George Douglas (rugby)

Scotland international rugby union, and rugby league footballer

FullnameGeorge Douglas

George Douglas

Personal information

Rugby league

Position

Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1921–25	Batley	0	0	0	0	0

As of 17 April 2021

George Douglas (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Scottish rugby union and rugby league footballer.^[1]

He was capped once for Scotland in 1921.^[1] He also played for Jedforest RFC.^[1]

Rugby league

Douglas transferred to Batley during the 1921–22 season.^[1]

George Douglas played at second-row in Batley's 13–7 victory over Wigan in the 1923–24 Championship Final during the 1923–24 season, at The Cliff, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 3 May 1924, in front of a crowd of 13,729.

George Douglas played at second-row in Batley's 0–5 defeat by York in the 1922–23 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1922–23 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 2 December 1922, in front of a crowd of 33,719, and played at second-row in the 8–9 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1924–25 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1924–25 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 22 November 1924, in front of a crowd of 25,546.

Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)

v t e Batley squad – 1923–24 Championship Final winners
1 Joe Robinson 2 Bryn Williams 3 George Davidge 4 Harry Rees 5 Hugh Murray 6 Willie Scott 7 Ike Fowler (vc) 8 George Ramsbottom 9 Alonza Brook 10 Jack Leeming 11 George Douglas 12 Jack W. Smith 13 Fred Carter 14 Albert Carter 15 Frank Gallagher (c) 16 Joe Gledhill 17 Alan Mortimer 18 Evan Rees Coach: Albert Armitage (Trainer-Coach), and George Thwaites (Assistant-Trainer)
The first 13 players are listed by the position played in the Championship Final, and remainder are then listed alphabetically by surname, not by position This is the same squad that also won the Yorkshire League during the 1923–24 season

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