pm advertised)
  
  | Glasgow District | 1 goal - 1 try | Edinburgh District |
  | - | - | - |
  | Try: Stephen Con: Reid | Preview Report | Try: Cosens |
  
  * Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Gussie Graham (SRU)
  
  Glasgow District: F. Macindoe (Glasgow Academicals), R. G. Eaglesham (West of Scotland), M. F. Reid (West of Scotland), A. E. Stephen (West of Scotland), H. Kennedy (Glasgow Academionls), J. M. Ross (West of Scotland), J. B. Brown (Glasgow Academicals), G. H. Robb (Glasgow Academicals), J. French (Glasgow Academicals), A. Young (Glasgow Academicals), J. Jamieson (West of Scotland) [captain], D. Morton (West of Scotland), J. G. Mitchell (West of Scotland), A. Findlay (West of Scotland), and W. A. McDonald (1st Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers).
  
  Edinburgh District: Cameron (Watsonians), A. Ronald (Edinburgh Wanderers), Evans (Edinburgh University), G. Maitland (Edinburgh Institution), A. R. Don Wauchope (Edinburgh Wanderers), P. Cosens (Royal HSFP), William Peterkin (Edinburgh University). Reid (Edinburgh Academicals), T. Ainslie (Edinburgh Institution). Robert Maitland (Edinourgh Institution). J. Tod (Watsoniana), J. Brown (St. George), G. Henderson (Edinburgh Institution), J. Greig (Edinburgh Wanderers), Irvine (Edinburgh Academicals)
  
  ### Other Scottish matches
  
  * 31 January 1885
  
  | East of Scotland District | 1 goal, 2 tries - 0 | West of Scotland District |
  | - | - | - |
  | Try: William Peterkin G. Maitland Evans Con: Robert Maitland | Report | |
  
  * Raeburn Place, Edinburgh
  
  East: J. P. Veitch (Royal HSFP), G. Maitland (Edinburgh Institution) L. Evans (Edinburgh University), McKenzie (Institution), A. R Don Wauchope (Fettesian-Lorrettonians) P. H. Cosens (Royal HSFP), C. Reid (Edinburgh Academicals), T. Ainslie (Edinburgh Institution), Dr. Tod (Watsonians), William Peterkin (Edinburgh University), Robert Maitland (Edinburgh Institution), R. Ainslie (Edinburgh Institution), W. Irvine (Edinburgh Academicals), Horsburgh (Royal HSFP), McEwen (Edinburgh Academicals)
  
  Reserves: W. Cameron (Watsonians), Aitken (Edinburgh Wanderers), Rutherford (Royal HSFP), W. J. Laing (Watsonians), Cosens (Royal HSFP), P. H. Don Wauchope (Edinburgh Wanderers), Greig (Edinburgh Wanderers), Douglas (Collegiate), Henderson (Edinburgh Institution)
  
  West: Macindoe (Glasgow Academicals), Holms (Blair Lodge), Stephen (West of Scotland), Eaglesham (West of Scotland), Kennedy (Glasgow Academicals), Graham (Glasgow Academicals), Jamieson (West of Scotland), Morton (West of Scotland), Mitchell (West of Scotland), Robb (Glasgow Academicals), Young (Glasgow Academicals), French (Glasgow Academicals), Macdonald (Glasgow University) Reserves: Finlay, W. Macdonald, Ker, Macdonald (lst Lanarkshire Volunteers), Holm, Bruce, Orr, W. McKendrick
  
  ### English matches
  
  No other District matches played.
  
  ### International matches
  
  No touring matches this season.
  
  