James Gotheridge (born 1863) was an English footballer who played as a left winger for Newton Heath in the late 1880s. He signed for the Heathens as a 21-year-old in 1884 but made only 37 competitive appearances for the club. In October 1889, Gotheridge was suspended by the Football Association for three months for an incident during a match against Walsall Town Swifts. He played one more match for the club before being transferred to West Manchester.
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