Herbert Murray
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(1918-07-20) (aged 32)[3]
Place of death near Epernay, France[4]
Position(s) 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Herbert Murray MC (11 December 1885 – 20 July 1918) was a Scottish professional football forward who played in the Scottish League for a number of clubs, principally Aberdeen.[5][6][7]

Personal life

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]

Honours

Aberdeen

  • Fleming Charity Cup: 1909–10[6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
East Stirlingshire 1905–06[9] Scottish Second Division 0 0 3 0 — 3 0
Clyde 1906–07[9] Scottish First Division 25 3 3 1 — 28 4
1907–08[9] 22 2 2 0 — 24 2
Total 47 5 5 1 — 52 6
Aberdeen 1908–09[6] Scottish First Division 8 2 1 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 10 2
1909–10[6] 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[7] Scottish First Division 11 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 12 0
Motherwell 1911–12[9] Scottish First Division 1 0 — — 1 0
St Johnstone 1911–12[9] Scottish Second Division 15 1 2 0 — 17 1
1912–13[9] 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Total 15 1 3 0 — 18 1
Aberdeen 1912–13[6] Scottish First Division 5 2 — — 5 2
1913–14[6] 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 "Murray, Herbert | Roll of Honour | The University of Aberdeen". www.abdn.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Arthur and Herbert Murray". Arbroath FC. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  5. 1 2 "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1917–1918" (PDF). p. 3. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust – Player Profile". www.afcheritage.org. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  7. 1 2 "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 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.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.


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