Paul Murray (footballer)

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Paul Murray
Personal information
Full name	Paul Murray
Date of birth	August 31, 1976 (1976-08-31) (age 32)
Place of birth	Carlisle, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Shrewsbury Town
Number	15
Senior career1
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) 026 0(2)
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 14:16, 28 March 2009 (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, Cumbria) is a footballer who plays in midfield for Shrewsbury Town.

He started his career at Carlisle United and made his Football League debut for them on 27 December 1993, coming on as a substitute against Darlington.^[1] In May 1996 he joined QPR on loan, making his debut at Nottingham Forest. After the Hoops' relegation that season, he joined the team permanently for a transfer fee of £300,000. 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. He re-joined Carlisle United in the close-season of 2006 after their promotion to League One, and scored against Doncaster Rovers in the opening game of the 2006-07 season. This was the first match for new manager Neil McDonald. He was released by the club in May 2007.^[2]

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

With his contract expired at Gretna, 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.^[3]

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[edit] External links

• Paul Murray career stats at Soccerbase
• Fans Video

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Persondata
NAME	Murray, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	1976-08-31
PLACE OF BIRTH	Carlisle , England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH