Alex Laidlaw Explained

Alex Laidlaw
Birth Name:Alexander Smith Laidlaw
Birth Date:13 August 1877
Birth Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Death Place:Bradford, England
Position:Forward
Amatyears1:1897
Amatteam1:Hawick
Provinceyears1:1897
Province1:South of Scotland
Repteam1:Scotland
Repyears1:1897
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0
Module:
Embed:yes
Position:Forward
Teama:Other Nationalities
Year1start:1898
Year1end:1908
Club1:Bradford F.C.

Alexander Smith Laidlaw (13 August 1877 – 12 September 1933[1]) was a Scottish dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer.[2] [3]

Background

Alex Laidlaw was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, he was the landlord of The Prospect Hotel public house, 527 Bolton Road, Bradford, and he died aged 56 in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Rugby union career

Laidlaw played rugby union for Hawick. He was capped by South of Scotland District in their match against North of Scotland District on 11 December 1897.[4] He earned one cap for Scotland in a victory over Ireland during the 1897 Home Nations Championship.[2]

Rugby league career

Laidlaw later played rugby league for Bradford F.C. (now Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.), signing in 1898,[5] and representative level rugby league (RL) for Other Nationalities, as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of;), during the era of contested scrums.

Alex Laidlaw played as a forward, i.e. number 9, in Bradford FC's 5–0 victory over Salford in the Championship tiebreaker during the 1903–04 season at Thrum Hall, Hanson Lane, Halifax on Thursday 28 April 1904, in front of a crowd of 12,000.[6] [7]

Alex Laidlaw played as a forward, i.e. number 9, and scored a try in Bradford F.C.'s 5–0 victory over Salford in the 1906 Challenge Cup Final during the 1905–06 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds, on Saturday 28 April 1906, in front of a crowd of 15,834.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Death details at freebmd.org.uk. freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012.
  2. Web site: Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU). rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. 1 January 2019.
  3. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL). rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. 1 January 2019.
  4. News: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000295/18971213/167/0007 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  5. Web site: Scotland Rugby League International Honours Board. Sport Network.
  6. Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 9 – 1903–04". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a
  7. Web site: 1903/04 Northern Union Champions. rlhp.co.uk. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  8. Web site: 1906 Challenge Cup winning team. rlhp.co.uk. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.