| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Murray[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1970 | Burnley | 22 | (6) |
| 1970–1971 | Blackpool | 9 | (1) |
| 1971–1974 | Bury | 126 | (37) |
| 1974–1978 | Reading | 131 | (44) |
| 1978 | Brentford | 5 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1982–1984 | Newbury Town | ||
| Wallington | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Murray (born 2 March 1948) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League, most notably for Reading and Bury.[1] He later served as youth team manager at Northampton Town.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Burnley | 1966–67[3] | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1968–69[3] | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 9 | ||
| 1969–70[3] | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Total | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 10 | ||
| Blackpool | 1970–71[4] | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Reading | 1974–75[5] | Fourth Division | 44 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 51 | 13 |
| 1975–76[6] | 37 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 15 | ||
| 1976–77[7] | Third Division | 42 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 19 | |
| 1977–78[8] | Fourth Division | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | |
| Total | 131 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 150 | 49 | ||
| Brentford | 1977–78[9] | Fourth Division | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 160 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 184 | 60 | ||
Honours
As a player
Reading
- Football League Fourth Division third-place promotion: 1975–76[6]
As a manager
Newbury Town
- Athenian League: 1982–83[10]
References
- 1 2 "John Murray". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ↑ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 288. ISBN 978-1906796709.
- 1 2 3 LTD, Digital Sports Group. "JOHN MURRAY – Clarets Mad". www.clarets-mad.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ↑ John Murray at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Reading 1974–75". www.royalsrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- 1 2 "Reading 1975–76". www.royalsrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ↑ "Reading 1976–77". www.royalsrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ↑ "Reading 1977–78". www.royalsrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ↑ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 394. ISBN 0951526200.
- ↑ Hodgkins, Leila. "Newbury | Clubs | The Non-League Club Directory". www.non-leagueclubdirectory.co.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
External links
- John Murray at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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