Matt Murray (Scottish footballer)

Matthew Murray (25 December 1929 – 28 April 2016) was a Scottish football outside forward who played in the Scottish League for Kilmarnock, Queen's Park, Ayr United, Morton and St Mirren.[2][3][4][5] He was capped by Scotland Amateurs and Great Britain.[6] Murray also played in the Football League for Barrow and Carlisle United.[1]

Matt Murray
Personal information
Full name Matthew Murray[1]
Date of birth 25 December 1929
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland
Date of death 28 April 2016(2016-04-28) (aged 86)[1]
Playing position(s) Outside left
Youth career
Camelon Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1952 Queen's Park 19 (3)
1952–1956 Kilmarnock 74 (15)
1956 Raith Rovers 0 (0)
1956–1957 Ayr United 11 (1)
1957–1958 St Mirren 3 (0)
1958–1959 Barrow 33 (2)
1959–1960 Carlisle United 28 (4)
1960 Morton 8 (5)
National team
1952 Scotland Amateurs 4 (1)
1952 Great Britain 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

References
  1. "Matt Murray". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  2. "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  3. Hosie, Rab. "Scottish Football Historical Archive – Scottish League appearance records – M". Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  4. "Kilmarnock Player Matt Murray Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  5. "Player profiles M". www.stmirren.info. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  6. McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George. "FORGOTTEN GLORIES – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). pp. 313, 329. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.


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