East End Matches

• Sat 13 Oct 1877 (Friendly) East End 2-1 Strathmore,(Stobsmuir). Scorers - Phillips & Welch (EE); Scrimmage (Strath).

• Sat 17 Nov 1877 (Friendly) St Clements 4-0 East End, (Magdalen Green)

[St Clements: E. Hill; J. Hay, J. McLennan; G. Mills, J. Westwater; F. Swan, L. McLennan, F. Sharp, J. Gorthy, G. Robertson, G. Wright. 

Scorers (where known) - L. McLennan 2, Mills.

East End: J. Phillips; W. Burns, D. Donald; D. Phillip, W. Alexander; J. Proctor, J. Moncur, J. Welch, W. Ritchie, W. Shepherd, W. McLean]

• Sat 01 Dec 1877 (Friendly) Strathmore draw East End, (Magdalen Green).

• Sat 02 Feb 1878 (Friendly) East End 2-0 Tayside, (Magdalen Green, 3pm)

[East End: C.D. Phillip; Maclagan* & Proctor; Anderson & D Welch; J. Phillips (Captain), J. Welch, Moncur, Black, Alexander & J.Black

Tayside- Greig; McLennan & Brodie; Westwater & Webster; Arthur, Gorthy, Baxter, Dron, Allan & Gordon] 

Note: Tayside had only previously played rugby rules and this was their first foray into association rules. The members of this club would later form Our Boys.

• Sat 23 March 1878 (Friendly) East End 4-3 Tayside, (Magdalen Green)

[East End: W. Shepherd; Proctor & McLagan*; R. Anderson & D. Phillip; J. Welch (Captain), W. L. Robertson, J. Moncur, D. Welch, Black, McLean.

Tayside: H. Webster; J. McLennan & J. Arthur; H. Westwater & F. Wynd; Gorthy, Dron, Lawson, Gordon, Buchan, Baxter]  

The ball was kicked into the Tay at some point and an East End player unsuccessfully tried to retrieve it. It was later recovered by boat. *Both spellings appear in the Courier.