| Birth name | David Simson Morton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 July 1861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 May 1937 (aged 75) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 20th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1892–1893 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Thomas Ainslie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Leslie Balfour-Melville | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
David Morton (23 July 1861 – 7 May 1937) was a Scotland international rugby union player. After his playing career, he became a rugby union referee.[1]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played as a forward for West of Scotland.[2]
Provincial career
He represented Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in 1886.[3]
International career
Morton was capped for Scotland from 1887; and played in 4 Home Nation Championships; the last being in 1890. Making 9 appearances, he scored 3 tries - this was an era when scoring a try only earned a single point.[1]
Referee career
Morton refereed in the Scottish Unofficial Championship in 1891.[4]
He refereed the Inter-City match between Glasgow District and Edinburgh District in 1891 and 1892.[5][6]
He refereed in the match between Wales and England in the 1893 Home Nations tournament.[7]
Administrative career
Morton became the 20th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the 1892-93 term in office.[8]
References
- 1 2 "David Simson Morton". ESPN scrum.
- ↑ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
- ↑ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ↑ "Wales v England". ESPN scrum.
- ↑ "Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19" (PDF). Scottish Rugby.