Derek Murray (Scottish footballer)

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Derek Murray
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-11-26) 26 November 1960 (age 63)
Place of birth Dunfermline, Scotland
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Oakley United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980–1984 Dundee United 16 (0)
1984–1988 Motherwell 95 (5)
1988–1991 Raith Rovers 84 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Derek Murray (born 26 November 1960 in Dunfermline) is a Scottish retired footballer who played left-back. Murray began his career in the early 1980s with Dundee United, making sixteen appearances over a four-year period before joining Motherwell. More of a regular at Fir Park, Murray appeared in nearly 100 league matches before joining Raith Rovers in 1988, making over 80 league appearances before retiring in 1991. Murray moved back to Oakley United, who he had played for at youth level, as assistant manager following the end of his playing career.


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