Basher Murphy

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John Murphy
Personal information
Date of birth (1935-03-11) 11 March 1935 (age 90) [1]
Place of birth Hill of Beath, Scotland [1]
Position(s) Left half
Youth career
Cowdenbeath Royals
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1950–1959 Cowdenbeath 92 (19)
→ Kelty Rangers (loan)
→ Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (loan)
→ Crossgates Primrose (loan)
1959–1967 Queen of the South 202 (127)
Raith Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Murphy (born 11 March 1935) is a Scottish former footballer who made over 290 appearances in the Scottish League for Queen of the South and Cowdenbeath as a left half. [2] [3] [4] He also played ice hockey for Dunfermline Royals. [1]

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Personal life

Murphy served his National Service in the RAF and was stationed at RAF Padgate and in the Netherlands. [1] While in the Netherlands, he trained with Sparta Rotterdam, but was unable to secure a work permit to play. [1] After his retirement from football, Murphy worked as a joiner and at Andrew's Antennas in Lochgelly. [1]

Honours

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Stark, Jim. "'Basher' simply wanted to win!". Central Fife Times. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 "John Murphy". Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Hosie, Rab. "Scottish League appearance records – M". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "A – Z of Queen of the South". Official Queen of the South Site. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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