| James Bishop | |
| Birth Name: | James Murray Bishop |
| Birth Date: | 27 December 1867 |
| Birth Place: | Partick, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Ru Position: | Forward |
| Amatyears1: | - |
| Amatteam1: | Glasgow Academicals |
| Provinceyears1: | 1892 |
| Provinceyears2: | 1892 |
| Provinceyears3: | 1893 |
| Province1: | Glasgow District |
| Province2: | Cities District |
| Province3: | West of Scotland District |
| Repteam1: | Scotland |
| Repyears1: | 1893 |
| Repcaps1: | 1 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
James Bishop (27 December 1867 – 15 January 1938) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
Bishop played rugby union for Glasgow Academicals.[2] [3]
He played for Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the inter-city match of 17 December 1892.[4]
Bishop was then capped for Cities District in their match against Anglo-Scots on 24 December 1892. In Edinburgh circles his selection for this combined Glasgow-Edinburgh side caused quite a stir as they favoured their own players. The Scottish Referee newspaper had this advice:[5]
If J.M. Bishop is at all annoyed at the intelligence that his selection for Glasgow-Edinburgh was questioned, it may comfort him to know that in Glasgow where he is known better the unanimous verdict was that he had not a superior in the Inter-City and that higher honours are deserved by him.
He was also capped by West of Scotland District in their match against East of Scotland District on 21 January 1893.[6]
Bishop was capped once by Scotland, in 1893.[7]