Graham Findlay

Graham Findlay

Birth name	David Graham Findlay
Date of birth	(1864-11-10)10 November 1864
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	5 December 1924(1924-12-05) (aged 60)
Place of death	Glasgow, Scotland
School	Kelvinside Academy
Notable relative(s)	Crawford Findlay, brother
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - West of Scotland () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1886 Glasgow District () Refereeing career Years Competition Apps 1894- Scottish Districts 1896 Home Nations – Scottish Unofficial Championship
23rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office 1896–1897
Preceded by	Bill Maclagan
Succeeded by	Robert Rainie

Graham Findlay (10 November 1864 – 5 December 1924) was a Scottish rugby union player. He later became an international referee and was the 23rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Findlay played for West of Scotland. He was still playing for the club in 1888 when he turned out for West of Scotland against Hawick and Wilton.

Provincial career

Findlay played for Glasgow District in their match against North of Scotland District on 2 January 1886.

Referee career

He refereed the inter-city match between Glasgow District and Edinburgh District in December 1894.

He refereed the Yorkshire versus Lancashire county match on 23 November 1895.

Findlay refereed the international matches between England and Wales on 4 January 1896; and England and Ireland on 1 February 1896.

He also refereed in the Scottish Unofficial Championship.

Administrative career

Findlay was the Honorary Secretary at West of Scotland in 1893 and remained so for the rest of his life.

He was Vice-President of the Scottish Rugby Union in 1896. He organised a charity rugby union versus association football match when his selected side of Rugby Rovers met Queen's Park. The charity was the Langside Dorcas society.

Findlay became the 23rd President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the 1896–97 term in office.

Cricket career

Findlay played cricket for the West of Scotland Cricket Club. He also helped the Earl of Eglington XI run his invitational matches at Eglinton Castle, and he played as a wicket keeper for the Eglinton Castle Cricket Club side throughout the 1890s.

Outside of rugby and cricket

Findlay was a wine and spirit broker.

He died of pneumonia at the age of 60.