Gordon Neilson

Gordon Neilson

Birth name	Walter Gordon Neilson
Date of birth	(1876-10-01)1 October 1876
Place of birth	Bothwell, Scotland
Date of death	29 April 1927(1927-04-29) (aged 50)
Place of death	Aldershot, England
Notable relative(s)	George Thomson, uncle George Neilson, brother Robert Neilson, brother Willie Neilson, brother
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Merchistonians West of Scotland () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) - Glasgow District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1894 Scotland 1 (0)

Colonel Walter Gordon Neilson, CMG, DSO (1 October 1876–29 April 1927) was a Scotland international rugby football player.^[1]

He later became an Army officer, serving in the Boer War and World War I.^[2]