Bill Murray (footballer, born 1901) explained

Bill Murray
Fullname:	William Murray
Birth Date:	10 March 1901
Birth Place:	Aberdeen, Scotland
Position:	Right back
Years1:	–1921
Clubs1:	Hall Russell's
Years2:	1920
Clubs2:	→ Aberdeen (loan)
Caps2:	0
Goals2:	0
Years3:	1921–1927
Clubs3:	Cowdenbeath
Caps3:	121
Goals3:	8
Years4:	1927–1937
Clubs4:	Sunderland
Caps4:	304
Goals4:	0
Years5:	1937–1939
Clubs5:	St Mirren
Caps5:	83
Goals5:	0
Manageryears1:	1939–1957
Managerclubs1:	Sunderland

William Murray (10 June 1901 – 14 December 1961) was a football player and manager for Sunderland.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} He also played for Scottish League clubs Cowdenbeath and St Mirren.^[6]

Managerial career

Murray having formerly played for Sunderland for 10 seasons, was appointed manager of the club on 24 March 1939 and went on to lead the side for 18 seasons, a record at Sunderland. During his managerial time at Sunderland, he failed to win a trophy, whilst disrupted by World War II. He managed the Wearside club for 509 games and was eventually replaced by Alan Brown on 26 June 1957.^[7] Murray's resignation in June 1957 came amid an inquiry at Sunderland into illegal payments to players.^[8]

Honours

Player

Sunderland

• Football League First Division (1): 1935–36^[9]
• Durham Senior Cup (3): 1928–29, 1931–32, 1934–35^{[10] [11] [12]}

Cowdenbeath

• Scottish League Second Division second-place promotion (1): 1923–24^{[13] [14]}

Individual

• Cowdenbeath Hall of Fame

Notes and References

1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 . 16 October 2012 . Tony Brown . 9781905891610 . 3rd Revised. 214.
2. Web site: Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile . www.afcheritage.org . 6 July 2018.
3. News: Bill Murray . Sunderland Association Football Club . 6 July 2018 . en-GB.
4. Web site: Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat . www.thestatcat.co.uk . en . 6 July 2018.
5. Web site: Player profiles M . www.stmirren.info . 6 July 2018 . 15 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201115042635/http://www.stmirren.info/id103.html . dead .
6. Book: Litster, John . Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players . PM Publications . Norwich.
7. Web site: Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat . www.thestatcat.co.uk . en . 6 July 2018.
8. Book: Hutchinson, Roger . Into the Light: A Complete History of Sunderland Football Club . 23 September 2011 . Random House . 9781780573243 . en.
9. Web site: Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. www.thestatcat.co.uk. en. 6 July 2018.
10. Web site: Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. www.thestatcat.co.uk. en. 6 July 2018.
11. Web site: Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. www.thestatcat.co.uk. en. 6 July 2018.
12. Web site: Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. www.thestatcat.co.uk. en. 6 July 2018.
13. Web site: Football Club History Database – Cowdenbeath. fchd.info. 6 July 2018.
14. Web site: Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online Cowden The Beath . www.cowdenbeathfc.com . 6 July 2018.