- Adam Murray
Football player infobox
playername = Adam Murray
fullname = Adam Murray
height = height|ft=5|in=8
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|9|30
cityofbirth =Birmingham
countryofbirth =England
currentclub = Oxford United
clubnumber = 8
position =Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1998–2003
2002
2003
2003
2003
2003–2004
2004
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006–2007
2007–2008 2008–| clubs = Derby County
→ Mansfield Town (loan)
→ Kidderminster Harriers (loan)
Notts County
Burton Albion
Notts County
Kidderminster Harriers
Mansfield Town
Carlisle United
Torquay United
Macclesfield Town
Oxford United
caps(goals) = 54 (0)
13 (7)
03 (0)
01 (0)
02 (0)
02 (0)
19 (3)
32 (5)
46 (2)
21 (0)
11 (0)
21 (3)
pcupdate = 20:06, 28 May 2008 (UTC)Adam Murray (born on
30 September 1981 inBirmingham ) is an English professional footballer currently playing forConference National club Oxford United.Murray began his career as a trainee with Derby County, turning professional in August 1998. He made his league debut on
April 17 ,1999 , coming on as a second-half substitute forMikkel Beck in Derby's 5-1 Premiership defeat away to West Ham United. He gradually established himself in Derby's first team, but in their final Premiership season, lost his place and joined Mansfield Town on loan in February 2002. With Derby relegated he played more regularly in their Championship side, but by the start of the 2003-04 season was out of favour and joined Kidderminster Harriers on loan.He returned early from the loan spell due to health reasons and it later emerged that he had an alcohol problem and had been treated for his addiction at the
Priory Clinic .cite web
author =
title = Murray confronts his demons
url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/derby/sport/2003/11/murray_alcoholic.shtml
publisher = BBC Derby
date = November 2003
accessdate = 2006-10-28]He left Derby in November 2003, joining Notts County and later that month played twice in a one week non-contract spell with Burton Albion before returning to Notts County. In January 2004, Murray rejoined Kidderminster Harriers and was a regular in their side until the end of the season.
In June 2004, he joined Mansfield Town where he was a regular until his move to Carlisle United in March 2005. On the
10 August 2006 he handed in a transfer request to Carlisle managerNeil McDonald ,cite news
author =
title = Treated Like Any Other Player
url = http://www.carlisleunited.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10361~879801,00.html
publisher = Carlisle United official website
date =2006-08-10
accessdate = 2006-08-10] Murray made the request after failing to appear in Carlisle's opening two games of the new season and onAugust 31 ,2006 (Summertransfer deadline day) he finally moved to Torquay United for £10,000.cite news
author =
title = EXCLUSIVE!! ... Gulls Get Their Man
url = http://www.torquayunited.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/LatestNewsDetail/0,,10445~890255,00.html
publisher = Torquay United official website
date =2006-08-31
accessdate = 2006-08-31]In January 2007, Murray joined fellow League 2 strugglers Macclesfield Town, for a fee of £17,500 on a 2½ year contract.cite news
author =
title = Murray joins Silkmen from Torquay
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/macclesfield_town/6249485.stm
publisher =BBC Sport
date =2007-01-10
accessdate = 2007-01-10]Murray joined Oxford United in January 2008 and will be Captain for the 2008/2009 season.
References
External links
*soccerbase|id=16555|name=Adam Murray's
* [http://www.oufc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10342~5669,00.html Official Oxford United profile]
* [http://www.harriers-online.co.uk/squad/murray.shtml Harriers Online profile]
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