Editing Leith (section)

==Sport==
[[File:Easter Road Map.png|thumb|left|[[Easter Road]] Stadium, near [[Easter Road, Edinburgh|Easter Road]]]]

Leith is the home of [[Hibernian F. C.|Hibernian Football Club]] which is a member of the [[Scottish Premiership]].

[[Leith Athletic F.C.|Leith Athletic Football Club]] have been part of Leith's sporting culture since their foundation in 1887 until closure in 1955. Reformed in 1996 they amalgamated with [[Edinburgh Athletic]] in 2008 and achieved promotion to the East of Scotland Premier Division in 2011. They host home games at Peffermill 3G.

Leith Links have been used a sports and recreation area over many centuries.

Leith is significant in the historical development of the [[Rules of golf#History|rules of golf]], as the [[Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers]] played there before moving to [[Musselburgh Links]] and later [[Muirfield]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/The-History-of-Golf/ |title=History of Golf |newspaper=Historic UK |access-date=31 August 2014 |archive-date=12 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812042617/http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/The-History-of-Golf/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The official [[rules of golf]], initially formulated at Leith in 1744, were later adopted by [[the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews]]. The only difference introduced with those rules (which remain the rules of golf) was the omission of one rule to do with hazards such as trenches.

From at least 1600 until 1816, [[Leith Races]] were held on Leith Sands, an area immediately north of the present Links and now built over. They were long regarded as one of Scotland's most important [[horse race]] meetings before racing moved to Musselburgh permanently from 1816 onwards.

Leith Links also have one of the longest established [[cricket]] pitches in Scotland, from 1820.

The Leith Victoria Swim Centre on Junction Place opened in 1899.<ref name="ScotsmanPool">{{cite web |url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/retro/in-pictures-edinburghs-victorian-swimming-pools-and-where-to-find-them-3216358 |title=In pictures: Edinburgh's Victorian swimming pools and where to find them|date=27 December 2022 | publisher=Edinburgh Evening News |access-date=28 December 2022}}</ref>