Hugh Murney
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Full name
Hugh Patrick Murney
Date of birth
29 January 1939
Date of death
23 August 2023 (aged 84)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugh Patrick Murney | ||
| Date of birth | 29 January 1939 | ||
| Date of death | 23 August 2023 (aged 84) | ||
| Position | Wing-half[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Beith | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1961 | Morton | 73 | (12) |
| 1960–1962 | Dumbarton[2] | 37 | (2) |
| 1961–1963 | Queen of the South | 8 | (2) |
| 1963–1964 | Gloucester City | ||
| 1963–1964 | East Stirling | ||
| 1965–1969 | Melbourne Hakoah | ||
| 1970 | Lions | 21 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hugh Patrick Murney (29 January 1939 – 23 August 2023) was a Scottish footballer who played as a wing-half for Morton, Dumbarton, Queen of the South, Gloucester City and East Stirling.[3] A promising young footballer, he made his debut for Greenock Morton at age 18, missing all but five league matches in his first senior season in 1957-58.[4]
He later continued his playing career with Melbourne Hakoah in the Victorian State League, before taking up coaching.
Murney died on 23 August 2023, at the age of 84, after suffering Dementia.[4]
