We’ve trawled our photo archives to find these 30 great photos of Edinburgh primary school football over the years.
Thousands of boys and girls in the Capital have felt the pride of pulling on their primary school’s colours on the football field for generations.
We’ve uncovered team photos, action shots and celebrations dating back to the 1950s from primary school football in Edinburgh, including schools that no longer exist in the city.
Covered in mud and freezing cold for most of the season, children in Edinburgh have been playing football for their primary school for more than 100 years, with the still annual Edinburgh Primary Schools Inspectors Cup kicking off in 1893, only stopping for World Wars and the Covid pandemic.
10. St Joseph's RC
The St Joesph's RC Primary School football team in May, 2017 with coaches Mr Crowley and Mr Murphy at the Broomhouse Campus. | Andrew O'Brien
12. Davidson's Mains v Gylemuir
Davidson's Mains v Gylemuir in November, 1997, a game which Gylemuir won 5-0. | TSPL