Arthur Murray | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
23 July 1880 Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Died |
27 July 1930 (aged 50)[1] Inverness, Scotland |
Arthur Farquhar Murray (23 July 1880 – 27 July 1930) was a Scottish amateur football centre half who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park .[1] He was a member of the club's committee and served as club president between 1921 and 1923.[2]
Personal life[]
Murray's younger brother Herbert was also a footballer.[2] He studied Classics at Aberdeen University and later taught at Allan Glen's School in Glasgow.[2] In June 1916, in the middle of the First World War, Murray enlisted as a private in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.[2] He was commissioned into the Gordon Highlanders as a lieutenant in January 1917 and was captured by the Germans during the Spring Offensive in March 1918.[2] Murray was released at the end of the war and was discharged from the army in January 1919.[2] He took up the post of rector of Banff Academy in 1924.[2]
Honours[]
Forfar Athletic
- Forfarshire Cup: 1905–06[2]
Arbroath
- Scottish Qualifying Cup: 1902–03[2]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". http://www.qpfc.com/appearances/m/murrayaf.htm. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 McCrossan, Frank. "QUEEN’S PARK AND THE GREAT WAR 1914 TO 1918 – REMEMBERING ARTHUR & HERBERT MURRAY – AS AT NOVEMBER 2017". p. 2. http://www.queensparkfc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Murray-Brothers.pdf. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
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