David Murphy (footballer)
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| David Murphy | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | David Paul Murphy | |
| Date of birth | 1 March 1984 | |
| Place of birth | Hartlepool, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
| Playing position | Left back | |
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| Current club | Birmingham City | |
| Number | 3 | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2001–2004 2004 2004–2008 2008– |
Middlesbrough → Barnsley (loan) Hibernian Birmingham City |
13 (0) 10 (2) 107 (4) 44 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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David Paul Murphy (born 1 March 1984) is an English professional footballer who plays for Birmingham City. Murphy, born in Hartlepool, County Durham, is a defender who plays at left back.
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[edit] Early career and Hibernian
Murphy started his career with Middlesbrough, and had a spell on loan at Barnsley. He was released by Middlesbrough and signed for Hibernian in the summer of 2004 after making a trial appearance against Cardiff City in a pre-season friendly. Murphy was a player that manager Tony Mowbray became aware of through contacts at Middlesbrough.
Murphy went on to become an important part of a relatively successful Hibernian side, which won the CIS Cup in 2007. On 6 October 2007, Murphy scored the winning goal in a 1–0 victory against Rangers at Ibrox Stadium to send Hibernian top of the league for the first time in seven years.[1]
[edit] Birmingham City
On 17 January 2008, Murphy signed for Birmingham City for a fee of £1.5 million.[2] He made his first-team debut on 2 February 2008 in the Premier League against Derby County,[3] and scored his first goal for Birmingham on the final day of the season, but this was not enough to save Birmingham from relegation to the Championship.[4] Murphy began the season as first-choice left back, but a series of injuries have meant that he has had to compete with Franck Queudrue for the position, and such was Queudrue's form that he was voted Player of the Year.
[edit] International football
Birmingham manager Alex McLeish said that while he was Scotland's manager, he had investigated whether Murphy was eligible to play for Scotland. It turned out that Murphy had no Scottish ancestors and was therefore ineligible.[5]
Murphy himself looked into whether he could play for the Republic of Ireland, but it transpired that he was also ineligible for them because his closest relation, a great-grandparent, was one generation too far back to confer qualification.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Moffat, Colin (6 October 2007). "Rangers 0-1 Hibernian". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7029174.stm. Retrieved on 2008-11-10.
- ^ "Murphy completes Blues move". Birmingham City F.C.. 17 January 2008. http://www.blues.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~1218184,00.html. Retrieved on 17 January 2008.
- ^ Barbuti, Jon (2 February 2008). "Birmingham 1-1 Derby". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7210597.stm. Retrieved on 2008-02-05.
- ^ McKenzie, Andrew (11 May 2008). "Birmingham 4-1 Blackburn". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7381773.stm. Retrieved on 2008-02-05.
- ^ "McLeish praise for Murphy". Sky Sports. 17 January 2008. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_3055771,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-11-10.
- ^ Clarkson, Ian (26 February 2008). "David Murphy official PFA interview". Professional Footballers' Association. http://www.givemefootball.com/championship/david-murphy---official-pfa-interview. Retrieved on 10 November 2008.
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