Andy Murdoch (footballer, born 1995)

Andy Murdoch
Personal information
Full name Andrew Murdoch
Date of birth (1995-01-30) 30 January 1995
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Ayr United
Youth career
2007 Everton B.C.
2007–2012 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Rangers 16 (1)
2015–2016 → Cowdenbeath (loan) 13 (2)
2016 → Queen of the South (loan) 10 (1)
2016–2018 Greenock Morton 62 (4)
2018- Ayr United 0 (0)
National team‡
2011 Scotland U16 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 July 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 June 2016

Andrew "Andy" Murdoch (born 30 January 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ayr United. Murdoch has previously played for Rangers, Cowdenbeath, Queen of the South and Morton.

Club career

Rangers

Murdoch joined Rangers from Paisley based Everton Boys Club after trials with Dundee United and Celtic.[1]

In April 2013, he played and scored in a friendly match at Ibrox Stadium against Linfield.[2] Just over two weeks later he made his competitive debut against East Stirlingshire as an 80th-minute substitute for Kyle Hutton on 27 April 2013.[3]

Murdoch made only one appearance during the 2013–14 season, in a Scottish League One match against East Fife.[4] Murdoch scored his first competitive goal on 20 February 2015 against Raith Rovers.[5] A few days later Murdoch agreed a two-and-a-half-year extension with Rangers that was due to expire in May 2017.[6] Murdoch won the Rangers' Young Player of the Year award in May 2015.

The arrival of new manager Mark Warburton saw his first-team opportunities limited. On 1 September 2015, Murdoch moved on loan to Cowdenbeath until January 2016.[7] On 11 January 2016, Murdoch signed on loan to Queen of the South until the end of the 2015–16 season.[8] Murdoch scored the only goal in a 1–0 win for Queens against Hibernian, which helped to extend Rangers' lead in the 2015–16 Scottish Championship.

Murdoch was released by Rangers on 31 August 2016.[9]

Greenock Morton

On 23 September 2016, Murdoch signed for Greenock Morton on a contract until 15 January 2017.[10] In November this deal was extended until the end of the season.[11]

After making over 30 starts for Morton in 2016-17, Murdoch signed for another year in May 2017.[12] He left the club at the end of his contract in 2018.

Ayr United

On 12 July 2018, Murdoch signed a one year deal with Ayr United.

International career

Murdoch represented Scotland once, at under-16 level, in a Victory Shield match against England in 2011.[13]

Career statistics

As of 6 August 2017[14][15][3]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rangers 2012–13 Scottish Third Division1000000010
2013–14 Scottish League One1000000010
2014–15 Scottish Championship141100060211
2015–16 Scottish Championship0000000000
Total 161100060231
Cowdenbeath (loan) 2015–16 Scottish League One132200000152
Queen of the South (loan) 2015–16 Scottish Championship101000000101
Greenock Morton 2016–17 Scottish Championship 281201020331
2017–18 Scottish Championship 153004010203
Total 434205030534
Ayr United 2018-19 Scottish Championship
Career total 8285050901018

Honours

Rangers

References

  1. ↑ "Reserves & Youths - Andy Murdoch". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Rangers 2-0 Linfield". Neil Smith. Rangers.co.uk. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 Smith, Neil (27 April 2013). "East Stirlingshire 2-4 Rangers". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Rangers 5-0 East Fife". BBC. BBC Sport. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Burke, Andy (20 February 2015). "Raith Rovers 1-2 Rangers". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Murdoch Pens New Deal". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. 26 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Murdoch On The Move". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. 1 September 2015. Archived from the original on 3 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "Rangers' Andy Murdoch joins Queen of the South". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Andy Murdoch". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. 31 August 2016.
  10. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (23 September 2016). "Midfielder Andy Murdoch joins until January". Greenock Morton F.C. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  11. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (16 November 2016). "Murdoch signs until end of the season". Greenock Morton F.C. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  12. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (25 May 2017). "Murdoch signs one-year contract extension". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  13. ↑ "Andrew Murdoch". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  14. ↑ Andy Murdoch at Soccerbase
  15. ↑ Andy Murdoch at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  16. ↑ Ralston, Gary (23 August 2017). "Rangers never gave me a chance but now I'm right at home in Dutch league says ex-Ibrox youngster Charlie Telfer". Daily Record. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
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