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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]

James Scott

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)
0000–1913	Petershill
1913–1915	Raith Rovers	59	(23)
National team
1916	Scotland (wartime)	1	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

• Raith Rovers Hall of Fame[10]

References

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