James Brogan (June 17, 1864 – 1951) was a Scottish footballer who played for the majority of his career at Bolton Wanderers.
James Brogan made his League debut, playing as a winger, on 8 September 1888 at Pike's Lane, then home of Bolton Wanderers, and their opponents were Derby County.
Brogan played as a winger in a midfield that achieved big (three-League-goals-or-more) wins on five separate occasions.
James Brogan was one of five Bolton Wanderers players, who, in season 1888–89 played in every (22) League game.
[2][4] When Brogan lost his place in the Bolton team in 1892, he left football and went to work in the shipyards, eventually retiring at the age of 85.