Herbert Murray (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Herbert Murray[1] | ||
Date of birth | 11 December 1885[2] | ||
Place of birth | Newhills, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 20 July 1918[3] | (aged 32)||
Place of death | near Epernay, France[4] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1904–1905 | Arbroath | 12 | (3) |
1905–1906 | East Stirlingshire | 0 | (0) |
1906–1908 | Clyde | 47 | (5) |
1908–1910 | Aberdeen | 31 | (1) |
1910–1911 | Queen's Park | 11 | (0) |
1911 | Motherwell | 1 | (0) |
1911–1912 | St Johnstone | 15 | (1) |
1912–1914 | Aberdeen | 7 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Herbert Murray MC (11 December 1885 – 20 July 1918) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a forward in the Scottish League for a number of clubs, principally Aberdeen.[5][6][7]
Personal life
[edit]Murray's brother Arthur was also a footballer.[8] Murray attended Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen University and taught at Robert Gordon Technical College.[5] In early 1915, with the First World War underway, Murray enlisted in the Gordon Highlanders and received a commission on 9 August 1915.[1][2] He was severely wounded on the Western Front in mid-1915 and sent back to Britain, where he served as a musketry instructor.[8] He returned to the front in April 1917 and was awarded the Military Cross for bravery in the field during the German spring offensive in March 1918.[8] Murray was serving with the rank of captain when he was killed in the Bois de Courton, near Épernay, on 20 July 1918, during the Second Battle of the Marne.[4] He was buried in Marfaux British Cemetery.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arbroath | 1904–05[9] | Northern League | 12 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 3 | ||
East Stirlingshire | 1905–06[10] | Scottish Second Division | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
Clyde | 1906–07[10] | Scottish First Division | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 28 | 4 | |
1907–08[10] | Scottish First Division | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | ||
Total | 47 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 52 | 6 | |||
Aberdeen | 1908–09[6] | Scottish First Division | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 10 | 2 |
1909–10[6] | Scottish First Division | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
Total | 39 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 3 | ||
Queen's Park | 1910–11[7] | Scottish First Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Motherwell | 1911–12[10] | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
St Johnstone | 1911–12[10] | Scottish Second Division | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | |
1912–13[10] | Scottish Second Division | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |||
Aberdeen | 1912–13[6] | Scottish First Division | 5 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||
1913–14[6] | Scottish First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 46 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 3 | ||
Career total | 132 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 151 | 13 |
- ^ Appearance in North East Cup
- ^ Appearances in Fleming Charity Shield
- ^ Appearance in Glasgow Cup
Honours
[edit]Aberdeen
- Fleming Charity Cup: 1909–10[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Herbert Murray | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Murray, Herbert | Roll of Honour". The University of Aberdeen. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Arthur and Herbert Murray". Arbroath FC. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ a b "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1917–1918" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "Herbert Murray". Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Murray, Herbert". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ a b c McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – Remembering Arthur & Herbert Murray – As At November 2017" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "Bert Murray | Player Statistics". Arbroath Archive. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- Scottish men's footballers
- 1918 deaths
- British Army personnel of World War I
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- 1885 births
- People educated at Robert Gordon's College
- Gordon Highlanders officers
- Scottish Football League players
- Arbroath F.C. players
- Footballers from Aberdeen
- East Stirlingshire F.C. players
- Men's association football forwards
- Clyde F.C. players
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Queen's Park F.C. players
- St Johnstone F.C. players
- Scottish educators
- Alumni of the University of Aberdeen
- Academics of Robert Gordon University
- Recipients of the Military Cross
- Motherwell F.C. players
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football forward, 1880s birth stubs