Peter Murphy (footballer, born 1990)

Peter James Murphy (born 13 February 1990) is an English former professional footballer who played primarily as a midfielder but was also a capable defender.

Peter Murphy
Personal information
Full name Peter James Murphy[1]
Date of birth (1990-02-13) 13 February 1990[2]
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Youth career
2006–2008 Accrington Stanley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2014 Accrington Stanley 155 (18)
2008 → Prescot Cables (loan) 6 (0)
2014–2015 Wycombe Wanderers 44 (7)
2015–2017 Morecambe 39 (4)
Total 244 (29)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Murphy joined Stanley as a 16-year-old.[3] Towards the end of the 2007–08 season, he spent a few weeks on loan at Northern Premier League club Prescot Cables to gain experience, and signed his first professional contract with Stanley on his return from loan, in April 2008.[4][5] He made his debut for Stanley on 26 April, in the Football League Two clash with Wrexham which ended as a 3–1 win. He signed a new contract in May 2010[6] and again in 2012.[1] He then signed for Wycombe Wanderers in 2014 on a free transfer. He opened the scoring for Wycombe on his debut, as they beat Newport County 2–0.[7]

He joined Morecambe on 8 June 2015.[8] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–2 loss against Cambridge United on 24 November 2015.[9]

At the end of the 2016–2017 season, Murphy announced his retirement from playing, aged 27, following a long-term injury.[10]

References
  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/05/2012 and 31/05/2012" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  2. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  3. "Player profile: Peter Murphy". Accrington Stanley F.C. Archived from the original on 24 January 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  4. "Cables on song with a stunner". Liverpool Echo. 3 March 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  5. "Race on for goals". Accrington Observer. 11 April 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  6. "Accrington Stanley offer new deals to 12". BBC Sport. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  7. "Newport County 0-2 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport.
  8. "Morecambe: Peter Murphy, Aaron Wildig and Adam Dugdale join". BBC. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  9. "Morecambe 2–4 Cambridge". BBC. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  10. "Murphy retires after Morecambe exit". BBC Sport.


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