Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Arthur Murray | ||
Date of birth | 9 June 1880 | ||
Place of birth | Benwhat, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 29 October 1933 | (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]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Arthur Murray | ||
Date of birth | 9 June 1880 | ||
Place of birth | Benwhat, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 29 October 1933 | (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]