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George Murray (footballer)

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George Murray
Personal information
Date of birth (1942-05-16) 16 May 1942 (age 82)
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
Kilmarnock Amateurs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1968 Motherwell 127 (16)
1968–1973 Aberdeen 89 (11)
Total 216 (27)
International career
1964–1965 Scotland U23[1] 3 (0)
1965 Scottish League XI[2] 1 (0)
Managerial career
1975 Aberdeen (caretaker)
1981–1983 Canberra Arrows
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Murray (born 16 May 1942) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a wing half.

Career

Born in Bellshill, Murray played for Kilmarnock Amateurs, Motherwell and Aberdeen.[3]

Murray was caretaker manager of Aberdeen for four matches in 1975.[4]

Between 1981 and 1983 Murray was head coach of Canberra Arrows in the Australian National Soccer League.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ http://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandu23/player.php?playerid=107
  2. ^ "George Murray". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  4. ^ "George Murray profile". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Ex-coach of Aberdeen for Canberra City". Canberra Times. 8 November 1980. p. 1. Retrieved 27 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Murray sacked after Arrows inconsistency". Canberra Times. 15 June 1983. p. 44. Retrieved 27 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.


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