Albert George Murray (born 22 September 1942) is an English former

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who played as a winger. He played more than 100 games in

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for each of his four clubs, namely

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and

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. He won six

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for England at under-23 level. Murray started his career with

, and was an important figure in manager

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's "Diamonds" side of the mid-1960s, which won the League Cup in 1965 and narrowly missed out on

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and League success. He made 183 appearances for Chelsea, scoring 44 goals. Murray, along with several teammates, fell out with Docherty and was transferred to

in 1966, where he linked up with ex-Chelsea teammate,

Barry Bridges Barry John Bridges (born 29 April 1941) is an English former professional association football, footballer who played as a forward (association football), forward in the Football League for Chelsea F.C., Chelsea, Birmingham City F.C., Birmingha ...

. He later played for

and

. He went on to run a pub in

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, south

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1942 births Living people People from Hoxton Footballers from the London Borough of Hackney English footballers England men's under-23 international footballers Chelsea F.C. players Birmingham City F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football midfielders {{England-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub