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Murrayfield Racers (1952-1997)

Year of foundation: 1952
Colours: white,red,blue
Club status: ceased (Founded as Murrayfield Royals, renamed Racers from 1966 to 1994 then Royals again. Folded in 1997)

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Season 1992-1993

This club in 1992-1993: Benson & Hedges Cup | British National League | British Premier Division

Pos	Player name	Born	Height	Weight	Shoots
D	Scott Archibald	??.??.????	- cm	- kg	N/A	Show profile»
D	Paul Hand	??.??.????	180 cm	86 kg	N/A	Show profile»
D	Les Lovell	??.??.????	- cm	- kg	N/A	Show profile»
D	Paul Pentland	??.??.????	180 cm	86 kg	N/A	Show profile»
LW	John Haig	29.01.1973	173 cm	70 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Tony Hand	15.08.1967	179 cm	82 kg	right	Show profile»
F	Richie Lamb	09.05.1971	170 cm	80 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Chris Palmer	14.05.1967	179 cm	78 kg	right	Show profile»
F	David Park	??.??.????	170 cm	73 kg	N/A	Show profile»
F	Jim Pennycook	12.06.1957	- cm	- kg	N/A	Show profile»
LW	Hilton Ruggles	01.06.1963	182 cm	86 kg	left	Show profile»
F	Mike Whitelaw	12.07.1968	- cm	- kg	N/A	Show profile»
???	John Ballantyne	??.??.????	- cm	- kg	N/A	Show profile»

* no longer in the club

Name changes
Achievements

from 1994 to 1995: Edinburgh Racers
from 1995 to present: Murrayfield Royals

Won the Icy Smith Cup in 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1979, 1980 & 1981.
Won the Heineken Championship 1986.
Won the British National League 1986-87 & 1987-88.
Won the Northern League 1969-70, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80 & 1980-81.
Won the Northern Autumn Cup 1968-69, 1970-71, 1974-75, 1977-78, 1979-80 & 1980-81.
Won the Norwich Union Autumn Cup 1985-86 & 1989-90.
Won the Benson and Hedges Cup in 1993.

League winners:

1992-1993: Scottish Cup
1990-1991: Scottish Cup
1989-1990: Scottish Cup
1988-1989: Scottish Cup
1987-1988: Scottish Cup
1986-1987: Scottish Cup

Team statistics

Historic rosters:

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Past results:

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Fast factsseason 1992-1993

Youngest player: John Haig (20 years)
Oldest player: Jim Pennycook (35 years)
Shortest player: Richie Lamb (170 cm)
Tallest player: Hilton Ruggles (182 cm)
Nationalities: Canada (1), Great Britain (9)

Leagues

Murrayfield Racers (1952-1997) participates in season 1992-1993: Benson & Hedges Cup, British National League, British Premier Division

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