Max Murray (7 November 1935 – 5 September 2016) was a Scottish footballer.
Career
Murray began his career at Queen's Park, before moving to Ibrox in 1955.[2] His scoring debut came on 13 August 1955 in a Scottish League Cup match against Falkirk which the club won 5–0. He had a very successful spell at Rangers, winning two Scottish league championships and finishing top scorer three times in a row. He amassed 121 goals in just 154 games and on 24 October 1956 he scored Rangers' first ever goal in European competition, an equaliser in a European Cup first round match against OGC Nice at Ibrox, a match Rangers won 2–1.[3]
He left Rangers in 1962 for West Bromwich Albion, but he only lasted a season in English football before he moved back to Scotland.[4]
On 5 September 2016, Rangers announced that Murray had died aged 80.[5]
References
- ^ "Max Murray". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "FORGOTTEN GLORIES – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ "European Champions' Cup 1956–57 – Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- ^ Max Murray at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ "Max Murray". www.rangers.co.uk. Rangers FC. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.