Graeme Murty

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Graeme Murty
Personal information
Full name Graeme Stuart Murty
Date of birth 13 November 1974 (1974-11-13) (age 33)
Place of birth    Middlesbrough, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club Reading
Number 2
Youth clubs
1991–1993 York City
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1993–1998
1998–		 York City
Reading		 122 (7)
306 (2)   
National team2
2004– Scotland 004 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 18:35, 14 May 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 20:33, 17 October 2007 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Graeme Stuart Murty (born 13 November 1974 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire) 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 joined York City's youth training scheme in 1991, following trials with Aston Villa, Leeds United and Stockport County.[1] He turned professional in March 1993 and was placed into the first-team in his first professional season.[1] On 20 September 1995, he played in their 3–0 victory against Manchester United in the League Cup at Old Trafford. He scored in York's surprise League Cup victory against Everton, which kept his profile up.[1]

He joined Reading in the summer of 1998 for a fee of £700,000,[1] 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, from a penalty, in 280 league and cup appearances when Reading played Queens Park Rangers on the final day of the 2005–06 season.[2] It ensured that Reading reached 106 points, a record for the second tier of English football.[2]

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,[3] which will mean that he will have completed ten years at the club. On 31 March 2008, it was announced that, despite a previous announcement to the contrary,[4] Murty had been awarded a testimonial in recognition of his services to the club, with a proportion of the proceeds going to the Swings and Smiles charity, of which he is a patron.[5]

In a vote to compile the Royals' best-ever eleven, Murty was voted the best right back with 56.4% of the vote.[6] Murty also won the BBC South Sports Personality of the Year award, at a ceremony in Southampton on 3 December 2006 where John Madejski and Steve Coppell were also honoured.[7]

[edit] International career

Murty was born in England, however he qualifies to play for Scotland through his family. He has been capped four 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.[8]

He was a surprise starter for Scotland's Euro 2008 qualifying match away to Georgia on 17 October 2007, which Scotland lost 2-0.[9]

On 30 January 2008, Murty was one of nine defenders called up by new Scotland boss George Burley for his first get-together, a training camp between 3 February and 5 February 2008 at Loch Lomond.[10]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d "A profile of former Minsterman Graeme Murty", Minstermen, 2000-06-25. Retrieved on 2007-10-07. 
  2. ^ a b "Reading 2-1 QPR", BBC Sport, 2006-04-30. Retrieved on 2007-03-06. 
  3. ^ "Murty signs new contract to extend stay", readingfc.co.uk, 2006-12-01. Retrieved on 2006-12-01. 
  4. ^ "Murty denied testimonial", The Daily Telegraph, 2006-11-23. Retrieved on 2006-12-01. 
  5. ^ "Murty granted a testimonial", readingfc.co.uk, 2008-03-31. Retrieved on 2008-03-31. 
  6. ^ "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. 
  7. ^ "BBC South Sports Awards - the results!", BBC Berkshire, 2005-11-02. Retrieved on 2006-12-22. 
  8. ^ "Japan 0-0 Scotland", BBC Sport, 2006-05-13. Retrieved on 2006-05-25. 
  9. ^ "Georgia 2-0 Scotland", BBC Sport, 2007-10-17. Retrieved on 2007-10-17. 
  10. ^ "Murty in Burley's first squad", readingfc.co.uk, 2008-01-30. Retrieved on 2008-01-30. 

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Reading F.C. – current squad

1 Hahnemann • 2 Murty • 3 Shorey • 4 Cissé • 5 Sonko • 6 Gunnarsson • 7 Little • 8 Lita • 9 Doyle • 10 Hunt • 12 Kitson • 15 Harper • 16 Ingimarsson • 17 Convey • 18 Sodje • 19 Rosenior • 20 Faé • 22 Bikey • 24 Long • 25 Bennett • 26 Osano • 28 Matějovský • 29 Duberry • 30 Kébé • 32 Federici • 33 Golbourne • 34 Henry • 35 Pearce • 36 Andersen • 39 Church • 40 Karacan • 41 Hamer • 42 Bozanic • 43 Illugason • 44 Davies • Manager: Coppell
Persondata
NAME Murty, Graeme Stuart
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 13 November 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Middlesbrough
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH