Joe Murray (footballer)

Joseph Murray (1914 – October 1990), sometimes known as Joker Murray, was a Scottish professional football left half who played in the Scottish League for Hamilton Academical and Partick Thistle.[1]

Joe Murray

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Murray[1]
Date of birth	1914
Place of birth	Uddingston, Scotland
Place of death	October 1990 (aged 75–76)[2]
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[3]
Position(s)	Left half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Overton Athletic
1933–1936	Hamilton Academical	46	(1)
1936	Ayr United	0	(0)
1936–1938	Brentford	1	(0)
1938–1939	Partick Thistle	1	(0)
1939–1940	Stenhousemuir	4	(0)
1940–1941	Burnbank Athletic
1943–1946	Blantyre Celtic
1946–1947	Thorniewood United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Honours

Mid-Annandale

• Southern Counties Charity Cup: 1932–33[4]

Hamilton Academical 'A'

• Scottish 2nd XI Cup: 1933–34[4][5]

Ayr United

• Ayrshire Cup: 1935–36[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hamilton Academical	1933–34[6]	Scottish First Division	23	0	2	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	27	0
	1934–35[7]		12	0	7	0	0	0	19	0
	1935–36[8]		11	1	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	13	1
	Total		46	1	10	0	3	0	59	1
Brentford	1936–37[9]	First Division	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Partick Thistle	1938–39[2]	Scottish First Division	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Career total			48	1	10	0	3	0	61	1

1. Appearances in Lanarkshire Cup

References

1. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 113. ISBN 978-0955294914.
2. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
3. "Joe Murray – The Thistle Archive". www.thethistlearchive.net. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
4. "Murray, Joe (1933) – Hamilton Academical Memory Bank". acciesmemorybank.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
5. "Scottish Football Historical Archive". scottish-football-historical-archive.co.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
6. "1933–34". spreadsheets.google.com. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
7. "1934–35". docs.google.com. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
8. "1935–36". docs.google.com. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
9. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 374. ISBN 0951526200.