James Galt
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James Hill Galt was a Scottish
professional football player who played for Rangers
and Everton
. Galt served with Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
during the First World War as a Second Lieutenant
. Galt was wounded in action.
He played with Rangers for eight years between 1906 and 1914. The defender made 206 appearances and scored five goals for the club. During his time at Ibrox
he won three League championship's
, two Glasgow Cup
and three Charity Cup winners medal's. He also won the Scottish National Exhibition Tournament in 1908.
Galt swapped Glasgow
for Merseyside
in 1914 and joined Everton
. He made thirty-six appearances for the Toffees and scored four goals. But left after only one season, despite captaining them to the Old First Division
title, to join Third Lanark.
Galt won his two Scotland caps in May 1908. He scored on his second, and final appearance, against Northern Ireland
on 14 May.
After retirement he ran a series of Billiard Halls
with ex-Rangers teammate Jimmy Gordon
.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
professional football player who played for Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
and Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
. Galt served with Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland....
during the First World War as a Second Lieutenant
Second Lieutenant
Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces.- United Kingdom and Commonwealth :The rank second lieutenant was introduced throughout the British Army in 1871 to replace the rank of ensign , although it had long been used in the Royal Artillery, Royal...
. Galt was wounded in action.
He played with Rangers for eight years between 1906 and 1914. The defender made 206 appearances and scored five goals for the club. During his time at Ibrox
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
he won three League championship's
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
, two Glasgow Cup
Glasgow Cup
The Glasgow Cup is a knockout football tournament open to teams from Glasgow. It was competed for annually by senior Glasgow clubs from 1887 until 1988. It is now competed for between the youth teams of Rangers, Celtic, Clyde, Partick Thistle and Queen's Park.It is dominated by the Old Firm of...
and three Charity Cup winners medal's. He also won the Scottish National Exhibition Tournament in 1908.
Galt swapped Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
for Merseyside
Merseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
in 1914 and joined Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
. He made thirty-six appearances for the Toffees and scored four goals. But left after only one season, despite captaining them to the Old First Division
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
title, to join Third Lanark.
Galt won his two Scotland caps in May 1908. He scored on his second, and final appearance, against Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland national football team
The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...
on 14 May.
After retirement he ran a series of Billiard Halls
Billiards
Cue sports , also known as billiard sports, are a wide variety of games of skill generally played with a cue stick which is used to strike billiard balls, moving them around a cloth-covered billiards table bounded by rubber .Historically, the umbrella term was billiards...
with ex-Rangers teammate Jimmy Gordon
Jimmy Gordon
James "Jimmy" Eadie Gordon was a Scottish footballer who spent most of his career with Rangers. During the First World War he was a Sergeant in the Highland Light Infantry....
.