Glenn Murray

His first goal was a 59th-minute equaliser in their match with Barnet on 18 November, but Rochdale lost the match 3–2.

Murray made 31 league appearances in his first season with the club and scored 16 goals.

He made his debut four days later, coming on as a 61st-minute substitute for Nathan Elder during the 1–0 defeat away to Northampton Town.

He started Albion's next match, on 2 February at home to Crewe Alexandra, and scored two goals on his home debut in the 3–0 victory.

Glenn Murray (born 25 September 1983) is an English former professional footballer and football pundit who played as a striker.

His career spanned 19 years from 2002 until 2021.

Best known for his two spells with Brighton & Hove Albion, Murray also played for Workington Reds, Wilmington Hammerheads, Barrow, Carlisle United, Stockport County, Rochdale, Crystal Palace, Reading, AFC Bournemouth, Watford and Nottingham Forest.

Born in Maryport, Cumbria, Murray began his playing career playing for non-League side Workington Reds before joining American team Wilmington Hammerheads in 2004.

He spent one season with the North Carolina club playing 14 times and scoring three goals in the USL Professional League.

After his time in America he joined Barrow where he scored seven goals in seven games.

Murray then signed for Conference National side Carlisle United and was part of the Conference play-off-winning team in 2005 and League Two-winning side a season later where they also came runners-up in the Football League Trophy, with Murray coming on as a substitute.

Murray joined Stockport County on loan for two months and he returned to Carlisle after this loan deal,

He made his first start for Rochdale in their 7–1 defeat away at Lincoln City on 21 October 2006.

Rochdale manager Steve Parkin then signed Murray on loan until January 2007.

Murray made his first appearance for the 2007–08 season as a 53rd-minute substitute on the opening day in Rochdale's 3–0 loss away to Peterborough United.

His first start of the season came in their 2–2 home draw with Stoke City in the first round of the League Cup three days later on 14 August.

Murray scored his first goal of the season in a 1–1 home draw with Norwich City in the League Cup second round, and his first league goal of the season came in Rochdale's 4–3 victory away at Shrewsbury Town on 29 September.

He made 42 league appearances scoring 21 goals, giving him an average of one goal every two games in his Rochdale career.

Murray scored nine goals for Brighton during the 2007–08 season.

Murray had been linked with a transfer to League One team Brighton & Hove Albion throughout the January transfer window, and finally completed his move to the Withdean Stadium on 25 January 2008 for a reported £300,000.

Despite suffering several injuries during the 2008–09 season, Murray made 28 appearances and scored 12 goals.

In the team's 4–0 win over Barnet in the first round of the League Cup on 12 August 2008, he was sent off.

On 27 September, he netted twice in a 2–2 draw at Northampton Town; his second put the team ahead in added time before Adebayo Akinfenwa equalised.

A week later he scored twice in the opening seven minutes and finished with his first hat-trick for the team in a 3–3 draw with Cheltenham Town.

Murray then signed for the club on a contract until 2009, for an undisclosed fee.

On 17 October 2009, Murray won and converted a penalty for a consolation goal in a 2–1 defeat at Tranmere Rovers, but three minutes later was sent off for a second yellow card.

He scored four times in Brighton's 5–2 win away at Wycombe Wanderers on 28 December, a result which moved Brighton out of the relegation zone.

Murray's season ended on 24 April 2010 with Brighton's 2–1 win over Bristol Rovers to stay in the division; he was sent off ten minutes after coming on as a substitute for Chris Holroyd.

The 2010–11 season proved to be Murray's best season thus far at Brighton, scoring 22 goals and finishing runner-up to Craig Mackail-Smith as League One top scorer.

This included a hat-trick on 1 January 2011 in a 5–0 win over Leyton Orient.

On 20 May, the club confirmed that Murray had rejected their final offer of a new contract, so would be available on a free transfer when his contract expired.

On 24 May 2011, Murray signed a three-year contract with Crystal Palace, Brighton's main rivals.

Manager Dougie Freedman said that Murray was the type of player that his squad needed.

He made his debut – his first match in the Championship – in the starting eleven as Palace began the season with a 2–1 loss at Peterborough United on 6 August.

He scored his first goal 21 days later, the equaliser in a 1–1 draw against Blackpool at Selhurst Park.

He held the record for most goals scored in a Championship season with 30 goals in the 2012–13 season, until Ivan Toney scored 31 in the 2020–21 season for Brentford, which itself was surpassed by Aleksandar Mitrović who scored 43 in the 2021-22 season for Fulham.

He announced his retirement on 31 May 2021, after a short spell with Nottingham Forest.

Murray scored 217 goals in 624 appearances for 12 different clubs.

He played for 13 clubs overall, starting with local side Workington Reds.

Murray now works as a pundit.