Eric Murray (footballer)

Eric Murray
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
1960–1968	Kilmarnock
1960–1961	→ Dreghorn Juniors (loan)
1968–1971	St Mirren
	Cumnock Juniors
Total
	*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.