Born
Dundee
Murray McDowell
Biography
Murray was signed up by manager John Brownlie ahead of the 2002-03 season, the striker having spent the second half of the previous campaign with Berwick Rangers. He featured regularly in his first five months at Gayfield despite carrying an ankle injury for a prolonged period, before he requested to leave the club in early January 2003. His contract being terminated by mutual consent by the middle of the month and he would go on to return to former club Berwick Rangers for the second half of the campaign.
Statistics
- Apps
- 16 (5)
- Goals
- 4
- 7
- 1
- Goals/game
- 0.19
- Minutes
- 1281
- Seasons
- 1
| Season | Apps | Goals | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | 16 (5) | 4 | 7 | 1 |
Club spells
First Spell
Joined: 4 Jun 2002 · Left: 31 May 2003
Other clubs played for
Managers played under
| Manager | First appearance | Most recent appearance | Apps |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Brownlie | 3 Aug 2002 | 1 Jan 2003 | 16 (5) |
Timeline
Signed
First competitive appearance
Arbroath 0–3 Ross County· First Division · Gayfield
Having made the long journey south from Orkney on Thursday evening to Stonehaven, I had a day to recover prior to setting off for Gayfield to see my first competitive match of the new season. Passing near to Dingwall, on the road south, I recalled…
First competitive goal
Alloa Athletic 0–3 Arbroath· First Division · Recreation Park
Last goal
Arbroath 1–2 Queen of the South· First Division · Gayfield
Last appearance
Arbroath 2–3 St Johnstone· First Division · Gayfield
Recorded contract end
Appearances (21)
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2003 | Arbroath | 2–3 | St Johnstone | First Division2002-03 | L |
| 28 Dec 2002 | Ayr Utd | 4–0 | Arbroath | First Division2002-03 | L |
| 21 Dec 2002 | Arbroath | 2–1 | Ross County | First Division2002-03 | W |
| 14 Dec 2002 | Clyde | 3–0 | Arbroath | First Division2002-03 | L |
| 7 Dec 2002 | Falkirk | 2–1 | Arbroath | First Division2002-03 | L |
| 30 Nov 2002 | Arbroath | 1–2 | Queen of South | First Division2002-03 | L |
| 23 Nov 2002 | Arbroath | 1–2 | Inverness CT | First Division2002-03 | L |
| 9 Nov 2002 | St Johnstone | 2–0 | Arbroath | First Division2002-03 | L |
| 5 Nov 2002 | Arbroath | 1–1 | Ayr Utd | First Division2002-03 | D |
| 26 Oct 2002 | Arbroath | 0–1 | Alloa | First Division2002-03 | L |
| 5 Oct 2002 | Arbroath | 2–0 | Falkirk | First Division2002-03 | W |
| 28 Sep 2002 | Queen of South | 2–2 | Arbroath | First Division2002-03 | D |
| 21 Sep 2002 | Inverness CT | 5–0 | Arbroath | First Division2002-03 | L |
| 14 Sep 2002 | Arbroath | 2–2 | St Mirren | First Division2002-03 | D |
| 7 Sep 2002 | Berwick Rangers | 4–2 | Arbroath | Scottish League Cup2002-03 | L |
| 31 Aug 2002 | Ayr Utd | 1–0 | Arbroath | First Division2002-03 | L |
| 24 Aug 2002 | Arbroath | 0–1 | St Johnstone | First Division2002-03 | L |
| 17 Aug 2002 | Arbroath | 1–1 | Clyde | First Division2002-03 | D |
| 10 Aug 2002 | Alloa | 0–3 | Arbroath | First Division2002-03 | W |
| 6 Aug 2002 | Arbroath | 0–2 | Forfar | Scottish Challenge Cup2002-03 | L |
| 3 Aug 2002 | Arbroath | 0–3 | Ross County | First Division2002-03 | L |
Goals scored (4)
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Result | Minute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2002 | Arbroath | 1–2 | Queen of South | First Division2002-03 | L | 62′ |
| 5 Nov 2002 | Arbroath | 1–1 | Ayr Utd | First Division2002-03 | D | 72′ (pen.) |
| 17 Aug 2002 | Arbroath | 1–1 | Clyde | First Division2002-03 | D | 74′ (pen.) |
| 10 Aug 2002 | Alloa | 0–3 | Arbroath | First Division2002-03 | W | 23′ |