John Murphy (footballer, born 1886)

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John Murphy
Personal information
Date of birth 1886
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland [1]
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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]

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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
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Luton Town 1912–13 [6] Southern League Division Two11200112
Career total11200112

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References

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