Jim Muir (soccer)

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Jim Muir
Personal information
Full name Jim Paterson Muir
Date of birth (1949-01-30) 30 January 1949 (age 75)
Position(s) Centre Forward / Centre Half
Youth career
Irvine Victoria
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1967–1975 Motherwell 110 (31)
1974–1979 Dumbarton [1] 114 (21)
1978–1980 Adelaide City 29 (4)
1980–1981 Marconi 26 (1)
1981-1983 Eastern 38 (2)
International career
1980 Australia 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jim Paterson "Jumbo" Muir (born 30 January 1949) is a former footballer who played as centre forward for Motherwell and as centre half for Dumbarton. He later played in Australia, representing the Australia national soccer team five times. [2]

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Playing career

Club career

Muir played junior football for Irvine Victoria, before joining Motherwell. He played 110 times between 1967 and 1975, before joining Dumbarton. At Dumbarton, Muir played 114 times before leaving to play in Australia. He joined Adelaide City, playing 29 times between 1978 and 1980. [1] [2] [3]

During the 1980 National Soccer League season, Muir transferred to Marconi. [4] After the 1981 season, Muir transferred to Eastern in Hong Kong for a A$45,000 transfer fee. [5]

International career

Despite not holding Australian citizenship, Muir was selected to play for the Australia national soccer team in 1980. He played five times for Australia in full international matches, all in 1980. [3] [6]

Honours

Marconi

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References

  1. 1 2 McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  2. 1 2 Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  3. 1 2 "Aussie Footballers - Jim Muir". OzFootball. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  4. ↑ Curran, Brian (9 May 1980). "Marconi primed to take the PSL lead". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 28. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  5. ↑ Warren, Johnny (13 March 1982). "Leopards bouncing back, thanks to talented cubs". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 69. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  6. ↑ Schwab, Laurie (14 June 1980). "Keepers in firing line". The Age. p. 39. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "1980 NSL Cup Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.


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