Andrew Murdison
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| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". Lauder, Scottish Borders, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrew Murdison (16 May 1898 – 1968) was a Scottish rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Scottish Borders, and at club level for Galashiels RFC (captain), as a centre, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Other Nationalities, and at club level for Halifax.
Early life and family
Murdison was born in Lauder, Scottish Borders, to Robert Hope Murdison, a plumber, and Elizabeth Copeland Forbes.[1] His family was active in rugby union. His father and an uncle, Thomas B. Murdison, both played for Galashiels RFC in the 1890s. Tom Murdison was permanently suspended for a notorious incident at Mossilee. In later life, Andrew Murdison joined his father's plumbing business in Earlston.[4]
Rugby league
In 1923, moved south to England to become a rugby league professional, signing for Halifax.[5]
Murdison won one cap for Other Nationalities while at Halifax in 1926.
Contemporaneous article extract
"A. Murdison. Halifax (Northern Rugby league.) "A. Murdison is one of the club's finest discoveries. Born in Lowden (sic), he became connected with the Galashiels Rugby Union club, and quickly won distinction as a centre three-quarter with wonderful anticipation, and before turning professional, represented his county, besides being captain of his side. He possesses great speed, and is a strong straight runner. He played in the trial games for the last Australian tour in 1924, and only just missed securing a place."[6]
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1898 MURDISON, ANDREW (Statutory registers Births 748/ 21)". Scotland's People. National Records of Scotland, and the Court of the Lord Lyon.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Former Gala player". Berwickshire News and General Advertiser. 16 December 1952. p. 5. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Rugby Football - Gala Player Goes to Northern Union". Southern Reporter. 2 August 1923. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Ogden's (circa-1926). Famous Rugby Players (Card 40 of 50). Ogden's. ISBN n/a
