Henry Renny-Tailyour

Henry Waugh Renny-Tailyour (9 October 1849 – 15 June 1920) was an amateur all-round sportsman who appeared for Scotland in some of the earliest international football and rugby union matches, remaining to this day the only player to have represented the country in both codes. He also played first class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club and was an accomplished athlete.

Henry Renny-Tailyour
Born
Henry Waugh Renny-Tailyour

(1849-10-09)9 October 1849
Mussoorie, British India
Died15 June 1920(1920-06-15) (aged 70)
Montrose, Scotland
NationalityBritish
EducationCheltenham College
Occupation
  • Soldier
  • Sportsman
  • Businessman
EmployerGuinness
Known forAssociation and rugby football internationalist; first-class cricketer
Association football career
Playing position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Royal Engineers
National team
1873 Scotland 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
Rugby career
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Royal Engineers ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1872 Scotland 1 (0)
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm fast (roundarm)
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1873–1883Kent
1875MCC
FC debut17 July 1873 Gentlemen v Players
Last FC9 August 1883 Kent v Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 28
Runs scored 818
Batting average 19.02
100s/50s 1/4
Top score 124
Balls bowled 220
Wickets 5
Bowling average 17.40
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/28
Catches/stumpings 16/0
Source: CricInfo, 15 July 2009
Military career
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankColonel
UnitRoyal Engineers

Biography

Renny-Tailyour was born at Mussoorie, North-Western Provinces (now in Uttarakhand) in what was then British India, while his Scottish father was serving in the army there. He grew up on the family estate at Newmanswalls, Montrose, Angus, and was educated at Cheltenham College before entering the British Army, joining the Royal Engineers.[1] A lieutenant at the time of his sporting achievements in the 1870s and 1880s, he served in New South Wales, contributing to the publication of at least two reconnaissance maps of the Sydney area, and eventually reached the rank of colonel.[2] After retiring from army service, he became managing director of the Guinness company. He died in Montrose.

Football
The Royal Engineers team of 1872. Eight of these players played in the first FA Cup Final. Renny-Tailyour is seated second from the left

Renny-Tailyour represented the Royal Engineers regimental team in the early days of organised football, when they were one of the strongest teams in England as a result of their innovative combination game. A forward, he played in the first FA Cup Final in 1872, finishing on the losing side.[3] The Royal Engineers lost 1-0 that day to the Wanderers, but returned in 1874 to face Oxford University, a match which they lost 2–0. The Engineers finally won the cup in 1875 - 2–0, after a 1–1 draw, with Renny-Tailyour scoring in both matches against Old Etonians. This was his last cup final appearance.

Renny-Tailyour was selected to represent Scotland on two occasions. First he appeared against England at The Oval in London on 17 November 1871. This match, however, is not regarded as an official international, the Scottish team being entirely composed of London area residents. Renny-Tailyour was selected again in 1873, when England hosted an official international between the two countries for the first time. His residence again proved to be a factor, as the fledgling Scottish Football Association was only able to fund eight players to travel to London. It was therefore necessary to supplement the team with three others based in the south. Renny-Tailyour's goal in Scotland's 4–2 defeat at The Oval gave him the honour of scoring Scotland's first international goal.

His family connections with Montrose led to him being appointed as the local football club's Honorary President, 1887–88.

Honours

Cricket

A middle order batsman and occasional bowler, Renny-Tailyour's cricketing career was restricted by his army service.[4] He played mostly minor cricket, for the Royal Engineers Cricket Club, I Zingari, Strathmore and Aberdeenshire, but also played at first-class cricket level, albeit only 28 matches over a period of a decade.[1][5][6] As well as representing Kent, Renny-Tailyor appeared for the Gentlemen in Gentlemen v Players matches, and also played in first class matches for MCC, Gentlemen of the South, the South of England and a combined Kent and Gloucestershire XI.[5]

Rugby

Renny-Tailyour also played for the Royal Engineers on the rugby field, and represented Scotland in one of that sport's earliest internationals, against England at The Oval in 1872.

See also

References
  1. Renny-Tailyour, Colonel Henry Waugh, Obituaries in 1921, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1921. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. "DEPARTURE OF COLONEL RENNY-TAILYOUR, R.E." The Daily Telegraph. New South Wales, Australia. 31 August 1894. p. 5. Retrieved 13 June 2020 – via Trove.
  3. Rostance T (2015) The first FA Cup final: A shilling to get in, no nets and seven up front, BBC Sport, 2015-05-28. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  4. Ambrose D (2004) A brief profile of Henry Renny-Tailyour, CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 February 2018. (subscription required)
  5. Henry Renny-Tailyour, CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 February 2018. (subscription required)
  6. Henry Renny-Tailyour, CricInfo. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
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