| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 May 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | Blantyre, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 29 December 1973 (aged 88) | ||
| Place of death | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1902–1906 | Blantyre Victoria | ||
| 1906–1923 | Third Lanark | 481 | (2) |
| 1918–1919 | → Morton (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 1923–1926 | Dundee United | 30 | (0) |
| Total | 533 | (2) | |
| International career | |||
| 1909–1919 | Scottish League XI | 14 | (0) |
| 1909–1914 | Scotland | 16 | (0) |
| 1917[1] | Scottish League (wartime) | 1 | (0) |
| 1919[2] | → Scotland (wartime) | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1923–1931 | Dundee United | ||
| 1934–1936 | Dundee United | ||
| 1938–1939 | Dundee United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Brownlie (15 May 1885 – 29 December 1973) was a Scottish footballer and manager, who played as a goalkeeper.