Jimmy Boyd (footballer)
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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- ↑ Disappointing Scots | Half-Backs and Wing Men Weak, The Glasgow Herald, 18 September 1933
- ↑ Sat 16 Sep 1933 Scotland 1 Northern Ireland 2, London Hearts Supporters Club
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- 1907 births
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- Scottish men's footballers
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- Scotland men's international footballers
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Derby County F.C. players
- Bury F.C. players
- Dundee F.C. players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Petershill F.C. players
- St Bernard's F.C. players
- Newcastle United F.C. non-playing staff
- Middlesbrough F.C. non-playing staff
- Men's association football outside forwards
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen