- Birthdate: 25 January 1936
- Birthplace: Garston, Liverpool, England
- Date of death: 12 February 2017
- Other clubs: South Liverpool (1952-53), Bolton Wanderers (1953-55), Barrow (1959-60), Stockport County (1960-62), Carlisle United (1962), Southport (1962-63), Wigan Athletic (1963-65), South Liverpool (2)
- Signed from: Bolton Wanderers
- Signed for LFC: Joined 11.05.1955 - Professional 09.05.1957
- Liverpool debut: 26.12.1957
- Last appearance: 14.02.1959
- Debut goal: 08.02.1958
- Last goal: 07.04.1958
- Contract expiry: 02.09.1959
- Win ratio: 52.63% W:10 D:5 L:4
- Games/goals ratio: 2.71
- League games / goals: 17 / 5
- Total games / goals: 19 / 7
Player Profile
Forward who averaged one goal in every three games throughout his career. Murdoch was a local boy who signed professional forms for his hometown club in May 1957 after joining as an amateur on 11 May 1955. He played in 15 of the last 18 League matches of the 1957/58 season, scoring five times, but was only called on twice more the following season. He also played twice for Liverpool in the FA Cup, scoring on both occasions; the only goal of the fifth round tie at Scunthorpe United on 15 February 1958 and the club’s consolation goal in a 2-1 sixth round defeat at Ewood Park, Blackburn two weeks later. Murdoch became a player for South Liverpool in 1965 and the club's player-manager in 1971, remaining at Holly Park until 1976.
Appearances per season
Season |
League |
FA |
LC |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
Totals |
17 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
1957-1958 |
15 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
1958-1959 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps |
Minutes |
Opponent |
2 |
180 |
Cardiff City |
2 |
180 |
Blackburn Rovers |
2 |
180 |
Grimsby Town |
1 |
90 |
Notts County |
1 |
90 |
West Ham United |
1 |
90 |
Doncaster Rovers |
1 |
90 |
Barnsley |
1 |
90 |
Sheffield United |
1 |
90 |
Scunthorpe United |
1 |
90 |
Derby |
1 |
90 |
Swansea City |
1 |
90 |
Stoke City |
1 |
90 |
Lincoln City |
1 |
90 |
Ipswich Town |
1 |
90 |
Bristol Rovers |
1 |
90 |
Charlton Athletic |
Total |
Venue |
10 |
Away |
9 |
Home |
Goals per season
Season |
League |
FA |
LC |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
Totals |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1957-1958 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1958-1959 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
Milestone Appearances
# |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
26.12.1957 |
Grimsby Town |
Anfield |
League |
Milestone Goals
# |
Minute |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
72 |
08.02.1958 |
Charlton Athletic |
Anfield |
League |
Other Clubs
Club |
Season |
Club rank |
League apps |
League goals |
Total apps |
Total goals |
South Liverpool |
1952-1953 |
Lancashire Combination |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Bolton Wanderers |
1953-1955 |
England First Division |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Barrow |
1959-1960 |
England Fourth Division |
41 |
17 |
42 |
18 |
Stockport County |
1960-1961 |
England Fourth Division |
39 |
12 |
45 |
12 |
Stockport County |
1961-1962 |
England Fourth Division |
19 |
5 |
21 |
5 |
Carlisle United |
1961-1962 |
England Fourth Division |
10 |
1 |
10 |
1 |
Southport |
1962-1963 |
England Fourth Division |
33 |
10 |
35 |
10 |
Wigan Athletic |
1963-1965 |
Lancashire Combination |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
South Liverpool |
1965-1968 |
Lancashire Combination |
0 |
0 |
176 |
59 |
Total |
142 |
45 |
329 |
105 |