John Murphy (Scottish footballer)

Scottish footballer

John MurphyPersonal information

Date of birth|  (1935-03-11) 11 March 1935 (age 87)[1]
Place of birth|  Hill of Beath, Scotland[1]
Position(s)|  Left half
Youth career
|  Cowdenbeath Royals
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1950–1959|  Cowdenbeath|  92|  (19)
|  → Kelty Rangers (loan)|  |
|  → Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (loan)|  |
|  → Crossgates Primrose (loan)|  |
1959–1967|  Queen of the South|  202|  (127)
|  Raith Rovers|  |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Murphy (born 11 March 1935), sometimes known as Basher Murphy, was a Scottish footballer who made over 290 appearances in the Scottish League for Queen of the South and Cowdenbeath as a left half.[2][3][4] He also played ice hockey for Dunfermline Royals.[1]

## Personal life[edit]

Murphy served his National Service in the RAF and was stationed at RAF Padgate and in the Netherlands.[1] While in the Netherlands, he trained with Sparta Rotterdam, but was unable to secure a work permit to play.[1] After his retirement from football, Murphy worked as a joiner and at Andrew's Antennas in Lochgelly.[1]

## Honours[edit]

* Cowdenbeath Hall of Fame[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f Stark, Jim. "'Basher' simply wanted to win!". Central Fife Times. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
2. ^ a b "John Murphy". Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
3. ^ Hosie, Rab. "Scottish League appearance records – M". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 2 July 2018.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
4. ^ "A – Z of Queen of the South". Official Queen of the South Site. Retrieved 8 December 2021.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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Players|

* Adamson
* H. Allan
* R. Allan
* Archibald
* Armstrong
* R. Birrell
* W. Birrell
* Bostock
* G. Brown
* J. Brown
* Buchanan
* Buckley
* Burns
* Cairns
* Callaghan
* Cowan
* Curle
* Devlin
* Dickson
* Drummond
* Dryburgh
* Edwards
* Falconer
* Frame
* Geddes
* Gildea
* Gilfillan
* Glancy
* Gomis
* Grant
* Hamill
* Hay
* Hemmings
* Henderson
* Hendren
* Hughes
* Jack
* Jones
* Jordan
* Kinnell
* Laing
* Lancaster
* Law
* Leonard
* Liddle
* Lindsay
* Mackenzie
* Malone
* Mbu
* McArthur
* McDowell
* McGarr
* McGlashan
* McGregor
* McLauchlan
* Menzies
* Mercer
* Middleton
* Mowbray
* Murphy
* Murray
* Paatelainen
* J. Paterson
* W. Paterson
* Philp
* Ja. Pollock
* Jo. Pollock
* Pullar
* Quinn
* Rankin
* Rankine
* Reid
* Renfrew
* Ritchie
* J. Robertson
* P. Robertson
* Ross
* R. Russell
* T. Russell
* Smith
* Steele
* G. Stewart
* W. Stewart
* Tait
* Taylor
* Turnbull
* Venters
* Walker
* Wall
* Walls
* Ward
* Wilson
* Winter
* Wright
* Yardley

Managers|

* Duncan
* Harrow
* Levein
* Matthew
* Rolland

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