John Murdoch (footballer) explained

John Murdoch
Fullname:John Livingstone Murdoch
Birth Date:6 February 1901
Birth Place:New Stevenston, Scotland
Death Date:September 1964 (aged 63)
Death Place:Corby, England[1]
Position:Outside right
Youthclubs1:Clydesdale Wanderers[2]
Years1:1920–1921
Clubs1:Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
Years2:1921–1928
Clubs2:Airdrieonians
Caps2:152
Goals2:27
Years3:1928–1933
Clubs3:Motherwell
Caps3:142
Goals3:50
Years4:1933–1934
Clubs4:Dundee
Caps4:37
Goals4:10
Years5:1934–1935
Clubs5:Dunfermline Athletic
Caps5:16
Goals5:1
Years6:1935–1936
Clubs6:Stewarts & Lloyds Corby
Caps6:16
Goals6:1
Totalcaps:347
Totalgoals:88
Nationalyears1:1931
Nationalteam1:Scotland
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

John Livingstone Murdoch (6 February 1901 – September 1964) was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside right.

Career

Born in New Stevenston, Murdoch played club football for Airdrieonians, Motherwell, Dundee and Dunfermline Athletic. He won the Scottish league championship with Motherwell in 1931–32, also being involved in four other top-three finishes and playing in two Scottish Cup finals (1931 and 1933) with the Steelmen; earlier he also had a role, though less prominent, in Airdrie's four consecutive runners-up positions, though was not involved in their Scottish Cup win in 1924.[3]

Murdoch made one appearance for Scotland in 1931 against Ireland.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.motherwellnet.com/database/player-archive/m/johnny-murdoch/ Johnny Murdoch
  2. Book: Mitchell, Andy . The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939 . Amazon . 2021 . 9798513846642.
  3. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  4. Book: Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Paul Smith. Pitch Publishing. 2013. 223.
  5. https://www.londonhearts.com/scotlandunoff/players/johnlivingstonemurdoch.html (Scotland player) John Murdoch