Willie Murray (footballer, born 1881)

William Brunton Murray (15 December 1881 – 22 April 1929) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a winger for Sunderland.[1]

Willie Murray
Personal information
Full name William Brunton Murray
Date of birth (1881-12-15)15 December 1881
Place of birth Forres, Scotland
Date of death 22 April 1929(1929-04-22) (aged 47)
Place of death Kilmallie, Scotland
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1899–1900 Forres Mechanics
1900–1901 Inverness Thistle
1901–1903 Sunderland 8 (3)
1903–1904 Northampton Town
1904–1906 Tottenham Hotspur 21 (0)
1906–1907 Leeds City 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Murray started his career in Scotland for local club Forres Mechanics and peaked the interest of Inverness Thistle who signed him to a contract.[2] Murray moved to Sunderland in 1901 and played very few games.[2] In 1903 he moved to Northampton Town where he had more regular football.[2]

In May 1904 Tottenham signed Murray as cover for Jack Kirwan.[2] His debut occurred on 29 October 1904 in a home game against Brentford which finished in a 1–1 draw.[3] The following season Kirwan moved to Chelsea and Murray had more chances to play. However he lost his place to Chris Carrick and Alf Whyman and was released from the club in April 1906.[2]

References
  1. Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (2000). All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland AFC. Great Britain. ISBN 9781899538157.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. Goodwin 1992, p. 273.
  3. Soar 1995, p. 237.

Bibliography
  • Soar, Phil (1995). Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-58706-1.
  • Goodwin, Bob (1992). The Spurs Alphabet. ACL & Polar Publishing (UK) Ltd. ISBN 0-9514862-8-4.
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