Bobby Murdoch (footballer, born 1936)
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Bobby Murdoch (25 January 1936 – 12 February 2017) was an English professional footballer who played as a striker.
Career
Murdoch began with South Liverpool, his local club, in 1952, making his debut in the Lancashire Combination second division aged 16.Jawad, Hyder (2012); Rest In Pieces: The Triumphs and Tragedies of South Liverpool FC (Seventeen Media), p218 He signed for Liverpool on 11 May 1955 as an amateur and became a full professional in 1957. He made his Liverpool debut on Boxing Day 1957 and played 15 Football League division two matches in 1957–58.Jawad, Hyder (2012), p245 He played two League matches the season after before leaving Anfield in September 1959, two months before the arrival as manager of Bill Shankly. Murdoch later had spells with Bolton Wanderers, Barrow F.C., Stockport County, Carlisle United, Southport F.C., Wigan Athletic before he returned to South Liverpool in 1965. He became the South Liverpool player-manager, replacing Allen Hampson, in 1971 and remained at Holly Park until 1975–76.
After football
After leaving football in 1976, he ran a taxi cab firm in Liverpool before he moved to Cheshire in 1982. He lived in retirement just outside Chester.Jawad, Hyder (2012), p432
Murdoch died on 12 February 2017, at the age of 81.{{Cite web|url=http://southliverpoolfc.com/news-lottery/|title=BOBBY MURDOCH|publisher=South Liverpool|accessdate=14 February 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214094406/http://southliverpoolfc.com/news-lottery/|archivedate=14 February 2017|df=dmy-all}}
References
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- [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/bobbymurdoch.html Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database profile]
- [http://www.lfchistory.net/Players/Player/Profile/775 LFC History profile]
- {{cite book|title=Rest In Pieces: The Triumphs and Tragedies of South Liverpool FC (1894-1994)|last=Jawad|first=Hyder|publisher=Flict Enterprises|date=November 2012}}
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Liverpool F.C. players
Category:South Liverpool F.C. players
Category:Footballers from Liverpool
Category:Men's association football inside forwards
Category:Barrow A.F.C. players
Category:Stockport County F.C. players
Category:Carlisle United F.C. players
Category:Southport F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:20th-century English sportsmen
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