Tom Paterson Neilson
| Birth name | Thomas Paterson Neilson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 October 1851 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mossend, North Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 19 January 1909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | John Neilson, (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tom Neilson (22 October 1851 – 19 January 1909) was a Scottish international rugby union player. He played as a forward.[1]
He played for West of Scotland, one of the top teams in Scotland at the time.
He was called up for the Glasgow District side for the 1874 provincial match against Edinburgh District on the 5 December 1874.[2]
He was called up to the Scotland squad in February 1874 and played England at The Oval on 23 February 1874.[3]
His brother John Alexander Neilson also played rugby union for Glasgow District and Scotland.
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