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Scottish footballer (1939–2023)

Hugh Murney
Personal information
Full name Hugh Patrick Murney
Date of birth (1939-01-29)29 January 1939
Date of death 23 August 2023(2023-08-23) (aged 84)
Position(s) Wing-half
Youth career
Beith
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1961 Morton 73 (12)
1960–1962 Dumbarton 37 (2)
1961–1963 Queen of the South 8 (2)
1963–1964 Gloucester City
1963–1964 East Stirling
1965–1969 Melbourne Hakoah
1970 Lions 21 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hugh Patrick Murney (29 January 1939 – 23 August 2023) was a Scottish footballer who played as a wing-half for Morton, Dumbarton, Queen of the South, Gloucester City and East Stirling. A promising young footballer, he made his debut for Greenock Morton at age 18, missing all but five league matches in his first senior season in 1957-58.

He later continued his playing career with Melbourne Hakoah in the Victorian State League, before taking up coaching.

Murney died on 23 August 2023, at the age of 84, after a long battle with Dementia.

References

  1. "Hugh Murney | Player Statistics". Sons Archive. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock – The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  3. Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. ^ "Vale Hugh Murney". Football Victoria. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.


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