updated after 2023 event
The Allan Scally Memorial Road Relay Race first appeared on the Scottish running calendar on 22 November 1969. The race commemorates the work done for Shettleston Harriers by their former coach, Allan Scally, a professional 10 mile world champion, who had died in April 1966 at the age of 62. The main force behind the club’s success in the 1950s and ‘60s, he was also the coach to many very good athletes including Joe McGhee, 1954 Empire Games Marathon winner.
The race was initially a 4 x 4.8 mile road relay on a course that remained unaltered until 2009. In 2019, the race was changed to a 4 x 5km distance.
The winning clubs and fastest athletes, year by year, are:
Year | Club | Time | Fastest leg | Club | Time |
1969 | Shettleston Harriers | 97:19 | Richard Wedlock | SHT | 23:18 |
1970 | Shettleston Harriers | 92:12 | Gareth Bryan-Jones | ESH | 22:09 |
1971 | Shettleston Harriers | 91:37 | Jim Brown | MNK | 22:09 |
1972 | Shettleston Harriers | 91:45 | Norman Morrison | SHT | 22:06 |
1973 | Shettleston Harriers | 92:34 | Norman Morrison | SHT | 22:22 |
1974 | Edinburgh Southern Harriers | 91:14 | Andrew McKean | EDI | 22:04 |
1975 | Edinburgh Southern Harriers | 90:45 | Andrew McKean | EDI | 22:02 |
1976 | Shettleston Harriers | 92:09 | Jim Brown | CLV | 21:55 |
1977 | Clyde Valley AC | 90:46 | Nat Muir | SHT | 21:52 |
1978 | Edinburgh Southern Harriers | 91:05 | Jim Brown | CLV | 22:22 |
1979 | Clyde Valley AC | 92:26 | Nat Muir | SHT | 21:44 |
1980 | Shettleston Harriers | 92:15 | Nat Muir | SHT | 21:32 |
1981 | Aberdeen AAC | 92:16 | Graham Williamson | SPR | 21:57 |
1982 | Edinburgh Southern Harriers | 93:44 | Fraser Clyne | ABN | 22:24 |
1983 | Edinburgh Southern Harriers | 91:32 | Allister Hutton | ESH | 21:38 |
1984 | Bellahouston Harriers | Nat Muir | SHT | 21:37 | |
1985 | Shettleston Harriers | 91:05 | Nat Muir | SHT | 21:26 |
1986 | Edinburgh Southern Harriers | 90:45 | John Robson | ESH | 21:57 |
1987 | Edinburgh Southern Harriers | 90:46 | John Robson | ESH | 21:50 |
1988 | Edinburgh AC | 91:08 | Nat Muir | SHT | 21:44 |
1989 | Edinburgh Southern Harriers | 91:42 | Nat Muir | SHT | 22:02 |
Year | Club | Time | Fastest Man | Club | Time |
1990 | Dundee Hawkhill Harriers | 90:42 | Peter McColgan | DHH | 22:18 |
1991 | Racing Club Edinburgh | 90:38 | John Sherban | FVH | 21:48 |
1992 | Racing Club Edinburgh | 91:33 | John Sherban | FVH | 22:16 |
1993 | Leslie Deans Racing Club | 91:31 | John Sherban | FVH | 22:33 |
1994 | Shettleston Harriers | 91:45 | Graeme Wight | SHT | 22:32 |
1995 | Shettleston Harriers | 89:18 | Glen Stewart | MIZ | 21:55 |
1996 | Mizuno Racing Club | 91:17 | Glen Stewart | MIZ | 22:08 |
1997 | Mizuno Racing Club | 91:01 | Ian Brown & Glen Stewart | MIZ | 22:30 |
1998 | Mizuno Racing Club | 91:56 | Glen Stewart | MIZ | 22:30 |
1999 | Hunters Bog Trotters | 93:53 | Philip Mowbray | HBT | 22:28 |
2000 | Mizuno Racing Club | 92:47 | Tom Hanlon | MIZ | 22:11 |
2001 | Hunters Bog Trotters | 93:32 | Glen Stewart | MIZ | 22:18 |
2002 | Hunters Bog Trotters | 94:18 | Glen Stewart | MIZ | 22:22 |
2003 | Fife AC | 97:25 | AC Muir | EUH | 22:46 |
2004 | Hunters Bog Trotters | 95:43 | AC Muir | EUH | 22:59 |
