James Cargill (21 September 1913 – 5 March 1976) was a Scottish professional

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who played as a

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, either at outside right or inside left, in the English

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for

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and Brighton & Hove Albion. He also made one appearance in the Scottish League as a trialist for

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Life and career

Cargill was born in

, Scotland. He played junior football for Arbroath Roselea and Arbroath Woodside, and made an appearance for

in the 1933–34 Division Two season as a trialist, making a good impression in a 4–2 win against Dundee United. Ahead of the 1934–35 season, he went south and signed professional forms with

of the English Second Division. He made only 10 league appearances in two years before dropping down a division to join Brighton & Hove Albion, for whom he scored 20 goals from 70 appearances in all competitions. He moved on to

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, and made his

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debut on 2 September 1939, playing "a capital game" and scoring in a 2–2 draw with

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. War was declared the following day, league football was abandoned for the duration, and his debut goal was removed from the records.

References

1914 births 1976 deaths Footballers from Arbroath Scottish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Arbroath F.C. players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scottish Football League players English Football League players {{Scotland-footy-forward-1910s-stub