Hugh Murney | |
Full Name: | Hugh Patrick Murney |
Birth Date: | 29 January 1939 |
Position: | Wing-half[1] |
Youthclubs1: | Beith |
Years1: | 1958–1961 |
Clubs1: | Morton |
Caps1: | 73 |
Goals1: | 12 |
Years2: | 1960–1962 |
Clubs2: | Dumbarton[2] |
Caps2: | 37 |
Goals2: | 2 |
Years3: | 1961–1963 |
Clubs3: | Queen of the South |
Caps3: | 8 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Years4: | 1963–1964 |
Clubs4: | Gloucester City |
Years5: | 1963–1964 |
Clubs5: | East Stirling |
Years6: | 1965–1969 |
Clubs6: | Melbourne Hakoah |
Years7: | 1970 |
Clubs7: | Lions |
Caps7: | 21 |
Goals7: | 3 |
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.
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 a long battle with Dementia.[4]