James Moffatt (rugby)

James Moffatt
Personal information
Full nameJames G. Moffatt
Bornunknown
Scotland
Died
unknown
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
1896–1901 Oldham 96 4 0 0 12
1902–04 Leeds 62 2 0 0 6
Total 158 6 0 0 18
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1898–1900 Lancashire 5 1 0 0 3
1903 Yorkshire 4 0 0 0 0
1904 Other Nationalities 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

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 and Leeds, as a forward.[1][3][4]

Playing career

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Jim Moffatt played as a forward 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]

He later transferred to Leeds.

International honours

Jim Moffatt won a cap playing as a forward (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.[6]

Post-playing

Moffat quit rugby league in 1904 when he emigrated to South Africa.[7] He later moved to California in the United States, where he lived for over 40 years.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Player Summary: Jim Moffat". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers' Club. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Dai Harris' Rugby League cap v England 1904". internationalcaps.webs.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk". orl-heritagetrust.org.uk. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Scots have played their part". BBC. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "1904 Test Matches Match - Tuesday 5 April, 1904 England 3 lost to Other Nationalities 9". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Rugby League Project. Archived from the original on 23 August 2026. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "A Leeds Forward Leaving". Bradford Daily Telegraph. 26 April 1904. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Veteran played against Barrow in Division II". North-Western Evening Mail. 5 June 1948. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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