James Gillespie (22 March 1868 – 5 August 1932) was a Scottish footballer who played for Clyde, Sunderland Albion, Sunderland, Third Lanark, Ayr and Scotland.

[4] He scored a total of 57 goals in 146 appearances for the club in all official competitions.

[2] He returned to Scotland in 1897 with Third Lanark[5] and it was with the Glasgow club that he won his only international cap aged 30.

Despite scoring a hat-trick in Scotland's 5–2 win over Wales on 19 March 1898 (with the others from fellow debutant James McKee), he was never capped again for his country.

[4][6] Away from football he worked as an upholsterer and was based in Bearsden.