James_Stark_(footballer)
James Stark (footballer)
Scottish footballer
James Stark (1880– ? ) was a Scottish footballer who played for Rangers, Chelsea, Morton and Scotland. He played at centre half.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Ruchazie, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mansewood | |||
| Pollokshaws Eastwood | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Glasgow Perthshire | ||
| 1900–1907 | Rangers | 125 | (11) |
| 1907–1908 | Chelsea | 30 | (2) |
| 1908–1910 | Rangers | 41 | (1) |
| 1910–1915 | Morton | 150 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 1907–1909 | Scottish League XI | 2 | (0) |
| 1909 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stark joined Rangers from Junior side Glasgow Perthshire in May 1900. He had seven successful years at Ibrox,[2] winning the Scottish Football League twice (1900–01 and 1901–02) plus a Scottish Cup (1902–03) and two Glasgow Cups (1900–01, 1901–02), and was captain when they won the Glasgow International Exhibition Cup in 1901.
He moved to Chelsea in 1907,[3] returning to Rangers a year later, but with no further major honours won in his two-season second spell there.[2] He finished his career as a first-team regular at Morton, winning his last honour, the War Fund Shield, in one of his final appearances in 1915.[4]
Stark also won two Scotland caps in 1909 and was captain of the side for both matches.[5] He was selected twice by the Scottish League XI.[6]
- [A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players], John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012
- Rangers player Stark, James, FitbaStats
- Jimmy Stark, Stamford-Bridge.com
- Football: War Shield Final, Glasgow Herald, 29 April 1915
- Scotland player James Stark, London Hearts Supporters Club
- SFL player James Stark, London Hearts Supporters Club