Anthony Murray (rugby league, born 1977)

Anthony Murray

Personal information
Born	(1977-05-27) 27 May 1977 (age 47) Leigh, Greater Manchester, England
Playing information
Position	Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1997 Warrington Wolves 1 0 0 0 0 1997 Widnes Vikings 8 0 0 0 0 1998–00 Leigh Centurions 74 36 1 0 146 2000 Rochdale Hornets 6 2 0 0 8 2001 Barrow Raiders 30 11 0 0 44 2002 Swinton Lions 3 0 0 0 0 2002–03 Oldham 10 1 0 0 4 2002(loan) → Chorley Lynx 2 0 0 0 0 2003 Workington Town 15 2 0 0 8 2004 Chorley Lynx 14 1 0 0 4 Total 163 53 1 0 214
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 2013–14 Barrow Raiders 4 1 0 3 25 2014–16 North Wales Crusaders 58 27 3 28 47 2016–18 Gloucestershire All Golds 2018–22 North Wales Crusaders 2023–24 Workington Town 43 20 0 23 47 2025– Whitehaven RLFC 5 2 0 3 40 Total 110 50 3 57 45
Source: [1] [2] [3] As of 9 March 2025

Anthony Murray (born 27 May 1977) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s, and has coached in the 2010s. He played at club level for Warrington Wolves, making one appearance in 1997's Super League II, Widnes Vikings, Leigh Centurions, Oldham, Barrow Raiders and Lancashire Lynx, as a hooker, ^[1] and has coached at club level initially at amateur level, then Barrow Raiders, and is currently the head coach at Whitehaven RLFC. ^[2]

Coaching career

Barrow Raiders

Murray was appointed as head coach at Barrow Raiders at the end of the 2013 season, ^[4] but resigned from the position after four games in the 2014 season due to work commitments. ^[5]

North Wales Crusaders

In June 2014, he became head coach at North Wales Crusaders. ^{[6] [7]}

Workington Town

In September 2022, he was announced as the head-coach of Workington Town, following the departure of Chris Thorman. ^[8]

Whitehaven RLFC

On 3 Oct 2024, Whitehaven RLFC announced that he would take over from interim head-coach Kyle Amor for the 2025 season, on a 3-year deal. ^[9]

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. "Player Summary: Anthony Murray". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
4. "Barrow appoint Anthony Murray as head coach to succeed Darren Holt". BBC Sport. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
5. Gordon, James (13 March 2014). "Barrow coach resigns". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
6. "North Wales Crusaders appoint Anthony Murray as head coach". Wales Online. Media Wales. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
7. "Anthony Murray to leave Crusaders at the end of 2022". North Wales Crusaders. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
8. "WORKINGTON TOWN APPOINT ANTHONY MURRAY AS HEAD COACH!". Workington Town RLFC. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
9. "Whitehaven name Workington's Murray as head coach". BBC Sport. 3 October 2024.