Frederick Anthony "Fred" Murray (born 22 May 1982 in Clonmel, County Tipperary) is an Irish footballer currently playing for Luton Town on loan from Grays Athletic.

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Murray began his career as a trainee at Premier League side Blackburn Rovers, though he never made a first-team appearance. An initial loan period at Second Division club Cambridge United was turned permanent in March 2002, as the U's signed Murray on a free transfer from Blackburn.^[1] Murray's three seasons at the club, in which he made over 100 appearances, saw Cambridge relegated to the Third Division.

He signed a three-year contract for League Two side Northampton Town for an undisclosed fee in July 2004^[2], but his tenure at the club was blighted by serious injuries, including an infected Achilles tendon.^[3][4] In both the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, Murray did not play a single minute of football. He was released in May 2007, but was invited to still train with the club.^[4]

After an unsuccessful trial with Leyton Orient^[5], Murray joined Conference National side Stafford Rangers on 28 August 2007^[6], making his debut in a 2–1 defeat at Oxford United. He then joined Peter Taylor's Stevenage Borough team on a short-term contract in the January 2008 transfer window^[7], and narrowly missed out on a place in the Conference play-offs. After his release from Stevenage, he trained with League Two side Exeter City before signing for them, once more on a short-term deal.^[8] He left Exeter on 8 May 2009, after just 6 appearances for the club.^[9]

At the start of the 2009–10 season, Murray signed for Grays Athletic along with eight other players.^[10] After a change in management at Grays, Murray left the club less than a week after joining them, signing for Luton Town on a six-month loan deal on 11 August 2009.^[11] He made his debut for Luton on the same day, in a 4–1 home victory over Manfield Town.

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[edit] External links

• Fred Murray career stats at Soccerbase