Barry Murphy (footballer, born 1959)

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Barry Murphy
Personal information
Full name Barry Murphy
Date of birth (1959-04-01) 1 April 1959 (age 65))
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Position(s) Centre-half
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1977–1981 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. 93 (0)
1981–1988 Bohemians 148 (7)
1988–1991 Shamrock Rovers 91 (2)
1991–1993 Kilkenny City 50 (2)
1993–1997 Athlone Town 85 (1)
International career
1986 Republic of Ireland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Barry Murphy (born 1 April 1959 in Dublin) was an Irish soccer player during the 1980s. He earned 1 cap under Jack Charlton for the Irish national team. [1] [2]

He represented St Patrick's Athletic, Bohemians, Shamrock Rovers F.C., Kilkenny City and Athlone Town during his career in the League of Ireland. He signed for the Gypsies in 1981/82 from St. Pats and made his debut against Sligo Rovers in September 1981. He captained Bohs in 1986/87 and made 148 league appearances (7 goals) [3] and 6 European appearances for the club before signing for Rovers at the beginning of the 1988/89 season. Murphy scored 2 goals in 91 appearances for the Hoops.

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References

  1. "Statistics: Republic of Ireland". SoccerScene.ie. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  2. Barry Murphy at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. Bohemian FC match programme, Vol. 42, No. 3