Edinburgh University Association Football Club are a
football
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club representing the
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh (, ; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in Post-nominal letters, post-nominals) is a Public university, public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Founded by the City of Edinburgh Council, town council under th ...
. Established in 1878, they are third oldest club in East of Scotland football and have been a member of the
Scottish Football Association
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(SFA) since that year. Edinburgh University are eligible to compete in the
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,93rd regiment, awarding medals to the winning team of the Regiment. No further activity by the club was documented for over a decade.
The Club won its first trophy, the Edinburgh Shield in 1883. Historically it is the most successful footballing university in Scotland. The club has won the Edinburgh Shield once, the Queen's Park Shield 26 times (including eight successive wins from 1973–74 to 1981–82),the East of Scotland Amateur Cup once, the Scottish Qualifying Cup (South) once, the East of Scotland Qualifying Cup three times, the British University Sports Association (BUSA) Cup once and the King Cup three times.
The most recent achievements of the club include winning the East of Scotland Qualifying Cup in 2005, and finishing in second position in the East of Scotland Premier Division in 2007–08. In October 2006, the side beat Vale of Leithen 3–0 to reach the first round proper of the
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1972–73. In November 2006, they defeated Keith to proceed to the second round of the Scottish Cup for only the second time in the club's history, and 106 years after their first appearance at this stage. The team's 2006 cup run was halted by
Cowdenbeath
Cowdenbeath () is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is north-east of Dunfermline and north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a police burgh in 1890. According to a 20 ...
, who defeated the university 5–1 at
Central Park
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on 9 December 2006. After the
Scottish Qualifying Cup
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was abolished, Edinburgh University gained direct entry to the Scottish Cup as a full member of the SFA. Receiving a random bye in the first round, Edinburgh University beat Deveronvale in the second round before losing to Cove Rangers in the third round.
The club was admitted to the
Lowland Football League
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for the 2014–15 season. Their best finishing position is 6th place in 2015–16.
Dorian Ogunro, a former Edinburgh University 1st XI player returned to coach the Under 21 Team after graduating and was the Uni's head coach from 2013 to 2023. In June 2023 Sean McAuley was appointed as head coach.
Season-by-season record
Lowland League
† Season curtailed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
↓ Relegated.
Honours
East of Scotland Football League
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*''Runners-up'': 1974–75, 2007–08
East of Scotland Football League First Division
*''Runners-up'': 2000–01
King Cup
*Winners: 1976–77, 2006–07, 2013–14
East of Scotland Shield
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