Scottish footballer (1895–1916)
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]
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]
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