- Birthdate: 4 December 1882
- Birthplace: Busby, Glasgow, Scotland
- Date of death: 10 December 1915
- Other clubs: Busby Rosemount (1898-1900), Leven Victoria (1900-03), Everton (1903-04), Leeds City (1905-09), Mexborough (1909-10), Burslem Port Vale (1910)
- Signed from: Everton
- Signed for LFC: Free, 29.08.1904
- Liverpool debut: 01.09.1904
- Last appearance: 30.09.1905
- Contract expiry: 07.12.1905
- Win ratio: 60% W:9 D:2 L:4
- Honours: Second Division 1904/05
- League games / goals: 15 / 0
- Total games / goals: 15 / 0
Player Profile
Left-back Murray arrived from Everton for free after failing to impress in his one year at the Blues, making only two appearances. Twelve of his 15 League appearances for Liverpool came in the 1904/05 season, the year in which the Reds claimed the second division title after being relegated the year before. But Murray only played three more times the following season when Liverpool stormed to the title in the First Division. Murray joined Leeds City for £130 in December 1905, serving them with distinction for four years, having been made captain of the second division side in the 1906/07 campaign. Murray enlisted for the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders after the onset of World War I and died, aged just 32, in Loos, France, on 10 December 1915.
Appearances per season
Season |
League |
FA |
LC |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
Totals |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
1904-1905 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
1905-1906 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps |
Minutes |
Opponent |
1 |
90 |
Bristol City |
1 |
90 |
Aston Villa |
1 |
90 |
Lincoln City |
1 |
90 |
Blackpool |
1 |
90 |
Blackburn Rovers |
1 |
90 |
Everton |
1 |
90 |
Bolton Wanderers |
1 |
90 |
Leicester City |
1 |
90 |
Port Vale |
1 |
90 |
Bradford City |
1 |
90 |
Barnsley |
1 |
90 |
Chesterfield |
1 |
90 |
Burton United |
1 |
90 |
Glossop North End |
1 |
90 |
Gainsborough Trinity |
Total |
Venue |
8 |
Away |
7 |
Home |
Milestone Appearances
# |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
01.09.1904 |
Burton United |
Anfield |
League |
Related Articles
Newcastle Journal on 21 December, 1915.
The Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer on 8 December 1905.
Liverpool Daily Post on 8 December 1905.
Other Clubs
Club |
Season |
Club rank |
League apps |
League goals |
Total apps |
Total goals |
Busby Rosemount |
1898-1900 |
Scotland |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Leven Victoria |
1900-1903 |
Scotland |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Everton |
1903-1904 |
England First Division |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Leeds City |
1905-1906 |
England Second Division |
23 |
3 |
23 |
3 |
Leeds City |
1906-1907 |
England Second Division |
23 |
2 |
24 |
2 |
Leeds City |
1907-1908 |
England Second Division |
34 |
2 |
35 |
2 |
Leeds City |
1908-1909 |
England Second Division |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Mexborough |
1909-1910 |
Midland League |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Port Vale |
1910 |
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Total |
85 |
7 |
87 |
7 |