David Murray
Defender · Liverpool 1904–1905
Personal
- Born
- 4 December 1882
- Place of birth
- Busby, Glasgow, Scotland
- Died
- 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)
At Liverpool
- Signed from
- Everton
- Joined
- 29 August 1904
- Debut
- 1 September 1904
- Last appearance
- 30 September 1905
- Left the club
- 7 December 1905
Liverpool career
15
Appearances
0
Goals
- League 15 apps · 0 goals
- Win ratio 60% — W 9 · D 2 · L 4
- Assists not recorded before 1945–46
Honours
- Second Division
- 1904-05
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904-1905 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1905-1906 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
| Apps | Mins | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1,350 | All opponents |
| 1 | 90 | Aston Villa |
| 1 | 90 | Barnsley |
| 1 | 90 | Blackburn Rovers |
| 1 | 90 | Blackpool |
| 1 | 90 | Bolton Wanderers |
| 1 | 90 | Bradford City |
| 1 | 90 | Bristol City |
| 1 | 90 | Burton United |
| 1 | 90 | Chesterfield |
| 1 | 90 | Everton |
| 1 | 90 | Gainsborough Trinity |
| 1 | 90 | Glossop North End |
| 1 | 90 | Leicester City |
| 1 | 90 | Lincoln City |
| 1 | 90 | Port Vale |
| Total | Venue |
|---|---|
| 7 | Home |
| 8 | Away |
| Total | Competition |
|---|---|
| 15 | League |
| Total | W | D | L | Win% | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 60.0% | Tom Watson |
Related Articles
Murray heads for Leeds
The Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer on 8 December 1905.
Murray killed in action
Newcastle Journal on 21 December, 1915.
Murray leaves Liverpool
Liverpool Daily Post on 8 December 1905.