James Charles Mackie (born 22 September 1985) is a former Scotland international footballer who played as a striker or winger, most notably for Queens Park Rangers, Plymouth Argyle, and Oxford United.

A squad member when the club was renamed and moved to Milton Keynes, he made few appearances before joining Conference side Exeter City.

His performances during the 2007–08 season attracted interest from other clubs and he signed for Plymouth Argyle in the January transfer window, scoring twice on his debut in the Championship.

Following a brief loan spell at Sutton United in his first season,[5] Mackie went on to become an established first-team player, scoring more than 20 goals in all competitions, from nearly 100 appearances, thus alerting other clubs of his potential.

[12] By mid-September Mackie had put himself top of the Championship goalscorers list with eight goals coming in his first seven league games, scoring doubles against Ipswich Town and Leicester City.

Although on the sidelines for the second half of the season, he had still participated enough to be awarded a Championship winner's medal[citation needed] as the team earned promotion to the Premier League for the first time in 15 years.

Under Hughes, Mackie continued to occupy a wide-midfield berth and featured in the victory against Wigan Athletic and the subsequent draw with Aston Villa.

[17] Mackie came off the bench for Joey Barton in the home game against Liverpool to inspire a comeback from 2–0 down, scoring the winner in a 3–2 victory at Loftus Road.

[18] He also scored QPR's second goal in the final match of the 2011–12 Premier League season in a 2–3 loss to Manchester City, who were crowned Champions that day.

[25] On 16 June 2015, Mackie returned for a second spell at Queens Park Rangers, signing a two-year deal after his release by Nottingham Forest.

[29] After a few weeks on the sidelines because of a hip injury,[30] Mackie scored his first goal in the 4th minute of a bottom-of-the-table fixture against Plymouth Argyle on 13 October, which ended in a 2–0 victory for Oxford.

[32] The following day, Scotland coach Craig Levein indicated he may call Mackie up for the October UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers against the Czech Republic and Spain.