Thomas Gisborne Gordon

Thomas Gisborne Gordon
Birth nameThomas Gisborne Gordon
Date of birth(1851-12-15)15 December 1851
Place of birthBelfast, Ireland.
Date of death8 July 1935(1935-07-08) (aged 83)
SchoolRugby School
SpouseMarie-Louise Graham
ChildrenThomas
Helen
Occupation(s)Wine Merchant
Rugby union career
Position(s) Half-back and Three-quarter back
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
North of Ireland F.C. ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1877–78 Ireland 3

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]

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