Peter_Murphy_(footballer,_born_1990)

Peter Murphy (footballer, born 1990)

Peter Murphy (footballer, born 1990)

English footballer

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.

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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]

Career statistics

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  1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in League Two play-offs


References

  1. [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. [2]
    Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  3. [3]
    "Player profile: Peter Murphy". Accrington Stanley F.C. Archived from the original on 24 January 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  4. [4]
    "Cables on song with a stunner". Liverpool Echo. 3 March 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  5. [5]
    "Race on for goals". Accrington Observer. 11 April 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  6. [6]
    "Accrington Stanley offer new deals to 12". BBC Sport. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  7. [7]
    "Newport County 0-2 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport.
  8. [8]
    "Morecambe: Peter Murphy, Aaron Wildig and Adam Dugdale join". BBC. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  9. [9]
    "Morecambe 2–4 Cambridge". BBC. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  10. [10]
    "Murphy retires after Morecambe exit". BBC Sport.
  11. [11]
    "Peter Murphy | Football Stats | No Club | Age 34 | 2007-2020 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com.


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