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
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)
International career
1958[2]	SFL trial v SFA	1	(0)
1958	Scotland	5	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.