Bobby Murdoch

Bobby Murdoch
Murdoch (left) shaking hands with Roberto Perfumo prior to the second match of the 1967 Intercontinental Cup
Personal information
Full name Robert White Murdoch[1]
Date of birth 17 August 1944
Place of birth Rutherglen, Scotland
Date of death 15 May 2001(2001-05-15) (aged 56)
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1973 Celtic 291 (61)
1959–1961Cambuslang Rangers (loan)
1973–1976 Middlesbrough 95 (6)
Total 386 (67)
International career
1964[2] Scotland U23 1 (0)
1965–1969 Scotland 12 (6)
1965–1969 Scottish League XI 5 (0)
Managerial career
1981–1982 Middlesbrough
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert White Murdoch (17 August 1944 – 15 May 2001) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played as a midfielder for Celtic, Middlesbrough and Scotland. Murdoch was one of the Lisbon Lions, the Celtic team who won the European Cup in 1967. He later also managed Middlesbrough.

  1. ^ "Bobby Murdoch". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Scotland U23 profile". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 27 April 2017.