| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Murray Barnes | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Date of death | 31 December 2011 (aged 57) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leeds United | |||
| Kissing Point | |||
| Northern Tigers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1971–1987 | Sydney City | 225 | (60) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1975 | Australia U-23 | ||
| 1975–1981 | Australia | 32 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 October 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Murray Barnes (16 January 1954 – 31 December 2011) was an Australian football (soccer) player. Barnes played for the Australian team for six years, captaining the team nine times.
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Barnes played for a number of junior soccer clubs including Northern Tigers and Kissing Point in New South Wales.[1][2] He also spent a year with the youth team of English club Leeds United.[3] During his senior club career Barnes played for Sydney Hakoah (later known as Sydney City Soccer Club) in the New South Wales State League and in the National Soccer League.[4]
He played 32 full international games for the national side scoring six goals.[5][6] He was captain of the Socceroos for nine matches between 1978 and 1981 including World Cup qualifiers against New Zealand, Fiji, Chinese Taipei and Indonesia.[5][7]
Murray died on 31 December 2011, at the age of 57.[8]
Barnes has received the Football Hall of Fame (Australia), Award of Distinction. In June 2008, Football Federation Australia created the Socceroo Club made up of former national team members. Barnes was announced as a founding member.[9]