Scottish rugby books
General rugby histories
The Story of Scottish Rugby (1925). RJ Phillips, 239 pages.
Scottish Rugby Memories: a souvenir book of Scottish rugby international matches (1945). RW Forsyth.
A souvenir book of Scotland versus England services rugby matches (nd, 1946). RW Forsyth.
Scottish Rugby Memories 1946-1950: a souvenir book of Scottish rugby international matches (1951). RW Forsyth.
Scotland v England 1871 (1971). R (Bob) Ironside and AMC (Sandy) Thorburn, 38 pages.
The History of Scottish Rugby (1980). AMC (Sandy) Thorburn, 346 pages.
The Scottish Rugby Union Official History (1985). AMC Thorburn, 210 pages.
International Rugby Union: a compendium of Scotland's matches (1994). John McI Davidson, 295 pages.
The Thistle, a chronicle of Scottish Rugby (1997). Derek Douglas, 207 pages.
Behind the Thistle: Playing Rugby for Scotland (2010). David Barnes and Peter Burns, 480 pages.
Scottish Rugby: Game by Game (2013). Kenneth Bogle, 626 pages.
Carterhaugh Ba' (2021). Ian W Landles, Billy Gillies, Hugh Hornby etc, 120 pages.
Annuals
Forsyth's Rugby Record, published annually 1919-20 to 1985-86.
Scottish Rugby Annual, published annually from 1986-87.
Regional histories
Border Rugby Recollections (1951). 'Poynder' (WD Thomson), 64 pages.
The Ambassadors (1967). John LT Dawson, 80 pages.
Rummle them up! The Border rugby story (1989). Walter Thomson, 89 pages.
The Border League Story (2000). Laing Speirs, 115 pages.
Midlands First and Latest (1989). John Methven, 99 pages.
Club histories (alphabetical by club)
Aberdeen Grammar School FP, centenary magazine 1893-1993 (1993). 48 pages.
Aberdeen University Rugby Football Club 1870-1970 (1970). Tom Ogg, 32 pages.
Aberdeenshire RFC 1875-1975 (1975). Ian David, 84 pages.
'Tell my wife I tried': Aboyne Rugby Club, the first ten years (1987). Philip Strachan, 76 pages.
Ardrossan Academicals RFC, 70th Anniversary (1991). 32 pages.
Pink & Black, a history of Ayr RFC (1997). Ian Hay, 195 pages.
Seventy-Five Years, a history of Boroughmuir RFC (1996). Ian Nicholson, 258 pages.
The First Fifty - Bruntsfield RFC 1904-1954 (1954). 16 pages.
100 Years of Cambuslang Rugby (2003). 80 pages.
Cartha (1952)
Making a Mark, the story of Clarkston RFC (1977). GA McCready, 140 pages.
Dunbar Rugby Football and Sports Club, Golden Jubilee 1923-1973 (1973). Tommy Dale, 28 pages.
Dundee HSFP RFC centenary souvenir, 1880-1980 (1980). DL Coutts, 76 pages.
Dunfermline RFC 1896-1996 (1996). William Keegan, 80 pages.
One Hundred Years at Raeburn Place 1854-1954, a short history of The Edinburgh Academy's playing field (1954). 48 pages.
The Edinburgh Academical Club Centenary History (1958). 165 pages.
The Accies, the cradle of Scottish rugby (2008). David Barnes, 440 pages.
Edinburgh Borderers RFC, the Saga of a Club (1996). Adam Robson, 325 pages.
Edinburgh Northern RFC 1920-1970. 16 pages.
Edinburgh Northern RFC 1920-1995. 22 pages.
Edinburgh University RFC, a history (1999). Ian Stevens, 124 pages.
Edinburgh Wanderers Football Club 1868-1968 (1968). 36 pages.
The Fettesian-Lorettonian Club 1881-1931 (1931). 100 pages.
Seventy-five years of rugby, the story of Gala RFC (1951). AS Grant and DRP McIntosh, 50 pages.
The Gala Story, 100 years (1975). Stuart Barton, 184 pages.
Glasgow Academical Club centenary volume 1866-1966 (1966). AR Forrester et al, 97 pages.
Chocolate and Gold, 100 years of rugby: Glasgow High-Kelvinside RFC (1984). 288 pages.
The History of Haddington RFC 1911-1961 (1961). FD Burnet.
The History of Haddington RFC 1911-1986 (1986). FD Burnet and JE Jones, 72 pages.
The First Hundred Years, Greenock Wanderers 1873-1973 (1973). JLM Forster, 306 pages.
Fifty Years' Football in Hawick 1873-1923 (1923). Walter Hume (ed), 110 pages.
The History of Hawick RFC 1873-1956 (1956). Tom Paterson, 120 pages.
100 Years of Hawick Rugby (1972). Bill McLaren (ed), 112 pages.
The Green Machine, 125 years of Hawick rugby (1998). Kenneth Bogle and Ron Smith, 196 pages.
The first 50 years, Hawick Harlequins RFC (1984). GW Fraser, 44 pages.
75 Years of Hawick Harlequins 1930-2005 (2006). Gordon Robertson and GW Fraser, 80 pages.
Roots and Branches, 75 years, a history of Hawick Linden RFC (1996). 64 pages.
