Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edward Murphy[1] | ||
Date of birth | April 1881 | ||
Place of birth | Tunstall, England | ||
Date of death | 25 May 1916[2] | (aged 35)||
Place of death | London, England | ||
Position(s) | Outside left, inside left | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1902 | Tunstall Crosswell's | ||
1902–1904 | Glossop | 86 | (18) |
1905–1906 | Bury | 27 | (1) |
1906 | Gainsborough Trinity | 0 | (0) |
1906–1907 | Swindon Town | 36 | (6) |
1907–1908 | Bristol Rovers | 2 | (1) |
1908 | Denaby United | ||
1908–1909 | Biddulph Mission | ||
1909–1910 | St George’s Victoria | ||
1910–1911 | Silverwood Colliery | ||
1911 | South Kirkby Colliery | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Edward Murphy (April 1881 – 25 May 1916) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Glossop and Bury.[1][3]
Murphy served as a private in the North Staffordshire Regiment during the First World War and was gassed at Wulverghem.[4][5] He was evacuated to Britain and died of his wounds at King George V Military Hospital, London on 25 May 1916.[4] Murphy was buried in Tunstall Cemetery, Stoke-on-Trent.[2]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Swindon Town | 1906–07[3] | Southern League First Division | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 6 |
Bristol Rovers | 1907–08[6] | Southern League First Division | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Career total | 38 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 7 |