Alex Laidlaw
{{short description|Scotland international rugby union & league footballer}}
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| name = Alex Laidlaw
| image = Alex Laidlaw - Bradford.jpeg
| birth_name = Alexander Smith Laidlaw
| birth_date = {{birth date|1877|8|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = Edinburgh, Scotland
| death_date = {{death date and age|1933|9|12|1877|8|13|df=y}}
| death_place = Bradford, England
| position = Forward
| amatyears1 = 1897
| amatteam1 = Hawick
| provinceyears1 = 1897
| province1 = South of Scotland
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| repteam1 = Scotland
| repyears1 = 1897
| repcaps1 = 1
| reppoints1 = 0
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| position = Forward
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| teamA = Other Nationalities
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| pointsA =
| year1start = 1898
| year1end = 1908
| club1 = Bradford F.C.
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Alexander Smith Laidlaw (13 August 1877 – 12 September 1933{{cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=G5gHrtyjc7OjY49BaRtryQ&scan=1|title=Death details at freebmd.org.uk|publisher=freebmd.org.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}) was a Scottish dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer.{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/player/1263.html|title=Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2018|accessdate=1 January 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/a-laidlaw/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2018|accessdate=1 January 2019}}
Background
Alex Laidlaw was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, he was the landlord of The Prospect Hotel public house, 527 Bolton Road, Bradford, and he died aged 56 in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Rugby union career
Laidlaw played rugby union for Hawick. He was capped by South of Scotland District in their match against North of Scotland District on 11 December 1897.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000295/18971213/167/0007 |title= |newspaper= |location= |page= |issue= |date= |url-access=subscription |via=British Newspaper Archive}} He earned one cap for Scotland in a victory over Ireland during the 1897 Home Nations Championship.
Rugby league career
Laidlaw later played rugby league for Bradford F.C. (now Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.), signing in 1898,{{cite web|url=http://official.sportnetwork.net/main/s347/st61143.htm|title=Scotland Rugby League International Honours Board|publisher=Sport Network}} and representative level rugby league (RL) for Other Nationalities, as a forward.
Alex Laidlaw played as a forward in Bradford FC's 5–0 victory over Salford in the Championship tiebreaker during the 1903–04 season at Thrum Hall, Hanson Lane, Halifax on Thursday 28 April 1904, in front of a crowd of 12,000.Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 9 – 1903–04". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a{{cite web|url=http://www.rlhp.co.uk/imagedetail.asp?id=1432|title=1903/04 Northern Union Champions|publisher=rlhp.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
Alex Laidlaw played as a forward and scored a try in Bradford F.C.'s 5–0 victory over Salford in the 1906 Challenge Cup Final during the 1905–06 season at Headingley, Leeds, on Saturday 28 April 1906, in front of a crowd of 15,834.{{cite web|url=http://www.rlhp.co.uk/imagedetail.asp?id=1433|title=1906 Challenge Cup winning team|publisher=rlhp.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.rlhp.co.uk/imagedetail.asp?id=1432 Image {{smaller|"1903/04 Northern Union Champions – Bradford were Northern Union champions for the first time in the season 1903/04. They beat Salford 5–0 in a play off at Thrum Hall, Halifax. – Date: 28/04/1904 – Players: Back row: Robson (trainer), Sinton, Heseltine, Sharratt. Middle row: Hutt, Barker, Greenwood, Smales, Feather, Mosby, Eagers. Front row: Dunbavin, Gunn, Rees, Marsden, Turner, Laidlaw, Dechan. On ground: Surman, Brear" at rlhp.co.uk]}}
- [http://www.rlhp.co.uk/imagedetail.asp?id=1433 Image {{smaller|"1906 Challenge Cup winning team – Bradford beat Salford to win the Challenge Cup in 1906 at Headingley. – Date: 28/04/1906 – Players: Back row: Hoyle (Secretary), Greenwood, Connell, Feather, Smales, Francis, Grayson, Walton, Mosby, Surman, Rees, Farrell (Trainer). Middle row: Gunn, Sharratt, Dechan, Marsden, Turner, Laidlaw, Mann. Front row: Dunbavin, Heseltine, Brear." at rlhp.co.uk]}}
- [http://www.rlhp.co.uk/imagedetail.asp?id=1431 Image {{smaller|"Alex Laidlaw – A Scot, Alex Laidlaw played for his native country before joining Bradford where he played from 1898 to 1908. – Date: 01/01/1897" at rlhp.co.uk]}}
{{Bradford F.C. - 1903–04 Championship Final winners}}
{{Bradford F.C. - 1905–06 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
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Category:19th-century Scottish sportsmen
Category:20th-century Scottish sportsmen
Category:Bradford F.C. players
Category:Dual-code rugby internationals
Category:Other Nationalities rugby league team players
Category:Rugby league forwards
Category:Rugby league players from Edinburgh
Category:Rugby union players from Edinburgh
Category:Scotland international rugby union players
Category:Scottish rugby league players
Category:Scottish rugby union players
Category:South of Scotland District (rugby union) players
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