This lack of recognition for the Midlands District, when the 'North of Scotland' name was used for the combined side, was finally ended in 1978.
Reports of this deemed the annual fixture a 'fiasco'; the Dundee Courier noting: "Whatever may have kept the majority of the South men and the St. Andrews men of the North from putting in an appearance, it is questionable whether the Union will care about putting on another meeting which to a portion of those interested seems of so little importance.
"[4] The North of Scotland District was originally formed as the Scottish Northern Counties Football Union in 1887.
The SRU agreed and the combined team became formally known as North and Midlands in subsequent seasons for the domestic tournament.
The new name of North and Midlands was used for the combined side from 1954 season onwards in the domestic Scottish Inter-District Championship.
The following is a list of notable non-Scottish international representative former North of Scotland (combined side) players: Ireland