| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Airdrie, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1 July 1916 (aged 20–21)[1] | ||
| Place of death | nearOvillers-la-Boisselle, France[2] | ||
| Position | 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 professionalfootballer who played as aforward in theScottish League forRaith Rovers.[3] He scored on his only appearance forScotland in awartime international in 1916, during theFirst World War.[4] He was described as "an all-round forward" and "the most consistent goalscorer Raith have ever had".[3]
Scott was born inAirdrie to James Scott and Annabella Bennett.[5] He attendedAirdrie Academy and later became anapprenticewire 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 aprivate inMcCrae's Battalion of theRoyal Scots during theFirst World War.[3] On thefirst day of the Somme, he was hit in the stomach and neck bymachine gun fire andkilled during an attack onOvillers-la-Boisselle.[2][6][8] Scott is commemorated on theThiepval Memorial.[1]
| 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 | ||
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