Eric McIntyre Murray (12 December 1941 – 7 November 2016) was a Scottish
footballer who played for
Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...
and
St Mirren as a
wing half.
Murray was a regular part of the Kilmarnock side that won the
Scottish league championship
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in
1964–65.
Kilmarnock then played in the
1965–66 European Cup
The 1965–66 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by Real Madrid, winners of the first five European Cups from 1956 to 1960, for the sixth time in a close final against Partizan. Real Madrid eliminated title-holders Interna ...
against
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
; Murray was tasked with marking the Hungarian great Ferenc Puskás.
References
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1941 births
2016 deaths
Footballers from South Ayrshire
Scottish footballers
Association football wing halves
Kilmarnock F.C. players
St Mirren F.C. players
Cumnock Juniors F.C. players
Scottish Football League players
Scottish Junior Football Association players