William Patrick Scott

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Bill Scott

Birth name

Date of birth

1 March 1880

Place of birth

Date of death

1 June 1948 (aged 68)

School

Rugby union career

In office
1935–1936

Preceded by

Succeeded by

William Patrick Scott (1 March 1880 – 1 June 1948)^[1] was a Scotland international rugby union player, who played as a Forward.^[2]

Rugby Union career

Scott was born in Wishaw, and went to Fettes College.^[3]

Scott played for Glasgow District. He played in the 1902-03 Inter-City match against Edinburgh District. He match ended in a nil-nil draw.^[2]

Scott was capped for Scotland.^[4]

He was also selected for the Barbarians.^[3]

Scott was president of the Scottish Rugby Union between 1935 and 1935.^[5]

Scott was a distiller.^[5]

^ "Player". 11 May 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Godwin, p. 363
^ ^a ^b Bath, p. 117
^ ^a ^b Godwin, p. 364

Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007; ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
Godwin, Terry. Complete Who's Who of International Rugby (Cassell, 1987; ISBN 0-7137-1838-2)
Massie, Allan. A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)

v t e British Lions – 1903 South Africa tour
Forwards	Bedell-Sivright (Cambridge University and Scotland) Cave (Cambridge University/Blackheath F.C./Kent) Gibson (Cambridge University) Hosack (Edinburgh Wanderers) Morrison (Royal HSFP and Scotland) (capt) Scott (West of Scotland and Scotland) Smyth (Dublin University and Ireland) Stout (Richmond/Barbarian F.C./Gloucester and England) Tedford (Malone RFC and Ireland) James Wallace (Wanderers/Dublin University) Joseph Wallace (Wanderers/Dublin University and Ireland)
Backs	Collett (Gloucestershire/Cambridge University) Davidson (North of Ireland) Gillespie (Edinburgh Academicals and Scotland) Greig (Cambridge University/Glasgow Academicals/United Services and Scotland) Hancock (Richmond/Surrey) Harrison (Guy's Hospital/Middlesex/Barbarian F.C.) Hind (Cambridge University/Leicester/Midland Counties) Neill (Edinburgh Academicals and Scotland) Skrimshaw (Newport/Blackheath F.C./Kent/Barbarian F.C.) Walker (Lennox/Middlesex)
Coach	Manager: Hammond

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