Steve Murray (footballer)

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Steve Murray
Personal information
Date of birth (1944-10-09) 9 October 1944 (age 80)
Place of birth Dumbarton, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
St Patrick's Dumbarton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1963–1969 Dundee 179 (17)
1969–1973 Aberdeen 101 (20)
1973–1976 Celtic 62 (11)
1979–1980 Dundee United 3 (0)
Total345(48)
International career
1971 Scotland 1 (0)
Managerial career
1980 Forfar Athletic
1982 Montrose
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Steve Murray (born 9 October 1944) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent the majority of his career in the north-east of Scotland, with Dundee and Aberdeen. Murray also enjoyed success with Glasgow club Celtic and represented Scotland once. He later managed Forfar Athletic and Montrose.

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Playing career

Murray began his career in the early 1960s with Dundee, spending six years at Dens Park and picking up runners-up medals in both domestic cup competitions, making around 200 appearances in total.

In 1970, he became Aberdeen's record signing in a £50,000 deal, missing the 1970 Scottish Cup final due to being cup-tied but winning a solitary Scotland cap in 1971, coincidentally in a fixture played at Pittodrie. Following Martin Buchan's departure to Manchester United, Murray became captain.

He moved to Celtic in a £55,000 deal in May 1973 after a contractual disagreement. [1] Murray won all three domestic competitions during his two years at Celtic Park, retiring due to a toe injury in early 1976.

Murray joined Dundee United in 1979 as a scout but after having acupuncture treatment was able to resume his playing career and made three league appearances, also appearing as a substitute in the first game of the Scottish League Cup final that season.

Management

In 1980, Murray began his managerial career with Forfar Athletic, but resigned one training session and three days later. [2] He returned to management two years later with Montrose; however he left to pursue a career in banking.

Murray then returned to former club Dundee United as assistant manager in July 1989. However he had a fall-out with then manager Jim McLean (a teammate in the 1967 Scottish League Cup final). Murray left before the end of the year, later winning a "substantial sum" in a court action. [3]

Family

Murray, whose son Chris was a youth player at Dundee United, Celtic and had coaching spells with Dundee and Brechin City, [4] has now retired from banking and now concentrates on his painting. [5]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [6] [7] [8] [9]
ClubSeasonLeagueScottish CupLeague CupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dundee 1963–64 Scottish Division One 2000000020
1964–65 235002021276
1965–66 338206100419
1966–67 321106000391
1967–68 3303010180541
1968–69 311108000401
1969–70 252306000342
Total1791710038210123720
Aberdeen 1969–70 Scottish Division One 7000000070
1970–71 336405122449
1971–72 32103060404510
1972–73 2943111011446
Total101201012217314025
Celtic 1973–74 Scottish Division One 3235312281579
1974–75 2883183204112
1975–76 Scottish Premier Division 2000000020
Total62118420510110021
Dundee United 1979–80 Scottish Premier Division 3000200050
Career total3454828582827548266

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [10]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland 197110
Total10

Managerial record

[11] [12]

TeamFromToRecord
PWLDWin %
Forfar Athletic 198019801100100.00%
Montrose 1982198329912831.03%
Total301012835.00%

Honours

Dundee
1963–64
1967–68
Celtic
1973–74
1973–74, 1974–75
1974–75
Dundee United
1979–80

References

  1. "Steve Murray". Aberdeen FC. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  2. "SFAQs". ScottishLeague.net. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  3. "Dundee United A–Z (M)". Dundee United FC. Archived from the original on 23 October 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  4. "Coach Chris Murray". San Clemente United Soccer Club. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  5. "Biography". stm-paintings.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 December 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  6. "Steve Murray | Player Statistics | Dundee (Dee Archive)". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  7. "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust – Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  8. "Celtic Player Steve Murray Details". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  9. "Steve Murray | Player Statistics | Dundee United (Arab Archive)". arabarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  10. "Steve Murray | Scotland | Scottish FA". scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  11. "Forfar Athletic Manager Steve Murray Details". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  12. "Montrose Manager Steve Murray Details". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 April 2023.