James Scott (footballer, born 1895)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Airdrie, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1 July 1916 (aged 20–21)[1] | ||
| Place of death | near Ovillers-la-Boisselle, France[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Craigton Thistle | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1913 | Petershill | ||
| 1913–1915 | Raith Rovers | 59 | (23) |
| International career | |||
| 1916 | Scotland (wartime) | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Scott (1895 – 1 July 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a forward in the Scottish League for Raith Rovers.[3] He scored on his only appearance for Scotland in a wartime international in 1916, during the First World War.[4] He was described as "an all-round forward" and "the most consistent goalscorer Raith have ever had".[3]
Personal life
[edit]Scott was born in Airdrie to James Scott and Annabella Bennett.[5] He attended Airdrie Academy and later became an apprentice wire rope maker with the Caledonian Wire Rope Company.[6] On 4 April 1915, Scott married Catherine Reekie and they had one child, James.[7] Scott served as a private in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War.[3] On the first day of the Somme, he was hit in the stomach and neck by machine gun fire and killed during an attack on Ovillers-la-Boisselle.[2][6][8] Scott is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Raith Rovers | 1913–14[9] | Scottish First Division | 28 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 12 |
| 1914–15[9] | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 59 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 23 | ||
Honours
[edit]- Raith Rovers Hall of Fame[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ a b "The Raith Rovers stars who never returned". Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ a b c "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Scotland (wartime) player James Scott". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Annabella Bennett 1871–1937". Ancestry. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ a b "James Scott". Scotland's War. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ James Scott on Lives of the First World War
- ^ "Private James Scott" (PDF). Lochnagar Crater. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ a b Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ "Raith Rovers Hall of Fame". Raith Rovers FC. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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