Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kenneth Murphy | ||
Date of birth | 19 June 1956 | ||
Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | midfield | ||
Youth career | |||
St Columba's Boys Club; Dundee Boys | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1973–1976 | Dundee United [1] | 1 | (0) |
1976–1977 | Forfar Athletic [2] | 0 | (0) |
Melbourne Knights | |||
1983–1987 | South Melbourne | 96 | (8) |
1989 | Footscray JUST | 22 | (1) |
International career | |||
1983–1987 | Australia | 15 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
1991–1992 | Melbourne Knights | ||
1996 | Melbourne Zebras | ||
1997 | Port Melbourne Sharks | ||
1997–2000 | Fawkner Blues | ||
2005–2006 | Altona Magic | ||
2006– | Kingston City | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Kenneth Murphy (born 19 June 1956, in Dundee) is a Scottish former footballer who played international football for Australia.
Murphy signed for Dundee United as a youngster and made one official appearance for the first team. Murphy moved on to Forfar Athletic before transferring to Melbourne CroatiaAustralia. Here, he also played for South Melbourne Hellas and Footscray JUST, also qualifying for the national team. Another Dundonian, Allan Boath, played for New Zealand under similar circumstances [3]
Murphy managed former club National League clubs Melbourne Knights FC from 1991 to 1992, Melbourne Zebras 1994 to 1995 and was assistant coach in 2005 at another former club, South Melbourne. He managed Altona Magic although he left after just over a year. In July 2006, two weeks after leaving Altona, he took over at Kingston City. [4]
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