George Murray (footballer)
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Date of birth
16 May 1942
Place of birth
Bellshill, Scotland
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)
Wing half
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 May 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kilmarnock Amateurs | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1968 | Motherwell | 127 | (16) |
| 1968–1973 | Aberdeen | 89 | (4) |
| Total | 216 | (20) | |
| International career | |||
| 1964–1965 | Scotland U23[2] | 3 | (0) |
| 1965 | Scottish League XI[3] | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1975 | Aberdeen (caretaker) | ||
| 1981–1983 | Canberra Arrows | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Murray (born 16 May 1942) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a wing half.
Born in Bellshill, Murray played for Kilmarnock Amateurs, Motherwell[4] and Aberdeen.[5]
Murray was caretaker manager of Aberdeen for four matches in 1975.[6]
Between 1981 and 1983 Murray was head coach of Canberra Arrows in the Australian National Soccer League.[7][8]
His younger brother Cammy was also a footballer, mainly for St Mirren.[4][9]
