James Gailey
James Gailey
James Gailey
● James Gailey, 1902 (HA)

probably born in Scotland

James Gailey was probably born in Scotland, although his place and date of birth remain unknown to us. *

The defender signed for Thistle on Saturday, 20th July, 1901, having most recently been with Clydesdale Wanderers.

He made his debut appearance (as a trialist) on Tuesday, 14th May, 1901, in a 2-0 friendly defeat at home to Rangers.

James scored his only goal for Thistle on Saturday, 21st December, 1901, in a 4-1 win at home to Motherwell in the SFL Second Division.

He played his last game for the club on Saturday, 12th December, 1903, in a 1-0 friendly win away to East Stirlingshire, having appeared as a Jag on 58 occasions.

His club-list included Burnbank Athletic, Bellshill Athletic, Clydesdale Wanderers, Partick Thistle and Ayr.

We don't know where or when James died. *

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compiled from our All Games criteria.
Goal(s) Match
goal.png 21.12.1901 Motherwell [h] W4-1 (SFL Second Division - game 15)

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