Eric Murray (footballer)

Eric McIntyre Murray (12 December 1941 – 7 November 2016) was a Scottish footballer who played for Kilmarnock[1] and St Mirren[2] as a wing half.[3][4]

Eric Murray

Personal information
Full name	Eric McIntyre Murray
Date of birth	(1941-12-12)12 December 1941
Place of birth	Symington, Scotland
Date of death	7 November 2016(2016-11-07) (aged 74)
Place of death	Kilmarnock, Scotland
Playing position(s)	Right half
Youth career
–1960	Saxone Amateurs
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960–1968	Kilmarnock	145	(26)
1960–1961	→ Dreghorn Juniors (loan)
1968–1971	St Mirren	40	(0)
	Cumnock Juniors
Total		185	(26)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Murray was a regular part of the Kilmarnock side that won the Scottish league championship in 1964–65.[3][4] Kilmarnock then played in the 1965–66 European Cup against Real Madrid; Murray was tasked with marking the Hungarian great Ferenc Puskás.[4]

References

1. "KILMARNOCK : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Neil Brown. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
2. "ST. MIRREN : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Neil Brown. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
3. "Eric Murray 1941-2016". Kilmarnock FC. 8 November 2016. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
4. Vallance, Matt (23 December 2016). "Eric McIntyre Murray – former footballer Born: 12 December, 1941 Died: 07 November, 2016, aged 74". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 2 January 2017.