David Murphy (footballer)

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David Murphy
Personal information
Full name David Murphy
Date of birth March 1, 1984 (1984-03-01) (age 24)
Place of birth    Hartlepool, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club Birmingham City
Number 14
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2001–2004
2004
2004–2008
2008–		 Middlesbrough
→ Barnsley (loan)
Hibernian
Birmingham City		 013 00(0)
010 00(2)
107 00(4)
014 00(1)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of May 31, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

David Murphy (born March 1, 1984 in Hartlepool, County Durham) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Premier League club Birmingham City. Murphy is a defender who plays at left back.

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[edit] Early career and Hibernian

He started his career with Middlesbrough, and had a spell on loan at Barnsley. Murphy was released by Middlesbrough and signed for Hibernian in the summer of 2004 after making a trial appearance against Cardiff City in a pre-season friendly. Murphy was a player that the manager (Tony Mowbray) became aware of through contacts at Middlesbrough.

Murphy went on to become an important part of a relatively successful Hibernian side, which won the CIS Cup in 2007. On October 6, 2007, Murphy scored the winning goal in a 1–0 victory against Rangers at Ibrox Stadium to send Hibernian top of the league for the first time in seven years[1].

[edit] Birmingham City

On 17 January 2008, Murphy signed for Birmingham City for a fee of £1.5 million[2]. He made his first-team debut on 2 February 2008 in the Premier League against Derby County[3] and scored his first goal for Birmingham on the final day of the season, but this was not enough to save Birmingham from relegation to the Championship[4].

[edit] International football

After Alex McLeish had signed Murphy for Birmingham City, he said that he had investigated whether Murphy was eligible to play for Scotland while he was Scotland's manager. The result of this investigation was that Murphy had no Scottish ancestors and was therefore ineligible[5].

Murphy himself has said that he looked into whether he could play for the Republic of Ireland, but it transpired that he was also ineligible for them because his closest relation was a great-grandparent, which is one generation too far back[6].

[edit] References

  1. ^ Rangers 0-1 Hibernian, BBC Sport, October 6, 2007
  2. ^ Murphy completes Blues move. Birmingham City F.C. (2008-01-17). Retrieved on 2008-01-17.
  3. ^ Barbuti, Jon. "Birmingham 1-1 Derby", BBC Sport, 2008-02-02. Retrieved on 2008-02-05. 
  4. ^ Birmingham v Blackburn Stats/ratings, Setanta Sports, May 12, 2008
  5. ^ McLeish praise for Murphy, Sky Sports, January 17, 2008
  6. ^ David Murphy - Birmingham, Professional Footballers' Association official site

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