| Birth name | James Ford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 June 1869 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gordon, Scottish Borders, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 13 October 1935 (aged 66) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jim Ford (24 June 1869 – 13 October 1935) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Ford played rugby union for Gala.[2]
Provincial career
He played for East of Scotland District against West of Scotland District on 23 January 1892.[3]
He played for South of Scotland District in their match against Northumberland on 12 November 1892.[4]
International career
Ford was capped once by Scotland, in 1893.[5] He took the place of Adam Dalgleish who was unable to attend as a reserve.[6]
Family
His parents were James Ford (1834-1908) and Isabella Messer (1834-1916). Jim was one of their 4 sons.
He married Jane Walker (1870-1942) in Galashiels in 1893.
Death
He died in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on 13 October 1935.
References
- ↑ "James Ford". ESPN scrum.
- ↑ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
- ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000986/18920125/011/0002 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002446/18921119/272/0046 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Ireland v Scotland". ESPN scrum.
- ↑ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000893/18930216/063/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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