Peter Murphy (footballer, born 1990)

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Peter Murphy
Personal information
Full name Peter James Murphy [1]
Date of birth (1990-02-13) 13 February 1990 (age 34) [2]
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Youth career
2006–2008 Accrington Stanley
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2014 Accrington Stanley 155 (18)
2008 → Prescot Cables (loan) 6 (0)
2014–2015 Wycombe Wanderers 42 (7)
2015–2017 Morecambe 39 (4)
Total242(29)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter James Murphy (born 13 February 1990) is an English former professional footballer who played primarily as a midfielder but was also a capable defender.

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Career

Murphy joined Stanley as a 16-year-old. [3] Towards the end of the 2007–08 season, he spent a few weeks on loan at Northern Premier League club Prescot Cables to gain experience, and signed his first professional contract with Stanley on his return from loan, in April 2008. [4] [5] He made his debut for Stanley on 26 April, in the Football League Two clash with Wrexham which ended as a 3–1 win. He signed a new contract in May 2010 [6] and again in 2012. [1] He then signed for Wycombe Wanderers in 2014 on a free transfer. He opened the scoring for Wycombe on his debut, as they beat Newport County 2–0. [7]

He joined Morecambe on 8 June 2015. [8] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–2 loss against Cambridge United on 24 November 2015. [9]

At the end of the 2016–2017 season, Murphy announced his retirement from playing, aged 27, following a long-term injury. [10]

Career statistics

Source: [11]

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Accrington Stanley 2007–08 League Two 2000000020
Accrington Stanley 2008–09 League Two 3000101 [lower-alpha 1] 050
Accrington Stanley 2009–10 League Two 10020102 [lower-alpha 1] 0150
Accrington Stanley 2010–11 League Two 13000101 [lower-alpha 1] 0150
Accrington Stanley 2011–12 League Two 38400102 [lower-alpha 1] 0414
Accrington Stanley 2012–13 League Two 45530101 [lower-alpha 1] 0505
Accrington Stanley 2013–14 League Two 449102000479
Total1551860707017518
→ Prescot Cables (loan) 2007–08 NPL Premier Division 6000000060
Wycombe Wanderers 2014–15 League Two 42720102 [lower-alpha 2] 0477
Total427201020477
Morecambe 2015–16 League Two 7100001 [lower-alpha 1] 081
Morecambe 2016–17 League Two 32320004 [lower-alpha 1] 1384
Total394200051465
Career total242291008014127430
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in League Two play-offs


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References

  1. 1 2 "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/05/2012 and 31/05/2012" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  2. 1 2 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN   978-1-84596-474-0.
  3. ↑ "Player profile: Peter Murphy". Accrington Stanley F.C. Archived from the original on 24 January 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Cables on song with a stunner". Liverpool Echo. 3 March 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Race on for goals". Accrington Observer. 11 April 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Accrington Stanley offer new deals to 12". BBC Sport. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  7. ↑ "Newport County 0-2 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport.
  8. ↑ "Morecambe: Peter Murphy, Aaron Wildig and Adam Dugdale join". BBC. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Morecambe 2–4 Cambridge". BBC. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Murphy retires after Morecambe exit". BBC Sport.
  11. ↑ "Peter Murphy | Football Stats | No Club | Age 34 | 2007-2020 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com.


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