John Murphy (footballer, born 1886)

John Murphy

Personal information
Date of birth	1886 (1886)
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland [1]
Position	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1909	Shelbourne
1909–1910	Bradford City	6	(0)
1910–1912	Shelbourne
1912–1913	Luton Town	11	(2)
1913–191?	Shamrock Rovers
International career
1907–1910	Ireland League XI	2	(0)
1910	Ireland	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Murphy (born 1886; date of death unknown) was an Irish professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He earned three caps for Ireland in 1910. ^{[2] [1]}

Career

Murphy joined Bradford City from Shelbourne in May 1909. ^[3] He made 6 league appearances for the club. ^[4] He left the club in August 1912 to join Luton Town. ^[3] Murphy made 11 appearances and scored 2 goals during his time at Luton, ^[5] all of these coming in the league during the 1912–13 season. ^[6] He later played for Shamrock Rovers. ^[7]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Luton Town	1912–13 [6]	Southern League Division Two	11	2	0	0	11	2
Career total			11	2	0	0	11	2

Sources

• Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN   0-907969-38-0.
• Wash, Roger; Pitts, Simon (2014). Luton Town Football Club The Full Record. Roger Wash. ISBN   978-0-9560832-2-7.

References

1. John Murphy at National-Football-Teams.com
2. "John Murphy". Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats. 4 January 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
3. Frost, p. 403
4. Frost, p. 386
5. Wash & Pitts, p. 284
6. Wash & Pitts, p. 42
7. "Player search". The English National Football Archive. Retrieved 18 May 2019.

External links

• John Murphy at WorldFootball.net