Thomas Ainslie
Thomas Ainslie was a Scotland international rugby union football player.[1][2]
| Birth name | Thomas Ainslie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 December 1860 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lasswade, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 16 March 1926 (aged 65) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 19th President of the Scottish Rugby Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1891–1892 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Gordon Mitchell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | David Morton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for Edinburgh Institution F.P.[1]
Provincial career
He played for Edinburgh District in the 1879[3] and 1880 inter-city.[4]
He played for East of Scotland District in the March 1879[5] and January 1880 match.[6]
Administrative career
Ainslie became the 19th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the 1891-92 term in office.[8]
Family
He was the brother of Robert Ainslie who was also capped for Scotland.[1]
References
- Bath, p137
- http://en.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/player/560.html
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i-tEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E7cMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6278%2C5379192
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N6BEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4bUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6313%2C5920205
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=18790303&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
- https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002731/18800202/026/0003
- http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/player/560.html?class=1;template=results;type=player;view=match
- https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sru-files/files/SR_RR1819_digital.pdf
- Sources
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
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