James Murray (born 14 March 1884) was an Irish footballer who played for, among others, Sheffield Wednesday. Murray spent part of his early life living in Glasgow, where he played at the Junior level with Shettleston.Wings of Steel
Iain Paterson. eBook Partnership, 2014; . Retrieved 16 February 2022 When he went back to Ireland, he had success with

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, winning the Irish Cup in 1905 and the Irish League the following year, as well as being selected for its representative team. He returned to Scotland and continued playing for Shettleston until 1909 when he was given an opportunity at senior level by

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who were looking to reinforce their forward line following the departure of Jimmy Stewart who had joined Liverpool. Murray made a quick impact at Fir Park, scoring at the rate of almost a goal per game in the Scottish Football League Division One; in early 1910 this form earned him selection for Ireland for the

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, in the process becoming Motherwell's first international player.Jimmy Murray
Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats. Retrieved 16 February 2022 He soon signed for The Wednesday, with the Sheffield club also recruiting teammate George Robertson, a winger credited with providing many of the opportunities from which Murray had scored (and who had gained his and Motherwell's first Scotland cap in the same period). However, while Robertson settled at Wednesday and remained with the ''Owls'' for several years, Murray did not secure a regular place and moved back to Ireland by 1911, turning out for Derry Celtic where he had also played before joining Distillery. He had another short spell with Motherwell, but this time made no impression and is not recorded as having made any first-team appearances in the two major competitions.

Honours

;Distillery * Irish League:

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* Irish Cup: 1904–05

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Murray, James 1884 births Irish association footballers (before 1923) Pre-1950 IFA men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Lisburn Distillery F.C. players Motherwell F.C. players Glasgow United F.C. players Derry Celtic F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players NIFL Premiership players Irish League representative players Association footballers from County Donegal Year of death missing