fullname youthclubs years clubs caps goals birth_place position birth_date article_title name
james brogan beith 1884 1884 -- 1892 beith heart of midlothian bolton wanderers 0 0 74 0 0 26 beith , scotland forward 1865 james brogan -lrb- footballer , born 1865 -rrb-
 james brogan
james brogan -lrb- footballer , born 1865 -rrb-

james brogan was a scottish footballer who played for the majority of his career at bolton wanderers .
he played mostly as an inside-left or outside-left .
having started his career in the amateur game with his local club beith , he signed for hibernian in 1883 .
he scored six goals on his senior debut for the club , in a 10 -- 1 scottish cup win against edina .
he was then signed by hibernian 's edinburgh derby rivals hearts .
brogan then moved to bolton wanderers from hearts , after the scottish club had toured lancashire .
signing for bolton in december 1884 , he scored in bolton 's first ever football league game , a 6 -- 3 defeat to derby county .
when he 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 .
