Jimmy Murray (soccer player, 1933)
Jimmy Murray | ||
Personnel | ||
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Surname | James Murray | |
birthday | February 4, 1933 | |
place of birth | Edinburgh , Scotland | |
date of death | July 10, 2015 | |
Place of death | Edinburgh , Scotland | |
position | striker | |
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
1950-1961 | Heart of Midlothian | 115 (63) |
1954 | → Reading FC (loan) | 2 | (1)
1961–1962 | FC Falkirk | 14 | (4)
1962-1963 | Clyde FC | 32 | (1)
National team | ||
Years | selection | Games (goals) |
1958 | Scotland | 5 | (1)
1 Only league games are given. |
James "Jimmy" Murray (born February 4, 1933 in Edinburgh ; † July 10, 2015 there ) was a Scottish football player and coach.
career
Murray played for Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish top league in the 1950s . In 1954 briefly loaned to the English club Reading FC , he then returned to Scotland. In the season 1957/58 he was together with his teammate Jimmy Wardhaugh top scorer in the Scottish League , whereupon Dawson Walker called the player, who had made his debut for the 1958 World Cup in the Scottish national team, in the final squad . In 1961 he joined FC Falkirk , from which he moved to Clyde FC in December 1962 .
After retiring from his career, he worked as an assistant coach at FC Falkirk and the Raith Rovers from 1967 , before he took over the third team at his home club Heart of Midlothian.
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Murray, Jimmy |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Murray, James |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | scottish soccer player and coach |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 4, 1933 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Edinburgh |
DATE OF DEATH | July 10, 2015 |
Place of death | Edinburgh |