James McArthur

James McArthur

McArthur playing for Hamilton Academical
Personal information
Full name	James McArthur[1]
Date of birth	7 October 1987[2]
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Playing position	Central Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Crystal Palace
Number	18
Youth career
2003–2005	Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2010	Hamilton Academical	168	(10)
2010–2014	Wigan Athletic	129	(11)
2014–	Crystal Palace	72	(8)
National team^‡
2008	Scotland U21	2	(0)
2010–	Scotland	27	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:24, 3 December 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2016

James McArthur (born 7 October 1987) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the Scotland national football team.

McArthur started his career at Hamilton Academical and was part of the team that won the 2007–08 Scottish First Division title. He made over 190 appearances for Hamilton before joining Wigan Athletic in July 2010. McArthur helped Wigan win the FA Cup in 2013. He was transferred to Crystal Palace in the summer of 2014.

Club career

Early career

Before joining Hamilton Academical as a youth in 2003, McArthur used to play for Rangers South BC, St Johnstone pro youth, Rangers SABC, Clyde before moving to Hamilton Academical.^[4]

Hamilton Academical

Born in Glasgow, McArthur joined Hamilton Academical as a youth in 2003. He made his debut in January 2005 against Ross County. He established himself in the Hamilton team the following season and scored his first goal in April 2006 against St Johnstone.

Such was his progress that he was given the captaincy for Hamilton against Aberdeen in February 2008 for a Scottish Cup tie^[5] and nominated for the First Division Player of the Year for the 2007–08 season.^[6] In May 2008 after helping his side to the Scottish First Division, McArthur was awarded with a new three-year contract.

Wigan Athletic

In the 2009–10 season, several English Championship and Premier League clubs, including Sheffield United, West Bromwich Albion, Leeds United and Sunderland, showed an interest in McArthur. On 5 April 2010, McArthur went on a three-day visit to Premier League club Wigan Athletic with a view to a permanent move in the summer.^[7] He signed a four-year contract at the DW Stadium on 23 July for a fee of around £500,000.^[8][9] The move reunited him with former Hamilton team-mate James McCarthy, who transferred to Wigan at the beginning of the 2009–10 season. On 31 January 2012, McArthur scored his first goal for Wigan in a 3–1 loss to Tottenham Hotspur, and followed it up two games later with a winning goal over Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok Stadium in a game which finished 2–1 to Wigan. McArthur extended his contract with Wigan in May 2012, with the new deal due to run until 2016.^[10] On 11 May 2013 McArthur won the FA Cup with Wigan, playing the whole game in an 1–0 upset win against Manchester City.^[11] However, only three days later, Wigan were relegated from the Premier League following a 4–1 defeat against Arsenal.^[12]

Wigan rejected a first offer of £5 million from Leicester City for McArthur in August 2014, but then accepted a proposed valuation of nearly £7 million.^[13] A payment schedule was not agreed and the proposed transfer collapsed, with Leicester signing Esteban Cambiasso instead.^[14] On the last day of the summer 2014 transfer window, Wigan accepted a £7 million offer from Crystal Palace for McArthur.^[15]

Crystal Palace

On 1 September 2014, McArthur signed a three-year contract with Crystal Palace after joining from Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee.^[16] McArthur scored his first goal for Palace on 13 December, in a 1–1 draw against Stoke.^[17]

In February 2016, McArthur tore ankle ligaments in a 2–1 loss to Bournemouth.^[18]

International career

James McArthur playing for Scotland against Brazil in March 2011

He was called up to the Scotland under-21 squad in February 2008.^[19] He made his debut against Ukraine that month^[20] and his competitive debut against Lithuania in a UEFA qualifier in August 2008.^[21]

On 16 November 2010, McArthur made his senior international debut as a second-half substitute for Charlie Adam against the Faroe Islands.^[22]

On 9 February 2011, he was called up as a replacement for Scott Brown in a Nations Cup match against Northern Ireland in which he scored a goal from just inside the box, chipping the ball over goalkeeper Jonathan Tuffey and into the top corner.^[23]

International goals

As of match played 11 November 2016. Scotland score listed first, score column indicates score after each McArthur goal.^[24]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 February 2011	Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland	2	Northern Ireland	2–0	3–0	2011 Nations Cup
2	7 September 2015	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	21	Germany	2–2	2–3	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
3	8 October 2016		25	Lithuania	1–1	1–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 December 2016.

