Thomas Murray (footballer)

Thomas Murray (7 April 1889 – 1976) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside right.

Thomas Murray
Personal information
Full name Thomas Murray[1]
Date of birth (1889-04-07)7 April 1889[2]
Place of birth Middlesbrough, England
Date of death 1976 (aged 8687)
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1905–1907 Middlesbrough 12 (2)
1907–1908 Aberdeen 32 (14)
1908–1909 Rangers 14 (11)
1909–1911 Aberdeen 44 (15)
1911–1912 Heart of Midlothian 28 (12)
1912–1914 Bradford City 6 (1)
1914 Hull City 2 (0)
Total 138 (55)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Middlesbrough,[3] Murray spent his early career with Middlesbrough,[1] Aberdeen,[2] Rangers[4][5] and Heart of Midlothian.[6] At Hearts he scored 12 goals in 28 league games between August 1911 and April 1912.[7] He joined Bradford City in June 1912.[3] He made 6 league appearances for Bradford City, scoring 1 goal.[8] He left the club in February 1914 to join Hull City.[3] For Hull he made a further 2 league appearances before retiring due to injury.[9] He died in 1976.[2]

Sources

  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References

  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 193. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. "Tom Murray". Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  3. Frost, p. 403
  4. "Rangers: Murray, Tom". Fitbastats. Bobby Sinnet & Thomas Jamieson. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  5. Ibrox left-footers, The Glasgow Herald, 15 September 1989
  6. "Player search". The English National Football Archive. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  7. "Tommy Murray [1]". London Hearts. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  8. Frost, p. 386
  9. "Players". TigerBase. Matt Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.


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