BOSS Chris Hughton has saluted the sacrifices made by Albion centurion and record post-War goal scorer Glenn Murray.

Murray, 35, notched his 100th goal for the club in the 1-0 win over Wolves at the Amex.

He has eclipsed Kit Napier's tally of 99 and become only the third player in the club's history to reach three figures.

Hughton told The Argus: "At his age, you have to make sacrifices in how you look after yourself and train. All the credit goes to him.

"We have to look after him at times. He has good and bad days. He can have days when his hold-up play is not as good as others but he is generally reliable, certainly with regard to being in the right place to score goals.

"But he wouldn't be in the team if he didn't give us a good all-round game."

Murray, re-signed from Bournemouth two years ago, scored his landmark goal a week after he was knocked unconscious and swallowed his tongue at Newcastle, in front of horrified family members.

Hughton said: "It's a wonderful moment for him and his family. He was desperate to come back here.

"From the moment we showed interest, it was clear he wanted it to happen. He wanted to play Premier League football and he is somebody who deserves everything he is getting. He works very hard."

Hughton says it is rare for somebody of Murray's age to still be performing at such a high level.

"Maybe Peter Crouch but it's hard to think of similar situations," he said.

"Glenn has been around. He had a good spell at Crystal Palace where they really liked him. He had a difficult period at Bournemouth because they use a different type of striker. He is a different type of No. 9 but scores goals."

Murray is now behind only Tommy Cook (123 goals) and record-holder Bert Stephens (174) in Albion's all-time rankings.