Andrew Hogg (rugby league)

Andrew Hogg
Personal information
Born1879[1]
Swinton, Berwickshire, Scotland
Died4 June 1965(1965-06-04) (aged 85–86)[1]
Roose, England
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1899–10 Broughton Rangers 339 186 602
1910–11 Wigan 7 1 4 11
Barrow
Total 346 187 4 0 613
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1902–08 Lancashire 15 15 1 0 47
1906 Other Nationalities 1 0 0 0 0
1908 England 2 0 0 0 0
1908 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [2][3]

Andrew "Andy" Hogg (1879 – 4 June 1965) was a Scottish professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s, 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England, Other Nationalities and Lancashire, and at club level for Broughton Rangers, as a wing.[2]

Hogg is one of only two people born in Scotland to have played for the England national rugby league team, the other being George Fairbairn.

Career

Hogg began playing rugby for Hawick RFC before moving to England to join Northern Union club Broughton Rangers.[1] He appeared 339 times for the club between 1899 and 1910, scoring 186 tries.[4]

Hogg was signed by Wigan at the start of the 1910–11 season,[5] but made only seven appearances before moving to Barrow in February 1911.[6]

Hogg won cap(s) for Other Nationalities while at Broughton Rangers against England, won caps for England while at Broughton Rangers in 1908 against Wales, and New Zealand, and won a cap for Great Britain while at Broughton Rangers in 1908 against New Zealand.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Rugby man dies at Barrow". North-Western Evening Mail. 5 June 1965. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Player Summary: Andy Hogg". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  4. ^ Morris, Graham (2003). Rugby league in Manchester. Stroud, Gloucestershire: Tempus. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-7524-3087-4.
  5. ^ "Andy Hogg". Cherryandwhite.co.uk. RLFANS.COM. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Sporting Paragraphs". The Globe. 1 February 1911. p. 3.