George Murray (footballer)

George Murray (born 16 May 1942) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a wing half.

George Murray
Personal information
Date of birth (1942-05-16) 16 May 1942 (age 82)
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
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[2] 3 (0)
1965 Scottish League XI[3] 1 (0)
Managerial career
1975 Aberdeen (caretaker)
1981–1983 Canberra Arrows
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Born in Bellshill, Murray played for Kilmarnock Amateurs, Motherwell[4] and Aberdeen.[5]

Murray was caretaker manager of Aberdeen for four matches in 1975.[6]

Between 1981 and 1983 Murray was head coach of Canberra Arrows in the Australian National Soccer League.[7][8]

His younger brother Cammy was also a footballer, mainly for St Mirren.[4][9]

Career statistics

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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

Managerial record

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Team From To Record
P W L D Win %
Aberdeen (caretaker) 1975 1975 4 2 2 0 50.00%

References

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  1. ^ "George Murray". motherwellnet.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Scotland U23 Player George Murray Details".
  3. ^ "George Murray". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  4. ^ a b George Murray, MotherWELLnet. Retrieved 4 February 2022
  5. ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  6. ^ "George Murray profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  7. ^ "Ex-coach of Aberdeen for Canberra City". The Canberra Times. 8 November 1980. p. 1. Retrieved 27 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Murray sacked after Arrows inconsistency". The Canberra Times. 15 June 1983. p. 44. Retrieved 27 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ Cammy Murray Archived 5 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine, StMirren.info. Retrieved 4 February 2022
  10. ^ "George Murray". motherWELLnet. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  12. ^ "afcheritage.org - Aberdeen Football Club Managers". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 16 April 2023.