Steve Murray (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 October 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Dumbarton, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | 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 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Steve Murray (born 9 October 1944 in Dumbarton) 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.
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 competitions, making around 200 appearances in total. In 1970, Murray became Aberdeen's record signing in a £50,000 deal, missing the 1970 Scottish Cup win due to being cup-tied but winning a solitary Scotland cap in 1971, ironically at Pittodrie. Following Martin Buchan's departure to Manchester United, Murray became captain but moved to Celtic in a £55,000 deal in May 1973 after a contractual disagreement.
Murray won all three domestic competitions during his two years at Celtic Park, retiring due to a toe injury in early 1976. After retiring, 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.
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