Max Murray Explained

Max Murray
Fullname:Maxwell Murray
Birth Date:1935 11, df=y
Birth Place:Falkirk, Scotland
Death Place:Falkirk, Scotland
Position:Striker
Years1:1952–1953
Years2:1953–1955
Caps2:49
Goals2:24
Years3:1955–1962
Caps3:103
Goals3:80
Years4:1962–1963
Caps4:3
Goals4:0
Years5:1963–1965
Caps5:61
Goals5:17
Years6:1965–1966
Caps6:6
Goals6:2
Years7:1966–1968
Clubs7:Distillery
Nationalyears1:1953–1955
Nationalteam1:Scotland Amateurs
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:5
Nationalyears2:1956–1957
Nationalteam2:Scotland U23
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:0

Max Murray (7 November 1935 – 5 September 2016) was a Scottish footballer.

Career

Murray began his career at Queen's Park, before moving to Ibrox in 1955.[1] His scoring debut came on 13 August 1955 in a Scottish League Cup match against Falkirk which the club won 5–0. He had a very successful spell at Rangers, winning two Scottish league championships and finishing top scorer three times in a row. He amassed 121 goals in just 154 games and on 24 October 1956 he scored Rangers' first ever goal in European competition, an equaliser in a European Cup first round match against OGC Nice at Ibrox, a match Rangers won 2–1.[2]

He left Rangers in 1962 for West Bromwich Albion, but he only lasted a season in English football before he moved back to Scotland.

On 5 September 2016, Rangers announced that Murray had died aged 80.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FORGOTTEN GLORIES – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974. 13. https://web.archive.org/web/20170702210501/http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.uk/Forgotten%20Glories.pdf. 2 July 2017. dead. 2 July 2017. dmy-all.
  2. News: European Champions' Cup 1956–57 – Details. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  3. Web site: Max Murray . www.rangers.co.uk . Rangers FC . 5 September 2016 . 5 September 2016.