Jimmy Murray (English footballer)

Infobox Football biography
playername = Jimmy Murray


fullname = James Murray
dateofbirth = 11 October 1935
cityofbirth = Dover
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath = death date and age|2008|9|27|1935|10|11|df=y
cityofdeath = Lichfield
countryofdeath = England
height = height|ft=5|in=9
position = Forward
years = 1955–1963
1963–1967
1967–1969
1969–1971
clubs = Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester City
Walsall
Telford United
caps(goals) = 273 (155)
070 0(43)
058 0(13)
00 - 00(-)
nationalyears = 1958–1959
nationalteam = England Under 23
nationalcaps(goals) = 002 00(2)

James "Jimmy" Murray (11 October, 1935 – 27 September 2008) was an English footballer, who spent the majority of his league career with Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Murray was signed up by Wolves as a youngster and turned professional in November 1953. He spent a few seasons in the reserves before he finally made his league debut on November 12, 1955 in a 2-0 win over Charlton Athletic.

He quickly established himself within the team that season, scoring 11 goals, and remained a prolific scorer for the club over the following seasons. In 1957/58, he was the leading goalscorer as the club captured the league title, which they retained the next season. Murray also won an FA Cup winners medal in 1960, as he played in the 3-0 final win over fc|Blackburn Rovers. His time at Molineux also saw him appearing in European games, and scoring against the likes of Barcelona. He finally left for fc|Manchester City for £27,000 in November 1963 after scoring a total of 166 goals in 299 senior games, ending as leading goalscorer in three seasons.

At Maine Road, the striker was part of the side that won promotion back to the top flight in 1965/66, before ending his league career at Third Division Walsall. He finished his playing days with two seasons at non-league Telford United, where he reached two successive FA Trophy finals (one victoriously).

After ending his playing career, Murray ran a greengrocers in Tamworth and later worked for a contract car company. He died in Lichfield, where he had resided, on 27 September 2008 from prostate cancer, aged 72. [ [http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2008/09/29/wolverhampton-wanderers-legend-jimmy-murray-dies-97319-21923783/ Jimmy Murray's obituary] ]

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