James Shepherd Rollo (16 November 1937 – 13 October 2012) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the

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and the

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. He was born less than 50 miles from John O'Groats, but moved with his family to Perth. Rollo started his senior career with Hibernian as an understudy to Tommy Younger. He made two league appearances for Hibs, but left the club after a contractual dispute. Rollo was a baker and confectioner by trade and wanted to continue that, but Hibs wanted him to become a full-time professional footballer. Rollo continued his career in England. He signed for Oldham Athletic, but his time at Boundary Park was hampered by the fierce competition with John Hardie and

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. Rollo was a competent goalkeeper, whose strengths were dealing with high shots and crosses. He spent the 1962–63 season mainly in the Oldham reserve team and only made 10 appearances in the promotion winning side. He then moved to Southport, Bradford City and Scarborough. After retiring as a football player, Rollo moved to Blairgowrie. An accident involving a fork lift truck meant that he had his right leg amputated in 1989. He fully recovered and worked as a scout for Liverpool, mainly covering

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matches. Rollo died in October 2012, having suffered from cancer for a lengthy period.

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* 1937 births 2012 deaths Scottish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Hibernian F.C. players Poole Town F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Southport F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Scarborough F.C. players English Football League players Scottish Football League players Footballers from Highland (council area) People from Sutherland Liverpool F.C. non-playing staff Jeanfield Swifts F.C. players People from Helmsdale {{Scotland-footy-goalkeeper-stub