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BadmintonScotland

Badminton Scotland is the governing body for the sport of badminton in Scotland. It aims to govern, encourage and develop the sport for all throughout the country. Established in 1911 as the Scottish Badminton Union, it is affiliated to the Badminton World Federation and the Badminton Europe.

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Badminton Scotland
Formation1911
TypeNational Sport Association
HeadquartersGlasgow, Scotland1
President
Ian Campbell1
AffiliationsBEC, BWF
Websitebadmintonscotland.org.uk

Badminton Scotland is the governing body for the sport of badminton in Scotland. It aims to govern, encourage and develop the sport for all throughout the country. Established in 1911 as the Scottish Badminton Union, it is affiliated to the Badminton World Federation2 and the Badminton Europe.3

Presidents

Badminton Scotland organizes the annual Scottish Open, which has been held since 1907. Following table lists the presidents who have served in the organization since 1911.4

No. Name Years
1 Thomas L. Adam 1911–1920
2 Dr. W. B. McTier, JP 1920–1922
3 C. J. Davidson 1922–1925
4 J. N. Morrison Sykes 1925–1928
5 Dr. J. Crombie 1928–1930
6 J. E. Inglis 1930–1932
7 J. A. Gibson 1932–1934
8 Jackson Millar 1934–1936
9 R. W. Stevenson 1936–38
10 E. D. Ballantyne 1938–1947
11 Hugh Harper 1948
12 T. Davidson 1949–1950
13 Dr. H. M. Crombie 1950–1952
14 N. D. Brodie 1952–1954
15 G. M. Crabbie 1954–1956
16 J. J. McCarry 1956–1958
17 E. W. Wilson 1958–1960
18 D. L. Bloomer 1960–1962
19 J. R. Cutt 1962–1964
20 H. H. Anderson 1964–1966
No. Name Years
21 John Stevenson 1966–1968
22 J. M. Simpson 1968–1970
23 A. P. Urquhart 1970–1972
24 D. C. Laidlaw 1972–1974
25 D. G. Nisbet 1974–1975
26 R. M. Fowlis 1975–1977
27 Craig Reedie 1977–1979
28 M. Henderson 1979–1981
29 C. R. Glegg 1981–1983
30 D. Gow 1983–1985
31 T. W. Pettigrew 1985–1987
32 C. M. Atkinson 1987–1989
33 I. E. Brown 1989–1991
34 D. B. Tennent 1991–1993
35 T. R. Campbell 1993–1995
36 J. Barrie 1995–1997
37 R. Conway 1997–1999
38 Dr. F. McEwan 1999–2001
39 Mrs. M. McCulloch 2001–2003
40 D. Barr 2003–2005
No. Name Years
41 J. S. Paterson 2005–2007
42 L. Douglas 2007–2009
43 Mrs. C. Black 2009–2011
44 Mrs. K. Stalker 2011–2013
45 R. Conway 2013–2015
46 Dan Travers 2015–2017
47 Ian Campbell 2017–present
References

References

  1. "Membership". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  2. "Members". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  3. "Members". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  4. "Past Presidents". Badminton Scotland. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019.
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