Ian Muir (English footballer)

Not to be confused with Ian Muir (Scottish footballer).

Ian Muir
Personal information
Full name Ian James Muir
Date of birth (1963-05-05) 5 May 1963 (age 61)[1]
Place of birth Coventry,[1] England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1979–1980 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1983 Queens Park Rangers 2 (2)
1982 → Burnley (loan) 2 (1)
1983–1984 Birmingham City 1 (0)
1984–1985 Brighton & Hove Albion 4 (0)
1985 → Swindon Town (loan) 2 (0)
1985–1995 Tranmere Rovers 314 (142)
1995 Birmingham City 1 (0)
1995 Darlington 4 (1)
1996–1997 Sing Tao ? (9)
1997–1998 Happy Valley ? (1)
1998–2000 Nuneaton Borough
2000 Stratford Town
International career
1978 England Schoolboys[3] 4 (4)
1981 England U20[4] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ian James Muir[5] (born 5 May 1963) is an English former professional football striker who scored 146 goals from 330 appearances in the Football League playing for Queens Park Rangers, Burnley, Birmingham City, Brighton & Hove Albion, Swindon Town, Tranmere Rovers and Darlington.[6] He also played in the Hong Kong First Division League for Sing Tao[7] and Happy Valley,[8] before returning to non-league football in England with Nuneaton Borough and Stratford Town.[9] He is Tranmere's all-time record goalscorer, with 180 goals in all competitions.[10]

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  2. ^ Sewell, Albert, ed. (1996). News of the World Football Annual 1996–97. London: Invincible Press. p. 401. ISBN 978-0-00-218737-4.
  3. ^ "Match results schoolboys (under 15) 1970–1979". England Football Online. Chris Goodwin & Glen Isherwood. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Match results under 20 1981–2019". England Football Online. Chris Goodwin & Glen Isherwood. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  5. ^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  6. ^ "Ian Muir". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  7. ^ Chow, Aries (23 September 1996). "Muir makes magic start as Tigers sink claws into Golden". The Standard. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
    Passos, Edward (22 January 1997). "Paulic bids a five-goal farewell as Rangers rout Valley". The Standard. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  8. ^ Passos, Edward (23 November 1997). "Valley ready for Golden opportunity to close gap". The Standard. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
    Hui, Jessie; Woollard, Rob (29 May 1998). "Clubs continue cull of expats". The Standard. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  9. ^ Hilton, Nick (3 December 2008). "Record scorer Ian Muir still ready to talk a good game". Liverpool Daily Post. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
  10. ^ "Tranmere Rovers mural unveiled outside Prenton Park". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.