Alex Laidlaw

Alex Laidlaw
Full name Alexander Smith Laidlaw
Date of birth 13 August 1877
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death 12 September 1933 (aged 56)
Place of death Bradford, England
Rugby league career
Position Forward
Professional clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1898–1908 Bradford F.C.
National teams
Years Club / team Caps (points)
Other Nationalities
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Forward
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1897 Hawick
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1897 Scotland 1 (0)

Alexander Smith "Alex" Laidlaw (13 August 1877 in Edinburgh — died 12 September 1933 (aged 56) in Bradford[1]) was a Scottish sportsman who played both rugby union and rugby league.

Playing career

Alex Laidlaw, who played rugby union for Hawick, earned one cap for Scotland in a win over Ireland during the 1897 Home Nations Championship.[2] Laidlaw later played rugby league for Bradford F.C. (now Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.), signing in 1898,[3] and playing representative level rugby league for Other Nationalities.

Rugby Football League Championship final appearances

Alex Laidlaw played in Bradford F.C.'s 5-0 victory over Salford in the 1903-04 Rugby Football League Championship tiebreaker.[4]

Challenge Cup final appearances

Alex Laidlaw played in Bradford F.C.'s 5-0 victory over Salford in the 1906 Challenge Cup final during the 1905-06 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Alexander Laidlaw". espnscrum.com.
  3. ↑ "SCOTLAND RUGBY LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL HONOURS BOARD". Sport Network.
  4. ↑ "1903/04 Northern Union Champions". rugbyleagueheritageproject.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "1906 Challenge Cup winning team". rugbyleagueheritageproject.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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