Birth name | David Graham Findlay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 10 November 1864 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 5 December 1924 | (aged 60)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Kelvinside Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Crawford Findlay, brother | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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23rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1896–1897 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Bill Maclagan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Robert Rainie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Graham Findlay (10 November 1864 – 5 December 1924) was a Scottish rugby union player. He later became an international referee and was the 23rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union. [1]
Findlay played for West of Scotland. [2] He was still playing for the club in 1888 when he turned out for West of Scotland against Hawick and Wilton. [2]
Findlay played for Glasgow District in their match against North of Scotland District on 2 January 1886. [2]
He refereed the inter-city match between Glasgow District and Edinburgh District in December 1894. [3]
He refereed the Yorkshire versus Lancashire county match on 23 November 1895. [4]
Findlay refereed the international matches between England and Wales on 4 January 1896; [5] and England and Ireland on 1 February 1896. [6] [7]
He also refereed in the Scottish Unofficial Championship. [8]
Findlay was the Honorary Secretary at West of Scotland in 1893 and remained so for the rest of his life. [9] [10]
He was Vice-President of the Scottish Rugby Union in 1896. He organised a charity rugby union versus association football match when his selected side of Rugby Rovers met Queen's Park. The charity was the Langside Dorcas society. [11]
Findlay became the 23rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the 1896–97 term in office. [12]
Findlay played cricket for the West of Scotland Cricket Club. [13] He also helped the Earl of Eglington XI run his invitational matches at Eglinton Castle, and he played as a wicket keeper for the Eglinton Castle Cricket Club side throughout the 1890s. [14]
Findlay was a wine and spirit broker. [15]
He died of pnemonia at the age of 60. [10]
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Birth name | David Graham Findlay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 10 November 1864 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 5 December 1924 | (aged 60)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Kelvinside Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Crawford Findlay, brother | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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23rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1896–1897 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Bill Maclagan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Robert Rainie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Graham Findlay (10 November 1864 – 5 December 1924) was a Scottish rugby union player. He later became an international referee and was the 23rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union. [1]
Findlay played for West of Scotland. [2] He was still playing for the club in 1888 when he turned out for West of Scotland against Hawick and Wilton. [2]
Findlay played for Glasgow District in their match against North of Scotland District on 2 January 1886. [2]
He refereed the inter-city match between Glasgow District and Edinburgh District in December 1894. [3]
He refereed the Yorkshire versus Lancashire county match on 23 November 1895. [4]
Findlay refereed the international matches between England and Wales on 4 January 1896; [5] and England and Ireland on 1 February 1896. [6] [7]
He also refereed in the Scottish Unofficial Championship. [8]
Findlay was the Honorary Secretary at West of Scotland in 1893 and remained so for the rest of his life. [9] [10]
He was Vice-President of the Scottish Rugby Union in 1896. He organised a charity rugby union versus association football match when his selected side of Rugby Rovers met Queen's Park. The charity was the Langside Dorcas society. [11]
Findlay became the 23rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the 1896–97 term in office. [12]
Findlay played cricket for the West of Scotland Cricket Club. [13] He also helped the Earl of Eglington XI run his invitational matches at Eglinton Castle, and he played as a wicket keeper for the Eglinton Castle Cricket Club side throughout the 1890s. [14]
Findlay was a wine and spirit broker. [15]
He died of pnemonia at the age of 60. [10]
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