Innes Murray (born 17 February 1998) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish League One club Arbroath. He has previously played for Hibernian, Stenhousemuir, Airdrieonians, Alloa Athletic and Edinburgh City.

Innes Murray
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Arbroath
Number 22
Youth career
0000–2016 Celtic
2016–2017 Hibernian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Hibernian 0 (0)
2017–2018Stenhousemuir (loan) 19 (2)
2020Airdrieonians (loan) 5 (0)
2020–2021Alloa Athletic (loan) 16 (3)
2021–2022Edinburgh City (loan) 31 (5)
2022–2023 Edinburgh City 0 (0)
2023– Arbroath 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:12, 2 January 2024 (UTC)

Career

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Hibernian

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Born in Edinburgh,[2] Murray played youth football with Celtic, before joining Hibernian in August 2016. He joined Stenhousemuir on loan in August 2017,[3] with that loan later extended until the end of the season.[4] He appeared in nineteen league matches for Stenhousemuir and scored twice.[2]

On 31 January 2020, he joined Scottish League One side Airdrieonians on loan,[5] He made his debut for the club on 8 February 2020 in a 0–0 draw away to Dumbarton,[6] and appeared a further four times during the 2019–20 season[2] before it was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

He joined Scottish Championship side Alloa Athletic on a season-long loan in September 2020.[8] His first appearance for them came on 10 October 2020 in a 2–1 Scottish League Cup defeat to Livingston.[2]

Murray was loaned to Edinburgh City in August 2021.[9] He was released by Hibs in June 2022, at the end of his contract.[10]

Edinburgh City

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Following his release by Hibs, Murray signed a two-year contract with Edinburgh.[11]

Arbroath

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Murray then signed for Abroath in the Scottish Championship in December 2023.[12]

Career statistics

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As of match played 4 September 2021[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hibernian 2017–18 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hibernian U21 2018–19 1[a] 0 1 0
2021–22 1[a] 0 1 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Stenhousemuir (loan) 2017–18 Scottish League Two 19 2 0 0 0 0 3[b] 0 22 2
Airdrieonians (loan) 2020–21 Scottish League One 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Alloa Athletic (loan) 2020–21 Scottish Championship 16 3 1 0 4 0 21 3
Edinburgh City (loan) 2021–22 Scottish League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 41 5 1 0 4 0 5 0 51 5
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in League One Play-offs

References

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  1. ^ "Innes Murray". hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian F.C. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e Innes Murray at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Weekend break and a rare day off for Stenhousemuir players". Falkirk Herald. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Stenhousemuir head for Elgin boosted by Murray loan extension". Falkirk Herald. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  5. ^ McPartlin, Patrick (2 February 2020). "Matty Yates: Striker joins Hibs from Rangers as Josh Doig and Innes Murray pen loan deals". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Dumbarton 0–0 Airdrieonians". airdriefc.com. Airdrieonians F.C. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Dundee vote in favour of SPFL proposals". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  8. ^ Elder, Matthew (7 September 2020). "Hibs youngster Innes Murray moves on loan to Championship side". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  9. ^ Wales, Peter (27 August 2021). "Hibs loanee makes immediate impact as Edinburgh City earn crucial win over Elgin". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Hibernian: Scott Allan, Alex Gogic, Drey Wright and Jamie Murphy among six exits". BBC Sport. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  11. ^ McGlade, Neil (16 June 2022). "FC Edinburgh chairman Jim Brown admits club still don't have a move-in date for redeveloped Meadowbank". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Welcome Innes Murray". Arbroath FC. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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