James Henry Linacre (20 June 1880 – 11 May 1957) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

He was also one of three members of the same family who started his professional career with Derby County before joining Nottingham Forest and going on to play for England.

[1] He took part in the first foreign tour by Nottingham Forest to South America where the red shirts are said to have given inspiration to Club Atlético Independiente.

It is said that the Argentinian team Club Atlético Independiente changed their colours to red after seeing the Nottingham Forest players play.

[3] The tour started at Montevideo and then had a number of matches against Argentinian teams, firstly at Santa Fe and then in Buenos Aires.

[4] The party consisted of (see picture) Bob Norris, Harry Linacre, H.Hallam (Secretary), C.Clifford, Charles Craig, William Shearman, H.S.