Paul Murray (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Murray | ||
| Date of birth | 31 August 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlisle, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1996 | Carlisle United | 41 | (1) |
| 1996 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1996–2001 | Queens Park Rangers | 139 | (7) |
| 2001 | Southampton | 1 | (0) |
| 2001–2004 | Oldham Athletic | 95 | (15) |
| 2004–2006 | Beira-Mar | 17 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | Carlisle United | 14 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Gretna | 32 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Shrewsbury Town | 59 | (2) |
| 2010–2013 | Hartlepool United | 98 | (2) |
| 2013 | Oldham Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 497 | (31) | |
| National team | |||
| 1997 | England U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 1998 | England B | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2014 | Hartlepool United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Paul Murray (born 31 August 1976) is a former footballer who last played for Oldham Athletic. He is currently the Development Squad Head Coach at Fleetwood Town.
Born in Carlisle, Cumbria, he started his career at Carlisle United and made his Football League debut for them on 27 December 1993, coming on as a substitute against Darlington. In May 1996 he joined QPR on loan, making his debut at Nottingham Forest. After the Hoops' relegation that season, he joined the team permanently for a transfer fee of £300,000. Whilst at QPR he was called up four times for the England U21 squad, and in February 1998 he made his solitary appearance for England B as a substitute against Chile. He enjoyed a successful time at Loftus Road, playing 140 league games before he joined Premiership side Southampton in July 2001, though he played only one game for the south coast side.
In December 2001 Murray joined Oldham Athletic, where he spent three and a half years, before he joined Portuguese club Beira-Mar. He re-joined Carlisle United in the close-season of 2006 after their promotion to League One, and scored against Doncaster Rovers in the opening game of the 2006–07 season. This was the first match for new manager Neil McDonald. He was released by the club in May 2007.
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