Joe Murphy (footballer, born 1873)

Joe Murphy
Personal information
Full name Joeseph Murphy[1]
Date of birth 1873[1]
Place of birth Stockton-on-Tees, England[1]
Date of death Unknown
Playing position Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1893–1897 Hibernian 60 (10)
1897–1898 Stoke 49 (2)
1899–1900 Woolwich Arsenal 27 (0)
– Raith Rovers
Total 136 (12)

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


Joeseph "Joe" Murphy (1873 – unknown) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke and Woolwich Arsenal.[1]

Career

Murphy was born in Stockton-on-Tees but started his career with Scottish club Hibernian where he made 70 appearances scoring twelve goals in four seasons with "Hibs". In 1897 he joined Stoke in time for the 1897–98 season.[1] Stoke struggled throughout the campaign and finished in bottom place.[1] They entered the end of season test matches with Newcastle United and Burnley Murphy played in all four matches including the final match against Burnley where both teams went into the match knowing that a draw would see them remain in the First Division and throughout the 90 minutes not a single attempt on goal was made, this led to the introduction of automatic promotion and relegation.[1] He played nineteen times during 1898–99 scoring once and left the club in January 1899 to join Woolwich Arsenal.[1]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Test Match Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hibernian 1893–94 Scottish Division Two 14521–166
1894–95 Scottish Division Two 15331–184
1895–96 Scottish Division One 18250–232
1896–97 Scottish Division One 13000–130
Total 6010102007012
Stoke[1] 1897–98 First Division 3013040371
1898–99 First Division 19100–191
Total 4923040562
Woolwich Arsenal 1899–1900 Second Division 27050–320
Total 2705000320
Career Total 136121824015814

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
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