C’mon The Dean – A Hundred Years of Hawick Linden RFC (2021). Gary Alexander, 296 pages.
Memories of a great club, Hawick PSA RFC 1919-1994 (1994). 54 pages.
Once a Redskin, 75th anniversary Hawick YM RFC (1995). 54 pages.
Heriot Rugby (1948). DM Clark, 133 pages.
Heriot's! A centenary history of George Heriot's School FP RFC (1990). Douglas Middleton, 234 pages.
Hillhead High School Club 1902-1952 (1952). 64 pages.
A history of Holy Cross RFC (1986). GR Whale, 40 pages.
A Hundred Years at Riverside, Jed-Forest RFC centenary brochure (1984). Iain Mackenzie, 88 pages.
A Hundred Years in Black and White, a history of the Kelso RFC (1976). Arthur Hastie, 142 pages.
Kelso Harlequins (1983).
More than a Game, Kilmarnock RFC centenary history (1973). JFT Thomson, 52 pages.
The centenary booklet of Kirkcaldy RFC (1973). GH Ballantyne and JS Methven, 44 pages.
Langholm RFC 1871-1971 (1971). Walter Bell, 40 pages.
The Reds, a history of Linlithgow RFC 1970-1995 (1995). Bruce A Jamieson, 164 pages.
Livingston RFC, Almond Park, Twenty-One Years' History (1989). 40 pages.
Livingston RFC, Silver Jubilee 1968-1993 (1993). 40 pages.
Golf Isn't The Only Game You Know, the story of Madras College FP RFC (1994). Harry Smith, 131 pages.
The story of Melrose RFC, 75th anniversary brochure (1952). JR Frater, 32 pages.
Melrose RFC 1877-1977 (1977). John Gilbert, 139 pages.
Melrose 1883-1983, The Sevens Centenary (1983). 56 pages.
Melville College Club 1865-1965 (1965). 66 pages.
North Berwick RFC silver jubilee 1952-1977 (1977). Alan Seaton, 20 pages.
North Berwick RFC, the first forty years (1992). Alan Seaton, 66 pages.
Panmure (1980).
Royal High School RFC centenary 1868-1968 (1968). R (Bob) Ironside and AMC (Sandy) Thorburn, 80 pages.
Royal High Rugby Football Club 1868-2003 (2009). Hugh Mackenzie, 145 pages.
St Boswells RFC (1977).
Fifty Years at Philiphaugh, Selkirk RFC 1907-1957 (1957). Walter Thomson, 36 pages.
Selkirk Youth RFC (1996).
The 'Daniels', a history of Stewart's College FC Football Club 1885-1973 (1973). RL Sharp, 60 pages.
One Hundred Years of Uddingston RFC 1906-2006 (2006). 24 pages.
Walkerburn RFC Centenary, 1884-1984 (1984). Willie Watson, 56 pages.
George Watson's College, Football and Cricket Record 1870-1927 (1927). 20 pages.
The Watsonian Football Club 1875-1975 (1975). 110 pages.
West of Scotland Football Club 1865/1965 (1965). CD Stuart, 117 pages.
Rugby League
Rugby League Bravehearts, the history of Scottish rugby league (2002). Gavin Willacy, 208 pages.
Biographies
General
The Famous XV, Scotland's All Time Rugby Greats (1994). Kevin Ferrie, 204 pages.
Giants of Scottish Rugby (2000). Jeff Connor, 208 pages.
Individuals
Jethart's Here (1995). Gary Armstrong with Derek Douglas, 187 pages.
Broon from Troon (1983). Gordon Brown, 220 pages.
You're a Hooker Then (1987). Colin Deans, 224 pages.
High Balls and Happy Hours (1994). Gavin Hastings, 192 pages.
Great Scott (1996). Scott Hastings, 190 pages.
Andy Irvine, an Autobiography (1985). Andy Irvine, 212 pages.
Eric Liddell and Rugby: the Other Game of Scotland's Greatest Athlete (2022). Ken Bogle, 138 pages.
Just for Kicks (2009). Kenny Logan with Michael Aylwin, 404 pages.
Lion Man (2009). Ian McGeechan, 372 pages.
Talking of Rugby (1991). Bill McLaren, 226 pages.
The Voice of Rugby, my autobiography (2004). Bill McLaren, 296 pages.
Mighty Mouse (1980). Ian McLauchlan with Ian Archer, 149 pages.
Scottish Rugby Scrapbook (1982). Ian McLauchlan, 128 pages.
Then Came a Cloud: the story of K G Macleod (2016). John W Keddie, 152 pages.
Centre of Excellence, the Jim Renwick story (2006). David Barnes, 256 pages.
Rugby Partnership (1988). John Rutherford and Roy Laidlaw with Norman Mair, 176 pages.
Heart and Sole (1992). David Sole, 253 pages.
Looking Back, for once (2009). Jim Telfer with David Ferguson, 256 pages.
Walter Sutherland, Scotland's Rugby Legend 1890-1918 (2005). Kenneth R Bogle, 208 pages.
Rugby Rebel: the Alan Tait Story (1998). Alan Tait with Bill Lothian, 208 pages.
Talk of the Toony (2007). Gregor Townsend, 406 pages.