Jimmy Murray | |
Fullname: | James Murray |
Birth Date: | 4 February 1933 |
Birth Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Death Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Youthclubs1: | Merchiston Thistle |
Position: | Inside forward |
Years1: | 1951–1953 |
Clubs1: | Heart of Midlothian |
Caps1: | 1 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Years2: | 1953–1954 |
Clubs2: | Reading |
Caps2: | 7 |
Goals2: | 3 |
Years3: | 1954–1961 |
Clubs3: | Heart of Midlothian |
Caps3: | 114 |
Goals3: | 62 |
Years4: | 1961–1962 |
Clubs4: | Falkirk |
Caps4: | 14 |
Goals4: | 4 |
Years5: | 1962–1964 |
Clubs5: | Clyde |
Caps5: | 32 |
Goals5: | 1 |
Years6: | 1964–1965 |
Clubs6: | Raith Rovers |
Caps6: | 14 |
Goals6: | 4 |
Totalcaps: | 182 |
Totalgoals: | 75 |
Nationalyears1: | 1958[1] |
Nationalteam1: | SFL trial v SFA |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 1958 |
Nationalteam2: | Scotland |
Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
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.[2] 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.