William Peterkin

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William Peterkin
Birth nameWilliam Arthur Peterkin
Date of birth(1857-12-31)31 December 1857
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Date of death22 March 1945(1945-03-22) (aged 87)
Place of deathHigh Wycombe, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Edinburgh University ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1880
1881		 Edinburgh District
East of Scotland District		 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1881-85 Scotland 8 (2 tries)

William Peterkin was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby Union career[]

Amateur career[]

He played for Edinburgh University.[2] He captained the side.[3]

Provincial career[]

He played for Edinburgh District in the 1880 inter-city match, scoring 2 tries in the match.[4]

He played for East of Scotland District in the 5 February 1881 match against West of Scotland District.[5]

International career[]

He was capped 8 times for Scotland between 1881 and 1885.[6]

Other sports[]

He was named in the The Athletic News of 6 July 1881. The newspaper decried his slump in the Shot put remarking that last year [1880] he putted the 'cannonball' a distance of 39 feet and 6 inches, while this year he only managed a distance of 37 feet and 2 inches. Likewise his throwing the hammer attracted 87 feet and 7 inches; coming in first was H. H. Johnstone in that event with 89 feet and 6 inches.[7]

He was a Scottish champion in the 100 yards sprint, and in the quarter mile sprint. He won the 1883 S.A.A.A. Championships in Powderhall in those events; and also came second in the weight putt or Shot put. John Smith, the Scotland football internationalist and Edinburgh District full back came in second to Peterkin in the 100 yards sprint.[8]

He was named in the East Committee of the Scottish Amateur Athletics Association in 1888, alongside A. G. G. Asher and Alec Cameron.[9]

Family[]

His parents were William Arthur Peterkin (1823-1906) and Elizabeth Mitchell Barclay (1823-1901). His father was a clerk of the Board of Supervision when that was established after the Poor Law commission; and was a visiting officer of the Poor Houses in Scotland. He was also connected with the Monks of St. Giles, a literary and social body in Edinburgh. William was one of their 10 children; William and Elizabeth had 3 boys and 7 girls.

His grandfather was Alexander Peterkin S. S. C., who was the legal agent of the Church of Scotland at the time of disruption; and was acquainted with Sir Walter Scott.[10]

He married Anna Maria Baker in 1901 in Brighton, England.

References[]

  1. ^ "William Arthur Peterkin". ESPN scrum.
  2. ^ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
  3. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000893/18850114/055/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  5. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002446/18810212/120/0039 – via British Newspaper Archive. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - William Peterkin - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  7. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000986/18810706/038/0005 – via British Newspaper Archive. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001062/19450331/095/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000986/18880403/075/0008 – via British Newspaper Archive. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/19060623/009/0004 – via British Newspaper Archive. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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