Barry Murphy (footballer, born 1959)

For the player born 1985, see Barry Murphy (footballer born 1985).
Barry Murphy
Personal information
Full name Barry Murphy
Date of birth (1959-04-01) 1 April 1959)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 12 in)
Playing position Centre-half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977-1981 St Patrick's Athletic F.C. 93 (0)
1981-1988 Bohemians 148 (7)
1988-1991 Shamrock Rovers 91 (2)
1991-1993 Kilkenny City 50 (2)
1993-1997 Athlone Town 85 (1)
National team
1986 Republic of Ireland 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Barry Murphy (born 1 April 1959 in Dublin) was an Irish soccer player during the 1980s. He earned 1 cap under Jack Charlton for the Irish national team.[1][2]

He represented St Patricks Athletic, Bohemians, Shamrock Rovers F.C., Kilkenny City and Athlone Town during his career in the League of Ireland. He signed for the Gypsies in 1981/82 from St. Pats and made his debut against Sligo Rovers in September 1981. He captained Bohs in 1986/87 and made 148 league appearances (7 goals)[3] and 6 European appearances for the club before signing for Rovers at the beginning of the 1988/89 season. Murphy scored 2 goals in 91 appearances for the Hoops.

Honours

References

  1. Barry Murphy at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. Bohemian FC match programme, Vol. 42, No. 3
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