| James Finlay | |
| Birth Name: | James Fairbairn Finlay |
| Birth Date: | 8 April 1852 |
| Birth Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Guildford, England |
| Ru Position: | Forward |
| Repteam1: | Scotland |
| Repcaps1: | 4 |
| Reppoints1: | (1 try) |
| Repyears1: | 1871-75 |
| Ru Provinceyears1: | 1872-74 |
| Ru Province1: | Edinburgh District |
| Ru Provinceapps1: | 5 |
| Ru Provincepoints1: | 0 |
| Amatyears1: | - |
James Finlay (1852-1930) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1] [2]
Finlay played for .
Finlay was capped for Edinburgh District, playing in the very first inter-city match in 1872; and captained the side in 1874.
He was capped four times for between 1871 and 1875,[1] [3] including the first ever international.[4] He also played for Edinburgh Academicals.[1]
He was the brother of Arthur Finlay and Ninian Finlay who were also capped for Scotland.[1] They all appeared together once in 1875, in the 0–0 draw against at Raeburn Place: James winning the last of his four caps, while Arthur and Ninian gained their first caps.[5]