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.
21. Hunter's Tryst
Team photograph of the Hunter's Tryst Primary School football team taken in January, 1964. The school was closed in 2007. | TSPL
22. St John Vianney RC
Eight-year-old St John Vianney Primary pupil Jordan Finnie was in high demand, playing for the schools P4 and P7 teams in 2002. | TSPL Photo: Justin Spittle
23. Prestonfield
A team photo of the 1964 Prestonfield Primary School football team. | TSPL
24. Hyvots Bank
The Hyvots Bank Primary School football team pictured in January, 1964. The school was demolished in 1978. | TSPL