Full name James McArthur 2003–2005 Hamilton Academical Weight 64 kg Number 18 Height 1.78 m | Role Footballer Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland Name James McArthur Career start 2004 | |
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Date of birth (1987-10-07) 7 October 1987 (age 28) Current teams Scotland national football team (Midfielder), Crystal Palace F.C. (#18 / Midfielder) Similar People James McCarthy, Nigel Pearson, Jason Puncheon, Shaun Maloney, Damien Delaney Profiles | ||
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James McFarlane 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.
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- James mcarthur funny outtakes wigan athletic home kit reveal
- WOULD YOU RATHER WITH JAMES MCARTHUR
- Early career
- Hamilton Academical
- Wigan Athletic
- Crystal Palace
- International career
- International goals
- Club
- International
- Honours
- References
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.
WOULD YOU RATHER WITH JAMES MCARTHUR!
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.
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 and nominated for the First Division Player of the Year for the 2007–08 season. 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. He signed a four-year contract at the DW Stadium on 23 July for a fee of around £500,000. 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. On 11 May 2013 McArthur won the FA Cup with Wigan, playing the whole game in an 1–0 upset win against Manchester City. However, only three days later, Wigan were relegated from the Premier League following a 4–1 defeat against Arsenal.
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. A payment schedule was not agreed and the proposed transfer collapsed, with Leicester signing Esteban Cambiasso instead. On the last day of the summer 2014 transfer window, Wigan accepted a £7 million offer from Crystal Palace for McArthur.
Crystal Palace
On 1 September 2014, McArthur signed a three-year contract with Crystal Palace after joining from Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee. McArthur scored his first goal for Palace on 13 December, in a 1–1 draw against Stoke.
In February 2016, McArthur tore ankle ligaments in a 2–1 loss to Bournemouth.
International career
He was called up to the Scotland under-21 squad in February 2008. He made his debut against Ukraine that month and his competitive debut against Lithuania in a UEFA qualifier in August 2008.
On 16 November 2010, McArthur made his senior international debut as a second-half substitute for Charlie Adam against the Faroe Islands.
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.