James Murray (4 February 1933 â 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.
Murray made his first Scotland appearance in a 4âÂÂ0 defeat to England at Hampden on 19 April 1958. He scored Scotland's first-ever goal in a World Cup finals match, in a 1âÂÂ1 draw against Yugoslavia in 1958. 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.