Eric Murray (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eric McIntyre Murray | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Symington, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 7 November 2016 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Kilmarnock, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Right half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1960 | Saxone Amateurs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1968 | Kilmarnock | 145 | (26) |
| 1960–1961 | → Dreghorn Juniors (loan) | ||
| 1968–1971 | St Mirren | 40 | (0) |
| Cumnock Juniors | |||
| Total | 185 | (26) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Eric McIntyre Murray (12 December 1941 – 7 November 2016) was a Scottish footballer who played for Kilmarnock[1] and St Mirren[2] as a wing half.[3][4]
Murray was a regular part of the Kilmarnock side that won the Scottish league championship in 1964–65.[3][4] Kilmarnock then played in the 1965–66 European Cup against Real Madrid; Murray was tasked with marking the Hungarian great Ferenc Puskás.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "KILMARNOCK : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Neil Brown. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "ST. MIRREN : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Neil Brown. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Eric Murray 1941-2016". Kilmarnock FC. 8 November 2016. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ a b c Vallance, Matt (23 December 2016). "Eric McIntyre Murray – former footballer Born: 12 December, 1941 Died: 07 November, 2016, aged 74". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
Categories:
- 1941 births
- 2016 deaths
- Footballers from South Ayrshire
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football wing halves
- Kilmarnock F.C. players
- St Mirren F.C. players
- Cumnock Juniors F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- People from Symington, South Ayrshire
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen