James Gourlay (11 January 1888 – 12 September 1970)More double trouble: the two James Gourlays of Cambuslang, Scottish Sport History, 24 January 2014 was a Scottish footballer.
He played for Port Glasgow Athletic, and for Everton in England between 1909 and 1913James Walter Gourlay [sic], 11v11.com before joining Morton as part of an exchange deal for John Fulton.James Gourley of Everton and Morton, ToffeeWeb, 14 November 2016 He remained an important member of the Greenock club's strong team in the era spanning World War I when they finished in the top four of the Scottish Football League for six seasons running, and won the War Fund Shield in 1915.Football: War Shield Final, Glasgow Herald, 29 April 1915
Aged 34, Gourlay scored the only goal (with a free kick) in Morton's 1–0 win over Rangers in the 1922 Scottish Cup FinalScottish Cup Final. Morton's first victory, The Glasgow Herald, 17 April 1922 which is, to date, the club's only major trophy. He later had a short spell at Third Lanark.
Gourlay played in the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots annual trial match in 1914Association Football. International Trial Match., The Glasgow Herald, 17 March 1914 and was selected for the Scottish Football League XI either side of the war, but never gained a full international cap. His father James Gourlay played once for Scotland in 1888; they are related to the lawn bowls champions David Gourlay Sr. and David Gourlay Jr.
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