1876 | Kelso Rugby Football Club founded
1879 | First floodlit match played in Scotland in Bridgend Park
1908 | First game at Poynder Park
1912 | Kelso became members of the Scottish Rugby Union
1926 | Jimmy Graham became Kelso’s first Scottish International player
1931 | Kelso’s first win in the Border League
1935 | Kelso supply 2 players for the Scottish team for the first time: Gordon Cottington and Bob Grieve
1948 | Kelso win the Scottish Unofficial Championship jointly with Aberdeen Grammar
1950 | Kelso become owners of Poynder Park
1951 | Oliver Turnbull becomes the first back to be picked for Scotland
1959 Ken Smith becomes Kelso’s first British Lion
1961 Kelso’s permanent floodlights are switched on
1972 | Kelso Harlequins win the Border Semi-Junior league for the first time
1974 | Kelso wins promotion to the 1st Division after the first season of National leagues
1978 | Kelso win at Melrose Sevens for the first time
1983 | Roger Baird becomes Kelso’s second British Lion
1987 | Kelso High School wins the Scottish School Cup
1988 | Gary Callander captains Scotland for the season
1988 | Kelso provide 4 players for the Scottish team v Ireland
1988 | Kelso provide 5 players for the Scottish team for the 5 Nations Championship season
1988 | Kelso team has 6 Scottish international players in their team
1988 | Kelso win the First Division for the first time: repeated in 1989
1989 | John Jeffrey becomes Kelso’s 3rd British Lion
1992 | Kelso Harlequins win the Scottish Youth Cup: repeated in 1993
1997 | Alan Tait becomes Kelso’s 4th British Lion
1998 | Kelso make their 1st appearance in the Scottish Cup final at Murrayfield: repeated in 1999
2002 | Ross Ford plays for Scotland in the Commonwealth Games 7s at Manchester
2009 | Ross Ford becomes Kelso’s 5th British Lion
2012 | Ross Ford becomes Scottish captain
2010 | Scott Newlands plays for Scotland in the Commonwealth Games 7s in Delhi
2012 | Ross Ford captains Scotland for the first of 8 times
2015 | Kelso Ladies established
2016 | Ross Ford wins his 100th cap for Scotland
2016 | Kelso High School win the Scottish Schools under 16 Plate competition
2017 | Ross Ford becomes Scotland’s most capped male player
2018 | Kelso Ladies win National 2, repeated in 2019
2020 | Kelso rugby shut down due to the coronavirus
2023 | Kelso win National Division 1