Herbert Murray (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 December 1886 | ||
Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 20 July 1918 (aged 32)[1] | ||
Place of death | Bois de Courton, France | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Arbroath | |||
East Stirlingshire | |||
1906–1908 | Clyde | 46 | (5) |
1908–1910 | Aberdeen | 31 | (1) |
1910–1911 | Queen's Park | 11 | (0) |
1911–1912 | Johnstone | 11 | (0) |
1912–1914 | Aberdeen | 7 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Herbert Murray MC (11 December 1886 – 20 July 1918) was a Scottish professional football forward who played in the Scottish Football League, most notably for Aberdeen.[2][3][4]
Personal life
Murray attended Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen University and taught at Robert Gordon Technical College.[2] In early 1915, with the First World War underway, Murray enlisted in the Gordon Highlanders and received a commission on 9 August 1915.[5][6] He was severely wounded on the Western Front in mid-1915 and sent back to Britain, serving as a musketry instructor.[5] He returned to the front in April 1917 and was awarded the Military Cross for bravery in the field during the Spring Offensive in March 1918.[3] Murray was serving with the rank of captain when he was killed in the Bois de Courton, near Épernay on 20 July 1918, during the Second Battle of the Marne.[3] He was buried in Marfaux British Cemetery.[1]
References
- 1 2 Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- 1 2 http://www.edinburghs-war.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/pdf_Season_1917-1918_(Fell).pdf
- 1 2 3 "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". www.afcheritage.org. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ↑ "QPFC.com - A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- 1 2 "Murray, Herbert | Roll of Honour | The University of Aberdeen". www.abdn.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ↑ "Herbert Murray | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 2016-09-19.