James Barclay (minister)

James Barclay (1844–1920) was a Scottish footballer and minister of the Church of Scotland who emigrated to Canada.

[2] He was on the shortlist of 17 players for the first Scotland v. England football match in 1872, but was not selected.

[3] He was born in Paisley on 19 June 1844 the son of James Barclay and his wife, Margaret Cochrane Brown.

He was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Paisley in 1870 and ordained at St Michael's in Dumfries in January 1871 on the recommendation of Rev Dr John Lee.

In May 1878 he moved to St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh to replace Rev James Veitch who was fatally ill.