Aidan Murphy

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Aidan Murphy
Personal information
Full name Aidan Murphy
Date of birth September 17, 1967 (1967-09-17) (age 40)
Place of birth    Manchester, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth clubs
1984-1986 Manchester United
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1986-1987
1986-1987
1986-1987
1987-1992
1992-1993
1992-1993
1992-1993
1992-1993
1993-1996		 Manchester United
→ Lincoln City (loan)
→ Oldham Athletic (loan)
Crewe Alexandra
Scarborough
Woking
Mossley
Witton Albion
Carolina Dynamo
Minnesota Rampage
Raleigh Flyers		 000 0(0)
002 0(0)
000 0(0)
113 (13)
008 0(0)
002 0(0)
006 0(2)
004 0(0)
054 0(4)   
National team
1983
1985-1986		 England Schoolboys
England Youth		 004 0(?)
008 0(?)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 13:15, 14 May 2007 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Aidan Murphy (born September 17, 1967 in Manchester) is a former English professional football player. He is now a youth soccer coach in Greensboro, USA.

Murphy, a midfielder, was a Manchester United junior and turned professional with the Old Trafford club in the summer of 1986. In October 1986 he spent a month on loan with Lincoln City, making his league debut in the 4-1 home defeat to Hartlepool United on October 5, 1986. In February 1987 he linked up with Oldham Athletic, again on a one month loan deal, but failed to make a league appearance.

In the summer of 1987, Aidan was released by Manchester United and joined Crewe Alexandra where he was to spend the next five seasons. A brief spell with Scarborough at the beginning of the 1992-1993 season signalled the end of his league career and he dropped into the non-league ranks to enjoy short spells with Woking, Mossley and Witton Albion.

In 1993 he emigrated to the USA and joined the Greensboro based Carolina Dynamo for their inaugural season. He went on to spend three seasons in their team before moving on to spells with Minnesota Rampage and Raleigh Flyers.

He then moved into coaching, becoming a staff coach with Greensboro SC in 1998. In 2004 he was appointed Boys Youth Development Director for Greensboro SC. He has also been on the staff of the NCYSA olympic development program since Spring 2000. He moved to the South Charlotte Soccer Association in May 2006 but returned to Greensboro in October 2006 due to his family not settling in his new location.

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