John Murphy (footballer, born 1886)

Irish footballer

John MurphyPersonal 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|  |
International career
1907–1910|  Ireland League XI|  2|  (0)
1910|  Ireland|  3|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Murphy (born 1886; date of death unknown) was an Irish professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He earned three caps for Ireland in 1910.[2][1]

## Career

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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

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | FA Cup | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Luton Town | 1912–13[6] | Southern League Division Two  | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2
Career total  | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2

## Sources

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* 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

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

## External links

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* John Murphy at WorldFootball.net

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