Arthur Murray (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arthur Farquhar Murray[1] | ||
Date of birth | 23 July 1880 | ||
Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 27 July 1930 50)[1] | (aged||
Place of death | Inverness, Scotland | ||
Playing position | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Victoria United | |||
Arbroath | |||
Forfar Athletic | |||
1906–1913 | Queen's Park | 131 | (6) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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
- Forfarshire Cup: 1905–06[2]
- Scottish Qualifying Cup: 1902–03[2]
References