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Full Name: James Robert Murray.
Position: Centre-forward.
Born: Elvington, 11 October 1935; Died: Lichfield, 27 September 2008.
Senior Debut: Charlton Athletic (H) Division One, 12 November 1955.
Career
Canterbury City, Wolves juniors May 53, professional Nov 53, Manchester City Nov 63, Walsall May 67, Telford United Aug 69, Retired 1971.
Highlights
Manchester City- Hat-tricks v Rotherham United (h) 21/12/63, v Scunthorpe United (h) 26/12/63, v Leyton Orient (h) 26/8/64.
Wolves- Football League champions 1957/58, 1958/59, runners-up 1959/60; FA Cup winners 1960; Top Scorer 1957/58, 1959/60, 1961/62; Hat-tricks (4) v Manchester City (h) 18/8/56, v Darlington (h) FAC 15/2/58, v Birmingham City (h) 22/2/58, v Nottingham Forest (h) 15/3/58, v Chelsea (h) 31/12/60.
Stats
Appearances: 442.
Goals: 228.
International Honours
England under 23: 2 appearances & 2 goals (both with Wolves).
Football League: 1 appearance (with Wolves).
Note: At the end of the 1958/59 season and the start of the 1959/60 season Jimmy Murray scored in eight consecutive matches.
Note: Whilst playing for Manchester City struck hat-tricks in consecutive matches in December 1963.
First Team Record
| FL | FAC | CS | EC | CW | T | |||||||
| A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | |
| 1955/56 | 25 | 11 | – | – | – | – | 25 | 11 | ||||
| 1956/57 | 33 | 17 | – | – | – | – | 33 | 17 | ||||
| 1957/58 | 41 | 29 | 4 | 3 | – | – | – | 45 | 32 | |||
| 1958/59 | 28 | 21 | – | 1 | – | – | 29 | 21 | ||||
| 1959/60 | 40 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | – | 53 | 34 | |
| 1960/61 | 31 | 23 (4p) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 37 | 25 | ||
| 1961/62 | 38 | 16 (2p) | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 40 | 17 | |||
| 1962/63 | 29 | 8 (1p) | – | – | – | – | 29 | 8 | ||||
| 1963/64 | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 273 | 155 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | – | 299 | 166 |
