David Murray (footballer, born 1882)

David Bruce Murray (4 December 1882 – 10 December 1915) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a full-back in the Football League for Leeds City, Liverpool and Everton.[1] He also played non-league football for Mexborough Town and Frickley Colliery. He played for Liverpool as the club won successive Second Division and First Division titles in 1904–05 and 1905–06. He went on to serve in the Army during World War I and was killed in the Battle of Loos.

David Murray
Personal information
Full name David Bruce Murray[1]
Date of birth (1882-12-04)4 December 1882
Place of birth Cathcart, Scotland
Date of death 10 December 1915(1915-12-10) (aged 33)
Place of death Loos-en-Gohelle, France
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1902–1903 Rangers 0 (0)
1903–1904 Everton 2 (0)
1904–1905 Liverpool 15 (0)
1905–1909 Leeds City 83 (7)
1909–1910 Mexborough Town
1910–1911 Burslem Port Vale 0 (0)
1911–1913 Mexborough Town
1913–1915 Frickley Colliery
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Murray began his career in Scotland, before joining Everton for the 1903–04 season, making two First Division appearances.[3] He then switched clubs to Liverpool, and made 12 appearances for the "Reds" in the 1904–05 season to help the club to win promotion as champions of the Second Division.[3] He played just three games in the 1905–06 season as Liverpool won the First Division title.[3] He joined Leeds City for a £130 fee in December 1905, with the Liverpool Daily Post predicting that he "should be a capital acquisition to Leeds".[4][3] He scored two goals in 25 games in the second half of the 1905–06 season, and was named as captain for the 1906–07 campaign.[3] He scored three goals in 36 appearances during the 1907–08 season, but lost his first team place in the 1908–09 season. He went on to play amateur football for Mexborough Town in the Midland League and Frickley Colliery in the Sheffield Association League.

Personal life

Murray worked as a miner in Mexborough.[5] In early September 1914, three weeks after the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted as a private in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.[5] He took part in the battles of Hill 70 and Loos and was killed during the latter on 10 December 1915.[6][7] Murray is commemorated on the Loos Memorial.[8]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton 1903–04[9] First Division 20000020
Liverpool 1904–05[3] Second Division 1200000120
1905–06[3] First Division 30000030
Total 1500000150
Leeds City 1905–06[9] Second Division 2322000252
1906–07[9] Second Division 2322100253
1907–08[9] Second Division 3422100363
1908–09[9] Second Division 30000030
Total 8376200899

Honours
Liverpool[3]

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 214. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. Hanssen, Kjell (8 December 1905). "Murray heads for Leeds". The Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. "Liverpool career stats for David Murray - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". www.lfchistory.net. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  4. Hanssen, Kjell (8 December 1905). "Murray leaves Liverpool". Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  5. "The Fallen of Everton Football Club & Everton de Viña del Mar, Chile" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  6. "David Bruce Murray | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  7. "Murray killed in action". Newcastle Journal. 21 December 1915. Retrieved 24 August 2020 – via lfchistory.net.
  8. "Casualty Details: David Murray". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  9. David Murray at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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