Roy Erskine, Andy Murray’s grandfather, has died as tributes flood in for the “lovely man”.
Andy Murray’s grandfather has sadly passed away at the age of 94 as tributes pour in for the “popular figure in Dunblane”. Judy Murray’s father, Roy Erskine, died last week according to his former club Stirling Albion, who issued a touching tribute to him.
Retired optician Roy was a promising tennis player as a youth. He went on to play professional football as a full back for Hibernian, Stirling Albion and Cowdenbeath. A touching tribute from Albion said: “Everyone at Stirling Albion was saddened to learn of the passing of former player, Roy Erskine, on the 19th of January 2026.
“Roy joined Albion from Troon Juniors in August 1954 and played with the club for two seasons before leaving for Cowdenbeath in In recent years, Roy had been a regular with his daughter Judy at club hospitality where he enjoyed speaking with supporters and chatting about his time at the club.
“He was particularly pleased to help celebrate the club’s League 2 championship win in 2022-23. A well-known and popular figure in Dunblane where he spent many years as an Optician, he will be sorely missed.”
Tributes poured in across social media from all those who knew him. June Campbell said: “Lovely man. Both him and his wife Shirley were regulars at Andy and Jamie’s tennis matches. Always up for a good chat. He’ll be missed by many.”
Kelly-Marie Wilson continued: “Sad news indeed. Always a pleasure to sit and chat to him when he was there. Thoughts with all of the family.”
Linda Aitchison wrote: “Oh I’m so sorry and sad to hear this. I loved our wee blethers. A lovely man. My thoughts are with Shirley and family.”
Ian Fleming added: “Such sad news, fond memories of Roy from back when he was my optician.”
The Record spoke with Roy in 2024 following Andy Murray’s retirement from tennis. His grandfather spoke about looking forward to seeing more of his famous grandson, wife Kim and four great-grandchildren at their home in Dunblane after he hung up his racket.
Both he and his wife Shirley have keenly followed Sir Andy Murray’s tournament-winning career for the last 20 years. He spoke to us after Andy brought the curtain down on a glittering career after losing in the quarter-finals of the men’s doubles at the Olympics in Paris in 2024.
He said: ”We have missed seeing both the boys because they have been so busy over the years. Hopefully Andy will have more time to come up and we will see a bit more of him.
“The final game wasn’t too emotional for us because it had been talked about for some time. We realised Andy was stopping after the Olympics. The family are all very proud of Andy and what he has achieved in that time.”
