James Gossland (born 6 September 1860 in
Glasgow
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) was a Scottish
footballer
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who played for
Dennistoun
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,
Alexandra Athletic,
Rangers and the
Scotland national team.
After spells at Dennistoun and Alexandra Athletic, the latter for whom he also served as general secretary, he joined Rangers in 1882. During his time at Rangers, he won his only
cap
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for Scotland, and scored twice in 5–0 win over
Ireland
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on 26 January 1884. In 1885, he was appointed as Rangers' match secretary and continued to feature intermittently in the first team until 1889. He had the honour of being the first person to score in the
British Home Championship.
Gossland died in East Transvaal, South Africa, around November 1944.
[''Daily Record'', 14 November 1944]
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1860 births
1944 deaths
Scottish men's footballers
Scotland men's international footballers
Rangers F.C. players
Rangers F.C. non-playing staff
Men's association football forwards
Footballers from Glasgow
Date of death missing
Scottish expatriates in South Africa
Scottish football managers