Brian Barry-Murphy

Brian Barry-Murphy
Personal information
Full nameBrian Barry-Murphy
Date of birth27 July 1978
Place of birthCork, Ireland
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Rochdale
Number20
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–1999Cork City82(2)
1999–2003Preston North End21(0)
2002Southend United (loan)8(1)
2002Hartlepool United (loan)7(0)
2003–2004Sheffield Wednesday58(0)
2004–2010Bury218(13)
2010–Rochdale65(1)
National team
2003–2004Republic of Ireland U212(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:13, 20 March 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Brian Barry-Murphy (born 27 July 1978) is an Irish professional footballer who currently plays for English League One club Rochdale as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Cork, Barry-Murphy has previously played for Cork City, Preston North End and Sheffield Wednesday as well as representing the Republic of Ireland at Under 21 level. He also had loan spells at Southend United and Hartlepool United. It was at Southend in which he scored his first goal in English football in a game against Leyton Orient.[1] He scored the 1,000th goal for Bury in Tier 4 of the English Football League in a 2–2 draw with Wrexham. This made them the first club to score 1,000 goals in all four tiers of the league.

Rochdale

On June 16, 2010 Barry-Murphy agreed terms with Rochdale and signed a four-year contract in July. He scored his first and so far only goal for Rochdale in a 3–1 defeat at MK Dons on 5 November 2011.[2]

Personal life

He is son of the Gaelic footballer and hurling player Jimmy Barry-Murphy.

References

  1. "Leyton Orient 2–1 Southend". BBC. 12 March 2002. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  2. "MK Dons 3–1 Rochdale". BBC. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2013.

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