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Danny Murphy 
Personal information Full name Daniel Ben Murphy[1] Date of birth 18 March 1977 Place of birth Chester, England Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [2] Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Fulham Number 13 Youth career Crewe Alexandra Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1993–1997 Crewe Alexandra 132 (27) 1997–2004 Liverpool 170 (25) 1998–1999 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 16 (1) 2004–2006 Charlton Athletic 56 (7) 2006–2007 Tottenham Hotspur 23 (2) 2007– Fulham 142 (17) National team‡ 1994–1995 England U18 6 (0) 1997 England U20 4 (3) 1997–2000 England U21 5 (0) 2001–2003 England 9 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:31, 23 October 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, 29 December 2008 (UTC)Daniel Ben "Danny" Murphy (born 18 March 1977) is an English footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Fulham, where he is also club captain. Murphy's previous clubs include Charlton Athletic and Liverpool. His career at Liverpool included a cup treble in 2001 (League Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Cup).[3]
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Club career
Early career
Born in Chester, Cheshire, Murphy started out as a trainee at Crewe Alexandra. Murphy has always praised the role of Crewe manager Dario Gradi in his footballing education. Gradi always rated the footballing brain of Murphy, and used to send him on scouting missions even as a trainee. Murphy scored on his debut for Crewe, coming off the bench as a 16 year old to score the winner in a 4–3 win against Preston North End. Murphy generally played as a deep-lying forward for Crewe, and quickly became a fans' favourite, scoring several spectacular long range and set piece goals. Whilst at Gresty Road, Murphy formed a prolific partnership with striker Dele Adebola.
Many top flight clubs had their eye on Murphy before his eventual move to Liverpool. Before he left, he helped Crewe get to the second flight of English football for the first time since the war, as Crewe finished 3rd in Division 2, before going on to defeat Brentford 1–0 at Wembley in the play-offs. Still regarded as a legend by the Crewe Alexandra fans, many talk about the possibility of Murphy coming back one day as manager.
Liverpool
Murphy in Liverpool kit during Jamie Carragher Testimonial Match (2010)
After signing for Liverpool in 1997, he did not break into the first team squad immediately and returned to Crewe for a successful period on loan, during which he helped save his old club from relegation. After the loan period ended, he looked set to be sold but he went on to become a first-team regular at Anfield.
Murphy's career at Liverpool included a unique cup treble in 2001 (where Liverpool won the League Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Cup), a Premier League second place finish in 2002 and a second League Cup in 2003. He developed an uncanny habit of scoring the deciding goal in 1–0 wins against Manchester United at Old Trafford, a feat he achieved three times in four seasons (2000–01,[4] 2001–02[5] and 2003–04).[6]
Charlton
Murphy signed for Charlton Athletic from Liverpool for £2.5m on a four-year contract in August 2004.[7] In his first season at Charlton, Murphy struggled to recapture the form that he had shown at Liverpool. However, in the first three months of the 2005–06 season he emerged as a viable option for England once more, and also won the September player of the month award, scoring several goals along the way.
Tottenham Hotspur
On 31 January 2006, Murphy was transferred to Tottenham Hotspur for £2 million.[8] He appeared only fleetingly in the remaining games of the season. Murphy scored his first Tottenham goal in the 2–1 defeat of Portsmouth on 1 October 2006 after only 39 seconds of the game.[9]
He scored his second goal for Tottenham when Jermain Defoe was injured in a pre-match warm-up against Newcastle United; manager Martin Jol brought Murphy into a 4–5–1 formation. Murphy scored with a scissors kick which hit Steven Taylor in the face, leaving keeper Shay Given to watch on as the ball went into the net.[10] After several months, the FA decided to take the goal away from Murphy and put it down as an own-goal for Taylor.
Fulham
Murphy signed for Fulham for an undisclosed amount on 31 August 2007.[11][12]
Since joining Fulham Murphy has become a regular starter and kept his place in the team throughout the season and has scored 6 goals in 43 matches. One goal, a rare header scored on 11 May 2008 for a 1–0 win away at Portsmouth ensured Fulham's Premier League survival at the expense of Birmingham and Reading; the goal coming as manager Roy Hodgson prepared to substitute Murphy.
Fulham manager Roy Hodgson gave Murphy the captain's armband for the 2008–09 season after he had been captain for most of Fulham's pre-season games.
Murphy scored his 100th career goal against Newcastle United on 9 November 2008.[13] On 21 March 2009, Murphy scored the first goal from the penalty spot against defending champions and league leaders Manchester United in a sensational 2–0 win at Craven Cottage. The penalty was awarded when Paul Scholes handled the ball, which also resulted in Scholes being sent off.
In 2009, Murphy began writing a twice-weekly blog for eurosport.yahoo.com, in which he gives insight into the Fulham dressing room and opinions on the current issues in football.
On 23 August 2009, Murphy injured himself while attempting an ambitious tackle on Ricardo Carvalho in a home game against Chelsea. This meant that he would miss a game for Fulham for the first time, against Aston Villa.
On 18 May 2010, Murphy captained Fulham to their first European final in Hamburg, in a campaign that saw them beat the likes of favourites Juventus, defending champions Shakhtar Donetsk, then German Bundesliga champions Wolfsburg and hosts Hamburg on their way to the final, which they lost to Atlético Madrid 2–1 after extra time.
International career
Murphy has been capped for England nine times and has scored one goal. He was set to play at the 2002 World Cup, but had to withdraw from the squad after he suffered a metatarsal injury similar to that which had affected England team mates David Beckham and Gary Neville in the run-up to the tournament.
