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.
Playing career
Murphy joined Stanley as a 16-year-old. 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. 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 and again in 2012. 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.
He joined Morecambe on 8 June 2015. He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–2 loss against Cambridge United on 24 November 2015.
At the end of the 2016–2017 season, Murphy announced his retirement from playing, aged 27, following a long-term injury.
Coaching career
Since retiring Murphy has coached at Everton, Rochdale and Wigan. He is now a first team coach at Preston North End.
Career statistics Source:
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAccrington Stanley2007–08League Two2000000020Accrington Stanley2008–09League Two3000101Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy050Accrington Stanley2009–10League Two100201020150Accrington Stanley2010–11League Two130001010150Accrington Stanley2011–12League Two384001020414Accrington Stanley2012–13League Two455301010505Accrington Stanley2013–14League Two449102000479Total1551860707017518→ Prescot Cables (loan)2007–08NPL Premier Division6000000060Wycombe Wanderers2014–15League Two42720102Appearance(s) in League Two play-offs0477Total427201020477Morecambe2015–16League Two7100001081Morecambe2016–17League Two323200041384Total394200051465Career total242291008014127430
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