James McArthur

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James McArthur

McArthur playing for Hamilton Academical
Personal information
Full nameJames McArthur[1]
Date of birth (1987-10-07) 7 October 1987
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing positionCentral Midfielder
Club information
Current clubWigan Athletic
Number16
Youth career
2003–2004Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2004–2010Hamilton Academical168(10)
2010–Wigan Athletic83(6)
National team‡
2008–2010Scotland U212(0)
2010–Scotland15(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 May 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 April 2013

James McArthur (born 7 October 1987) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as a central midfielder for Football League Championship club Wigan Athletic 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 in July 2010.

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.[3]

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[4] and nominated for the First Division Player of the Year for the 2007–08 season.[5] In May 2008 after helping his side to the Scottish Premier League, 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.[6] He signed a four-year contract at the DW Stadium on 23 July for a fee of around £500,000.[7][8] 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. In May 2012, McArthur extended his contract with Wigan 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.[9] However, only three days later, Wigan were relegated from the Premier League following a 4–1 defeat against Arsenal.[10]

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.[11] He made his debut against Ukraine that month[12] and his competitive debut against Lithuania in a UEFA qualifier in August 2008.[13]

On 16 November 2010, McArthur made his senior international debut as a second half substitute for Charlie Adam against the Faroe Islands.[14]

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.

International goals

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 9 February 2011 Aviva Stadium, Dublin  Northern Ireland 2–0 3–0 2011 Nations Cup

Career statistics

As of 19 May 2013
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Scotland League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
2004–05Hamilton AcademicalFirst Division 60------60
2005–06 2015020--271
2006–07 3611110--382
2007–08 3453041--416
2008–09Premier League 3721030--422
2009–10 3512010--381
Hamilton Academical Total 16810121111--19112
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2010–11Wigan AthleticPremier League 1803030--240
2011–12 3131010--333
2012–13 3435110--404
Wigan Athletic Total 8369150--977
Career Total 25116212161--28819

Honours

Hamilton Academical
Wigan Athletic

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2010 and 31/07/2010". The FA. Retrieved 17 April 2011. 
  2. ↑ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 18 March 2011. 
  3. ↑ "James McArthur". Youth Football Scotland. Retrieved 2011-02-22. 
  4. ↑ "Aberdeen 1 Accies 0". Hamilton Academical F.C. 2 February 2008. 
  5. ↑ "Dorrans and McDonald on shortlist". BBC Sport. 7 April 2008. 
  6. ↑ "Hamilton Accies' James McArthur to visit Wigan". BBC Sport. 4 April 2010. 
  7. ↑ "James McArthur completes move from Hamilton to Wigan". BBC Sport. 23 July 2010. 
  8. ↑ http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10429~2100292,00.html
  9. ↑ "Man City 0 - 1 Wigan". BBC. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013. 
  10. ↑ "Arsenal 4 - 1 Wigan". BBC. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013. 
  11. ↑ "Double International Call Up". Hamilton Academical F.C. 1 February 2008. 
  12. ↑ "McArthur Earns First Cap". Hamilton Academical F.C. 7 February 2008. 
  13. ↑ "McArthur plays in u21s win". Hamilton Academical F.C. 21 August 2008. 
  14. ↑ McDaid, David (16 November 2010). "Scotland 3–0 Faroe Islands". BBC News. 

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