James Moffatt (rugby league)

James "Jim" G. Moffatt (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Scottish rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s and 1900s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Melrose RFC, as a forward, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Other Nationalities and Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham (Heritage No. 36) and Leeds, as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.[1][2][3]

For other people named James Moffat, see James Moffat (disambiguation).
For the rugby union footballer who played in the 1880s and 1890s for Ireland , see James Moffatt (rugby union).

James G. Moffatt
Personal information
Full nameJames G. Moffatt
Bornunknown
Scotland
Diedunknown
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionForward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1896–≤96 Melrose RFC
Rugby league
PositionForward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1896–01 Oldham 96 4 12
≤1904–≥04 Leeds
Total 96 4 0 0 12
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1898–≥98 Lancashire ≥1
1904 Other Nationalities ≥1
Source: [1]

Playing career

International honours

Jim Moffatt won a cap playing as a forward, i.e. number 9 (in an experimental 12-a-side match), for Other Nationalities (RL) while at Leeds in the 9-3 victory over England at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 5 April 1904, in the first ever international rugby league match.[4]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Jim Moffatt played as a forward, i.e. number 13, and scored a try in Oldham's 19-9 victory over Hunslet in 1899 Challenge Cup Final during the 1898–99 season at Fallowfield Stadium, Manchester.[5]

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. "Dai Harris' Rugby League cap v England 1904". internationalcaps.webs.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. "Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk". orl-heritagetrust.org.uk. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. Fagan, Sean. "The First International Rugby League Match". rl1895.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  5. "Scots have played their part". bbc.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.


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