James Nixon (born 10 August 1985) is a former Scotland international rugby league footballer. He played on the for the Barrow Raiders in the Co-operative Championship. He represented Scotland at international level on three occasions in 2009.
He was born in Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, he is of Scottish descent.
Nixon announced his retirement from the game before the beginning of the 2013 season, but returned later that year to play for amateur side Dalton. He re-signed for Barrow ahead of the 2014 season.
Nixon is seventh in Barrow's all time try scorers list with 137 tries.