| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Murray | ||
| 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 | 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. 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
- "Jimmy Murray". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- Scottish trial match at Easter Road Archived 9 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Glasgow Herald, 4 February 1958
- "Hearts title winner Jimmy Murray dies aged 82". Edinburgh Evening News. 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
External links
- Jimmy Murray at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- London Hearts profile
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- Men's association football inside forwards
- Clyde F.C. players
- Falkirk F.C. players
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- Newtongrange Star F.C. players
- Raith Rovers F.C. players
- Reading F.C. players
- Scotland men's international footballers
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish men's footballers
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- Footballers from Edinburgh
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