Alfred Wilson (rugby union)
Lieutenant Colonel Alfred William Wilson CBE (28 January 1904 – 2 May 1985) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He became the 86th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.[1]
| Birth name | Alfred William Wilson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 January 1904 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 May 1985 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dunfermline, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 86th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1972–1973 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Alex Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Donny Innes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Wilson played for Dunfermline.[2]
Provincial career
Wilson captained the Midlands District against North of Scotland District on 7 November 1931 in a 22 - 0 defeat of the northern side.[3]
His form meant he was selected for the combined North of Scotland District side for their match against South of Scotland District on 21 November 1921. The South won the match 30 - 9.[4]
International career
He played for Scotland 3 times in 1931.[5]
Administrative career
He became the 86th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 1972 to 1973.[6] He was appointed CBE in the 1974 Birthday Honours.
References
- "Alfred William Wilson". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- The Essential History of Rugby Union:Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
- "Article". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- "Article". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Alfred Wilson - Test matches". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- "Bio" (PDF). s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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