James Lamont (born 1875, date of death unknown) was a Scottish professional

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who played in the 19th century for Bedminster and

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. Lamont was born in

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in Scotland playing for

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. Moving south he played for Bedminster in 1898–99, one of the teams that later merged to form

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, in the Southern League before joining Bristol Rovers in 1899. In his one season with Rovers he played 27 times as a half back in the then-professional Southern League, scoring twice.

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* 1875 births Year of death missing Footballers from Glasgow Scottish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Southern Football League players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Bedminster F.C. players People from Springburn {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-1870s-stub