Horace William Finlinson

Horace William Finlinson

Born	Horace William Finlinson 9 June 1871 Bedford, England
Died	31 October 1956(1956-10-31) (aged 85) Bedford, England
School	Bedford Modern School
Rugby union career
Position Forward Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) Bedford RUFC – Blackheath F.C. – Barbarians FC International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1895 England 3

Horace William Finlinson (9 June 1871 – 31 October 1956) was an England rugby international. ^[1]

Life

Horace William Finlinson was born in Bedford, England on 9 June 1871. ^[2] He was educated at Bedford Modern School where his father was headmaster. ^[3]

Finlinson’s test debut was against Wales at Swansea on 5 January 1895. He played two further internationals that season against Scotland and Ireland. ^[1] He played his club rugby for Blackheath FC (76 matches 1892-98), and Bedford RUFC (38 matches 1891-1906). He also played for the Barbarians FC. ^[4] He later became a schoolmaster at Lancing College. ^[5] On his retirement he returned to Bedford and served as the club's President from 1933-1945. ^[6]

Aside from rugby, Finlinson's main hobby was natural history and he was for many years associated with the Ornithologists' Union and the Zoological Society. ^[7] Finlinson died in Bedford on 31 October 1956. ^[2]

References

1. "Horace Finlinson - Rugby Union - Players and Officials - ESPN Scrum". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
2. "Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records at Ancestry.co.uk". ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
3. The Harpur Trust 1552-1973 by Joyce Godber 1973
4. McGowan, Phil (15 October 2015). One of Us: England's Greatest Rugby Players. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN   9781445651033 . Retrieved 29 January 2019– via Google Books.
5. 1911 England Census
6. N. Roy (ed.), '100 Years of the Blues-The Centenary History of Bedford RUFC', (Bedford, 1986), p. 127.
7. Obituary in The Eagle, Magazine of Bedford Modern School, Vol.XXXI(I) No.233, Christmas 1956