Lieutenant Cecil Halliday Abercrombie (12 April 1886 – 31 May 1916) was a rugby union footballer, who represented Scotland and United Services RFC. He was also a first-class cricketer, playing for Hampshire. Born in , Indian Empire, Abercrombie was the son of an Indian Police officer. He attended Berkhamsted School and then underwent naval officer training in Dartmouth. Passing out in 1902, he went aboard HMS Hyacinth, joining the British campaign in Somaliland, and was part of the force that captured "Mullah" Hassan's stronghold at Illig in 1904.