We’ve delved into our photo archives to find these great photos of Edinburgh high school football teams over the years.
We’ve uncovered team photos, action shots and celebrations dating back to the 1960s from high school football in Edinburgh, including one school that no longer exists in the city.
Thousands of boys and girls in the Capital have felt the pride of pulling on their high school’s colours on the football field for generations.
See our photo gallery below for some great photos of Edinburgh high school football teams over the years.
5. Film stars
A scene from the shoot of '16 Years', a film which featured pupils from Broughton High School. Director and former Skidds punk band member Richard Jobson briefs the football team, who are dressed in Celtic strips. | TSPL
6. Girls' football
The launch of Edinburgh girls' football at Castlebrae High School in August, 2004. | TSPL
7. A goal for Europe
UK Minister for Europe Peter Hain showing the James Gillespie's High School football team how its done, with the school celebrating its European links, in November, 2001. | TSPL Photo: Sean Bell
8. Gone but not forgotten
The Ainslie Park Secondary School football team with the Evening News shield in June, 1968. The striking art deco school closed in the 1990s and was redeveloped for housing in the 2000s. | TSPL