Players - Bobby Murdoch

Bobby Murdoch
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
Total Competition
17 League
2 FA Cup
Total W D L Win % Manager
19 10 5 4 52.6% Phil Taylor
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
Total Competition
5 League
2 FA Cup
Total Goal minute period
1 1-15 minutes
1 16-30 minutes
1 46-60 minutes
2 61-75 minutes
2 76-90 minutes
Total Goal origin
7 Open play
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