Paul Murray (footballer)

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Paul Murray
Personal information
Full name	Paul Murray
Date of birth	August 31, 1976
Place of birth	Carlisle, England
Height	5 ft 10 in
Position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Carlisle United
Number	7
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1994–1996 1996 1996–2001 2001 2001–2004 2004–2006 2006–present	Carlisle United →Queens Park Rangers (loan) Queens Park Rangers Southampton Oldham Athletic Beira-Mar Carlisle United	41 (1) 1 (0) 139 (7) 1 (0) 95 (15) ? (?) 9 (1)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:35, 1 October 2006 (UTC).

Paul Murray (born on 31 August 1976 in Carlisle) is a footballer who plays in midfield for Carlisle United.

He started his career at Carlisle United in 1994. In 1996 he joined QPR on loan. After the Hoops' relegation he joined the team permanently for a transfer fee of £300,000. Paul made his debut at Nottingham Forest in 1996. 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 after their promotion he scored a goal on his Carlisle return against Donacaster Rovers at Brunton Park, the final score was 1-0 to Carlisle.

[edit] External links

• Paul Murray's career stats at Soccerbase
• Offical Carlisle United profile

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