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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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jim Paterson Muir | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1949 | ||
| Position(s) | Centre Forward / Centre Half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Irvine Victoria | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 | |||
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]
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