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Peter Murphy (footballer, born 1990)

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Peter Murphy
Personal information
Full name Peter James Murphy[1]
Date of birth (1990-02-13) 13 February 1990 (age 34)[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)
2008Prescot Cables (loan) 6 (0)
2014–2015 Wycombe Wanderers 42 (7)
2015–2017 Morecambe 39 (4)
Total 242 (29)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Career

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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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Source:[11]

Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Accrington Stanley 2007–08 League Two 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Accrington Stanley 2008–09 League Two 3 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 5 0
Accrington Stanley 2009–10 League Two 10 0 2 0 1 0 2[a] 0 15 0
Accrington Stanley 2010–11 League Two 13 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 15 0
Accrington Stanley 2011–12 League Two 38 4 0 0 1 0 2[a] 0 41 4
Accrington Stanley 2012–13 League Two 45 5 3 0 1 0 1[a] 0 50 5
Accrington Stanley 2013–14 League Two 44 9 1 0 2 0 0 0 47 9
Total 155 18 6 0 7 0 7 0 175 18
Prescot Cables (loan) 2007–08 NPL Premier Division 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Wycombe Wanderers 2014–15 League Two 42 7 2 0 1 0 2[b] 0 47 7
Total 42 7 2 0 1 0 2 0 47 7
Morecambe 2015–16 League Two 7 1 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 8 1
Morecambe 2016–17 League Two 32 3 2 0 0 0 4[a] 1 38 4
Total 39 4 2 0 0 0 5 1 46 5
Career total 242 29 10 0 8 0 14 1 274 30
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in League Two play-offs

References

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  1. ^ a b "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/05/2012 and 31/05/2012" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  11. ^ "Peter Murphy | Football Stats | No Club | Age 34 | 2007-2020 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com.
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