The Former Pupils Club was formed in November 1973 with the merger of the former pupil clubs of Daniel Stewart’s College and Melville College following the merger of the two schools, its principal objective being to promote fellowship between former pupils of Stewart’s Melville College and to promote the interests of the school and affiliated sports and branch clubs. The origins of the merged clubs go back to the 19th century. Participation in the sports clubs has been “open” for many years with rugby, cricket and hockey clubs operating out of the school’s playing fields at Inverleith.

The club is based on the Clubhouse facilities at Inverleith, Ferry Road, Edinburgh.   The Clubhouse has a function room on the ground floor and a lounge bar on the first floor. It is generally open on Saturday afternoons and evenings and Thursday evenings for the use of members, the sports clubs and others and available as a venue for  regular functions.

You can read more about the Club here and view the latest News & Events.

The FP Council

The FP Council is headed up by the Club President is who normally elected for a two year period.  The Council comprises the President, the Vice-President, eight ordinary members (of whom two may be associate members), an Honorary Secretary and Honorary Treasurer, the school Principal and the editor of the annual publication “FP News”.  In addition two sixth form pupils from SMC are invited to attend the quarterly meetings of Council.

The Annual General Meeting of the Club is held in the Autumn of each year.  The Club’s Annual Dinner is held once a year more recently in the Autumn but has been in abeyance since Covid arrived.

Month end clubhouse lunches are held on the last Friday of each month.  Post covid these resumed in October 2022.

The Sports Clubs and Branch Clubs have their own range of activities and functions many of which are held in the Clubhouse.

Our current president is Chris (C.J.) Anderson.  A list of former presidents can be viewed here.