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.
17. Cramond v Trinity
Nicky Fox scores for Trinity against Cramond in October, 1997. | TSPL
18. Fox Covert
Kevin Duffy from WT Dunbar Funeral Services throws the ball to Fox Covert Primary's Harvey Thomson as the firm announced their sponsorship of the football team in November, 2011. | TSPL
19. St David's RC
St David's Primary School's football team being presented with Leith School's Cup in March, 1964. | TSPL
20. Bruntsfield v Oxgangs
The final of the Edinburgh Primary School Girls Cup Final in June, 2001, between Bruntsfield and Oxgangs. | TSPL Photo: Esme Allen