Jimmy Murray (footballer, born 1933)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Murray[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1933-02-04)4 February 1933 | ||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 10 July 2015(2015-07-10) (aged 82) | ||
Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Merchiston Thistle | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1951–1953 | Heart of Midlothian | 1 | (1) |
1953–1954 | Reading | 7 | (3) |
1954–1961 | Heart of Midlothian | 114 | (62) |
1961–1962 | Falkirk | 14 | (4) |
1962–1964 | Clyde | 32 | (1) |
1964–1965 | Raith Rovers | 14 | (4) |
Total | 182 | (75) | |
International career | |||
1958[2] | SFL trial v SFA | 1 | (0) |
1958 | Scotland | 5 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James Murray (4 February 1933 – 10 July 2015) was a Scottish footballer. He played as an inside right for Heart of Midlothian and Scotland in the 1950s and early 1960s.
Murray made his first Scotland appearance in a 4–0 defeat to England at Hampden on 19 April 1958. He scored Scotland's first-ever goal in a World Cup finals match, in a 1–1 draw against Yugoslavia in 1958.[3] He is also to this day the only Heart of Midlothian player to score a goal in the World Cup finals.
He won a total of five caps for Scotland. He also played for Reading, Falkirk, Clyde and Raith Rovers.
References
External links
- Jimmy Murray at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- London Hearts profile
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