James Stark (footballer)
# James Stark (footballer)

James Stark (1880– ? ) was a Scottish footballer who played for Rangers, Chelsea, Morton and Scotland. He played at centre half.

## Career

Stark joined Rangers from Junior side Glasgow Perthshire in May 1900. He had seven successful years at Ibrox, 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, 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.

Stark also won two Scotland caps in 1909 and was captain of the side for both matches. He was selected twice by the Scottish League XI.

