Dan Murray (English footballer)

Dan Murray (born 16 May 1982) is an English retired footballer who is most known for his time at Cork City.

For the Australian rules footballer, see Dan Murray (Australian footballer).

Dan Murray
Personal information
Full name Daniel Owen Murray
Date of birth (1982-05-16) 16 May 1982
Place of birth Cambridge, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1998 Cambridge United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Peterborough United 5 (0)
2002–2009 Cork City 212 (17)
2010–2011 Shamrock Rovers 60 (5)
2012–2015 Cork City 95 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Cork City

Born in Cambridge, Murray initially signed for Cork City on loan in 2002, under former manager Liam Murphy, from Peterborough United. One year later, he signed permanently for Cork. During his time on Leeside, he scored vital goals in European competition against Malmö FF in the UEFA Intertoto Cup (2004),[1] Apollon Limassol in the UEFA Champions League qualifier in 2006[2] and FC Haka in the UEFA Cup in 2008.[3] He is Cork's highest scorer in European competition.

He was booked twice in their run during the 2006 UEFA Champions League qualifiers, once for an imitation of an Apollon Limassol player diving, and secondly during Cork's home game against Crvena Zvezda,[4] when over-eagerly recovering a ball from an opposition player for a throw-in. This saw him miss the away leg in the Marakana, with his replacement being the untested Brian O'Callaghan.

In 2005, Murray was the captain of the League of Ireland Championship winning team that won the title on the last day against Derry City.

Murray's displays in the League of Ireland attracted interest from abroad, his name being linked with English Championship and League One clubs.[5] During the 2008 campaign, with Murray an ever-present at the heart of the Cork defence, Cork kept 31 clean sheets in all competitions.

In January 2010, the continuing degradation of his relationship with Cork City chairman Tom Coughlan and incoming manager Roddy Collins - including the removal of his captaincy to be given to recurrent City signing George O'Callaghan - resulted in a mutual cancellation of his contract with Cork City. Murray admitted that money was a factor in his move; the continuous waiting for payment from the nearly bankrupt club placing strain upon his family life.

Shamrock Rovers

He signed for Shamrock Rovers on 5 February 2010,[6] and made his debut that night as a second-half substitute in a pre-season friendly win over Shelbourne.[7] He was appointed captain in February 2010. In his two seasons at Rovers he won 2 League of Ireland Premier Division titles, the Setanta Cup and played in the group stages of the Europa League.[8]

He played in 14 European games for Rovers, where he was captain in all 8 games in the Hoops' historic 2011–12 UEFA Europa League campaign.

Murray was released in January 2012.[9]

Return to Cork City

Murray signed for Cork City once again on 19 January 2012. It was announced that he would also regain his Captaincy.[10] Murray retired after the 2015 season at the age of 33 after a total of 10 years at the club, scoring 19 times in 307 league appearances.

Honours
Cork City
Shamrock Rovers

References
  1. "RTÉ Sport: Cork captain is optimistic". RTÉ.ie. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  2. "Apollon Limasso v Cork City - 19th Jul 2006 | Facts | Champions League…". Archived from the original on 9 September 2012.
  3. "Report: Cork v FC Haka - UEFA Cup - ESPN FC". Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  4. "Cork City beaten in Champions League". RTÉ.ie. 26 July 2006.
  5. "Cork City skipper handed Leeds trial - Yorkshire Evening Post". www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.
  6. "Murray joins Hoops". Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  7. "Report - Rovers 1:0 Shelbourne". Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  8. "Murray appointed new Hoops captain - Extratime.ie - League of Ireland". Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  9. "Thanks Muzz". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  10. "Dan Murray Signs for City". Archived from the original on 23 February 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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