John Simpson (rugby union)

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]

John Simpson

Birth name	John William Simpson
Date of birth	(1872-09-02)2 September 1872
Place of birth	Polmont, Scotland
Date of death	11 January 1921(1921-01-11) (aged 48)
Place of death	Edinburgh, 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 () National team(s) 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 by	Robert Greig
Succeeded by	Willie Neilson

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.[5]

Referee career

He refereed one international match in the 1906 Home Nations Championship; the Ireland v Wales match.[6]

Administrative career

He became the 31st President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served one year from 1904 to 1905.[7]

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.[8]

Death

He died on 11 January 1921, leaving a widow Margaret Lockhart Mitchell. His estate was valued at £5204, 19 shillings and 3d.[9] He is buried in Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh.[10]

References

1. http://en.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/player/1070.html
2. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y1lEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8LEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1362%2C5396884
4. http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/player/1086.html?class=1;template=results;type=player;view=match
5. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182823548
6. http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/match/19088.html
7. https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sru-files/files/SR_RR1819_digital.pdf
8. https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/60558/40884_b206816_00218?pid=434623&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D60558%26h%3D434623%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DRTz40%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=RTz40&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.182295652.2132303141.1585038681-756357530.1584316183
9. https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/60558/40884_b206816_00218?pid=434623&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D60558%26h%3D434623%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DRTz40%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=RTz40&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.182295652.2132303141.1585038681-756357530.1584316183
10. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182823548