Danny Murphy (footballer, born 1982)

Daniel Thomas Murphy (born 4 December 1982) is an English-born Irish football coach and former left back. Currently the manager of Women's National League club Cork City WFC, Murphy has previously played for Queens Park Rangers, Swindon Town, Margate, Cork City, Motherwell, Shamrock Rovers and Leatherhead, as well as Dunfermline Athletic on loan during his time at these clubs.

Danny Murphy
Playing for Cork City in 2009
Personal information
Full name Daniel Thomas Murphy[1]
Date of birth (1982-12-04) 4 December 1982
Place of birth Bermondsey, England
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Cork City WFC (manager)
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)
2011–2014 Cork City 87 (2)
2016–2017 Leatherhead
International career
1999 Republic of Ireland U17 1 (0)
2011 League of Ireland XI 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing 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 professional contract upon his 17th birthday. Danny was handed his debut in a 3–2 win against Chesterfield under manager Ian Holloway and went on to 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 . 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 2007 when his contract at Cork expired,[2] making his debut as a substitute in the Steelmen's 1–0 defeat by Rangers the following day.[3] Murphy followed up his Motherwell debut with some fine displays at Hibernian and Celtic and added his first league goal at Dundee United[4] before an ankle injury cut short his season.

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.[5] After some good form with the Pars, new manager Jim McIntyre decided to extend Murphy's loan deal to the end of January.[6]

Return to Cork

On 25 February 2008, 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.[7] 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.[8]

Cork City

Murphy rejoined Cork City in December 2010.[9][10]

Coaching career

Murphy coached in women's football for six years, including two years as manager of Welling United's women's section, before being appointed Cork City WFC manager in May 2022.[11]

Honours

Cork City

Shamrock Rovers

References
  1. "Danny Murphy". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  2. "Well snap up Eircom League trio". BBC Sport website. 1 January 2007.
  3. "Motherwell 0–1 Rangers". BBC Sport website. 2 January 2007.
  4. "Dundee Utd 1–1 Motherwell". BBC. 10 March 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  5. "Well's Murphy joins Pars on loan". BBC Sport. 2 November 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2007.
  6. "Pars extend Murphy's loan spell". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 January 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  7. "Danny Murphy signs for the Hoops". Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  8. "Murphy leaves Shamrock Rovers". RTÉ. 21 December 2010. Archived from the original on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  9. "Danny Murphy rejoins Cork". RTÉ. 22 December 2010. Archived from the original on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  10. "Cork confirms Cockney Rebel return". Extratime.ie. 22 December 2010. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  11. O'Connell, Barbara (30 May 2022). "Former Cork City star Danny Murphy is the new manager of the Cork City women's team". The Echo (Cork newspaper). Retrieved 3 June 2022.
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