John Simpson (rugby union)

John Simpson
Date of birth(1872-09-02)2 September 1872
Place of birthPolmont, Scotland
Date of death11 January 1921(1921-01-11) (aged 48)
Place of deathEdinburgh, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Half Back
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Royal HSFP ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1894 Edinburgh District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1893-98 Scotland 11 (0)
Refereeing career
Years Competition Apps
1906 Home Nations
31st President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office
1904–1905
Preceded byRobert Greig
Succeeded byWillie Neilson

John Simpson (2 September 1872 – 11 January 1921) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He later became an international referee and was the 31st President of the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Simpson played with Royal HSFP.[2]

Provincial career

Simpson played for Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the 1894 inter-city match.[3]

International career

Simpson was capped eleven times for Scotland between 1893 and 1899.[4] He was part of the Scotland side that won the Triple Crown in 1894-95 season.

Referee career

He refereed one international match in the 1906 Home Nations Championship; the Ireland v Wales match.[5]

Administrative career

He became the 31st President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served one year from 1904 to 1905.[6]

Medical career

Simpson became a doctor. He was a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.[7]

Death

He died on 11 January 1921, leaving a widow Margaret Lockhart Mitchell. His estate was valued at £5204, 19 shillings and 3d.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Robert Coventry Greig".
  2. ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
  3. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - John Simpson - Test matches".
  5. ^ "Ireland v Wales".
  6. ^ "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  7. ^ a b Ancestry website [user-generated source]