Cameron Murray (footballer)

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Cameron Murray
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Murray playing for Weymouth in 2019
Personal information
Full name Cameron Lochiel Murray [1]
Date of birth (1995-03-21) 21 March 1995 (age 29) [2]
Place of birth Halifax, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) [3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Poole Town
Number 15
Youth career
Leeds United
Bradford City
2012–2013 York City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015 York City 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Frickley Athletic (loan)
2015 Scarborough Athletic
2015–2016 F.C. United of Manchester 4 (0)
2016 Stalybridge Celtic 1 (0)
2016–2018 Scarborough Athletic
2018–2019 Dorchester Town
2019–2023 Weymouth 124 (9)
2022–2023 Poole Town (Loan) 23 (1)
2023– Poole Town 27 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:56, 6 December 2016 (UTC)

Cameron Lochiel Murray (born 21 March 1995) is a semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Southern League club Poole Town. He started his senior career with York City in 2013.

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Club career

Murray was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire and attended Brighouse High School. [4] [5] He played in the youth team of Leeds United aged six to nine and Bradford City aged 10 to 15. [2] Murray moved to Spain on a scholarship in September 2011, before returning to England in May 2012 after fracturing his clavicle [2] He subsequently joined York City's youth team. [4] He made his first-team debut at the age of 18 as a 75th-minute substitute for Tom Platt in York's 3–0 home defeat to Rotherham United in the second round of the Football League Trophy on 8 October 2013. [6] Murray signed a one-and-a-half-year professional contract with York in January 2014. [7] He joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Frickley Athletic on 19 December on a one-month loan and made one start before returning to York on 20 January 2015. [8] [9] [10]

Murray joined Scarborough Athletic of the Northern Premier League Division One North on 5 February 2015 after having his contract with York cancelled by mutual consent. [11] He signed for National League North club F.C. United of Manchester on 7 August after impressing on trial during the summer. [12] He signed for their divisional rivals Stalybridge Celtic in January 2016. [13] Murray returned to former club Scarborough Athletic in October. [14] He signed for Dorchester Town on 9 August 2018, having played with the club since the pre-season. [15]

Murray signed for Weymouth on 14 January 2019. [16]

International career

Despite being born in England, Murray was called up for a Scotland under-15 training camp in April 2010. [5]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 January 2016
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
York City 2013–14 [6] League Two 0000001 [a] 010
2014–15 [17] League Two0000000000
Total0000001010
F.C. United of Manchester 2015–16 [18] [19] National League North 4010—2 [b] 171
Stalybridge Celtic 2015–16 [13] National League North10———10
Career total5010003191

References

  1. ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 74. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Cameron Murray Leeds Utd and Scotland international football trials". Tonys Soccer School Football Trials Academy. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "York City". FootballSquads. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Youth team profiles". York City F.C. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013.
  5. 1 2 "U15 training camp squad". Scottish Football Association. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Games played by Cameron Murray in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  7. ↑ Flett, Dave (18 January 2014). "Starting the year as we hope to go on". The Press. York. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  8. ↑ Howcroft, Allan (19 December 2014). "Blues loan York midfielder Cameron Murray". Frickley Athletic F.C. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  9. ↑ Flett, Dave (27 January 2015). "Cameron Murray grabs the only goal as York City beat Leeds United 1–0 in a behind-closed-doors match". The Press. York. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  10. ↑ Pennock, Steve (20 January 2015). "Jack Broadhead loan extended". Frickley Athletic F.C. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  11. ↑ Dowey, Martin (5 February 2015). "Boro snap up Murray". The Scarborough News. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  12. ↑ "Quartet of signings boosts FC United squad ahead of the new season". F.C. United of Manchester. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  13. 1 2 "Player profile – Cameron Murray (23rd Jan 2016 – 31st May 2016)". Stalybridge Celtic F.C. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  14. ↑ Dowey, Martin (23 October 2016). "Matty Turnbull & Cameron Murray talk about their arrival at Boro". The Scarborough News. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  15. ↑ Magpies: Trio agree deals with Dorchester Town, dorsetecho.co.uk, 9 August 2018
  16. ↑ Cameron Murray agrees terms with the Terras, theterras.com, 14 January 2019
  17. ↑ "Games played by Cameron Murray in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  18. ↑ "C. Murray". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  19. ↑ "FC United of Manchester 3–1 Witton Albion". F.C. United of Manchester. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
    "FC United of Manchester 2–2 Glossop North End". F.C. United of Manchester. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
    Phillips, Craig (25 November 2015). "Stalybridge knock FC United out of cup in seven goal thriller". F.C. United of Manchester. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
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