Innes Murray Explained

Innes Murray
Birth Date:17 February 1998
Birth Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Height:1.8m (05.9feet)[1]
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Arbroath
Clubnumber:22
Youthyears1:–2016
Youthclubs1:Celtic
Youthyears2:2016–2017
Youthclubs2:Hibernian
Years1:2017–2022
Clubs1:Hibernian
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2017–2018
Clubs2:Stenhousemuir (loan)
Caps2:19
Goals2:2
Years3:2020
Clubs3:Airdrieonians (loan)
Caps3:5
Goals3:0
Years4:2020–2021
Clubs4:Alloa Athletic (loan)
Caps4:16
Goals4:3
Years5:2021–2022
Clubs5:Edinburgh City (loan)
Caps5:31
Goals5:5
Years6:2022–2023
Clubs6:Edinburgh City
Caps6:0
Goals6:0
Years7:2023–
Clubs7:Arbroath
Caps7:1
Goals7:0
Club-Update:17:12, 2 January 2024 (UTC)

Innes Murray (born 17 February 1998) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Arbroath. He has previously played for Hibernian, Stenhousemuir, Airdrieonians, Alloa Athletic and Edinburgh City.

Career

Hibernian

Born in Edinburgh, Murray played youth football with Celtic, before joining Hibernian in August 2016. He joined Stenhousemuir on loan in August 2017,[2] with that loan later extended until the end of the season.[3] He appeared in nineteen league matches for Stenhousemuir and scored twice.

On 31 January 2020, he joined Scottish League One side Airdrieonians on loan,[4] He made his debut for the club on 8 February 2020 in a 0–0 draw away to Dumbarton,[5] and appeared a further four times during the 2019–20 season before it was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

He joined Scottish Championship side Alloa Athletic on a season-long loan in September 2020.[7] His first appearance for them came on 10 October 2020 in a 2–1 Scottish League Cup defeat to Livingston.

Murray was loaned to Edinburgh City in August 2021.[8] He was released by Hibs in June 2022, at the end of his contract.[9]

Edinburgh City

Following his release by Hibs, Murray signed a two-year contract with Edinburgh.[10]

Arbroath

Murray then signed for Abroath in the Scottish Championship in December 2023.[11]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hibernian2017–18Scottish Premiership00000000
2018–19Scottish Premiership00000000
2019–20Scottish Premiership00000000
2020–21Scottish Premiership00000000
2021–22Scottish Premiership00000000
Total0000000000
Hibernian U212018–191[12] 010
2021–221010
Total0000002020
Stenhousemuir (loan)2017–18Scottish League Two19200003[13] 0222
Airdrieonians (loan)2020–21Scottish League One50000050
Alloa Athletic (loan)2020–21Scottish Championship1631040213
Edinburgh City (loan)2021–22Scottish League Two10000010
Career total415104050515

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Innes Murray . 20 October 2020 . hibernianfc.co.uk . Hibernian F.C..
  2. Web site: 1 September 2020 . Weekend break and a rare day off for Stenhousemuir players . 20 October 2020 . Falkirk Herald.
  3. Web site: 25 January 2018 . Stenhousemuir head for Elgin boosted by Murray loan extension . 20 October 2020 . Falkirk Herald.
  4. Web site: McPartlin . Patrick . 2 February 2020 . Matty Yates: Striker joins Hibs from Rangers as Josh Doig and Innes Murray pen loan deals . 20 October 2020 . Edinburgh Evening News.
  5. Web site: Dumbarton 0–0 Airdrieonians . 20 October 2020 . airdriefc.com . Airdrieonians F.C..
  6. Web site: 15 April 2020 . Dundee vote in favour of SPFL proposals . 20 October 2020 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  7. Web site: Elder . Matthew . 7 September 2020 . Hibs youngster Innes Murray moves on loan to Championship side . 20 October 2020 . Edinburgh Evening News.
  8. News: Hibs loanee makes immediate impact as Edinburgh City earn crucial win over Elgin . Peter . Wales . Edinburgh Evening News . 27 August 2021 . 30 August 2021.
  9. Web site: Hibernian: Scott Allan, Alex Gogic, Drey Wright and Jamie Murphy among six exits . BBC Sport . 2 June 2022 . 2 June 2022.
  10. News: FC Edinburgh chairman Jim Brown admits club still don't have a move-in date for redeveloped Meadowbank . Edinburgh Evening News . Neil . McGlade . 16 June 2022 . 17 June 2022.
  11. News: Welcome Innes Murray . Arbroath FC . 21 December 2023 . 2 January 2024.
  12. Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
  13. Appearances in League One Play-offs