[3] He played for Glasgow HSFP and won the unofficial Scottish championship with them in the 1950-51 season.
[4] He finished his career with Glasgow HSFP and again won the unofficial Scottish championship with them in 1962.
[2] He played for Glasgow in the 1950-51 season, winning the Inter-City against Edinburgh District.
[6] He also played counties rugby for Cheshire, Yorkshire and Northumberland when in England.
[10] He was capped for Scotland seven times between 1950–51, making his debut against France at the age of nineteen.
His period of treasurer was notable for his successful organising of a fund raising campaign to pay for church repairs after a disastrous fire.