James McArthur

James McFarlane McArthur (born 7 October 1987) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace.

For other people with a similar name, see James MacArthur (disambiguation).

James McArthur
McArthur playing for Hamilton Academical
Personal information
Full name James McFarlane McArthur[1]
Date of birth (1987-10-07) 7 October 1987[2]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Playing position(s) Central Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Crystal Palace
Number 18
Youth career
Rangers South BC[4]
St Johnstone
Rangers SABC[5]
Clyde
2003–2005 Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Hamilton Academical 168 (10)
2010–2014 Wigan Athletic 129 (11)
2014– Crystal Palace 191 (17)
National team‡
2008 Scotland U21 2 (0)
2010–2017 Scotland 32 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:42, 29 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:14, 29 October 2018 (UTC)

McArthur started his career at Hamilton Academical and was part of the team that won the 2007–08 Scottish First Division title. He made over 190 appearances for Hamilton before joining Wigan Athletic in July 2010. McArthur helped Wigan win the FA Cup in 2013. He was transferred to Crystal Palace in the summer of 2014.

McArthur made 32 international appearances for the Scotland national team between 2010 and 2017.

Club career

Hamilton Academical

Born in Glasgow and raised in the city's Barrowfield district, McArthur attended Whitehill Secondary School and supported Rangers in his youth;[6] he played for Rangers South BC (alongside future international colleagues Robert Snodgrass and Graham Dorrans),[4] St Johnstone pro youth,[7] Rangers SABC and Clyde[8] before moving to Hamilton Academical as a youth in 2003. He made his professional debut in January 2005 against Ross County. He established himself in the Hamilton team the following season and scored his first goal in April 2006 against St Johnstone.

Such was his progress that he was given the captaincy for Hamilton against Aberdeen in February 2008 for a Scottish Cup tie[9] and nominated for the First Division Player of the Year for the 2007–08 season.[10] In May 2008 after helping his side to the Scottish First Division, McArthur was awarded with a new three-year contract. By the time he departed from New Douglas Park aged 22, he had played in nearly 200 matches for Accies.

Wigan Athletic

In the 2009–10 season, several English Championship and Premier League clubs, including Sheffield United, West Bromwich Albion, Leeds United and Sunderland, showed an interest in McArthur. On 5 April 2010, McArthur went on a three-day visit to Premier League club Wigan Athletic with a view to a permanent move in the summer.[11] He signed a four-year contract at the DW Stadium on 23 July for a fee of around £500,000.[12][13] The move reunited him with former Hamilton teammate James McCarthy, who had made the same move at the beginning of the 2009–10 season. On 31 January 2012, McArthur scored his first goal for Wigan in a 3–1 loss to Tottenham Hotspur, and followed it up two games later with a winning goal over Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok Stadium in a game which finished 2–1 to Wigan. McArthur extended his contract with Wigan in May 2012, with the new deal due to run until 2016.[14] On 11 May 2013 McArthur won the FA Cup, playing the whole game in a 1–0 upset win against Manchester City.[15] However, only three days later, Wigan were relegated from the Premier League following a 4–1 defeat against Arsenal.[16]

Wigan rejected a first offer of £5 million from Leicester City for McArthur in August 2014, but then accepted a proposed valuation of nearly £7 million.[17] A payment schedule was not agreed and the proposed transfer collapsed, with Leicester signing Esteban Cambiasso instead.[18] On the last day of the summer 2014 transfer window, Wigan accepted a £7 million offer from Crystal Palace for McArthur.[19]

Crystal Palace

On 1 September 2014, McArthur signed a three-year contract with Crystal Palace after joining from Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee;[20] due to a clause in his Wigan contract, his former club Hamilton received a sell-on fee from the Crystal Palace transfer, which they used to invest in the youth system through which the player had emerged.[21] McArthur scored his first goal for Palace on 13 December, in a 1–1 draw against Stoke City.[22]

In February 2016, McArthur tore ankle ligaments in a 2–1 loss to AFC Bournemouth.[23] He returned in time to take part in the 2016 FA Cup Final, which Crystal Palace lost 2–1 to Manchester United after extra time.[24]

In May 2018, having helped his club to maintain top division status for the fifth consecutive season of his spell at Selhurst Park, McArthur was recognised by the Premier League for reaching 200 appearances in the competition.[25]

International career
James McArthur being defended by Neymar Jr. in a friendly match between Scotland and Brazil in March 2011

He was first called up to the Scotland under-21 squad in February 2008,[26] and he made his debut at that level against Ukraine later that month.[27]

On 16 November 2010, McArthur made his senior international debut as a second-half substitute for Charlie Adam against the Faroe Islands.[28] He scored his first international goal on 9 February 2011, in a Nations Cup match against Northern Ireland.[29]

As of August 2018, McArthur had made 32 international appearances and scored four goals.[30] At this time he advised Scotland manager Alex McLeish that he wished to be excused from international games while he managed ongoing back problems.[30] Later that year, he announced his retirement from international football.[31]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 29 June 2020
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hamilton Academical 2004–05[32] Scottish First Division 600000—0060
2005–06[33] Scottish First Division 2015020—00271
2006–07[34] Scottish First Division 3611110—1[lower-alpha 1]0392
2007–08[35] Scottish First Division 3453041—00416
2008–09[36] Scottish Premier League 3721030——412
2009–10[37] Scottish Premier League 3512010——381
Total 16810121111—1019212
Wigan Athletic 2010–11[38] Premier League 1803030——240
2011–12[39] Premier League 3131010——333
2012–13[40] Premier League 3435110——404
2013–14[41] Championship 41450005[lower-alpha 2]03[lower-alpha 3]0544
2014–15[42] Championship 510000000051
Total 1291114150503015612
Crystal Palace 2014–15[42] Premier League 3221000——332
2015–16[43] Premier League 2822010——312
2016–17[44] Premier League 2951010——315
2017–18[45] Premier League 3351012——357
2018–19[46] Premier League 3832000——403
2019–20[47] Premier League 3101000——320
Total 191178032——20219
Career totals 48837342193504055043
  1. Appearance in Scottish League Challenge Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. One appearance in FA Community Shield, two in Football League Championship play-offs

International
As of match played 1 September 2017.[48]
International statistics
National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland 201010
201141
201230
201370
201420
201551
201651
201721
Total294

International goals
As of match played 7 October 2017. Scotland score listed first, score column indicates score after each McArthur goal.[49]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 February 2011Aviva Stadium, Dublin2 Northern Ireland2–03–02011 Nations Cup
2 7 September 2015Hampden Park, Glasgow21 Germany2–22–3UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
3 8 October 2016Hampden Park, Glasgow25 Lithuania1–11–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 1 September 2017LFF Stadium, Vilnius29 Lithuania3–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Hamilton Academical

Wigan Athletic

Crystal Palace

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