Innes Murray

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Innes Murray
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Kelty Hearts
Youth career
–2016 Celtic
2016–2017 Hibernian
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2022 Hibernian 0 (0)
2017–2018Stenhousemuir (loan) 19 (2)
2020Airdrieonians (loan) 5 (0)
2020–2021Alloa Athletic (loan) 16 (3)
2021–2022Edinburgh City (loan) 31 (5)
2022–2023 Edinburgh City 0 (0)
2023–2025 Arbroath 41 (5)
2025– Kelty Hearts 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 May 2025

Innes Murray (born 17 February 1998) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish League One club Kelty Hearts. He has previously played for Hibernian, Stenhousemuir, Airdrieonians, Alloa Athletic, Edinburgh City and Arbroath.

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Career

Hibernian

Born in Edinburgh, [2] Murray played youth football with Celtic, before joining Hibernian in August 2016. He joined Stenhousemuir on loan in August 2017, [3] with that loan later extended until the end of the season. [4] He appeared in nineteen league matches for Stenhousemuir and scored twice. [2]

On 31 January 2020, he joined Scottish League One side Airdrieonians on loan, [5] He made his debut for the club on 8 February 2020 in a 0–0 draw away to Dumbarton, [6] and appeared a further four times during the 2019–20 season [2] before it was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [7]

He joined Scottish Championship side Alloa Athletic on a season-long loan in September 2020. [8] His first appearance for them came on 10 October 2020 in a 2–1 Scottish League Cup defeat to Livingston. [2]

Murray was loaned to Edinburgh City in August 2021. [9] He was released by Hibs in June 2022, at the end of his contract. [10]

Edinburgh City

Following his release by Hibs, Murray signed a two-year contract with Edinburgh. [11]

Arbroath

Murray then signed for Abroath in the Scottish Championship in December 2023. [12] Murray was a part of the Red Lichties side which won the Scottish League One to return to the Championship before leaving in 2025. [13]

Kelty Hearts

On 9 May 2025, Murray signed a pre-contract agreement with Scottish League One club Kelty Hearts for the following season. [14]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 September 2021 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hibernian 2017–18 Scottish Premiership 00000000
2018–19 Scottish Premiership00000000
2019–20 Scottish Premiership00000000
2020–21 Scottish Premiership00000000
2021–22 Scottish Premiership00000000
Total0000000000
Hibernian U21 2018–191 [a] 010
2021–221 [a] 010
Total0000002020
Stenhousemuir (loan) 2017–18 Scottish League Two 19200003 [b] 0222
Airdrieonians (loan) 2020–21 Scottish League One 50000050
Alloa Athletic (loan) 2020–21 Scottish Championship 1631040213
Edinburgh City (loan) 2021–22 Scottish League Two10000010
Career total415104050515

References

  1. "Innes Murray". hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian F.C. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Innes Murray at Soccerway . Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. "Weekend break and a rare day off for Stenhousemuir players". Falkirk Herald. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  4. "Stenhousemuir head for Elgin boosted by Murray loan extension". Falkirk Herald. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  5. McPartlin, Patrick (2 February 2020). "Matty Yates: Striker joins Hibs from Rangers as Josh Doig and Innes Murray pen loan deals". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  6. "Dumbarton 0–0 Airdrieonians". airdriefc.com. Airdrieonians F.C. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  7. "Dundee vote in favour of SPFL proposals". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  8. Elder, Matthew (7 September 2020). "Hibs youngster Innes Murray moves on loan to Championship side". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  9. Wales, Peter (27 August 2021). "Hibs loanee makes immediate impact as Edinburgh City earn crucial win over Elgin". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  10. "Hibernian: Scott Allan, Alex Gogic, Drey Wright and Jamie Murphy among six exits". BBC Sport. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  11. McGlade, Neil (16 June 2022). "FC Edinburgh chairman Jim Brown admits club still don't have a move-in date for redeveloped Meadowbank". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  12. "Welcome Innes Murray". Arbroath FC. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  13. "Arbroath 4-0 Stenhousemuir: Hosts clinch Scottish League One title after 'amazing' turnaround". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  14. Szmitz, Jamie (9 May 2025). "Innes Murray Becomes First Summer Signing". Kelty Hearts. Retrieved 31 May 2025.