John Murphy (footballer, born 1894)

John Murphy (23 March 1894 – November 1921) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward. He established himself at Hamilton Academical, playing regularly for Accies through the World War I years (unlike most competitions, the Scottish Football League's top division continued to operate in an official capacity) and winning a Lanarkshire Cup in 1920 just before moving to England with Bury.Murphy John Image 1 Hamilton Academical 1920, Vintage FootballersOn This Day...11th December , Bury FC, 11 December 2018 A year later he signed for Rotherham County, but died from tuberculosis in November 1921.Murphy John (1916), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank

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