Alex Laidlaw

Alex Laidlaw
Full name Alexander Smith Laidlaw
Date of birth (1877-08-13)13 August 1877
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death 12 September 1933(1933-09-12) (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.

Championship final appearances

Alex Laidlaw played in Bradford F.C.'s 5-0 victory over Salford in the Championship tiebreaker during the 1903–04 season.[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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