This season saw the first time that Glasgow won the Inter-City match.

[1] After last season's failed attempt to get a North v South fixture played, it was proposed that now 3 new district fixtures be played.

From the Aberdeen Press and Journal of 19 December 1881: At the recent annual meeting of the union [SRU] Mr. R. Craigie Bell of Aberdeenshire, renewed this solicitations on their behalf and on behalf on their provincial friends generally, and in addition to the North versus South match, proposed the introduction of two other Union fixtures viz.

The union accordingly gave the proposal their best consideration, and chiefly through Mr. Petrie's personal inquiries, and perhaps in consequence of hailing from Banff himself, and thus having a 'weak side' towards the north, the northern counties match was agreed to...

The North versus South fixture was played this season for the first time on 31 December 1881.

Young (Glasgow University) No other District matches played.