James Stark (footballer) should not be confused with Jimmy Sharp.
| James Stark | |
| Position: | Centre half |
| Birth Place: | Ruchazie, Scotland |
| Youthclubs1: | Mansewood |
| Youthclubs2: | Pollokshaws Eastwood |
| Years1: | – |
| Years2: | 1900–1907 |
| Clubs2: | Rangers |
| Caps2: | 125 |
| Goals2: | 11 |
| Years3: | 1907–1908 |
| Clubs3: | Chelsea |
| Caps3: | 30 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 1908–1910 |
| Clubs4: | Rangers |
| Caps4: | 41 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 1910–1915 |
| Clubs5: | Morton |
| Caps5: | 150 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1907–1909 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scottish League XI |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1909 |
| Nationalteam2: | Scotland |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
James Stark (1880– ?) was a Scottish footballer who played for Rangers, Chelsea, Morton and Scotland. He played at centre half.[1]
Stark joined Rangers from Junior side Glasgow Perthshire in May 1900. He had seven successful years at Ibrox,[2] 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,[3] returning to Rangers a year later, but with no further major honours won in his two-season second spell there.[2] 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.[4]
Stark also won two Scotland caps in 1909 and was captain of the side for both matches.[5] He was selected twice by the Scottish League XI.[6]