| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Thomas Murphy | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Bermondsey, England | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Cork City | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994-1997 | West Ham United | ||
| 1997-2000 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2003 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | (0) |
| 2003 | Swindon Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Margate | 12 | (0) |
| 2004-2006 | Cork City | 83 | (1) |
| 2007-2008 | Motherwell | 15 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2008-2009 | Cork City | 60 | (2) |
| 2010 | Shamrock Rovers | 26 | (0) |
| 2011– | Cork City | 33 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Daniel Thomas "Danny" Murphy (born 4 December 1982) is an English-born Irish football who plays as a defender for Cork City.
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Murphy, a left full back, previously played for Queens Park Rangers, Swindon Town, and Margate.
Murphy started his youth career at West Ham United before moving across london to sign yts forms with Queens Park Rangers. After some fine performances amongst the youth and reserve sides Murphy was rewarded with a two year profesional contract upon his 17th birthday. Danny was handed his debut in a 3-2 win against Chesterfield under manager Ian Holloway and went onto make 24 league and cup appearances over the following two seasons.
Upon Murphy's release from QPR he agreed to join Swindon Town after a successful pre-season trial. Although the deal was in place, the move failed to be finalised due to financial problems at the Wiltshire based club. Dropping out of the football league, Murphy then joined conference side Margate in the fifth tier of English football. Although becoming first choice left back, Danny decided to join Cork City after only 12 games at the club.
He signed for Cork City in 2004 and made his League of Ireland debut on the opening day [1]. He helped them win the League of Ireland title in 2005. He became a fan favourite at Turners Cross and earned him the sobriquet The Cockney Rebel.
Murphy joined Motherwell on 1 January 2006 when his contract at Cork expired,[1] making his debut as a substitute in the Steelmen's 1-0 defeat by Rangers the following day.[2]
By November 2007, Murphy had fallen out-of-favour under new manager Mark McGhee and he was loaned to First Division side Dunfermline Athletic until January.[3] After some good form with the Pars, new manager Jim McIntyre decided to extend Murphy's loan deal to the end of January.[4]
On Monday 25 February 2008 Danny Murphy returned to Ireland, re-signing with Cork City under new manager Alan Mathews. He was released in 2010 as a result of the club's financial difficulties.
Murphy signed for Shamrock Rovers in February 2010 on a two year contract.[5] He won his second League of Ireland Premier Division title while at the club, while finishing as runner-up in the FAI Cup. Murphy's contract was mutually terminated in December 2010 so he could return south to be near his family.[6]
Danny rejoined Cork City in December 2010.[7][8]
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