Fraser MacAllister

Fraser MacAllister

Birth name	Fraser MacAllister
Date of birth	c. 1908
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	2 March 1985(1985-03-02) (aged 77)
Place of death	Edinburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Shawlands FP () – Clarkston ()
95th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office 1981–1982
Preceded by	Cliff Wilton
Succeeded by	George Thomson

Fraser MacAllister was a Scottish rugby union player, referee, and president of the Scottish Rugby Union. He played for Shawlands FP and Clarkston.[1]

Rugby union career

Amateur career

From 1923 to 1925, Fraser MacAllister played for two seasons as team captain at Shawlands Academy in Glasgow, Scotland.[2] He also played for Shawlands FP and Clarkston.[3] In 1932, he retired from professional rugby due to an injury.[2]^[page needed]

Referee career

From 1933 to 1953, he worked as a referee in Glasgow.[2]

Administrative career

Between 1930 and 1932, MacAllister served as the club secretary of Shawlands FP, and in 1935, he joined the committee of Glasgow District.[2]^[page needed] He became vice president of the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) in 1980.[3]

In 1981, MacAllister became the 95th President of the Scottish Rugby Union, serving from 1981 to 1982,[1] during which he launched the construction of the East Stand of Murrayfield Stadium for its re-development.[4]

Outside of rugby union

He was the manager of the bible department at Collins Publishers.[2]

References

1. "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
2. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
3. "British Newspaper Archive". Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "FROM RAEBURN PLACE TO MURRAYFIELD: a Past with a Future - PDF Free Download". docplayer.net. Retrieved 9 April 2020.