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*
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
National team
1907–1910 Ireland League XI 2 (0)
1910 Ireland 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

John Murphy (born 1886) 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. ^ a b John Murphy at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "John Murphy". Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats. 4 January 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b Frost, p. 403
  4. ^ Frost, p. 386
  5. ^ Wash & Pitts, p. 284
  6. ^ a b Wash & Pitts, p. 42
  7. ^ "Player search". The English National Football Archive. Retrieved 18 May 2019.

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