A North versus South fixture, but owing to weather it had to wait another season.

From the Aberdeen Press and Journal of 19 December 1881, recalling events of this season:[1] For half a dozen years or so, the Aberdeenshire have been members of the Union [SRU], and up to the present time neither they nor the numerous provincial clubs throughout Scotland have procured any practical benefit from their connection with that body unless (if we may say so) the pleasure of contributing annually a guinea annually towards its funds.

On the suggestion of Mr. Brewis, the then secretary of the union, the North v South match was instituted.

The Aberdeen Press and Journal of 19 December 1881, stated that the match was not played:[5] The severe snowstorms of last winter, however, prevented this fixture was coming off.

Nil-Nil at half time, the Inter-City match changed when Glasgow's Malcom Cross left the field injured.

[7] Writing in October 1942 in The Scotsman, E. D. H. Sewell states that referees came into the game in 1885-86 season; before that the captains ran the match; after that two umpires one chosen from each team.

), P. W. Smeaton (Edinburgh Academicals) (quarter backs); A. G. Petrie (captain), H. M. Davidson (Royal HSFF.P.

A. L. M'Clure (Greenock Wanderers), George Robb (Glasgow University) No other District matches played.