Steve Murray (born 9 October 1944) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent the majority of his career in the north-east of Scotland, with Dundee and Aberdeen. Murray also enjoyed success with Glasgow club Celtic and represented Scotland once. He later managed Forfar Athletic and Montrose.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1944-10-09) 9 October 1944 (age 77) | ||
Place of birth | Dumbarton, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
St Patrick's Dumbarton | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1963–1969 | Dundee | 179 | (18) |
1969–1973 | Aberdeen | 101 | (20) |
1973–1976 | Celtic | 62 | (11) |
1979–1980 | Dundee United | 3 | (0) |
Total | 345 | (49) | |
National team | |||
1971 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1980 | Forfar Athletic | ||
1982 | Montrose | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Murray began his career in the early 1960s with Dundee, spending six years at Dens Park and picking up runners-up medals in both domestic cup competitions, making around 200 appearances in total.
In 1970, he became Aberdeen's record signing in a £50,000 deal, missing the 1970 Scottish Cup Final due to being cup-tied but winning a solitary Scotland cap in 1971, coincidentally in a fixture played at Pittodrie. Following Martin Buchan's departure to Manchester United, Murray became captain.
He moved to Celtic in a £55,000 deal in May 1973 after a contractual disagreement.[1] Murray won all three domestic competitions during his two years at Celtic Park, retiring due to a toe injury in early 1976.
Murray joined Dundee United in 1979 as a scout but after having acupuncture treatment was able to resume his playing career and made three league appearances, also appearing as a substitute in the Scottish League Cup Final that year.
In 1980, Murray began his managerial career with Forfar Athletic, but resigned one training session and three days later.[2] He returned to management two years later with Montrose; however he left to pursue a career in banking.
Murray then returned to former club Dundee United as assistant manager in July 1989. However he had a fall-out with then manager Jim McLean (a teammate in the 1967 Scottish League Cup Final). Murray left before the end of the year, later winning a "substantial sum" in a court action.[3]
Murray, whose son Chris was a youth player at Dundee United, Celtic and had coaching spells with Dundee and Brechin City,[4] has now retired from banking and now concentrates on his painting.[5]
Forfar Athletic F.C. – managers | |
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Montrose F.C. – managers | |
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