James Gourlay (footballer, born 1860)

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 (aged 78)
Place of death	Annbank, Scotland
Position(s)	Half back; Forward;
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Cambuslang
National team
1888	Scotland
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

James McCrorie Gourlay (1 November 1860 – 10 March 1939) was a Scottish footballer who played as a half back or 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 their side's goal)^[1]^[2] and (being part of his hometown team's run to the quarter-finals of the 1891–92 Scottish Cup),^[3]^[4] and made one appearance for Scotland against Wales in 1888.^[5]^[6] He is often confused with another James Gourlay, also a Cambuslang player, who was capped for Scotland in 1886.^[7]

His son Jimmy was also a footballer, who scored the winning goal in the 1922 Scottish Cup Final;^[7] his descendants include the lawn bowls champions David Gourlay Sr. and David Gourlay Jr.^[7]

^ Scottish Cup Final Tie Renton V. Cambuslang, The Glasgow Herald, 6 February 1888
^ Renton v Cambuslang 6-1, Scottish Football Association
^ Saturday's Football. | The Scottish Cup. | Rangers V. Annbank., The Glasgow Herald, 1 February 1892
^ Weighed In The Balance. The Scottish Referee, 1 February 1892. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
^ Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 107.
^ (Scotland player) James Gourlay, London Hearts Supporters Club
^ ^a ^b ^c "More double trouble: the two James Gourlays of Cambuslang". Scottish Sport History. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2016.

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