David Murray | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
4 December 1882 Cathcart, Scotland |
| Died |
10 December 1915 (aged 33) Loos-en-Gohelle, France |
David Bruce Murray (4 December 1882 – 10 December 1915) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a full-back in the Football League for Leeds City , Liverpool and Everton.[1] He also played non-league football for Mexborough Athletic and Frickley Athletic . He played for Liverpool as the club won successive Second Division and First Division titles in 1904–05 and 1905–06. He went on to serve in the Army during World War I and was killed in the Battle of Loos.
Playing career[]
Murray began his career in Scotland, before joining Everton for the 1903–04 season, making two First Division appearances.[3] He then switched clubs to Liverpool, and made 12 appearances for the "Reds" in the 1904–05 season to help the club to win promotion as champions of the Second Division.[3] He played just three games in the 1905–06 season as Liverpool won the First Division title.[3] He joined Leeds City for a £130 fee in December 1905, with the Liverpool Daily Post predicting that he "should be a capital acquisition to Leeds".[3][4] He scored two goals in 25 games in the second half of the 1905–06 season, and was named as captain for the 1906–07 campaign.[3] He scored three goals in 36 appearances during the 1907–08 season, but lost his first team place in the 1908–09 season. He went on to play amateur football for Mexborough Athletic in the Midland League and Frickley Athletic in the Sheffield Association League.
World War I[]
Murray served as a private in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders during World War I and was killed during the Battle of Loos on 10 December 1915.[5][6]
Career statistics[]
Source:[7]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton | 1903–04 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Liverpool | 1904–05 | Second Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1905–06 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Leeds City | 1905–06 | Second Division | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| 1906–07 | Second Division | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |
| 1907–08 | Second Division | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
| 1908–09 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 83 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 9 | ||
Honours[]
- Liverpool[3]
- Football League Second Division champion: 1904–05
- Football League First Division champion: 1905–06
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 214. ISBN 190589161X.
- ↑ Hanssen, Kjell (8 December 1905). "Murray heads for Leeds". The Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. http://www.lfchistory.net/Articles/Article/3629. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Liverpool career stats for David Murray - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". http://www.lfchistory.net/Players/Player/Profile/777. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ↑ Hanssen, Kjell (8 December 1905). "Murray leaves Liverpool". Liverpool Daily Post. http://www.lfchistory.net/Articles/Article/1545. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ↑ "CWGC - Casualty Details". http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1765470/MURRAY,%20DAVID. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ↑ "David Bruce Murray | Service Record | Football and the First World War". http://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/david-murray-service-record/. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ↑ D at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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