Cameron Murray (footballer)
English footballer (born 1995)
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Cameron Lochiel Murray (born 21 March 1995) is a semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He is currently unattached having left Southern League club Dorchester Town in June 2026. He started his senior career with York City in 2013.
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Murray playing for Weymouth in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cameron Lochiel Murray[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1995[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Halifax, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[3] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dorchester Town | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leeds United | |||
| Bradford City | |||
| 2012–2013 | York City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | York City | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Frickley Athletic (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | Scarborough Athletic | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | F.C. United of Manchester | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Stalybridge Celtic | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Scarborough Athletic | ||
| 2017 | Tadcaster Albion | ||
| 2017 | Farsley Celtic | ||
| 2018–2019 | Dorchester Town | 21 | (5) |
| 2019–2023 | Weymouth | 112 | (8) |
| 2022–2023 | Poole Town (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Poole Town | 41 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Gosport Borough | 41 | (2) |
| 2025–2026 | Dorchester Town | 35 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:54, 3 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Murray was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire and attended Brighouse High School.[4][5] He played in the youth team of Leeds United aged six to nine and Bradford City aged 10 to 15.[2] Murray moved to Spain on a scholarship in September 2011, before returning to England in May 2012 after fracturing his clavicle[2] He subsequently joined York City's youth team.[4] He made his first-team debut at the age of 18 as a 75th-minute substitute for Tom Platt in York's 3–0 home defeat to Rotherham United in the second round of the Football League Trophy on 8 October 2013.[6] Murray signed a one-and-a-half-year professional contract with York in January 2014.[7] He joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Frickley Athletic on 19 December on a one-month loan and made one start before returning to York on 20 January 2015.[8][9][10]
Murray joined Scarborough Athletic of the Northern Premier League Division One North on 5 February 2015 after having his contract with York cancelled by mutual consent.[11] He signed for National League North club F.C. United of Manchester on 7 August after impressing on trial during the summer.[12] He signed for their divisional rivals Stalybridge Celtic in January 2016.[13] Murray returned to former club Scarborough Athletic in October.[14] He signed for Dorchester Town on 9 August 2018, having played with the club since the pre-season.[15]
Murray signed for rivals Weymouth on 14 January 2019,[16] and made 124 appearances, scoring eight goals, over the next five years.
In November 2022 Murray joined Poole Town on loan, initially for one month before returning for a second loan in February 2023.
Murray joined Poole permanently in the summer of 2023[17] and made 46 appearances across all competitions in the 2023/2024 season. The following season he signed for Gosport Borough, making 51 appearances for the Hampshire side.
In June 2025, Murray returned to Dorchester and featured in 39 matches across the 2025/26. Following the club's relegation, he departed the Magpies in June 2026.
International career
Despite being born in England, Murray was called up for a Scotland under-15 training camp in April 2010.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 9 January 2016
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| York City | 2013–14[6] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014–15[18] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| F.C. United of Manchester | 2015–16[19][20] | National League North | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 1 | 7 | 1 | |
| Stalybridge Celtic | 2015–16[13] | National League North | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||
- Appearance in Football League Trophy
- Appearances in Manchester Premier Cup
