Andrew Murdison
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Andrew Murdison was a Scottish
rugby union
and professional rugby league
footballer of the 1920s who at representative level played rugby union (RU) for Scottish Borders, and at club level for Galashiels RFC
, playing at Centre, i.e. number 12 or 13, and at representative level played rugby league (RL) for Other Nationalities
, and at club level for Halifax
.
(RL) while at Halifax.
), 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."
is about 10-miles from Galashiels, and a village named Lowood is less than 4-miles from Galashiels.
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
and professional rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer of the 1920s who at representative level played rugby union (RU) for Scottish Borders, and at club level for Galashiels RFC
Gala RFC
Gala Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team based in Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, founded in 1875, they play their home games at Netherdale....
, playing at Centre, i.e. number 12 or 13, and at representative level played rugby league (RL) for Other Nationalities
Other Nationalities rugby league team
The Other Nationalities rugby league team regularly played international, and also county, rugby league football teams in Europe from 1904 to 1975. The team, created in 1904 to play England in the first ever rugby league international match, was at first made up of Welsh and Scottish players...
, and at club level for Halifax
Halifax RLFC
Halifax RLFC is one of the most historic rugby league clubs in the game, formed over a century ago, in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. Known as 'Fax', the official club colours are blue and white hoops, blue shorts and blue socks . They share The Shay stadium with football club FC Halifax Town...
.
International honours
Andrew Murdison won cap(s) for Other NationalitiesOther Nationalities rugby league team
The Other Nationalities rugby league team regularly played international, and also county, rugby league football teams in Europe from 1904 to 1975. The team, created in 1904 to play England in the first ever rugby league international match, was at first made up of Welsh and Scottish players...
(RL) while at Halifax.
Contemporaneous article extract
"A. Murdison' Halifax (Northern Rugby league.) A. Murdison is one of the club's finest discoveries. Born in Lowden (sic?Sic
Sic—generally inside square brackets, [sic], and occasionally parentheses, —when added just after a quote or reprinted text, indicates the passage appears exactly as in the original source...
), 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."
Genealogical information
Andrew Murdison was the nephew of the rugby union footballer for Galashiels RFC, Robert Hope Murdison.Note
The Ogden's Famous Rugby Players cigarette card states Andrew Murdison's place of birth as Lowden. There appears to be no such place of this name in the United Kingdom. However, a town named LauderLauder
The Royal Burgh of Lauder is a town in the Scottish Borders 27 miles south east of Edinburgh. It is also a royal burgh in the county of Berwickshire. It lies on the edge of the Lammermuir Hills, on the Southern Upland Way.-Medieval history:...
is about 10-miles from Galashiels, and a village named Lowood is less than 4-miles from Galashiels.