Sean Dunphy

Infobox Football biography
playername = Sean Dunphy


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height = height|ft=6|in=3
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1970|11|5|df=y
cityofbirth = Maltby
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Retired
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position = Defender
youthyears = 1987-1989
youthclubs = Barnsley
years = 1989-1990
1990-1995
1993-1994
1994-1995
1994-1995
1994-1995
1994-1995
1996-2000
clubs =Barnsley
Lincoln City
→ Doncaster Rovers (loan)
→ Scarborough (loan)
Kettering Town
Gainsborough Trinity
→Halifax Town (dual-registration)
Stocksbridge Park Steels
caps(goals) = 06 (0)
53 (2)
01 (0)
10 (0)
01 (0)
04 (0)
02 (0)
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Sean Dunphy (born 5 November 1970) is a former English footballer. He played as a centre-back and made 70 appearances in the Football League, principally for Lincoln City.

League Career

Dunphy began his career with Barnsley before following manger Allan Clarke to Lincoln City in the summer of 1990. However, disaster struck Dunphy in a pre-season match against Leeds United when he was stretchered off with a serious knee injury. The injury would keep him out of action for almost two years and it was not until April 1992 that Dunphy made his debut for Lincoln. The 1992-1993 season saw Dunphy establish a regular berth at the heart of Lincoln's defence and he would go on to make 31 league appearances that season. The 1993-1994 season saw Lincoln, under the stewardship of new manager Keith Alexander, make a sticky start collecting just four points from the first six league games. Following the 1-0 home defeat to Mansfield Town on 11 September, 1993 Alexander transfer listed most of his squad and dropped a number of players, Dunphy amongst them, from the team. Dunphy soon linked up with Doncaster Rovers on loan, making a solitary league appearance against Bury on 16 October, 1993 before returning to Sincil Bank. He returned to the team towards the end of the season but found himself loaned out to Scarborough at the commencement of the 1994-1995 season.

Non-league Career

In February 1995 he joined the then GM Vauxhall Conference side Kettering Town where he made a single appearance before dropping down to the Unibond League and joining Gainsborough Trinity. After just two games he stepped back up to GM Vauxhall Conference joining Halifax Town where he made his debut in the 0-0 away draw with Bath City on 27 March, 1995. He was substituted at half-time in his next, and final, appearance and returned to Gainsborough Trinity for the remainder of the season.

At the beginning of the 1996-1997 season, Dunphy joined Stocksbridge Park Steels and enjoyed the most productive period of his career. He made a total of 139 appearances [cite web
url=http://www.parksteels.co.uk/all_time_appearances
title=All-time appearances for Stocksbridge Park Steels
publisher=www.parksteels.co.uk
accessdate=2008-08-15] for the Steels, scoring seven times [cite web
url=http://www.parksteels.co.uk/all_time_goalscorers
title=All-time goalscorers for Stocksbridge Park Steels
publisher=www.parksteels.co.uk
accessdate=2008-08-15] before moving on to Hallam.

In February 2008 he was appointed club coach at hometown club Maltby Main working under the newly appointed manager Robbie Barron. [cite web
url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=48590
title=Barron takes temporary charge
publisher=NonLeagueDaily.com
date=3 March, 2008
accessdate=2008-08-14] Barron succeeded in keeping Main in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division but resigned at the end of the season due to work commitments and it remains to be seen whether Dunphy followed him.

References

External Links

* [http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=dunp01 Lincoln City F.C. Official Archive Profile]
* [http://www.shaymenonline.org/sol2/players.php?section=profile&id=266 Halifax Town A.F.C. Profile]