Paul Murray (footballer)

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Personal information
Paul Murray
Full name	Paul Murray
Date of birth	August 31, 1976 (1976-08-31) (age 31)
Place of birth	Carlisle, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Shrewsbury Town
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994–1996 1996 1996–2001 2001 2001–2004 2004–2006 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008–	Carlisle United → Queens Park Rangers (loan) Queens Park Rangers Southampton Oldham Athletic Beira-Mar Carlisle United Gretna Shrewsbury Town	041 0(1) 001 0(0) 139 0(7) 001 0(0) 095 (15) 017 0(2) 014 0(1) 032 0(1) 000 0(0)
National team²
1997 1998	England U21 England B	004 0(0) 001 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:20, 16 May 2008 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 18:41, 7 June 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Paul Murray (born on 31 August 1976 in Carlisle) is a footballer who plays in midfield, for Shrewsbury Town

He started his career at Carlisle United in 1994. In 1996 he joined QPR on loan. After the Hoops' relegation, he joined the team permanently for a transfer fee of £300,000. Paul made his debut at Nottingham Forest in 1996. Whilst at Q.P.R. he was called up four times for the England U21 squad, and in February 1998 he made his solitary appearance for England B as a substitute against Chile. He enjoyed a successful time at Loftus Road, playing 140 league games before he joined Premiership side Southampton in 2001, though he played only one game for the south coast side.

In December 2001 Murray joined Oldham Athletic, where he spent three and a half years, before he joined Portuguese club Beira-Mar. re He re-joined Carlisle United after their promotion to League One, upon on his Carlisle return against Donacaster Rovers at Brunton Park, he scored the only goal in the match, this was also the first game for Brunton Park manager Neil McDonald. He was released by the club in May 2007.^[1]

Murray joined newly promoted Scottish Premier League outfit Gretna in June 2007 on a one year contract.

With his contract expired, Murray turned down a number of clubs to move south of the border and join League Two side Shrewsbury Town in May 2008, alongside former team mate Stephen Hindmarch.^[2]

[edit] References

^ McDonald lets four players leave. BBC Sport. BBC (2007-05-08). Retrieved on May 8, 2007.
^ Shrews sign Murray and Hindmarch. BBC Sport (2008-05-16). Retrieved on 2008-05-16.

[edit] External links

Paul Murray career stats at Soccerbase

v • d • e Shrewsbury Town F.C. – current squad

1 Garner • 2 Moss • 5 Kempson • 6 Hunt • 7 Pugh • 8 Langmead • 9 Hibbert • 10 Constable • 12 Herd • 14 Davies • 17 Humphrey • 18 Leslie • 19 Madjo • 21 Bevan • 23 Tierney • 28 McIntyre • 33 Meredith • –– Hindmarch • –– Murray • Manager: Simpson