Jump to content

Albie Murphy

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Daftcelt (talk | contribs) at 17:20, 23 July 2020. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Albert Murphy
Personal information
Full name Albert Murphy
Date of birth November 1930
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Date of death 2000 (aged 69–70)
Place of death Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1949 Transport
1949–1951 Clyde
1951–1952 Shamrock Rovers
1952–1959 Clyde
1959–1960 Shamrock Rovers
International career
1955 Ireland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert "Albie" Murphy (November 1930 in Dublin – June 2000 in Dublin) was an Irish former professional football player.

He joined Clyde in Scotland from Transport in 1949, but returned to Ireland with Shamrock Rovers in 1951.[1] He then rejoined Clyde for many years winning the Scottish Cup with them twice in 1955 and 1958.

He signed for Shamrock Rovers again in September 1959[2] and took over as coach in September 1960 for one season.[3]

He also won capped by Ireland once in a friendly on 19 October 1955, playing in a 4–1 defeat to Yugoslavia at Dalymount Park.[4]

Murphy was known for his fiery temper, with two notable instances of this occurring in games against Rangers. He was sent off at least twice against Rangers in his career, once in a Glasgow Cup final in 1956, where he refused to leave the field and had to be escorted away by the police. He was given a two-month ban by the Scottish Football Association for this incident.[5] On another occasion, Murphy was sent off against Rangers following a fight on the pitch.[6]

Honours

Clyde

References

  1. ^ "Liam Tuohy profile". Dundalk FC Who's Who. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. ^ Irish Times (subscription required)
  3. ^ "Thomond Throwback". LOI history. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
    "TBT: Shamrock Rovers – America, Homelessness & The Europa League". Pundit Arena. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  4. ^ "From The Archives: Ireland v Yugoslavia 1955, When Football Became a Mortal Sin". The Sidelines of History. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
    "Albie Murphy Player statistics". Soccer Scene. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
    "v Yugoslavia, Wednesday, October 19th, 1955". Kick Magazine. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  5. ^ Murphy cops some bother
  6. ^ Daily Record
  7. ^ "1958–59: Rangers 0 v 1 Clyde". Clyde FC. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  8. ^ "1956–57: Rangers 2 v 0 Clyde". Clyde FC. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  9. ^ "1957–58: Rangers 0 v 4 Clyde". Clyde FC. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  10. ^ "1958–59: Celtic 5 v 0 Clyde". Clyde FC. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Albie_Murphy&oldid=969145138"