| William Murdoch | |
| Birth Name: | William Copeland Wood Murdoch |
| Birth Date: | Oct. 3, 1914 |
| Birth Place: | Old Kilpatrick, Scotland |
| Death Date: | October 12, 1987 |
| Death Place: | Helensburgh, Scotland |
| Ru Position: | Full Back |
| Amatyears1: | - |
| Amatteam1: | Hillhead HSFP |
| Province1: | Glasgow District |
| Repteam1: | Scotland |
| Repyears1: | 1935–48 |
| Repcaps1: | 9 |
| Occupation: | Rugby union referee |
| Refereeyears1: | 1951–52 |
| Refereeyears2: | 1953 |
| Refereecomps1: | Five Natrions Championship |
| Refereecomps2: | Scottish Inter-District Championship |
| Refereeapps1: | 2 |
| Refereeapps2: | 1 |
William Copeland Wood Murdoch (3 October 1914, Old Kilpatrick – October 1987, Helensburgh[1]) was a Scottish international rugby union player who played at full-back.
Murdoch played for Hillhead HSFP
Murdoch played for Glasgow District
He was capped a total of nine times, but there was an extremely long hiatus in his career due to the Second World War – he gained his first cap in 1935, and his last in 1948.[1] [2] He gained four caps in the 1947–48 season.[2] This gives him one of the longest international careers on record.[3] Only he and W.B. Young were capped on either side of the War.
In later life, he became a referee.[1]