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James Gourlay
Personal information
Full name James McCrorie Gourlay
Date of birth 1 November 1860
Place of birth Annbank, Scotland
Date of death 3 October 1939(1939-10-03) (aged 78)
Place of death Annbank, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Cambuslang
Annbank
International career
1888 Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James McCrorie Gourlay (1 November 1860 – 10 March 1939) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Born in Annbank, Gourlay played club football for Cambuslang (playing for them in the 1888 Scottish Cup Final alongside his cousin Hugh, who scored the goal)[1][2] and Annbank, and made one appearance for Scotland against Wales in 1888.[3] He is often confused with another James Gourlay, also a Cambuslang player, who was capped for Scotland in 1886.[4]

His son Jimmy was also a footballer, who scored the winning goal in the 1922 Scottish Cup Final;[4] his descendants include the lawn bowls champions David Gourlay Sr. and David Gourlay Jr.[4]

References

  1. ^ Scottish Cup Final Tie Renton V. Cambuslang, The Glasgow Herald, 6 February 1888
  2. ^ Renton v Cambuslang 6-1, Scottish Football Association
  3. ^ Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 107.
  4. ^ a b c "More double trouble: the two James Gourlays of Cambuslang". Scottish Sport History. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2016.