Jimmy Boyd (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Murray Boyd | ||
| Date of birth | 29 April 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Possilpark, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 22 March 1991 (aged 83)[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Springburn Hibs | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Petershill | ||
| 1924–1925 | St Bernards | 25 | (2) |
| 1925–1935 | Newcastle United | 184 | (53) |
| 1935–1937 | Derby County | ||
| 1937 | Bury | ||
| 1937–1938 | Dundee | 26 | (4) |
| 1938–1946 | Grimsby Town | ||
| International career | |||
| 1933[1] | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Murray Boyd (29 April 1907 – 22 March 1991) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played as an outside right.
Born in Glasgow, Boyd began his career with junior side Petershill before turning senior with Edinburgh side St Bernards.[2] He joined Newcastle United in 1925 and stayed there for ten years, making 214 appearances and scoring 64 goals for the Magpies.[3] During this period he helped his side win the FA Cup in 1932 and earned one cap for Scotland, in 1933;[4] however, the result was a defeat to Ireland[5] and he was one of five in the Scottish team who were not selected for international duty again.[6]
Boyd joined Derby County for £1,000 in May 1935, before moving to Bury then Dundee, both in 1937.[4] He joined Grimsby Town in 1938 and made guest appearances for Clapton Orient and Brighton and Hove Albion during the Second World War.[4] He remained a registered Grimsby player until 1946. He scouted for Newcastle and Middlesbrough after his playing retirement.[4]
