Herbert Murray (footballer)

Herbert Murray
Personal information
Full name Herbert Murray[1]
Date of birth 11 December 1886
Place of birth Newhills, Scotland
Date of death 20 July 1918(1918-07-20) (aged 31)[2]
Place of death Bois de Courton, France
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1904–1905 Arbroath
1905–1906 East Stirlingshire
1906–1908 Clyde 47 (5)
1908–1910 Aberdeen 31 (1)
1910–1911 Queen's Park 11 (0)
1911 Motherwell 1 (0)
1911–1912 St Johnstone 15 (1)
1912–1914 Aberdeen 7 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Herbert Murray MC (11 December 1886 – 20 July 1918) was a Scottish professional football forward who played in the Scottish Football League, most notably for Aberdeen.[3][4][5]

Personal life

Murray's brother Arthur was also a footballer.[6] Murray attended Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen University and taught at Robert Gordon Technical College.[3] In early 1915, with the First World War underway, Murray enlisted in the Gordon Highlanders and received a commission on 9 August 1915.[1][7] He was severely wounded on the Western Front in mid-1915 and sent back to Britain, serving as a musketry instructor.[6] He returned to the front in April 1917 and was awarded the Military Cross for bravery in the field during the Spring Offensive in March 1918.[6] Murray was serving with the rank of captain when he was killed in the Bois de Courton, near Épernay, on 20 July 1918, during the Second Battle of the Marne.[6] He was buried in Marfaux British Cemetery.[2]

Honours

Aberdeen

  • Fleming Charity Cup: 1909–10[4]

Career statistics

Club Season League Scottish Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
East Stirlingshire 1905–06[8] Scottish Second Division 0 0 3 0 — 3 0
Clyde 1906–07[8] Scottish First Division 25 3 3 1 — 28 4
1907–08[8] 22 2 2 0 — 24 2
Total 47 5 5 1 — 52 6
Aberdeen 1908–09[4] Scottish First Division 8 2 1 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 10 2
1909–10[4] 31 0 3 1 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 36 1
Total 39 2 4 1 3 0 46 3
Queen's Park 1910–11[5] Scottish First Division 11 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 12 0
Motherwell 1911–12[8] Scottish First Division 1 0 — — 1 0
St Johnstone 1911–12[8] Scottish Second Division 15 1 2 0 — 17 1
1912–13[8] 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Total 15 1 3 0 — 18 1
Aberdeen 1912–13[4] Scottish First Division 5 2 — — 5 2
1913–14[4] 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Aberdeen total 46 2 4 1 3 0 53 3
Career total 120 8 15 2 4 0 139 10
  1. ↑ Appearance in North East Cup.
  2. ↑ Appearances in Fleming Charity Shield.
  3. ↑ Appearance in Glasgow Cup.

References

  1. 1 2 "Herbert Murray | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1917–1918" (PDF). Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust – Player Profile". www.afcheritage.org. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  5. 1 2 "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 McCrossan, Frank. "QUEEN'S PARK AND THE GREAT WAR 1914 TO 1918 – REMEMBERING ARTHUR & HERBERT MURRAY – AS AT NOVEMBER 2017" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Murray, Herbert | Roll of Honour | The University of Aberdeen". www.abdn.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.


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