Jeremiah Murphy (16 March 1907 – 1992) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He played in the Football League for Merthyr Town, Cardiff City, Fulham and Crystal Palace.
As a schoolboy Jerry Murphy won the Welsh Schoolboys Challenge Shield on 28 May 1923 with Merthyr Schoolboys. They beat Aberdare Schoolboys 3-0 after a 1-1 draw. Murphy attended Dowlais RC School.
The blue cap is for his two Wales Schoolboys matches. On 21 April 1923 Wales lost 7-2 to England Schoolboys at Filbert Street, Leicester. Murphy scored both Wales goals. In his second match against Scotland on 12 May 1923 Wales won 4-1.
The two green caps were awarded by the FAW for junior internationals. The first (1927-28) was for Wales v Ireland at Farrar Road, Bangor. It was a 2-2 draw with both Wales goals from Murphy. The second cap (1928-29) is for Wales v Ireland at Celtic Park, Belfast on 3 April 1929 which ended 3-0 for IrelandWelsh Soccer Archive enquiry response March 2026.
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