- Danny Murphy (footballer born 1982)
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Danny Murphy Personal information Date of birth 4 December 1982 Place of birth Bermondsey, England Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Playing position Left back Club information Current club Cork City Number 3 Youth career 1994–1997 West Ham United 1997–2000 Queens Park Rangers Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2000–2003 Queens Park Rangers 23 (0) 2003 Swindon Town 0 (0) 2003–2004 Margate 12 (0) 2004–2006 Cork City 83 (1) 2007–2008 Motherwell 15 (1) 2007–2008 → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 12 (0) 2008–2009 Cork City 60 (2) 2010 Shamrock Rovers 26 (0) 2011– Cork City 8 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Daniel Thomas "Danny" Murphy (born 4 December 1982) is an English-born Irish football who plays as a defender for Cork City.
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Career
In England
Murphy, a left full back, previously played for Queens Park Rangers, Swindon Town, and Margate.
Queens Park Rangers
Murphy started his youth career at West Ham United before moving across london to sign yts forms with Queens Park Rangers. After some fine performances amongst the youth and reserve sides Murphy was rewarded with a two year profesional contract upon his 17th birthday. Danny was handed his debut in a 3-2 win against Chesterfield under manager Ian Holloway and went onto make 24 league and cup appearances over the following two seasons.
Swindon Town and Margate
Upon Murphy's release from QPR he agreed to join Swindon Town after a successful pre-season trial. Although the deal was in place, the move failed to be finalised due to financial problems at the Wiltshire based club. Dropping out of the football league, Murphy then joined conference side Margate in the fifth tier of English football. Although becoming first choice left back, Danny decided to join Cork City after only 12 games at the club.
Cork City
He signed for Cork City in 2004 and made his League of Ireland debut on the opening day [1]. He helped them win the League of Ireland title in 2005. He became a fan favourite at Turners Cross and earned him the sobriquet The Cockney Rebel.
Motherwell
Murphy joined Motherwell on 1 January 2006 when his contract at Cork expired,[1] making his debut as a substitute in the Steelmen's 1-0 defeat by Rangers the following day.[2]
Dunfermline Athletic
By November 2007, Murphy had fallen out-of-favour under new manager Mark McGhee and he was loaned to First Division side Dunfermline Athletic until January.[3] After some good form with the Pars, new manager Jim McIntyre decided to extend Murphy's loan deal to the end of January.[4]
Return to Cork
On Monday 25 February 2008 Danny Murphy returned to Ireland, re-signing with Cork City under new manager Alan Mathews. He was released in 2010 as a result of the club's financial difficulties.
Shamrock Rovers
Murphy signed for Shamrock Rovers in February 2010 on a two year contract.[5] He won his second League of Ireland Premier Division title while at the club, while finishing as runner-up in the FAI Cup. Murphy's contract was mutually terminated in December 2010 so he could return south to be near his family.[6]
Cork City
Danny rejoined Cork City in December 2010.[7][8]
Honours
- League of Ireland: 2
- Cork City - 2005
- Shamrock Rovers - 2010
- Setanta Sports Cup: 1
- Cork City - 2008
See also
References
- ^ "Well snap up Eircom League trio". BBC Sport website. 2007-01-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/6222643.stm.
- ^ "Motherwell 0-1 Rangers". BBC Sport website. 2007-01-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6221031.stm.
- ^ "Well's Murphy joins Pars on loan". BBC Sport. 2007-11-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dunfermline_athletic/7075348.stm. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
- ^ "Pars extend Murphy's loan spell". BBC Sport. 8 January. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dunfermline_athletic/7177308.stm. Retrieved 2008.
- ^ http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/35-news/1178-danny-murphy-signs-for-the-hoops
- ^ "Murphy leaves Shamrock Rovers". RTÉ. 21 December 2010. http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2010/1221/murphyd_shamrock.html. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ "Danny Murphy rejoins Cork". RTÉ. 22 December 2010. http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2010/1222/murphyd.html. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ "Cork confirms Cockney Rebel return". Extratime.ie. 22 December 2010. http://extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/4721/. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
External links
- Danny Murphy career stats at Soccerbase
- Danny Murphy career stats at Soccerbase for Dunfermline Athletic loan
- Danny Murphy's WTFC.net player profile
Cork City F.C. – current squad 1 McNulty · 2 Turner · 3 D. Murphy · 4 Mulcahy · 5 O'Halloran (c) · 6 G. Morrissey · 7 O'Neill · 8 Duggan · 9 Cummins · 10 Sullivan · 11 O'Brien · 14 Burns · 15 D. Morrissey · 16 McCarthy · 18 Spillane · 19 Lordan · 20 J. Murphy · 21 Kavanagh · 22 N. Horgan · 24 Escudé-Candau · 25 Krzanowski · 26 McGreevy · Manager: Dunne
Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Southwark
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Cork City F.C. players
- Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- Margate F.C. players
- Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Scottish Premier League players
- League of Ireland: 2
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