Hugh Murray

Born:- Signed:- Debut:- First goal:- Total Appearances:- Total Goals:- Left Club:-

08-01-1979, Bellshill August 1994, from Wolves Boys Club 26-04-1997 V East Fife (Love Street) 1-0 07-02-1998 V Ayr United (Love Street) 3-0 468 18 to Partick Thistle May 2012

1993-94 Signs from Wolves B.C following a spell with Motherwell B.C As a 15 year old, is part of the Saints youth squad which finished 3rd in the Colmschgate youth tournament. He is described by Stewart Gilmour, then Executive Club member, now Saints Chairman, as being 'Hugely talented and certainly one to look out for in the future'. How right he was!!	The Colmschcate squad, May 1994. Hugh is 2nd from right in front row (Click to enlarge)
1994-95 Spends the season with Giffnock North, Saints U-18 team. Reserve team debut as sub v Morton at Cappielow on 13/04/1995.	Saints youth squad 1994-95 Hugh is 3rd from left, front row. (Click to enlarge)
1995-96 Plays regularly in the reserve side, and scores one goal. Played a major part in Saints winning the Reserve League West. Scotland U-16 caps v Finland + Iceland in Euro Championships.
1996-97 21 reserve starts, 3 sub appearances scoring 4 goals. Makes first team squad as unused sub v Morton 15th March. Top team debut V East Fife as sub on the 26th April. Further place on the bench v St.Johnstone on the 3rd May.	Signing first pro contract 1996-97 J.McGuire, S.McGarry, H.Murray, D.Milne	1st team appearances Starts Sub Unused Goal 0 1 2 0
1997-98 First top team start v Airdrieonians , 2nd August at Broomfield. First top team goal v Ayr United, 7th March at St.Mirren Park. Next goal in next game v Hamilton Academicals. 2/5/98 - Stirling Albion at Forthbank, scores the goal that secured Saints1st Division status. Named clubs Young Player of the Year (see below)	Forthbank 1998 Celebrating THAT goal	1st team appearances Starts Sub Unused Goal 30 1 1 3
1998-99 Becomes a permanent fixture in the top team, playing starting 30 matches		1st team appearances Starts Sub Unused Goal 30 2 0 0
1999-2000 Wins First Division Championship medal.  Two goals v Airdrie 4th September after being withdrawn from Scotland U-21 team v Bosnia. Scored a goal v Clydebank after playing keepy-uppy! 4 U-21 caps v Bosnia Herzogovina, France, Northern Ireland + Wales, all as a sub.	Scotland U-21 cap	1st team appearances Starts Sub Unused Goal 33 0 0 5
2000-01 100th first team start v Hibernian at Easter Road, 26th August 2000. Remains a regular in the team, but cannot prevent relegation back to Division 1		1st team appearances Starts Sub Unused Goal 26 2 0 1
2001-02 Plays in the team but can do nothing as they slip to the lower half of the First Division and fail to bounce back to the top flight as had been predicted.		1st team appearances Starts Sub Unused Goal 30 5 1 0
2002-03 Refuses to sign a new contract and leaves to have a trial with Mansfield Town. After two games, Hugh returns north to Queen of the South, but he fails to win a contract due to their need to sign a striker. On the 23rd of August, Hugh returns to St.Mirren Park and signs a one year deal. The following day he makes his 150th career start v Clyde at Broadwood.		1st team appearances Starts Sub Unused Goal 17 2 0 0
2003-04 Makes 200th appearance against Raith Rovers in March.		1st team appearances Starts Sub Unused Goal 29 3 1 2
2004-05 Hugh is one of the first inductees into St.Mirren’s Hall of Fame alongside Tony Fitzpatrick, Campbell Money and Ricky Gillies. (see below) He makes his 200th career start v Clyde at Broadwood on the 4th September 2004.		1st team appearances Starts Sub Unused Goal 34 2 1 2
2005-06 Wins another First Division Championship medal and a Bells Cup winner’s medal. Hugh makes his 250th career start for St.Mirren against Hamilton Academical on the 26th November 2005. Hugh achieves the accolade of being the only St.Mirren player to win three winners medals from national competitions.	First Division Champion Open top bus through Paisley	1st team appearances Starts Sub Unused Goal 35 4 1 2
2006-07 Back in the top flight, Hugh plays his part in keeping Saints in the SPL. He scores a great goal at Tannadice to set up a 2-0 victory which played a big part in survival.	Celebrating a goal V Dundee United Tannadice 5th May 2007	1st team appearances Starts Sub Unused Goal 32 1 0 1
2007-08 Appointed club captain, however, this appears to distract him from his normal game and he fails to maintain his consistant performances.		1st team appearances Starts Sub Unused Goal 30 3 2 0
2008-09 Released from the pressure of the captaincy, Hugh returns to his usual consistant performances and plays his part in a third succesful season in the SPL.		1st team appearances Starts Sub Unused Goal 34 3 5 0
2009-10 Scores two goals in a match against Motherwell at Greenhill Road on the 24th October. Plays in his 400th match for Saints against Hamilton Academical on the 31st October. Makes his 400th start inan end of season match at Falkirk and plays a major part in securing a draw which guaranteed Saints SPL status.		1st team appearances Starts Sub Unused Goal 41 1 1 2
2010-11 Misses part of the season after fracturing his jaw. Is subject of a bid from Dunfermline to take him to East End Park, but he refuses the offer. Breaks Tony Fitzpatricks record of 458 official competitive matches for the club, when he takes the field against Hamilton Academical on 2nd May. Unfortunately his match lasts just seven minutes as he is carried off with a bad knee injury.		1st team appearances Starts Sub Unused Goal 24 4 2 0
2011-12 Misses the start of the season with the knee injury, making his comeback as a sub against Rangers in the famous 2-1 win on Christmas Eve 2011. He made a further sub appearance against Inverness, before starting against Hibernian on the 3rd March. He was a sub against Hearts in the Scottish Cup quarter final at Tynecastle and played a big part in earning a replay for Saints. On the 17th March 2012 He made an appearance as sub in the league match against St Johnstone which was his 400th League appearance for the club. At the end of April it was announced that his contract would not be renewed for next season, ending an 18 year association with the club. Comes on as sub against Inverness on the 5th May for what was his final match for Saints. An emotional occasion all round.		1st team appearances Starts Sub Unused Goal 2 7 12 0

Through the top flight seasons with Panini