Eric Murray (footballer) explained

Eric Murray
Fullname:Eric McIntyre Murray
Birth Date:1941 12, df=y
Birth Place:Symington, Scotland
Death Place:Kilmarnock, Scotland
Position:Right half
Youthyears1:–1960
Youthclubs1:Saxone Amateurs
Years1:1960–1968
Clubs1:Kilmarnock
Caps1:145
Goals1:26
Years2:1960–1961
Clubs2:→ Dreghorn Juniors (loan)
Years3:1968–1971
Clubs3:St Mirren
Caps3:40
Goals3:0
Clubs4:Cumnock Juniors
Totalcaps:185
Totalgoals:26

Eric McIntyre Murray (12 December 1941 – 7 November 2016) was a Scottish footballer who played for Kilmarnock[1] and St Mirren[2] as a wing half.[3] [4]

Murray was a regular part of the Kilmarnock side that won the Scottish league championship in 1964–65.[3] [4] Kilmarnock then played in the 1965–66 European Cup against Real Madrid; Murray was tasked with marking the Hungarian great Ferenc Puskás.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KILMARNOCK : 1946/47 - 2013/14 . Neil Brown . 2 January 2017.
  2. Web site: ST. MIRREN : 1946/47 - 2013/14 . Neil Brown . 2 January 2017.
  3. Web site: Eric Murray 1941-2016 . Kilmarnock FC . 8 November 2016 . 2 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170103002948/http://www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk/Article?id=4642 . 3 January 2017 . dead .
  4. News: Eric McIntyre Murray – former footballer Born: 12 December, 1941 Died: 07 November, 2016, aged 74 . The Herald . Herald & Times Group . 23 December 2016 . 2 January 2017 . Matt . Vallance.