Peter Murphy (footballer)

Football player infobox
playername = Peter Murphy


fullname = Peter Michael Murphy
height = height|ft=5|in=11
nickname = Murph
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|10|27
cityofbirth = Dublin
countryofbirth = Republic of Ireland
currentclub = Carlisle United
clubnumber = 6
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1999–2001
2000–2001
2001–
clubs = Blackburn Rovers
→ Halifax Town (loan)
Carlisle United
caps(goals) = 000 0(0)
021 0(1)
272 (17)
nationalyears =

2007–
nationalteam = Republic of Ireland U17
Republic of Ireland U21
Republic of Ireland
nationalcaps(goals) = 00? 0(?)
00? 0(?)
001 0(0)
pcupdate = 18:23, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 18:37, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Peter Michael Murphy (born 27 October, 1980 in Dublin, Ireland) is a football player who is a defender for Carlisle United. Murphy is also a Republic of Ireland full international.

Footballing career

Club career

Murphy has played for Blackburn Rovers, Halifax Town (on loan) and Carlisle United. While at Brunton Park he has started 250+ games and scored the winning goal in the Conference National Playoff Final 2005, which ensured "The Cumbrians" return to the Football League, on their first, Murphy also played a major part in the team that won the League Two title in 2006 and that missed out on the League One play offs in 2007. Murphy was out of contract at the end of the 2006-07 season and was offered a new contract by manager Neil McDonald, but he rejected it and was released from the club in May 2007, ending 6 years service at Carlisle. [cite news
title = Hawley and Murphy leave Carlisle
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/carlisle_united/6648109.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-05-11
accessdate = 2007-05-11] In July 2007, after a lack offers elsewhere, Murphy re-joined Carlisle United, signing a two-year contract. [cite news
title = Murphy commits future to Carlisle
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/carlisle_united/6292928.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-07-11
accessdate = 2007-07-11]

International career

Murphy is a former Ireland under-19 and under-21 internation, playing in the UEFA Under-19 Championships in 1999.cite news
title = Alan Bennett and Peter Murphy added to Ireland’s squad for America
url = http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2049
publisher = Football Association of Ireland official website
date = 2007-05-18
accessdate = 2007-05-18] In May 2007, Murphy received his first call up to the senior Republic of Ireland squad for the two-game American tour against Ecuador and Bolivia. Murphy's international début came in the match against Bolivia he started the match and was substituted at half time.cite news

title = Bolivia 1-1 Rep of Ireland
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/6690809.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-05-26
accessdate = 2007-05-27] This appearance meant he became first United player to win full international honours while with the Brunton Park club since Eric Welsh, who won four caps for Northern Ireland in the 1960s. [cite news
title = Blues man Murphy gets call-up to Ireland squad
url = http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/sport/viewarticle.aspx?id=500583
publisher = Cumbria News & Star
date = 2007-05-19
accessdate = 2007-05-19]

References

External links

*soccerbase|23120|Peter Murphy
* [http://www.carlisleunited.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Squad/ProfilesDetail/0,,10361~16516,00.html Official Carlisle United profile]

Persondata
NAME=Murphy, Peter Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Murphy, Peter
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Football (soccer) player
DATE OF BIRTH=October 27, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH=Dublin, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=