Murty warming up for Reading in 2008
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Graeme Stuart Murty | ||
Date of birth | 13 November 1974 | ||
Place of birth | Saltburn, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Rangers (Development squad head coach) |
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Youth career | |||
Middlesbrough | |||
1991–1993 | York City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1998 | York City | 117 | (7) |
1998–2009 | Reading | 306 | (2) |
2009 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Southampton | 6 | (0) |
Total | 437 | (9) | |
National team | |||
2004–2007 | Scotland | 4 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2017 | Rangers (caretaker) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Graeme Stuart Murty (born 13 November 1974) is a professional football coach and former player, who is the head coach of the Rangers development squad. He made 437 appearances in the Football League and Premier League, playing for York City, Reading, Charlton Athletic and Southampton. Though born in Saltburn, North Yorkshire, England, Murty qualified for Scotland through his family who were Scottish, and won four full caps. He joined Rangers as a development squad coach in 2016. He was placed in caretaker charge of the Rangers first team in early 2017, managing six games.
Murty was born in Saltburn, North Yorkshire and attended Nunthorpe School. He joined Middlesbrough's Centre of Excellence after being scouted playing for Marton Juniors, but was released aged 15. Following trials with Aston Villa, Leeds United and , Murty joined York City's youth system on a youth training scheme in June 1991. He signed a professional contract on 2 March 1993 and was placed into the first team in the 1993–94 season.