James Colgan |
![]() James Gerard Colgan was born on Wednesday, 27th August, 1924 in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire. The forward signed for Donald Turner's Thistle on Saturday, 12th February, 1944 (after a trial period), having most recently been with Coatbridge St Patrick's. Aged 19, he made his debut appearance on Saturday, 15th January, 1944, in a 2-2 draw away to Dumbarton in the Southern League. James scored his first goal for Thistle on Saturday, 12th February, 1944, in a 2-2 draw at home to Motherwell in the Southern League. He scored the last of his 11 goals on Saturday, 25th November, 1944, in a 5-2 defeat away to Queen's Park in the Southern League. He played his last game for the club on Saturday, 7th April, 1945, in a 3-0 defeat away to Celtic in the Southern League, having appeared as a Jag on 33 occasions. James's club-list included Coatbridge St Patrick's, Hibernian, St Mirren, Partick Thistle, Airdrieonians, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Dundee United. James died on Thursday, 15th August, 1985, in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, aged 60.
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19y, 5m, 16d | ![]() |
12.02.1944 Motherwell [h] D2-2 (Southern League - game 27) |
19y, 7m, 5d | ![]() |
01.04.1944 Hamilton Academical [h] W4-2 (Southern League Cup Section B - game 5) |
19y, 7m, 14d | ![]() |
10.04.1944 Rangers [a] D3-3 (Southern League - game 30) |
19y, 9m, 28d | ![]() |
24.06.1944 Clyde [a] L1-6 (Summer Cup Quarter Final, 2nd leg) agg: L2-9 |
19y, 11m, 30d | ![]() |
26.08.1944 Rangers [h] L1-2 (Glasgow Cup Quarter Final) |
20y, 0m, 13d | ![]() ![]() |
09.09.1944 Clyde [h] W4-2 (Southern League - game 4) |
20y, 1m, 10d | ![]() |
07.10.1944 Clyde [a] L1-4 (Southern League - game 8) |
20y, 2m, 1d | ![]() |
28.10.1944 Motherwell [h] L1-3 (Southern League - game 11) |
20y, 2m, 8d | ![]() |
04.11.1944 Airdrieonians [a] W3-0 (Southern League - game 12) |
20y, 2m, 29d | ![]() |
25.11.1944 Queen's Park [a] L2-5 (Southern League - game 15) |
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