The Accies
Subtitle: the cradle of Scottish rugby
By: David Barnes
Publisher: Birlinn
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 438
ISBN-13: 9781841587714
Subjects: History; Biography; Rugby Union football; Rugby Union football players; Edinburgh Academical Football Club
Description: "The Edinburgh Academical Football Club is the oldest rugby club in Britain and the second oldest in the world, with as rich and colourful history as any sporting organisation on the planet. To celebrate the club's sesquicentennial year, The Accies looks back on the rich history of this great sporting institution, examining the illustrious names and extraordinary events which have helped make Raeburn Place such an important landmark in the sport, sealing its place in the annals of the game as the cradle of Scottish rugby. This is the remarkable history of a remarkable club." --Book Jacket.
Notes: "150th anniversary commemorative history"--Cover.