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Steve Murray (footballer)

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Steve Murray
Personal information
Date of birth (1944-10-09) 9 October 1944 (age 80)
Place of birth Dumbarton, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
St Patrick's Dumbarton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1969 Dundee 179 (17)
1969–1973 Aberdeen 101 (20)
1973–1976 Celtic 62 (11)
1979–1980 Dundee United 3 (0)
Total 345 (48)
International career
1971 Scotland 1 (0)
Managerial career
1980 Forfar Athletic
1982 Montrose
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Steve Murray (born 9 October 1944) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent the majority of his career in the north-east of Scotland, with Dundee and Aberdeen. Murray also enjoyed success with Glasgow club Celtic and represented Scotland once. He later managed Forfar Athletic and Montrose.

Playing career

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Murray began his career in the early 1960s with Dundee, spending six years at Dens Park and picking up runners-up medals in both domestic cup competitions, making around 200 appearances in total.

In 1970, he became Aberdeen's record signing in a £50,000 deal, missing the 1970 Scottish Cup final due to being cup-tied but winning a solitary Scotland cap in 1971, coincidentally in a fixture played at Pittodrie. Following Martin Buchan's departure to Manchester United, Murray became captain.

He moved to Celtic in a £55,000 deal in May 1973 after a contractual disagreement.[1] Murray won all three domestic competitions during his two years at Celtic Park, retiring due to a toe injury in early 1976.

Murray joined Dundee United in 1979 as a scout but after having acupuncture treatment was able to resume his playing career and made three league appearances, also appearing as a substitute in the first game of the Scottish League Cup final that season.

Management

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In 1980, Murray began his managerial career with Forfar Athletic, but resigned one training session and three days later.[2] He returned to management two years later with Montrose; however he left to pursue a career in banking.

Murray then returned to former club Dundee United as assistant manager in July 1989. However he had a fall-out with then manager Jim McLean (a teammate in the 1967 Scottish League Cup final). Murray left before the end of the year, later winning a "substantial sum" in a court action.[3]

Family

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Murray, whose son Chris was a youth player at Dundee United, Celtic and had coaching spells with Dundee and Brechin City,[4] has now retired from banking and now concentrates on his painting.[5]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[6][7][8][9]
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dundee 1963–64 Scottish Division One 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1964–65 23 5 0 0 2 0 2 1 27 6
1965–66 33 8 2 0 6 1 0 0 41 9
1966–67 32 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 39 1
1967–68 33 0 3 0 10 1 8 0 54 1
1968–69 31 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 40 1
1969–70 25 2 3 0 6 0 0 0 34 2
Total 179 17 10 0 38 2 10 1 237 20
Aberdeen 1969–70 Scottish Division One 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
1970–71 33 6 4 0 5 1 2 2 44 9
1971–72 32 10 3 0 6 0 4 0 45 10
1972–73 29 4 3 1 11 0 1 1 44 6
Total 101 20 10 1 22 1 7 3 140 25
Celtic 1973–74 Scottish Division One 32 3 5 3 12 2 8 1 57 9
1974–75 28 8 3 1 8 3 2 0 41 12
1975–76 Scottish Premier Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 62 11 8 4 20 5 10 1 100 21
Dundee United 1979–80 Scottish Premier Division 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 345 48 28 5 82 8 27 5 482 66

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[10]
National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland 1971 1 0
Total 1 0

Managerial record

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[11][12]

Team From To Record
P W L D Win %
Forfar Athletic 1980 1980 1 1 0 0 100.00%
Montrose 1982 1983 29 9 12 8 31.03%
Total 30 10 12 8 35.00%

Honours

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Dundee
1963–64
1967–68
Celtic
1973–74
1973–74, 1974–75
1974–75
Dundee United
1979–80

References

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  1. ^ "Steve Murray". Aberdeen FC. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  2. ^ "SFAQs". ScottishLeague.net. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  3. ^ "Dundee United A–Z (M)". Dundee United FC. Archived from the original on 23 October 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  4. ^ "Coach Chris Murray". San Clemente United Soccer Club. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  5. ^ "Biography". stm-paintings.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 December 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  6. ^ "Steve Murray | Player Statistics | Dundee (Dee Archive)". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust – Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Celtic Player Steve Murray Details". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Steve Murray | Player Statistics | Dundee United (Arab Archive)". arabarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Steve Murray | Scotland | Scottish FA". scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Forfar Athletic Manager Steve Murray Details". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Montrose Manager Steve Murray Details". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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