James Stark (1880– ? ) was a Scottish footballer who played for Rangers, Chelsea, Morton and Scotland. He played at centre half.[A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players], John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012
Career Stark joined Rangers from Junior side Glasgow Perthshire in May 1900. He had seven successful years at Ibrox,Rangers player Stark, James, FitbaStats winning the Scottish Football League twice (1900–01 and 1901–02) plus a Scottish Cup (1902–03) and two Glasgow Cups (1900–01, 1901–02), and was captain when they won the Glasgow International Exhibition Cup in 1901.
He moved to Chelsea in 1907,Jimmy Stark, Stamford-Bridge.com 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 Morton, winning his last honour, the War Fund Shield, in one of his final appearances in 1915.Football: War Shield Final, Glasgow Herald, 29 April 1915
Stark also won two Scotland caps in 1909 and was captain of the side for both matches.Scotland player James Stark, London Hearts Supporters Club He was selected twice by the Scottish League XI.SFL player James Stark, London Hearts Supporters Club
See also List of Scotland national football team captains
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