Don Murray (footballer)

Donald James Murray (born 18 January 1946) is a Scottish former professional footballer. A Scotland under-23 international, Murray spent the majority of his career playing for Cardiff City where he made over 400 appearances in all competitions during a thirteen-year spell. He also played for Swansea City, Heart of Midlothian, Newport County^[2] and Barry Town.

Don Murray

Personal information
Full name	Donald James Murray[1]
Date of birth	(1946-01-18) 18 January 1946 (age 79)[1]
Place of birth	Duffus, Moray, Scotland[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1975	Cardiff City	406	(6)
1974–1975	→ Swansea City (loan)	5	(0)
1975–1976	Heart of Midlothian	38	(0)
1976–1977	Newport County	18	(0)
International career
1965	Scotland U23	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Duffus, Moray, Murray began his career at Cardiff City, making his debut at the age of 17 against Middlesbrough in May 1963. Fully establishing himself in the 1964–65 season he went on to hold a first team spot with the Bluebirds for a decade, including being an ever-present for three of the seasons, and currently holds the club record for consecutive league appearances with 146 games between May 1968 to November 1971.^[3] Murray was also a member of the Cardiff squad that reached the European Cup Winners Cup semi-final in the 1967–68 season.^[4] He was also a member of the side that beat Real Madrid in the quarter final first leg of the same competition three years later before going down 2-1 on aggregate. He played 33 games in that competition throughout his career.

Cardiff often received offers from higher clubs for Murray but he decided to remain with Cardiff for the majority of his career. He had a short loan spell at Swansea City in his last year with the club before returning to Scotland for a year with Heart of Midlothian for a fee of £15,000.^[5] He joined Newport County the following year, linking up with former Cardiff manager Jimmy Scoular. In July 1977, he joined Barry Town of the Southern League for one season.

International career

During his career, Murray gained one Scotland under-23 cap.^[3][6]

Honours

Cardiff City

• Welsh Cup Winner: 9

1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974

• Welsh Cup Runner-up: 1

1972