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David Irvine

Sir David Murray to disclose untold Rangers story in tell-all autobiography

Former Rangers owner David Murray will tell all on his time at the helm at Ibrox in a new autobiography.

The former Ibrox supremo will release Mettle: Tragedy, Courage and Titles late this year.

A publication date of 3 June, 2025 has been set with the book available for pre-order through Waterstones.

The autobiography promises to offer insight into the running of Rangers, winning nine league titles in a row, European campaigns, and working with ther lieks of Paul Gascoigne and Graeme Souness.

Murray will also reveal his major role in leading talks over taking Rangers and Celtic to the English football league pyramid and the sale of the club to Craig Whyte, with remarks on the chain of events leading to liquidation.

Also covered in the book will be Murray's role in business over a 50-year spell with a focus on how he overcame a horrific car accident to become a "towering figure".

At 24, Murray was involved in a car crash where he lost both his legs and his life was at risk.

Mettle will recount Murray's battle back to health from drifting in and out of consciousness in hospital to pulling through and becoming owner of Rangers.


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The book synopsis, on Waterstones, reads: "Sir David Murray's life story is a truly remarkable tale of never-say-die triumph over unimaginable adversity.

"For 50 years he has been a towering figure in Scottish business, sport and philanthropy. His family name is synonymous with steel but his rise to power owes as much to mettle as it does to metal.

"At the age of 24 he was involved in a horrific car crash in which he lost both of his legs. As his life hung in the balance, his days in hospital, drifting in and out of consciousness, were nightmare moments but ones that would define him.

"And in the aftermath, when he finally pulled through, he had stark choices to make.

"'I could fight or I could give up,' he said. 'Turn left or turn right.' David Murray almost always chose wisely and has never once shied away from big decisions.

"This is a man who thrived on the big stage, as the owner of Rangers Football Club during an unprecedented era of success. He won nine league titles in a row, oversaw some memorable European campaigns, all while rubbing shoulders with the likes of Paul Gascoigne, Graeme Souness and Sir Sean Connery.

"He led the talks on the Old Firm clubs joining the English football pyramid, while his sale of the club to Craig Whyte set off a chain of events that eventually saw the club liquidated.

"Now, for the first time, and in his own words, he is offering a deeply personal insight into his extraordinary life and how he courageously recovered from his accident and then went on to become such a successful entrepreneur.

"He also gives us his thoughts on the Old Firm rivalry, explains why Celtic Park wasn't the most hostile ground in Scotland for Rangers to visit... and describes how he beat world champion Stephen Hendry at snooker!"

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