Thomas Gisborne Gordon

Thomas Gisborne Gordon
Birth name	Thomas Gisborne Gordon
Date of birth	15 December 1851
Place of birth	Belfast, Ireland.
Date of death	8 July 1935 (aged 83)
School	Rugby School
Occupation(s)	Wine Merchant
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Half-back and Three-quarter back
Senior career
Years	Team
	North of Ireland F.C.
International career
Years	Team
1877–78	Ireland

Thomas Gisborne Gordon, (15 December 1851 – 8 July 1935)^[1]^[2] was a rugby football player who played for North of Ireland F.C. and represented Ireland. He has the distinction of being the only one-handed/armed man ever to play international rugby (union or league).^[3]

^ "Thomas Gordon". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
^ The Complete Who's Who of International Rugby. Blandford Press. 1987. p. 167. ISBN 0-7137-1838-2.
^ John O'Sullivan (3 May 2010). "Planet rugby". The Irish Times.

[Scrum-1] "Thomas Gordon". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

[Goodwin-2] The Complete Who's Who of International Rugby. Blandford Press. 1987. p. 167. ISBN 0-7137-1838-2.

[Planet_Rugby-3] John O'Sullivan (3 May 2010). "Planet rugby". The Irish Times.

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