James Moffatt (rugby league)


James "Jim" G. Moffatt was a Scottish rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s and 1900s. He played club level rugby union for Melrose RFC, as a forward, and representative level rugby league for Other Nationalities and Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham and Leeds, as a forward, during the era of contested scrums.

Playing career

International honours

Jim Moffatt won a cap playing as a forward, i.e. number 9, for Other Nationalities 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.

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.