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
1920 → Aberdeen (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

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

Player

Sunderland

Cowdenbeath

Individual

References

  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.

External links


Sunderland A.F.C. – managers
Cowdenbeath F.C. – Hall of Fame inductees
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