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.
13. Clermiston
Clermiston Primary's school football team, winners of the Primary Schools Cup in June 1986. | Iconic Media
14. Balgreen
Balgreen Primary School's football team pictured at the school near Saughton Park, celebrating winning the Inspectors Cup in 2003. | TSPL
15. Royston
Boys of Royston Primary School with the Leith Schools Cup and Mackie Shield they won for football, and the girls with the netball Wardie Parents' Association Shield, in May, 1952. | TSPL
16. St Francis RC
The St Francis Primary School football team pictured in January, 1964. | TSPL