James Forrest (31 March 1927 – 26 November 1992)Oldest Surviving Scottish Internationalists
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, who played for

Motherwell Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...

(making over 300 appearances),

Stenhousemuir Stenhousemuir (; gd, Featha Thaigh nan Clach) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies within the Falkirk (council area), Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town is north-northwest of Falkirk and directly adjoins to Larbert in ...

and

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. He was born in

Bothwell Bothwell is a conservation village in the South Lanarkshire council area of Scotland. It lies on the north bank of the River Clyde, adjacent to Uddingston and Hamilton, east-south-east of Glasgow city centre. Description and history An ancie ...

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* * 1927 births 1992 deaths Footballers from South Lanarkshire Men's association football inside forwards Scottish men's footballers Motherwell F.C. players Stenhousemuir F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scotland men's international footballers Scottish Football League players People from Bothwell {{Scotland-footy-forward-1920s-stub