Personal life
Murphy is married to actress Joanna Taylor, whom he met through mutual friend Andrew Beattie [14] After two failed IVF attempts, they have two children, Mya Eve Murphy, born on 15 August 2006 and a son, Ethan (born 2010). Danny also has a son, Ashleigh Daniel Murphy, born on 15 July 1996, from a previous relationship.
Danny also writes the 'secret player' column for FourFourTwo football magazine.
Career statistics
Club
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total 1993–94 Crewe Alexandra Third Division 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2 1994–95 Second Division 35 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 5 1995–96 42 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 10 1996–97 47* 10 4 3 2 0 0 0 53 13 1997–98 Liverpool Premier League 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 1998–99 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 1998–99 Crewe Alexandra (loan) First Division 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1 Crewe Alexandra Total 152 28 4 3 2 0 0 0 158 31 1999–00 Liverpool Premier League 23 3 2 0 2 3 0 0 27 6 2000–01 27 4 5 1 5 4 10 1 47 10 2001–02 36 6 2 0 1 0 15 2 54 8 2002–03 36 7 3 1 4 2 12 2 55 12 2003–04 31 5 2 1 2 2 7 0 42 8 Liverpool Total 170 25 15 3 16 11 45 5 246 44 2004–05 Charlton Athletic Premier League 38 3 3 1 2 1 0 0 43 5 2005–06 18 4 0 0 3 1 0 0 21 5 Charlton Athletic Total 56 7 3 1 5 2 0 0 64 10 2005–06 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 2006–07 12 2 1 0 3 0 3 0 19 2 Tottenham Hotspur Total 22 2 1 0 3 0 3 0 29 2 2007–08 Fulham Premier League 33 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 35 6 2008–09 38 5 5 1 1 1 0 0 44 7 2009–10 25 5 3 0 0 0 11 2 34 7 2010–11 37 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 42 2 2011–12 9 2 0 0 0 0 9 3 18 5 Fulham Total 142 17 12 4 4 1 20 5 173 27 Career total 542 78 36 11 30 16 68 10 676 116 - Includes 2 Play-off Matches
(Not including 2001/02 & 2002/03 Community Shield and 2001/02 European Super Cup Appearances)
- As of 17:28, 23 October 2011
2011-12 appearances includes match in Uefa Cup, away to Dnipro on 25/8/2011, which is currently not included on Soccerbase website.
Honours
Liverpool
Winner:
- FA Cup: (1) 2001
- Football League Cup: (2) 2001, 2003
- FA Community Shield: (1) 2001
- UEFA Cup: (1) 2001
- UEFA Super Cup: (1) 2001
Runner-up:
- FA Premier League: 2001-02
- FA Community Shield: 2002
Fulham
Runner-up:
- UEFA Europa League: 2010
Individual
- Premier League Player of the Month: November 2001, September 2005
References
- ^ "search births indexes 1837–2006". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.co.uk/birth-indexes-search-start.action?redef=0. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
- ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. http://www.premierleague.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,12306~5816,00.html. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/kids/history-of-lfc/2001-present
- ^ "Liverpool break United home rule". BBC. 17 December 2000. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1073623.stm. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ "Liverpool stun Man Utd". BBC. 22 January 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/1768397.stm. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ "Man Utd 0–1 Liverpool". BBC. 24 April 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3628565.stm. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ "Charlton secure Murphy deal". BBC Sport. 10 August 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/3552070.stm. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
- ^ "Tottenham clinch late Murphy deal". BBC Sport. 31 January 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/4668224.stm. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
- ^ Lyon, Sam (1 October 2006). "Tottenham 2–1 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/5373478.stm. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
- ^ Fletcher, Paul (23 December 2006). "Newcastle 3–1 Tottenham". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6185689.stm. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
- ^ "Murphy joins". Fulham FC. 31 August 2007. http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2007/August/MurphyJoins.aspx.
- ^ "Danny to Fulham". Tottenham Hotspur FC. 31 August 2007. http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/dannytofulham310807.html.
- ^ Lyon, Sam (9 November 2008). "Fulham 2–1 Newcastle". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7709047.stm.
- ^ "My Danny played a blinder ... as a loving dad and husband". London: The Sun. 12 May 2008. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1152657.ece. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
- ^ "Danny Murphy Career Stats". Soccerbase. 4 January 2011. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=5705. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
External links
- Danny Murphy career stats at Soccerbase
- FootballDatabase provides Danny Murphy's profile and stats
- Premier League profile
1996–97 Football League Second Division PFA Team of the Year GK: Kevin Miller · DF: Gary Parkinson · DF: Mike Flynn · DF: Steve Davis · DF: David Eyres · MF: Gareth Whalley · MF: Danny Murphy · MF: Bryan Hughes · MF: Chris Marsden · FW: Tony Thorpe · FW: Carl AsabaFulham F.C. – current squad 1 Schwarzer · 2 Kelly · 3 J. A. Riise · 4 Sidwell · 5 Hangeland · 6 Baird · 8 Johnson · 9 Sá · 10 Kasami · 11 Ruiz · 13 Murphy (c) · 14 Senderos · 15 Gecov · 16 Duff · 17 B. H. Riise · 18 Hughes · 20 Etuhu · 21 Frei · 22 Somogyi · 23 Dempsey · 25 Zamora · 26 Grygera · 28 Briggs · 29 Davies · 30 Dembélé · 32 Halliche · 34 Donegan · 37 Harris · 38 Etheridge · 39 Arthurworrey · 40 Smith · 41 Bettinelli · 42 Trotta · 43 Pritchard · Manager: Jol
Categories:- 1977 births
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