Arthur Murray (footballer)

Arthur Farquhar Murray (23 July 1880 – 27 July 1930) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a centre half in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[1] He was a member of the club's committee and served as club president between 1921 and 1923.[2]

Arthur Murray
Personal information
Full name Arthur Farquhar Murray[1]
Date of birth 23 July 1880
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death 27 July 1930(1930-07-27) (aged 50)[1]
Place of death Inverness, Scotland
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Victoria United
Arbroath
Forfar Athletic
1906–1913 Queen's Park 131 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Murray's younger brother Herbert was also a footballer.[2] He studied Classics at Aberdeen University and later taught at Allan Glen's School in Glasgow.[2] In June 1916, in the middle of the First World War, Murray enlisted as a private in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.[2] He was commissioned into the Gordon Highlanders as a lieutenant in January 1917 and was captured by the Germans during the Spring Offensive in March 1918.[2] Murray was released at the end of the war and was discharged from the army in January 1919.[2] He took up the post of rector of Banff Academy in 1924.[2]

Honours

Forfar Athletic

Arbroath

References
  1. "Murray, Arthur Farquhar". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – Remembering Arthur & Herbert Murray – As At November 2017" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved 8 June 2017.


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