Matt Murphy (English footballer)
English footballer
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Matt Murphy (born 20 August 1971) is an English former footballer who played 270 games in the Football League.[1] In February 2009 he was appointed player/assistant manager of United Counties League club Daventry United.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Murphy | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Northampton, England | ||
| Positions | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Long Buckby | |||
| Cogenhoe United | |||
| Irthlingborough Diamonds | |||
| –1993 | Corby Town | ||
| 1993–2001 | Oxford United | 246 | (38) |
| 1997–1998 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Bury | 9 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Swansea City | 12 | (2) |
| 2003 | Kettering Town | ||
| 2003 | King's Lynn | ||
| 2003–2004 | Ford Sports | ||
| 2004–2005 | Slough Town | 41 | (25) |
| 2005–2007 | Brackley Town | ||
| 2007–2008 | Banbury United | ||
| 2008 | Spalding United | ||
| 2008 | Wellingborough Town | ||
| 2008–2009 | Sileby | ||
| 2009– | Daventry United | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Murphy started his career in non-league football with Long Buckby, Cogenhoe United, Irthlingborough Diamonds and Corby Town, before joining Oxford United for a fee of £20,000.[3] He played nearly 250 league games for Oxford, and spent time with Scunthorpe United, Bury and Swansea City before returning to non-league.[1] He has since played for Kettering Town, King's Lynn, Ford Sports,[4] Slough Town,[5] Brackley Town,[6] Banbury United, Spalding United,[7] Wellingborough Town, Sileby,[8] and Daventry United.[2]
