James Stark (1880– ? ) was a Scottish footballer who played for Rangers,

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. He played at

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Career

Stark joined Rangers from

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side

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in May 1900. He had seven successful years at Ibrox,Rangers player Stark, James
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twice ( 1900–01 and 1901–02) plus a

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) and two

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s (1900–01, 1901–02), and was

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when they won the

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in 1901. He moved to

in 1907, returning to Rangers a year later, but with no further major honours won in his two-season second spell there. He finished his career as a first-team regular at

, winning his last honour, the War Fund Shield, in one of his final appearances in 1915. Stark also won two Scotland

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in 1909 and was captain of the side for both matches. He was selected twice by the

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.SFL player James Stark
London Hearts Supporters Club

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stark, James 1880 births Footballers from Glasgow Men's association football central defenders Chelsea F.C. players Glasgow Perthshire F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Rangers F.C. players Scotland men's international footballers Scottish Football League players Scottish Football League representative players Scottish men's footballers English Football League players Year of death missing Place of death missing Date of birth missing Scottish Junior Football Association players

Career

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