David Muir (footballer, born 1988)

David Muir
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-03-06) March 6, 1988
Place of birth Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Dunfermline Athletic 0 (0)
2008–2013 East Fife 133 (14)
2013 Toronto Lynx 8 (0)
2013–2015 SC Waterloo Region
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Muir (born March 6, 1988) is a former footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Scotland

Muir was a product of the Dunfermline Athletic youth system and secured a contract with the senior team in 2006.[1][2]

After failing to break into the senior team, he began his professional career in 2007 with his local club, East Fife, in the Scottish Second Division.[3] The following season, Muir re-signed with East Fife and made 36 appearances with 5 goals.[4][5] In his second Scottish Challenge Cup, he helped the club reach the quarterfinal round, and they were eliminated by Queen of the South.[6] Fife re-signed Muir for the 2011-12 season.[7] In the 2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup, East Fife once again made the quarterfinal round, this time being eliminated by First Division side Falkirk.[8] Muir had a notable run with East Fife this time in the 2011–12 Scottish League Cup, where they reached the quarterfinals and were defeated by Premier League side Kilmarnock.[9][4]

Muir returned for his final campaign with Fife for the 2012-13 season and served as the team captain.[10][11][12] East Fife would finish the season in the relegation zone, and as a result, participated in the Second Division playoffs.[13] In the preliminary round of the relegation playoffs, he scored the equalizing goal against Berwick Rangers.[14] After winning the series against Berwick, Fife advanced to the finals, where Muir scored the winning goal against Peterhead that avoided relegation for Fife.[15][16][17] In his final league cup tournament, he started against Rangers, where East Fife was eliminated in the opening round.[18][4] Throughout his five-year tenure with East Fife, he also appeared in five editions of the Scottish Cup, where in total he appeared in 8 matches and recorded 1 goal.[4]

Canada

After avoiding relegation with East Fife, he left the club to play in the USL Premier Development League with the Canadian side Toronto Lynx.[10][19] In his debut season with Toronto, he appeared in 8 matches.[20] Muir would play the remainder of the 2013 season with SC Waterloo Region in the Canadian Soccer League.[21] He assisted Waterloo in securing a postseason berth by finishing fifth in the league's first division.[22] In the opening round of the post-season, Waterloo eliminated Brampton City United.[23] Their opponents in the following round were Toronto Croatia, and they defeated them to advance to the championship final.[22] Waterloo would defeat Kingston FC to secure the championship.[24]

His final season with Waterloo was in 2015.[25] In the playoff quarterfinal round, Waterloo defeated Toronto Atomic.[26] Waterloo qualified for the championship final by eliminating the Serbian White Eagles.[27] In the finals, they were defeated by Toronto Croatia.[28]

Career statistics

Club Season League Challenge Cup Domestic Cup League Cup Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
East Fife F.C. 2008–09 Scottish Football League Second Division 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
2009–10 36 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 39 6
2010–11 35 4 3 0 2 0 1 0 41 4
2011–12 31 4 3 0 2 0 3 0 39 4
2012–13 30 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 34 2
Career totals 133 14 9 0 8 1 6 1 156 16

Honors

SC Waterloo Region

References

  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Dunfermline Athletic - 2006/07". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Reserves Draw 2-2 with Dunfermline". Dundee United Football Club. 27 September 2005. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  3. ^ "David Muir | Football Stats". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d "David Muir - soccerway.com". ca.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Stenhousemuir 1-1 East Fife". BBC Sport. 15 August 2008. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Queen of the South 5 - 0 East Fife : Saturday, 4th September 2010". www.scottishfootballleague.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  7. ^ "East Fife vs Dumbarton preview - Muir the merrier for Robbo". news.7msport.com. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  8. ^ "East Fife 1-4 Falkirk". BBC Sport. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  9. ^ "Kilmarnock 2-0 East Fife". BBC Sport. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  10. ^ a b "Muir ends time at East Fife". spfl.co.uk. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  11. ^ "East Fife vs Ayr Utd. preview - Muir missing for Fifers". news.7msport.com. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Muir misses out". news.7msport.com. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  13. ^ Peterjon (15 April 2017). "East Fife - Four trophy wins for the Fifers of Bayview Stadium". LiberoGuide. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  14. ^ "Berwick Rangers 1 - 1 East Fife". www.scottishfootballleague.com. 8 May 2013. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  15. ^ "Muir settles play-off for East Fife". news.7msport.com. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  16. ^ "The best (and worst) of the past decade for East Fife FC". Fife Today. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  17. ^ "Peterhead 0-1 East Fife (agg 0-1)". BBC Sport. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  18. ^ "Rangers 4-0 East Fife". BBC Sport. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  19. ^ "Episode 5 – Glory Days of Gold (The Minging Kettle with special guest Dave Muir)". AFTN. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  20. ^ "David Muir | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  21. ^ "2013 SC Waterloo roster". www.scwaterloo.ca. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  22. ^ a b c Bryson, Mark (1 November 2013). "SC Waterloo seeks double championship: Local squad's 'B' team faces Toronto Croatia reserves for the CSL second division title". Waterloo Region Record. pp. C10.
  23. ^ "SC Waterloo advance to semifinals". Waterloo Region Record. 15 October 2013.
  24. ^ "SC Waterloo grabs CSL title". Waterloo Region Record. 4 November 2013.
  25. ^ "2015 SC Waterloo Region roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  26. ^ Adamson, Stan (12 October 2015). "Top Four Advance to Semifinals for CSL Championship.....2nd Division quarterfinals also decided". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  27. ^ Adamson, Stan (18 October 2015). "Waterloo in CSL Final with 3-2 Victory.....First half deficit too much for Serbian White Eagles". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  28. ^ a b "Toronto Croatia captures 10th CSL title". Mississauga News. 29 October 2015.
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