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hamilton Academical	2004–05[25]	Scottish First Division	6	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	6	0
	2005–06[26]	Scottish First Division	20	1	5	0	2	0	—		0	0	27	1
	2006–07[27]	Scottish First Division	36	1	1	1	1	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	39	2
	2007–08[28]	Scottish First Division	34	5	3	0	4	1	—		0	0	41	6
	2008–09[29]	Scottish Premier League	37	2	1	0	3	0	—		—		41	2
	2009–10[30]	Scottish Premier League	35	1	2	0	1	0	—		—		38	1
	Total		168	10	12	1	11	1	—		1	0	192	12
Wigan Athletic	2010–11[31]	Premier League	18	0	3	0	3	0	—		—		24	0
	2011–12[32]	Premier League	31	3	1	0	1	0	—		—		33	3
	2012–13[33]	Premier League	34	3	5	1	1	0	—		—		40	4
	2013–14[34]	Championship	41	4	5	0	0	0	5[lower-alpha 2]	0	3[lower-alpha 3]	0	54	4
	2014–15[35]	Championship	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
	Total		129	11	14	1	5	0	5	0	3	0	156	12
Crystal Palace	2014–15[35]	Premier League	32	2	1	0	0	0	—		—		33	2
	2015–16[36]	Premier League	28	2	2	0	1	0	—		—		31	2
	2016–17[37]	Premier League	12	4	0	0	1	0	—		—		13	4
	Total		72	8	4	0	2	0	—		—		77	8
Career totals			367	29	29	2	18	1	5	0	4	0	422	32

1. Appearance in Scottish League Challenge Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. One appearance in FA Community Shield, two in Football League Championship play-offs

International

As of match played 11 November 2016.^[38]

International statistics

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Scotland	2010	1	0
	2011	4	1
	2012	3	0
	2013	7	0
	2014	2	0
	2015	5	1
	2016	5	1
Total		27	3

Honours

Hamilton Academical

• Scottish Football League First Division: 2007–08

Wigan Athletic

• FA Cup: 2012–13

References

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16. "James McArthur: Eagles Make Deadline Day Swoop For McArthur". Crystal Palace Football Club. Crystal Palace Football Club. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
17. Oscroft, Tim (13 December 2014). "Crystal Palace 1–1 Stoke". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
18. "Crystal Palace's James McArthur and Jason Puncheon He scored twice against Liverpool with tye same headinjured". BBC Sport. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016. line feed character in |title= at position 52 (help)
19. "Double International Call Up". Hamilton Academical F.C. 1 February 2008.
20. "McArthur Earns First Cap". Hamilton Academical F.C. 7 February 2008.
21. "McArthur plays in u21s win". Hamilton Academical F.C. 21 August 2008.
22. McDaid, David (16 November 2010). "Scotland 3–0 Faroe Islands". BBC News.
23. "Comfortable Carling Nations Cup win for Scotland". scottishfa.co.uk. 9 February 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
24. "James McArthur". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
25. "Games played by James McArthur in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
26. "Games played by James McArthur in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
27. "Games played by James McArthur in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
28. "Games played by James McArthur in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
29. "Games played by James McArthur in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
30. "Games played by James McArthur in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
31. "Games played by James McArthur in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
32. "Games played by James McArthur in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
33. "Games played by James McArthur in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
34. "Games played by James McArthur in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
35. "Games played by James McArthur in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
36. "Games played by James McArthur in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
37. "Games played by James McArthur in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
38. "James McArthur". National Football Teams. Retrieved 20 June 2014.

External links

• James McArthur career statistics at Soccerbase