2005 | Cambuslang Harriers | 97:11 | Alastair Hay | CEN | 23:42 |
2006 | Inverclyde AC | 95:52 | Mark Pollard | ICL | 23:28 |
2007 | Shettleston Harriers | 96:38 | Conor McNulty | SCU | 23:40 |
2008 | Shettleston Harriers | 93:36 | Amanuel Hagos | SHT | 23:09 |
2009 | Shettleston Harriers | 95:43 | Tsegai Tewelde | SHT | 23:08 |
Year | Club | Time | Fastest Man | Club | Time |
2010 | Shettleston Harriers | 95:43 | Derek Hawkins | GLU | 23:07 |
2011 | Shettleston Harriers | 97:13 | Tewoldeberhan Mengisteab | SHT | 23:40 |
2012 | Central AC | 97:17 | Ross Houston | CEN | 23:45 |
2013 | Shettleston Harriers | 97:23 | Paul Sorrie | SHT | 23:52 |
2014 | Shettleston Harriers | 102:23 | Tewoldeberhan Mengisteab | SHT | 23:21 |
2015 | Shettleston Harriers | 98:24 | Tsegai Tewelde | SHT | 23:18 |
2016 | Shettleston Harriers | 99:41 | Tewoldeberhan Mengisteab | SHT | 23:37 |
2019 | Central AC | 61:46 | Alastair Hay | CEN | 14:51 |
2020 | Edinburgh AC | 60:19 | Jamie Crowe | CEN | 14:34 |
2022 | Giffnock North AC | 60:06 | Duncan Robinson | GIF | 14:26 |
2023 | Falkirk Victoria Harriers | 60:10 | Scott Stirling | FVH | 14:11 |
Year | Club | Time | Fastest Woman | Club | Time |
1993 | Shettleston Harriers | 88:18 | Kirsten Scobie | SHT | 27:46 |
1994 | Shettleston Harriers | 84:42 | Sandra Branney | COG | 26:46 |
1995 | City of Glasgow AC | 82:17 | Lynne MacIntyre | COG | 26:45 |
1996 | Shettleston Harriers | 87:33 | B Hoffman | EUH | 27:00 |
1997 | Shettleston Harriers | 86:59 | Elaine McBrinn | SHT | 27:57 |
1998 | City of Glasgow AC | 87:05 | Carol Anne Thomson | COG | 27:29 |
1999 | Shettleston Harriers | 86:16 | Elaine McBrinn | SHT | 27:52 |
2000 | Shettleston Harriers | 87:43 | Hayley Haining | COG | 25:16 |
2001 | Shettleston Harriers | 85:44 | Gillian Palmer | EUH | 25:41 |
2002 | St Andrews University | 96:25 | Emma Kinrade | BRR | 29:52 |
2003 | Hunters Bog Trotters | 89:56 | Megan Clark | HBT | 27:44 |
2004 | City of Glasgow AC | 85:34 | Claire McCracken | COG | 27:55 |
2005 | Bellahouston Road Runners | 89:56 | Helen Stuart | BRR | 28:09 |
2006 | City of Glasgow AC | 85:17 | Gillian Palmer | HBT | 26:40 |
2007 | Glasgow University | 85:43 | Lindsay MacNeill | GUH | 27:13 |
2008 | Edinburgh University | 83:37 | Danielle Brown | SCU | 27:02 |
2009 | Fife AC | 87:39 | Toni McIntosh | SHT | 27:43 |
2010 | Glasgow University | 85:41 | Elspeth Curran | GUH | 26:56 |
2011 | Glasgow University | 88:45 | Elspeth Curran | GUH | 27:28 |
2012 | Dundee University | 90:39 | Eilish McColgan | DUU | 27:32 |
2013 | Glasgow University | 88:36 | Jessica Oliver-Bell | GUH | 28:54 |
2014 | Edinburgh University | 88:11 | Megan Crawford | MXB | 28:01 |
2015 | Fife AC | 87:49 | Megan Crawford | FIF | 28:29 |
2016 | Shettleston Harriers | 92:30 | Sarah Douglas | EUH | 30:15 |
2019 | Shettleston Harriers | 69:54 | Elspeth Curran | GUC | 16:34 |
2020 | Shettleston Harriers | 71:12 | Annabel Simpson | GUH | 16:20 |
2022 | Edinburgh University | 70:50 | Annabel Simpson | FIF | 15:39 |
2023 | Shettleston Harriers | 68:00 | Fionnuala Ross | SHT | 15:49 |
Note: | 2014: MXB = "Mixed Bag" Composite team; 2019: GUC = Glasgow Univ Composite Team |