Jimmy Gourlay
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James Gourlay (11 January 1888 – 12 September 1970)[1] was a Scottish footballer.[2]
He played for Port Glasgow Athletic, and for Everton in England between 1909 and 1913[3] before joining Morton as part of an exchange deal for John Fulton.[4] He remained an important member of the Greenock club's strong team in the era spanning World War I when they finished in the top four of the Scottish Football League for six seasons running, and won the War Fund Shield in 1915.[5]
Aged 34, Gourlay scored the only goal (with a free kick) in Morton's 1–0 win over Rangers in the 1922 Scottish Cup Final[6] which is, to date, the club's only major trophy. He later had a short spell at Third Lanark.[4]
Gourlay played in the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots annual trial match in 1914[7] and was selected for the Scottish Football League XI either side of the war, but never gained a full international cap. His father James Gourlay played once for Scotland in 1888; they are related to the lawn bowls champions David Gourlay Sr. and David Gourlay Jr.[1]
References
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- ↑ a b More double trouble: the two James Gourlays of Cambuslang, Scottish Sport History, 24 January 2014
- ↑ Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".
- ↑ James Walter Gourlay [sic], 11v11.com
- ↑ a b James Gourley of Everton and Morton, ToffeeWeb, 14 November 2016
- ↑ Football: War Shield Final, Glasgow Herald, 29 April 1915
- ↑ Scottish Cup Final. Morton's first victory, The Glasgow Herald, 17 April 1922
- ↑ Association Football. | International Trial Match., The Glasgow Herald, 17 March 1914
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