Barry Murphy (footballer, born 1959)

Barry Murphy (born 1 April 1959 in Dublin) was an Irish soccer player during the 1980s. He earned 1 cap under Jack Charlton for the Irish national team.[1][2]

Barry Murphy
Personal information
Full name Barry Murphy
Date of birth (1959-04-01) 1 April 1959)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 12 in)
Position(s) Centre-half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1981 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. 93 (0)
1981–1988 Bohemians 148 (7)
1988–1991 Shamrock Rovers 91 (2)
1991–1993 Kilkenny City 50 (2)
1993–1997 Athlone Town 85 (1)
National team
1986 Republic of Ireland 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He represented St Patrick's Athletic, Bohemians, Shamrock Rovers F.C., Kilkenny City and Athlone Town during his career in the League of Ireland. He signed for the Gypsies in 1981/82 from St. Pats and made his debut against Sligo Rovers in September 1981. He captained Bohs in 1986/87 and made 148 league appearances (7 goals)[3] and 6 European appearances for the club before signing for Rovers at the beginning of the 1988/89 season. Murphy scored 2 goals in 91 appearances for the Hoops.

Honours

References

  1. "Statistics: Republic of Ireland". SoccerScene.ie. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  2. Barry Murphy at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. Bohemian FC match programme, Vol. 42, No. 3
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