Arthur Murray (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur Farquhar Murray[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1880 | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 27 July 1930 (aged 50)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Inverness, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Victoria United | |||
| 1903–1905 | Arbroath | 36 | (0) |
| Forfar Athletic | |||
| 1906–1913 | Queen's Park | 131 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Arthur Farquhar Murray (23 July 1880 – 27 July 1930) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a centre half in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[1][2] He was a member of the club's committee and served as club president between 1921 and 1923.[3]
Personal life
Murray's younger brother Herbert was also a footballer.[3] He studied Classics at Aberdeen University and later taught at Allan Glen's School in Glasgow.[3] In June 1916, in the middle of the First World War, Murray enlisted as a private in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.[3] He was commissioned into the Gordon Highlanders as a lieutenant in January 1917 and was captured by the Germans during the German spring offensive in March 1918.[3] Murray was released at the end of the war and was discharged from the army in January 1919.[3] He took up the post of rector of Banff Academy in 1924.[3]
Honours
Forfar Athletic
- Forfarshire Cup: 1905–06[3]
Arbroath
- Scottish Qualifying Cup: 1902–03[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Murray, Arthur Farquhar". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Arthur Murray | Player Statistics". Arbroath Archive. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – Remembering Arthur & Herbert Murray – As At November 2017" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved 8 June 2017.