Cameron Murray (footballer)

Cameron Murray

Murray playing for Weymouth in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Cameron Lochiel Murray [1]
Date of birth	(1995-03-21) 21 March 1995 (age 28) [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*
Years	Team	Apps	(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.

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

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
York City	2013–14 [6]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	2014–15 [17]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
F.C. United of Manchester	2015–16 [18] [19]	National League North	4	0	1	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 2]	1	7	1
Stalybridge Celtic	2015–16 [13]	National League North	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Career total			5	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	9	1

1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
2. Appearances in Manchester Premier Cup

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. "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. "Youth team profiles". York City F.C. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013.
5. "U15 training camp squad". Scottish Football Association. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
6. "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. "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.

External links

• Cameron Murray at Soccerbase