Murray Fishlock Explained

Murray Fishlock
Fullname:Murray Edward Fishlock
Birth Date:23 September 1973
Birth Place:Marlborough, England
Height:[1]
Position:Left back
Youthclubs1:Swindon Town
Years1:1992–1994
Years2:1994
Years3:1994–1998
Caps3:110
Goals3:6
Years4:1998–2000
Clubs4:Yeovil Town
Caps4:47
Goals4:2
Years5:2002
Clubs5:Woking
Years6:2002
Clubs6:Melksham Town (loan)
Years7:2002
Years8:2007
Clubs8:Pewsey Vale
Nationalyears1:1999
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Murray Edward Fishlock (born 23 September 1973)[2] is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a left back for Hereford United.[3]

Career

Fishlock was born in Marlborough, Wiltshire.[2] He began his football career as a junior with Swindon Town, but never appeared for the first team. He left for Gloucester City in 1992, where he made 74 appearances and scored 6 goals in all competitions. He joined Trowbridge Town in order to be nearer home and college,[4] but manager John Layton soon signed him for Third Division club Hereford United. He made his debut in the Football League on 1 October 1994 in a 2–1 home win against Scunthorpe United. He had three seasons in the Football League and one in the Conference with Hereford before moving to Yeovil Town.[5]

He played 57 games in all competitions for Yeovil, scoring twice,[6] and was capped for the England semi-professional representative team,[7] before suffering a back injury in a game against Dover Athletic in January 2000.[8] The injury would eventually force him to retire from the game, after two years on the sidelines[9] and a few appearances with lower-league clubs including Woking,[10] Melksham Town,[11] Chippenham Town,[12] and Pewsey Vale.[13]

From September 2005 to March 2014, Fishlock worked for the Football Foundation.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1995–96 . Headline . 1995 . 0-7472-7823-7 . Rollin . Jack . London . 441 . 60284604.
  2. Web site: Murray Fishlock . Soccerbase . Centurycomm . 24 November 2009.
  3. Web site: Hereford United : 1946/47–1996/97 & 2006/07–2008/09 . UK A–Z Transfers . Neil Brown . 24 November 2009.
  4. Web site: Murray Fishlock . Tiger Roar . 24 November 2009.
  5. Web site: Murray Fishlock . Terry Goodwin . The Independent Hereford United Online Archive . 24 November 2009.
  6. Web site: Murray Fishlock: Player Profile . Ciderspace . 24 November 2009.
  7. Web site: Semi-Professional Honours . Ciderspace . 24 November 2009.
  8. Web site: Dover (away) January 2000 . Ciderspace . 24 November 2009.
  9. Web site: Farewell to Murray? . 27 August 2000 . Ciderspace . 24 November 2009.
  10. News: Cards given Holli boost . 11 January 2002 . GetSurrey . S&B Media . 24 November 2009.
  11. News: Bishop Sutton 2, Melksham Town 2 . Swindon Advertiser . 15 February 2002 . 24 November 2009 .
  12. News: Fishlock's Back May Be Healed For Start . Swindon Advertiser . 15 August 2002 . 24 November 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060106044728/http://archive.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/2002/8/15/180769.html . 6 January 2006 .
  13. News: Wiltshire League: Stalemate Between College And Westbury . Swindon Advertiser . 8 October 2007 . 24 November 2009 .