Len Murphy

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Len Murphy
Personal information
Date of birth	23 November 1909
Original team	Williamstown
Debut	1928, Collingwood
Height/Weight	189 cm / 86 kg
Playing career¹
Collingwood (1928-37) 173 games, 105 goals Footscray (1940-41) 25 games, 28 goals Total - 198 Games, 133 Goals
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 1941 season.
Career highlights
Collingwood premiership player 1928-30

Leonard 'Len' Murphy (born 23 November 1909, date of death unknown) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Footscray in the VFL. His older brother Frank played beside him for much of his career.

Murphy played mainly in the ruck and was a member of a Collingwood side which was a force in the VFL during the 1930s. They had just won a premiership when he joined the club and his debut season of 1928 saw them go back to back, with Murphy kicking two goals in their grand final win over Richmond. Collingwood won the flag again in 1929 and 1930 with Murphy a member of both premiership sides. He missed out on the 1935 premiership after being injured and again the following year due to suspension. At the end of 1937 he left the club and joined Nhill as captain-coach before making a brief return to the league in 1941 with Footscray.

External links

Len Murphy's statistics from AFL Tables
Fullpointsfooty profile

v t e Collingwood Football Club 1928 VFL Premiers

Collingwood 13.18 (96) defeated Richmond 9.9 (63), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Captain: 8. S. Coventry 1. Beveridge 4. A. Collier 5. H. Collier 6. Clayden 7. G. Coventry 9. Chesswas 10. Dibbs 12. Harris 13. Libbis 14. Lauder 16. MacLeod 17. L. Murphy 18. F. Murphy 19. Makeham 21. Rowe 22. Rumney 27. Andrew

Coach: McHale

v t e Collingwood Football Club 1929 VFL Premiers

Collingwood 11.13 (79) defeated Richmond 7.8 (50), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Captain: 8. S. Coventry 2. Ahern 3. Bowyer 4. Beveridge 5. A. Collier 6. H. Collier 7. G. Coventry 9. Chesswas 10. Clayden 11. Dibbs 12. Edmonds 16. Lauder 17. Libbis 18. Makeham 19. F. Murphy 20. L. Murphy 24. Rumney 26. Wescott

Coach: McHale

v t e Collingwood Football Club 1930 VFL Premiers

Collingwood 14.16 (100) defeated Geelong 9.16 (70), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Captain: 9. S. Coventry 1. Andrew 4. Bowyer 5. Beveridge 6. A. Collier 7. H. Collier 8. G. Coventry 10. Chesswas 11. Clayden 12. Dibbs 13. Edmonds 18. Lauder 19. Libbis 20. Makeham 21. F. Murphy 22. L. Murphy 26. Rumney 28. Froude 30. Aldag

Coach: McHale Caretaker: Rush

Persondata
Name	Murphy, Len
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	23 November 1909
Place of birth
Date of death
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