John Murphy (footballer, born 1886)

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]

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

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Luton Town 1912–13[6] Southern League Division Two 11200112
Career total 11200112

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


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