Keiran Murtagh

Keiran Zac Murtagh (born 29 October 1988) is a footballer who plays for Boreham Wood. He also represents Antigua and Barbuda at international level.

Keiran Murtagh
Personal information
Full name Keiran Zac Murtagh[1]
Date of birth (1988-10-29) 29 October 1988[2]
Place of birth Wapping, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Boreham Wood
Number 10
Youth career
2004–2007 Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Fisher Athletic 23 (6)
2008–2010 Yeovil Town 54 (8)
2010–2011 Wycombe Wanderers 9 (1)
2011 → Woking (loan) 12 (4)
2011–2012 Cambridge United 7 (1)
2011–2012 → Woking (loan) 19 (4)
2012–2013 Macclesfield Town 37 (9)
2013–2014 Mansfield Town 3 (0)
2013–2014 → Woking (loan) 21 (8)
2014–2017 Woking 109 (26)
2017– Boreham Wood 118 (20)
National team‡
2005 Republic of Ireland U17
2010–2016 Antigua and Barbuda 22 (14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:49, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:50, 23 June 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Murtagh joined Conference South side Fisher Athletic in November 2007, in his only season at the London club in a season where he made 21 appearances and scored one goal. He was made Fisher's young player of the year for the 2007–08 season. Murtagh was much sought-after at the end of 2007–08, having impressed many with his performances for Fisher Athletic.

Even though he had trials for Premier League and Championship clubs, Fulham and Nottingham Forest respectively, he signed for League One club Yeovil.[3] After being tracked he was finally signed on a two-year contract, on 12 June 2008. He made his debut for Yeovil Town as a substitute in the 1–1 home draw against Walsall, on 9 August 2008.[4] In his first season with Yeovil he made 26 appearances.

Murtagh scored his first goal, with a thirty-yard strike, against Huddersfield in a 2–1 defeat 29 August 2009.[5] He was offered a new contract on 13 May 2010, but rejected it in favour of a move to Wycombe Wanderers where he signed a one-year contract.[6]

On 31 January 2011, Murtagh signed a one-month loan deal with Conference South club Woking, subsequently extended for a further month.[7][8] He was recalled to his parent club on 23 March to provide cover in their midfield.

On 10 June 2011, Murtagh signed a two-year deal with Conference National side Cambridge United.[9]

On 29 December 2011, it was announced that Murtagh would join former club Woking on loan until the end of the season.[10]

After leaving Cambridge United, Murtagh spent the 2012–13 season at Macclesfield Town before moving on to play for League two side Mansfield Town. However, he was unable to make regular appearance in the starting lineup and midway through the 2013–14 season, came back down to Woking on loan for a third spell.

Once his contract ended at Mansfield Town, Murtagh signed a permanent contract with The Cards for the 2014–15 season.

On 9 June 2017, he signed for Boreham Wood on a two-year deal.[11]

International career

Murtagh represented the Republic of Ireland U17 side while playing for Charlton Athletic.[12]

On 25 November 2010, Murtagh was called up to the Antigua and Barbuda squad for the 2010 Caribbean Championship. He made his debut in the 3–1 defeat against Jamaica on 27 November.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 9 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fisher Athletic 2007–08[14] Conference South 26100—2[lower-alpha 1]0281
Yeovil Town 2008–09[15] League One 26010201[lower-alpha 2]0300
2009–10[16] League One 27310001[lower-alpha 2]0293
Yeovil Town Total 533202020593
Wycombe Wanderers 2010–11[17] League Two 7000102[lower-alpha 2]0100
Woking (loan) 2010–11[18] Conference South 12500—1[lower-alpha 3]0135
Cambridge United 2011–12[18] Conference Premier 7010—1[lower-alpha 3]090
Woking (loan) 2011–12[18][19] Conference South 192——4[lower-alpha 4]0232
Macclesfield Town 2012–13[18] Conference Premier 39260—00452
Mansfield Town 2013–14[20] League Two 3000001[lower-alpha 2]040
Woking (loan) 2013–14[20][21] Conference Premier 21300—5[lower-alpha 5]0263
Woking 2014–15[22][23] Conference Premier 34010—6[lower-alpha 6]0410
2015–16[24][25] National League 38410—7[lower-alpha 7]2466
2016–17[26][27] National League 40330—2[lower-alpha 8]0453
Woking Total 1641750—25219419
Boreham Wood 2017–18[28][18] National League 44130—6[lower-alpha 9]1532
2018–19[29][18] National League 43830—3[lower-alpha 10]0498
2019–20[30][18] National League 31110—3[lower-alpha 11]0351
2020–21[31][18] National League 7120—0091
Boreham Wood Total 1251190—12114612
Career total 424342303045349537
  1. Appearances in Conference South play-offs
  2. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  3. Appearance in FA Trophy
  4. Appearances in Surrey Senior Cup
  5. Two appearances in FA Trophy, three appearances in Surrey Senior Cup
  6. Five appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Surrey Senior Cup
  7. Four appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, three appearances in Surrey Senior Cup
  8. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Surrey Senior Cup
  9. Three appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, three appearances in National League play-offs
  10. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup
  11. One appearance in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League play-offs

International
As of match played 7 June 2016[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Antigua and Barbuda national team 201020
201131
201250
201493
201510
201621
Total225

International goals
As of match played 7 June 2016. Antigua and Barbuda score listed first, score column indicates score after each Murtagh goal.[13]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 October 2011Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda4 U.S. Virgin Islands10–010–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 3 September 2014Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda11 Anguilla2–06–02014 Caribbean Cup qualification
3 6–0
4 8 October 2014Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad & Tobago14 Saint Lucia1–12–12014 Caribbean Cup qualification
5 7 June 2016Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda21 Grenada3–15–12017 Caribbean Cup qualification

References
  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/05/2011 and 31/05/2011" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  2. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  3. "Yeovil agree deal to sign Murtagh". BBC Sport. 12 June 2008.
  4. "Yeovil 1–1 Walsall". BBC Sport. 9 August 2008.
  5. "Huddersfield 2–1 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 29 August 2009.
  6. "Wycombe sign Yeovil Town midfielder Kieran Murtagh". BBC Sport. 30 June 2010.
  7. "Loanee Kieran Murtagh targets games at Woking". BBC Sport. 3 February 2011.
  8. "Murtagh stays with Woking". Wycombe Wanderers FC. 1 March 2011. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012.
  9. "Cambridge United sign midfielder Kieran Murtagh". BBC Sport. 10 June 2011.
  10. "Welcome back Keiran!". Woking F.C. 29 December 2011.
  11. "Boreham Wood sign Keiran Murtagh and Dean Wells". BBC Sport. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  12. "U17 Squad for France Announced". Republic of Ireland Supporter Club. May 2005.
  13. "Murtagh, Keiran". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  14. "Blue Square South Guide – Fisher Athletic". confsouth.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
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