David_Morton_(rugby_union)
David Morton (rugby union)
Scotland international rugby union player
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]
| Birth name | David Simson Morton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 20th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1892–1893 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Thomas Ainslie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Leslie Balfour-Melville | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
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- Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
- "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- "Wales v England". ESPN scrum.
- "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
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