John Murphy (footballer, born 1896)
John Murphy (1896 – November 1921) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward.[2] He established himself at Hamilton Academical,[1] playing regularly for Accies through the World War I years (unlike most competitions, the Scottish Football League's top division continued to operate in an official capacity) and winning a Lanarkshire Cup in 1920 just before moving to England with Bury.[3][4] A year later he signed for Rotherham County, but died from tuberculosis in November 1921.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1896 | ||
| Place of birth | Airdrie, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | November 1921 (aged 24–25) | ||
| Place of death | South Yorkshire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Airdrie Shamrock | ||
| – | Ashfield | ||
| – | Croy Celtic | ||
| 1916–1920 | Hamilton Academical | 89 | (23) |
| 1918 | → Airdrieonians (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1920–1921 | Bury | 21 | (5) |
| 1921 | Rotherham County | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
References
- Murphy John (1916), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - Murphy John Image 1 Hamilton Academical 1920, Vintage Footballers
- On This Day...11th December, Bury FC, 11 December 2018
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