Arthur Murray (footballer)

Arthur Murray

Personal information
Full name	Arthur Farquhar Murray[1]
Date of birth	23 July 1880
Place of birth	Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death	27 July 1930(1930-07-27) (aged 50)[1]
Place of death	Inverness, Scotland
Position(s)	Centre half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Victoria United
1903–1905	Arbroath	36	(0)
	Forfar Athletic
1906–1913	Queen's Park	131	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arthur Farquhar Murray (23 July 1880 – 27 July 1930) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a centre half in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[1][2] He was a member of the club's committee and served as club president between 1921 and 1923.[3]

Personal life

Murray's younger brother Herbert was also a footballer.[3] He studied Classics at Aberdeen University and later taught at Allan Glen's School in Glasgow.[3] In June 1916, in the middle of the First World War, Murray enlisted as a private in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.[3] He was commissioned into the Gordon Highlanders as a lieutenant in January 1917 and was captured by the Germans during the German spring offensive in March 1918.[3] Murray was released at the end of the war and was discharged from the army in January 1919.[3] He took up the post of rector of Banff Academy in 1924.[3]

Honours

Forfar Athletic

• Forfarshire Cup: 1905–06[3]

Arbroath

• Scottish Qualifying Cup: 1902–03[3]

References

1. "Murray, Arthur Farquhar". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
2. "Arthur Murray | Player Statistics". Arbroath Archive. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
3. McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – Remembering Arthur & Herbert Murray – As At November 2017" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved 8 June 2017.