John Murray (footballer, born 1948)

John Murray
Personal information
Full name John Murray[1]
Date of birth (1948-03-02) 2 March 1948 (age 76)
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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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] First Division 13 5 0 0 5 4 18 9
1969–70[3] First Division 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] Fourth Division 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

As a manager

Newbury Town

References

  1. ^ a b "John Murray". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  2. ^ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 288. ISBN 978-1906796709.
  3. ^ a b c "John Murray – Clarets Mad". www.clarets-mad.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  4. ^ John Murray at WorldFootball.net
  5. ^ "Reading 1974–75". www.royalsrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Reading 1975–76". www.royalsrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Reading 1976–77". www.royalsrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Reading 1977–78". www.royalsrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  9. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 394. ISBN 0951526200.
  10. ^ Hodgkins, Leila. "Newbury | Clubs | The Non-League Club Directory". www.non-leagueclubdirectory.co.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  • John Murray at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database


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