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Bill Murray (footballer, born 1901)

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Bill Murray
Personal information
Full name William Murray[1]
Date of birth 10 March 1901
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death 14 December 1961(1961-12-14) (aged 60)[2]
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1921 Hall Russell's
1920Aberdeen (loan) 0 (0)
1921–1927 Cowdenbeath 121 (8)
1927–1937 Sunderland 304 (0)
1937–1939 St Mirren 83 (0)
Managerial career
1939–1957 Sunderland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Murray (10 June 1901 – 14 December 1961) was a football player and manager for Sunderland.[1][3][4][5][6] He also played for Scottish League clubs Cowdenbeath and St Mirren.[2]

Managerial career

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Murray having formerly played for Sunderland for 10 seasons, was appointed manager of the club on 24 March 1939 and went on to lead the side for 18 seasons,[4] a record at Sunderland. During his managerial time at Sunderland, he failed to win a trophy, whilst disrupted by World War II. He managed the Wearside club for 509 games and was eventually replaced by Alan Brown on 26 June 1957.[4][7] Murray's resignation in June 1957 came amid an inquiry at Sunderland into illegal payments to players.[8]

Honours

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Player

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Sunderland

Cowdenbeath

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 214. ISBN 9781905891610.
  2. ^ a b Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  3. ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". www.afcheritage.org. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Bill Murray". Sunderland Association Football Club. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Player profiles M". www.stmirren.info. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  8. ^ Hutchinson, Roger (23 September 2011). Into the Light: A Complete History of Sunderland Football Club. Random House. ISBN 9781780573243.
  9. ^ "Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat". www.thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Football Club History Database – Cowdenbeath". fchd.info. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  14. ^ a b "Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online | Cowden | The Beath". www.cowdenbeathfc.com. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
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