Jimmy Murray (footballer, born 1933)

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.

Jimmy Murray
Personal information
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
Playing 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)
National team
1958[2] SFL trial v SFA 1 (0)
1958 Scotland 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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
  1. "Jimmy Murray". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  2. Scottish trial match at Easter Road, Glasgow Herald, 4 February 1958
  3. "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.
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