John Murphy (born 18 October 1976) is an English former professional footballer who became a coach.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John James Murphy[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | St Helens, England[1] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1999 | Chester City | 103 | (20) |
| 1999–2006 | Blackpool | 229 | (83) |
| 2006–2007 | Macclesfield Town | 23 | (5) |
| 2007–2008 | Chester City | 39 | (9) |
| 2008–2009 | St Patrick's Athletic | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 395 | (117) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He had two spells with Chester City, having left first time round to join Blackpool in 1999. He came through the youth ranks with Chester and made his first-team debut in 1994–95. He remained with the club until the eve of the 1999–2000 season, when he moved up to Division Two by joining Blackpool, where he enjoyed a long and successful seven-year stint that included three victories at the Millennium Stadium. Two of these were winning Football League Trophy finals; he started and scored in both finals in 2002 and 2004.[2][3]
Murphy rejoined Chester from Cheshire neighbours Macclesfield Town, whom he joined from Blackpool in January 2007 after making a loan move permanent. On 6 January 2007, during his loan spell, Murphy scored Macclesfield's goal in their 6–1 FA Cup Third round defeat against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge to briefly bring the tie level.[4]
He rejoined Chester on 29 June 2007.[5] His first league game back at the club saw Murphy feature in the starting line-up in the goalless draw with Chesterfield on 11 August 2007, with his first two goals back at the club coming in a 4–0 demolition of Dagenham & Redbridge a fortnight later. Almost inevitably, he scored on his return to Macclesfield in a 2–1 win for Chester on 29 September 2007.
Murphy signed for St Patrick's Athletic on 31 July 2008 for an undisclosed fee. After an injury-plagued spell at the club, which restricted him to one substitute league appearance, he was released on 4 February 2009.[6]
In August 2011, Murphy became a coach at Blackpool.[7] He left the role, citing personal reasons, in June 2022.[8]
Honours edit
Blackpool
References edit
- ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
- ^ "Seasiders relish return to scene of past success". Independent. 25 March 2002. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "Blackpool 2-0 Southend". BBC. 21 March 2004. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ Lovejoy, Joe (7 January 2007). "Chelsea 6, Macclesfield 1". London: Times Online. Retrieved 31 December 2007.
- ^ "John Murphy Next for Chester City". Liverpool Echo. 29 June 2007. Retrieved 31 December 2007.
- ^ "ANDY HARAN SIGNS FOR ST PATS". stpatsfc.com, 4 February 2009.
- ^ "MURPHY BACK AT BLACKPOOL" Archived 5 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine – Blackpool F.C.'s official website, 9 August 2011
- ^ FC, Blackpool. "John Murphy Steps Down From Role For Personal Reasons". Blackpool FC. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ Fletcher, Paul (24 March 2002). "Blackpool lift LDV Vans Trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Blackpool 2–0 Southend". BBC Sport. 21 March 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
External links edit
- John Murphy at Soccerbase
