Jimmy Boyd (footballer)

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography 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.[1] He joined Newcastle United in 1925 and stayed there for ten years, making 214 appearances and scoring 64 goals for the Magpies.[2] During this period he helped his side win the FA Cup in 1932 and earned one cap for Scotland, in 1933;[3] however, the result was a defeat to Ireland[4] and he was one of five in the Scottish team who were not selected for international duty again.[5]

Boyd joined Derby County for £1,000 in May 1935, before moving to Bury then Dundee, both in 1937.[3] He joined Grimsby Town in 1938 and made guest appearances for Clapton Orient and Brighton and Hove Albion during the Second World War.[3] He remained a registered Grimsby player until 1946. He scouted for Newcastle and Middlesbrough after his playing retirement.[3]

Honours

Newcastle United

References

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  4. Disappointing Scots | Half-Backs and Wing Men Weak, The Glasgow Herald, 18 September 1933
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