James Bumphrey (1884 – after 1914) was an English professional footballer who played 136 games and scored 7 goals in the Football League for Birmingham.Bumphrey was born in Morpeth, Northumberland, and played for Ashington Alliance before joining Birmingham in August 1908. A heavily built man, he was a strong tackler, though "a little wild", and headed the ball well despite being only 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) tall.