Max Murray (7 November 1935 – 5 September 2016) was a Scottish footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maxwell Murray[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Falkirk, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 5 September 2016 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Falkirk, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1953 | Camelon | ||
| 1953–1955 | Queen's Park | 49 | (24) |
| 1955–1962 | Rangers | 103 | (80) |
| 1962–1963 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | (0) |
| 1963–1965 | Third Lanark | 61 | (17) |
| 1965–1966 | Clyde | 6 | (2) |
| 1966–1968 | Distillery | ||
| International career | |||
| 1953–1955 | Scotland Amateurs | 5 | (5) |
| 1956–1957 | Scotland U23 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editMurray began his career at Queen's Park, before moving to Ibrox in 1955.[2] His scoring debut came on 13 August 1955 in a Scottish League Cup match against Falkirk which the club won 5–0. He had a very successful spell at Rangers, winning two Scottish league championships and finishing top scorer three times in a row. He amassed 121 goals in just 154 games and on 24 October 1956 he scored Rangers' first ever goal in European competition, an equaliser in a European Cup first round match against OGC Nice at Ibrox, a match Rangers won 2–1.[3]
He left Rangers in 1962 for West Bromwich Albion, but he only lasted a season in English football before he moved back to Scotland.[4]
On 5 September 2016, Rangers announced that Murray had died aged 80.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Max Murray". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "FORGOTTEN GLORIES – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ "European Champions' Cup 1956–57 – Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- ^ Max Murray at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ "Max Murray". www.rangers.co.uk. Rangers FC. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.