Graeme Murty

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Graeme Murty
Personal information
Full name Graeme Murty
Date of birth November 13, 1974 (age 32)
Place of birth Middlesbrough, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Nickname Murts
Position Right back
Club information
Current club Reading
Number 2
Professional clubs*
Years Club Apps (goals)
1993-1998
1998-		 York City
Reading		 122 (7)
268 (2)
National team**
2004- Scotland 003 (0)

* Professional club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 11:35, 1 December 2006 (UTC).
** National team caps and goals correct
as of 13:25, 13 May 2006 (UTC).

Graeme Murty (born 13 November 1974 in Middlesbrough, North East England) is a professional footballer. His position is right back, and he plays professionally for Reading where he is also club captain.

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[edit] Club career

Murty started his career with York City, and on 20 September 1995 was part of the team that beat Manchester United 3-0 in the League Cup at Old Trafford.

He joined Reading in the summer of 1998, but his first few seasons were hampered by injury. However, once clear of injury, he quickly became an integral part of the team, and when Phil Parkinson left the club to become manager of Colchester United, Murty was appointed club captain. On 30 April 2006, Murty scored only his second goal in 280 appearances when Reading played Queens Park Rangers on the final day of the 2005-06 season. It ensured that Reading reached 106 points, a record for the second tier of English football.

On 1 December 2006, Murty signed a two year extension to his contract with Reading, keeping him at the Madejski Stadium until the summer of 2009[1], which will mean that he will have completed ten years at the club. However, Reading chairman John Madejski has confirmed that Murty will not be given a testimonial[2].

In a vote to compile the Royals' best-ever eleven, Murty was voted the best right back with 56.4% of the vote[3].

[edit] International career

Murty was born in England, however he qualifies to play for Scotland through his family. He has been capped three times by Scotland, with his first coming against Wales in 2004. He was in the Scotland team for the Kirin Cup in Japan in May 2006, and earned his second cap in their 5-1 win against Bulgaria on 11 May 2006. He won his third cap in Scotland's second (and final) game of the tournament against Japan, a 0-0 draw that secured the Kirin Cup for Scotland[4].

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Murty signs new contract to extend stay", readingfc.co.uk, 2006-12-01. Retrieved on 2006-12-01.
  2. ^ "Murty denied testimonial", The Daily Telegraph, 2006-11-23. Retrieved on 2006-12-01.
  3. ^ "Revealed - The Royals' best-ever XI as voted for by fans on this site", readingfc.co.uk, 2005-08-22. Retrieved on 2006-10-02.
  4. ^ "Japan 0-0 Scotland", BBC Sport, 2006-05-13. Retrieved on 2006-05-25.

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Reading F.C. - Current Squad

1 Hahnemann | 2 Murty | 3 Shorey | 4 Sidwell | 5 Sonko | 6 Gunnarsson | 7 Little | 8 Lita | 9 Doyle | 10 Hunt | 11 Oster | 12 Kitson | 14 Halls | 15 Harper | 16 Ingimarsson | 17 Convey | 18 Sodje | 19 Seol | 22 Bikey | 23 de la Cruz | 24 Long | 27 Brown | 32 Federici | 34 Henry | 35 Pearce | 36 Joseph-Dubois | 47 Máté | Manager: Coppell


Persondata
NAME Murty, Graeme
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 13 November 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Middlesbrough, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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