Cameron Lochiel Murray (born 21 March 1995) is a semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Southern League club Poole Town. He started his senior career with York City in 2013.
.jpg) Murray playing for Weymouth in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cameron Lochiel Murray[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1995[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Halifax, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Poole Town | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leeds United | |||
| Bradford City | |||
| 2012–2013 | York City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | York City | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Frickley Athletic (loan) | ||
| 2015 | Scarborough Athletic | ||
| 2015–2016 | F.C. United of Manchester | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Stalybridge Celtic | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Scarborough Athletic | ||
| 2018–2019 | Dorchester Town | ||
| 2019–2023 | Weymouth | 124 | (9) |
| 2022–2023 | Poole Town (Loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2023– | Poole Town | 27 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:56, 6 December 2016 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editMurray was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire and attended Brighouse High School.[4][5] He played in the youth team of Leeds United aged six to nine and Bradford City aged 10 to 15.[2] Murray moved to Spain on a scholarship in September 2011, before returning to England in May 2012 after fracturing his clavicle[2] He subsequently joined York City's youth team.[4] He made his first-team debut at the age of 18 as a 75th-minute substitute for Tom Platt in York's 3–0 home defeat to Rotherham United in the second round of the Football League Trophy on 8 October 2013.[6] Murray signed a one-and-a-half-year professional contract with York in January 2014.[7] He joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Frickley Athletic on 19 December on a one-month loan and made one start before returning to York on 20 January 2015.[8][9][10]
Murray joined Scarborough Athletic of the Northern Premier League Division One North on 5 February 2015 after having his contract with York cancelled by mutual consent.[11] He signed for National League North club F.C. United of Manchester on 7 August after impressing on trial during the summer.[12] He signed for their divisional rivals Stalybridge Celtic in January 2016.[13] Murray returned to former club Scarborough Athletic in October.[14] He signed for Dorchester Town on 9 August 2018, having played with the club since the pre-season.[15]
International career
editDespite being born in England, Murray was called up for a Scotland under-15 training camp in April 2010.[5]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 9 January 2016
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| York City | 2013–14[6] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014–15[17] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| F.C. United of Manchester | 2015–16[18][19] | National League North | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 1 | 7 | 1 | |
| Stalybridge Celtic | 2015–16[13] | National League North | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Football League Trophy
- ^ Appearances in Manchester Premier Cup
References
edit- ^ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 74. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b c "Cameron Murray Leeds Utd and Scotland international football trials". Tonys Soccer School Football Trials Academy. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "York City". FootballSquads. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Youth team profiles". York City F.C. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013.
- ^ a b "U15 training camp squad". Scottish Football Association. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Games played by Cameron Murray in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ Flett, Dave (18 January 2014). "Starting the year as we hope to go on". The Press. York. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ Howcroft, Allan (19 December 2014). "Blues loan York midfielder Cameron Murray". Frickley Athletic F.C. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ Flett, Dave (27 January 2015). "Cameron Murray grabs the only goal as York City beat Leeds United 1–0 in a behind-closed-doors match". The Press. York. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ Pennock, Steve (20 January 2015). "Jack Broadhead loan extended". Frickley Athletic F.C. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ Dowey, Martin (5 February 2015). "Boro snap up Murray". The Scarborough News. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ^ "Quartet of signings boosts FC United squad ahead of the new season". F.C. United of Manchester. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Player profile – Cameron Murray (23rd Jan 2016 – 31st May 2016)". Stalybridge Celtic F.C. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ Dowey, Martin (23 October 2016). "Matty Turnbull & Cameron Murray talk about their arrival at Boro". The Scarborough News. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ Magpies: Trio agree deals with Dorchester Town, dorsetecho.co.uk, 9 August 2018
- ^ Cameron Murray agrees terms with the Terras, theterras.com, 14 January 2019
- ^ "Games played by Cameron Murray in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "C. Murray". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "FC United of Manchester 3–1 Witton Albion". F.C. United of Manchester. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
"FC United of Manchester 2–2 Glossop North End". F.C. United of Manchester. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
Phillips, Craig (25 November 2015). "Stalybridge knock FC United out of cup in seven goal thriller". F.C. United of Manchester. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
External links
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- Cameron Murray at Soccerbase
