William Patrick Scott

For other people named William Scott, see William Scott (disambiguation).

Bill Scott

Birth name	William Patrick Scott
Date of birth	(1880-03-01)1 March 1880
Place of birth	Wishaw, Scotland
Date of death	1 June 1948(1948-06-01) (aged 68)
School	Fettes College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) West of Scotland () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Glasgow District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1900-07 Scotland 21 1903 British and Irish Lions 22 (9) – Barbarians
56th President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office 1935–1936
Preceded by	Mark Coxon Morrison
Succeeded by	Alfred Lawrie

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

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Scott was born in Wishaw, and went to Fettes College.

He played for West of Scotland.

Provincial career

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.

International career

Scott was capped for Scotland.

He was also capped for the British and Irish Lions. He went on the 1903 British Lions tour to South Africa.

He was also selected for the Barbarians.

Administrative career

Scott was president of the Scottish Rugby Union between 1935 and 1935.

Outside of rugby

Scott was a distiller.

References

Sources

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