Connie Murphy (Gaelic footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Conchur Ó Murchú | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Born |
1965 Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Retired Garda Síochána[1] | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Dr. Crokes | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 2 | ||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1987–1995 | Kerry | 15 (1–02) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Cornelius Murphy (born 1965) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Dr. Crokes club and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team.
Playing career
[edit]Murphy first played Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels with the Dr. Crokes club in Killarney. He won a Kerry U21FC title in 1986. By that stage Murphy had also joined the club's top adult team, having won a Kerry IFC title in 1985. He later won two Munster SCFC titles and was man of the match when Dr. Crokes beat Thomas Davis in the 1992 All-Ireland club final.[2] Murphy's club career ended shortly after winning a second Kerry SFC medal in 2000.[3]
Murphy first appeared on the inter-county scene for Kerry as a member of the minor team in 1983. He later spent a year with the under-21 team, however, his underage career ended without success. Murphy made his senior team debut during the 1987–88 league, however, his career coincided with a relatively fallow period in terms of success.[4] In spite of this, he was selected on the All-Star team in 1989 and won a Munster SFC medal in 1991.[5]
Management career
[edit]Murphy was appointed manager of the Kerry junior football team in 2002. His two-year tenure in charge saw the team win consecutive Munster JFC titles, however, Kerry lost the 2002 All-Ireland junior final to Wicklow.[6]
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]- Dr Crokes
- All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship: 1992
- Munster Senior Club Football Championship: 1990, 1991
- Kerry Senior Football Championship: 1991, 2000
- Kerry Senior Club Football Championship: 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996
- East Kerry Senior Football Championship: 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2000
- Kerry Intermediate Football Championship: 1985
- Kerry Under-21 Football Championship: 1986
- Kerry
Management
[edit]- Kerry
References
[edit]- ^ "Connie Murphy Bows Out after 31 Years Service to An Garda Síochána". The Maine Valley Post. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Crokes hero expecting a repeat of '92 fairytale". Irish Independent. 16 March 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "The greatest, a leader, intelligence - the Dr Crokes insight after Cooper's Kerry retirement". The 42. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Balls Remembers... Kerry: The Lost Years 1987-1996". balls.ie. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "All Star Connie Murphy says Kerry players can only find success from within themselves". The Kerryman. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "O'Gorman ends Wicklow's 66-year famine". Irish Independent. 5 August 2002. Retrieved 25 November 2022.