Gordon Cottington
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| Full name | Gordon Stanley Cottington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 April 1911 Kelso, Scottish Borders, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 June 1996 (aged 85) Leeds, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gordon Stanley Cottington (2 April 1911 – 7 June 1996) was a Scottish rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played representative level rugby union for Scotland, and at club level for Kelso RFC,[3] as a hooker,[1] and club level rugby league for Castleford,[4] as a hooker.
Background[edit]
Cottington was born in Kelso, Scottish Borders. He died aged 85 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Playing career[edit]
Rugby union[edit]
Cottington won caps for Scotland (RU) in 1934 against Ireland, and England, in 1935 against Wales, and Ireland, and in 1936 against England.[1]
Rugby league[edit]
Cottington switched codes in 1936 to join rugby league side Castleford. He played in Castleford's victory in the Yorkshire County League during the 1938–39 season.[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
- ^ a b c "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ Bath, p87
- ^ Andrew Howard (1 July 2000). "Images of Sport – Castleford Rugby League – A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0752418957
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- 1911 births
- 1996 deaths
- Castleford Tigers players
- Footballers who switched code
- Kelso RFC players
- Rugby league hookers
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