Jimmy Murray (footballer, born 1880)

Jimmy Murray

Personal information
Full name	James Arthur Murray
Date of birth	(1880-06-09)9 June 1880
Place of birth	Benwhat, Scotland
Date of death	29 October 1933(1933-10-29) (aged 53)
Place of death	Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	St Augustine's
	Benwhat Heatherbell
1897–1901	Ayr
1901	Aston Villa	2	(0)
1901–1902	Small Heath	1	(1)
1902–1903	Watford	27	(6)
1903	Kettering	10	(3)
1903–1904	Wellingborough	25	(10)
1905–19??	Kings Heath Albion
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Arthur Murray (9 June 1880 – 29 October 1933) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa and Small Heath. He played as a right-sided forward.[1] He represented the Scottish Junior international team.[2]

Murray was born in Benwhat, Dalmellington, Ayrshire. He played for St Augustine's and for Benwhat Heatherbell before joining Ayr in 1897.[3] In March 1901 he moved to England and signed for the Football League champions Aston Villa; he played once in the 1900–01 season and once the following season before joining local rivals Small Heath in November 1901.[2] Murray scored in his only competitive outing for Small Heath, in a losing cause against Sunderland in the First Division,[4] and was described as "fairly fast, has capital command of the ball and can shoot excellently".[3] Nevertheless, he moved to Southern League club Watford in 1902, and later appeared for Kettering and Wellingborough, also in the Southern League.[5]

He died in Glasgow in 1933 at the age of 53.[1][3]

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 193. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
2. "Murray, James Arthur". Aston Villa Player Database. Jörn Mårtensson. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
3. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 113–14. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
4. Matthews, p. 148.
5. "Former players: M" (PDF). Watford Football Archive 1881–2015. Trefor Jones. p. 104. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.