Stevie Murray
Stevie Murray
Stevie Murray
● Stevie Murray, 2008 (GI)

born in Scotland

Stephen James Murray was born on Monday, 18th April, 1983, in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire.

The 5' 4 (10st 4lbs) midfielder signed for Ian McCall's Thistle on Tuesday, 19th June, 2007, having most recently been with Kilmarnock.

Aged 24, he made his debut appearance on Wednesday, 11th July, 2007, in a 2-0 friendly defeat away to Montrose.

Stevie scored his only goal for Thistle on Wednesday, 8th August, 2007, in a 2-1 win at home to Airdrie United in the League Cup.

He played his last game for the club on Saturday, 26th April, 2008, in a 3-0 defeat at home to Greenock Morton in the SFL First Division, having appeared as a Jag on 47 occasions.

Stevie's club-list included Kilmarnock, Queen of the South, Partick Thistle, Dumbarton, Stenhousemuir, BSC Glasgow and Fort William.

Bio Extra

Murray spent his youth career with Celtic Boys Club. He signed for Kilmarnock at the start of the 2001-02 season, staying with the Ayrshire club for 6 years, where he scored 3 goals in 105 league appearances. He joined Queen of the South on loan in the January 2007 transfer window, as part of the deal that brought Willie Gibson to Rugby Park. He was joined in Dumfries by teammate Jamie Adams, who also joined Queen of the South as a loan player at the same time. Murray spent 6 months at Palmerston Park, where he scored 2 goals in 14 league appearances.

Murray signed for Partick Thistle at the start of the 2007-08 season, staying one year with the Firhill club, where he failed to score a league goal in 29 league appearances. He then signed a two-year contract with Dumbarton in June 2008. His most memorable moment for Dumbarton was when he chipped the Berwick Rangers goalkeeper from the halfway line on 1 November 2008 in a league match that ended in a 5–2 win. He was a member of the side which won the 2008-09 Scottish Third Division title, becoming a firm fans' favourite. He left the club in May 2010. At the end of the 2009–10 season, Murray signed for Stenhousemuir on a free transfer. After a spell in amateur football, Murray joined Lowland Football League side BSC Glasgow in June 2017, and ended his playing career at Fort William a few years later.

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