David Morton (rugby union)

David Morton

Birth name	David Simson Morton
Date of birth	(1861-07-23)23 July 1861
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	7 May 1937(1937-05-07) (aged 75)
Place of death	Glasgow, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - West of Scotland () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1886 Glasgow District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1887-90 Scotland 9 (3) Refereeing career Years Competition Apps 1891-92 Scottish Districts 1891-92 Scottish Unofficial Championship 1893 Home Nations
20th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office 1892–1893
Preceded by	Thomas Ainslie
Succeeded by	Leslie Balfour-Melville

David Morton (23 July 1861 – 7 May 1937) was a Scotland international rugby union player. After his playing career, he became a rugby union referee.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played as a forward for West of Scotland.[2]

Provincial career

He represented Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in 1886.[3]

International career

Morton was capped for Scotland from 1887; and played in 4 Home Nation Championships; the last being in 1890. Making 9 appearances, he scored 3 tries - this was an era when scoring a try only earned a single point.[1]

Referee career

Morton refereed in the Scottish Unofficial Championship in 1891.[4]

He refereed the Inter-City match between Glasgow District and Edinburgh District in 1891 and 1892.[5][6]

He refereed in the match between Wales and England in the 1893 Home Nations tournament.[7]

Administrative career

Morton became the 20th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the 1892-93 term in office.[8]

References

1. "David Simson Morton". ESPN scrum.
2. Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
3. "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
6. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
7. "Wales v England". ESPN scrum.
8. "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2020.