| James Connor | |
| Birth Date: | 22 February 1861 |
| Birth Place: | Airdrie, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Hamilton, Scotland[1] |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Years1: | 1878–1893 |
| Clubs1: | Airdrieonians |
| Clubs2: | → Queen's Park (guest) |
| Nationalyears1: | 1886 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
James Connor (22 February 1861 – 29 January 1899) was a Scottish footballer who played for Airdrieonians, Queen's Park, Corinthian[2] and Scotland.[1] He had the distinction of being the goalkeeper who faced the first ever penalty kick in the history of football, awarded in a local cup tie on 6 June 1891 (four days after the rule was introduced by the International Football Association Board).[3] [4]