Gordon Cottington

Gordon Cottington

Personal information
Full name	Gordon Stanley Cottington
Born	2 April 1911 Kelso, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Died	7 June 1996(1996-06-07) (aged 85) Leeds, England
Playing information
Rugby union
Position	Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P ≤1936–36 Kelso RFC Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1934–36 Scotland 5 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
Position	Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1936–46 Castleford 121 2 0 0 6
Source: [1][2]

Gordon Stanley Cottington (2 April 1911 – 7 June 1996) was a Scottish rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played representative level rugby union for Scotland, and at club level for Kelso RFC,[3] as a hooker,[1] and club level rugby league for Castleford,[4] as a hooker.

Background

Cottington was born in Kelso, Scottish Borders. He died aged 85 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

Rugby union

Cottington won caps for Scotland (RU) in 1934 against Ireland, and England, in 1935 against Wales, and Ireland, and in 1936 against England.[1]

Rugby league

Cottington switched codes in 1936 to join rugby league side Castleford. He played in Castleford's victory in the Yorkshire County League during the 1938–39 season.[2]

See also

• List of Scotland national rugby union players
• List of Scotland national rugby league team players

References

• Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)

1. "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
3. Bath, p87
4. Andrew Howard (1 July 2000). "Images of Sport – Castleford Rugby League – A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0752418957

External links

• Search for "Cottington" at rugbyleagueproject.org