George Murray (footballer)
George Murray (born 16 May 1942) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a wing half.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 May 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kilmarnock Amateurs | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1968 | Motherwell | 127 | (16) |
| 1968–1973 | Aberdeen | 89 | (11) |
| Total | 216 | (27) | |
| International career | |||
| 1964–1965 | Scotland U23[1] | 3 | (0) |
| 1965 | Scottish League XI[2] | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1975 | Aberdeen (caretaker) | ||
| 1981–1983 | Canberra Arrows | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Bellshill, Murray played for Kilmarnock Amateurs, Motherwell[3] and Aberdeen.[4]
Murray was caretaker manager of Aberdeen for four matches in 1975.[5]
Between 1981 and 1983 Murray was head coach of Canberra Arrows in the Australian National Soccer League.[6][7]
His younger brother Cammy was also a footballer, mainly for St Mirren.[3][8]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen | 1967–68 | Scottish Division One | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 1968–69 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1969–70 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
| 1970–71 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 1971–72 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 1972–73 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 89 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 127 | 4 | ||
References
- "Scotland U23 Player George Murray Details".
- "George Murray". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- George Murray, MotherWELLnet. Retrieved 4 February 2022
- "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- "George Murray profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- "Ex-coach of Aberdeen for Canberra City". The Canberra Times. 8 November 1980. p. 1. Retrieved 27 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Murray sacked after Arrows inconsistency". The Canberra Times. 15 June 1983. p. 44. Retrieved 27 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- Cammy Murray, StMirren.info. Retrieved 4 February 2022
- "George Murray". motherWELLnet. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- "afcheritage.org - Aberdeen Football Club Managers". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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