Herbert Murray (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Herbert Murray[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1885[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Newhills, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 20 July 1918 (aged 32)[3] | ||
| Place of death | near Epernay, France[4] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1904–1905 | Arbroath | 12 | (3) |
| 1905–1906 | East Stirlingshire | 0 | (0) |
| 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) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Herbert Murray MC (11 December 1885 – 20 July 1918) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a forward in the Scottish League for a number of clubs, principally Aberdeen.[5][6][7]
Murray's brother Arthur was also a footballer.[8] Murray attended Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen University and taught at Robert Gordon Technical College.[5] In early 1915, with the First World War underway, Murray enlisted in the Gordon Highlanders and received a commission on 9 August 1915.[1][2] He was severely wounded on the Western Front in mid-1915 and sent back to Britain, where he served as a musketry instructor.[8] He returned to the front in April 1917 and was awarded the Military Cross for bravery in the field during the German spring offensive in March 1918.[8] 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.[4] He was buried in Marfaux British Cemetery.[3]
