Bill Murray (footballer, born 1901)

Scottish footballer and manager

Bill Murray
Personal information
Full name	William Murray
Date of birth	10 March 1901
Place of birth	Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death	14 December 1961(1961-12-14) (aged 60)
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. He also played for Scottish League clubs Cowdenbeath and St Mirren.

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, 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. Murray's resignation in June 1957 came amid an inquiry at Sunderland into illegal payments to players.

Honours

Player

Sunderland

Football League First Division (1): 1935–36
Durham Senior Cup (3): 1928–29, 1931–32, 1934–35

Cowdenbeath

Scottish League Second Division second-place promotion (1): 1923–24

Individual

Cowdenbeath Hall of Fame

References

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

External links

Bill Murray management career statistics at Soccerbase

v t e Sunderland A.F.C. – managers
Watson (1888–96) Campbell (1896–99) Mackie (1899–1905) Kyle (1905–28) Cochrane (1928–39) Murray (1939–57) Brown (1957–64) Hardwick (1964–65) McColl (1965–68) Brown (1968–72) Elliott (1972) Stokoe (1972–76) MacFarlane (1976) Adamson (1976–78) Merrington (1978) Elliott (1978–79) Knighton (1979–81) Docherty (1981) Durban (1981–84) Robson (1984) Ashurst (1984–85) McMenemy (1985–87) Stokoe (1987) Smith (1987–91) Crosby (1991–93) Butcher (1993) Buxton (1993–95) Reid (1995–2002) Wilkinson (2002–03) McCarthy (2003–06) Ball (2006) Quinn (2006) Keane (2006–08) Sbragia (2008–09) Bruce (2009–11) Black (2011) O'Neill (2011–13) Di Canio (2013) Ball (2013) Poyet (2013–15) Advocaat (2015) Allardyce (2015–16) Moyes (2016–17) Grayson (2017) Stockdale & McKinlay (2017) Coleman (2017–18) Stockdale (2018) Ross (2018–19) Fowler (2019) Parkinson (2019–20) Taylor (2020) Johnson (2020–22) Dodds (2022) Neil (2022) Canning (2022) Mowbray (2022–23) Dodds (2023) Beale (2023–24) Dodds (2024) Le Bris (2024–) (c) = caretaker manager

Sunderland A.F.C. – managers

Watson (1888–96)
Campbell (1896–99)
Mackie (1899–1905)
Kyle (1905–28)
Cochrane (1928–39)
Murray (1939–57)
Brown (1957–64)
Hardwick (1964–65)
McColl (1965–68)
Brown (1968–72)
Elliott (1972)
Stokoe (1972–76)
MacFarlane (1976)
Adamson (1976–78)
Merrington (1978)
Elliott (1978–79)
Knighton (1979–81)
Docherty (1981)
Durban (1981–84)
Robson (1984)
Ashurst (1984–85)
McMenemy (1985–87)
Stokoe (1987)
Smith (1987–91)
Crosby (1991–93)
Butcher (1993)
Buxton (1993–95)
Reid (1995–2002)
Wilkinson (2002–03)
McCarthy (2003–06)
Ball (2006)
Quinn (2006)
Keane (2006–08)
Sbragia (2008–09)
Bruce (2009–11)
Black (2011)
O'Neill (2011–13)
Di Canio (2013)
Ball (2013)
Poyet (2013–15)
Advocaat (2015)
Allardyce (2015–16)
Moyes (2016–17)
Grayson (2017)
Stockdale & McKinlay (2017)
Coleman (2017–18)
Stockdale (2018)
Ross (2018–19)
Fowler (2019)
Parkinson (2019–20)
Taylor (2020)
Johnson (2020–22)
Dodds (2022)
Neil (2022)
Canning (2022)
Mowbray (2022–23)
Dodds (2023)
Beale (2023–24)
Dodds (2024)
Le Bris (2024–)

v t e Cowdenbeath F.C. – Hall of Fame inductees
Players	Adamson H. Allan R. Allan Archibald Armstrong R. Birrell W. Birrell Bostock G. Brown J. Brown Buchanan Buckley Burns Cairns Callaghan Cowan Curle Devlin Dickson Drummond Dryburgh Edwards Falconer Frame Geddes Gildea Gilfillan Glancy Gomis Grant Hamill Hay Hemmings Henderson Hendren Hughes Jack Jones Jordan Kinnell Laing Lancaster Law Leonard Liddle Lindsay Mackenzie Malone Mbu McArthur McDowell McGarr McGlashan McGregor McLauchlan Menzies Mercer Middleton Mowbray Murphy Murray Paatelainen J. Paterson W. Paterson Philp Ja. Pollock Jo. Pollock Pullar Quinn Rankin Rankine Reid Renfrew Ritchie J. Robertson P. Robertson Ross R. Russell T. Russell Smith Steele G. Stewart W. Stewart Tait Taylor Turnbull Venters Walker Wall Walls Ward Wilson Winter Wright Yardley
Managers	Duncan Harrow Levein Matthew Rolland

Cowdenbeath F.C. – Hall of Fame inductees

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