Danny Murphy (footballer born 1977)

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Danny Murphy
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Benjamin Murphy
Date of birth	18 March 1977 (1977-03-18) (age 31)
Place of birth	Chester, Cheshire, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.77 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Fulham
Number	27
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1993–1997 1997–2004 1998–1999 2004–2006 2006–2007 2007–	Crewe Alexandra Liverpool → Crewe Alexandra (loan) Charlton Athletic Tottenham Hotspur Fulham	132 (27) 170 (25) 016 0(1) 056 0(7) 022 0(2) 033 0(5)
National team2
2001–2003	England U21 England	005 0(0) 009 0(1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:41, 11 May 2008 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of May 10, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Daniel Benjamin "Danny" Murphy (born 18 March 1977 in Chester) is an English football player. He is a midfielder currently playing for Fulham. He has twice been voted player of the month, once with Liverpool and once with Charlton.

Contents 1 Club career 1.1 Early career 1.2 Liverpool 1.3 Charlton 1.4 Tottenham Hotspur 1.5 Fulham 2 International career 3 Personal life 4 Career statistics 5 Honours 6 Notes 7 External links

[edit] Club career

[edit] Early career

Murphy started out as a trainee at Crewe Alexandra where he was developed by Dario Gradi into a player of Premiership quality.

[edit] Liverpool

After signing for Liverpool, he did not break into the first team squad immediately and returned to Crewe for a successful period on loan. After the loan period ended, he became a first team regular at Anfield.

During Murphy's career at Liverpool, he developed an uncanny habit of scoring the deciding goal in 1-0 wins against Manchester United at Old Trafford, a feat he achieved three times in four seasons (2000-01, 2001-02 and 2003-04).

[edit] Charlton

Murphy signed for Charlton Athletic from Liverpool for £2.5m on a four-year contract in August 2004.^[1] In his first season at Charlton, Murphy struggled to recapture the form that he had shown at Liverpool. However, in the first three months of the 2005-06 season he emerged as a viable option for England once more, and also won the September player of the month award, scoring several goals along the way.

[edit] Tottenham Hotspur

On 31 January 2006, Murphy was transferred to Tottenham Hotspur for £2 million.^[2] He appeared only fleetingly in the remaining games of the season. Murphy scored his first Tottenham goal in the 2-1 defeat of Portsmouth on October 1, 2006 after only 39 seconds.

He scored his second goal for Tottenham when Jermain Defoe was injured in a prematch warmup against Newcastle United; manager Martin Jol brought Murphy into a 4-5-1 formation. Murphy scored a scissors kick which hit Steven Taylor in the face, leaving keeper Shay Given to watch on as the ball went into the net. After several months, the FA decided to take the goal away from Murphy and put it down as an own-goal for Taylor.

[edit] Fulham

Murphy signed for Fulham for an undisclosed fee on August 31, 2007. ^{[3] [4]}

Since joining Fulham Murphy has become a regular starter and kept his place in the team throughout the season and has scored 5 goals in 33 matches. One goal, a rare header scored on 11 May 2008 for a 1-0 win away at Portsmouth ensured Fulham's Premier League survival at the expense of Birmingham and Reading; the goal coming as manager Roy Hodgson prepared to substitute Murphy.

[edit] International career

Murphy has been capped for England nine times and has scored one goal. He was set to play at the 2002 World Cup, but had to withdraw from the squad after he suffered the dreaded metatarsal injury that had also affected England team mates David Beckham and Gary Neville in the run-up to the tournament.

[edit] Personal life

Murphy is married to actress Joanna Taylor, whom he met through mutual friend Louis Emerick.^[5] After two failed IVF attempts, they have one child, Mya Eve Murphy, born on August 15, 2006. Danny also has a son, Ashleigh Daniel Murphy, born on July 15, 1996. Danny is also a part of the infamous "brain trust" with good friends keith brennan, marc coleman, and fellow professional footballer matthew taylor. He has also stated that he would see jan huntelaar as a KLASS addition to the trust.

[edit] Career statistics

Club Performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
England			League		FA Cup		Football League Cup		Europe		Total
1993-94	Crewe Alexandra	Third Division	12	2
1994-95		Second Division	35	5
1995-96			42	10
1996-97			45	10
1997-98	Liverpool	Premier League	16	0
1998-99			1	0
1998-99	Crewe Alexandra	First Division	16	1
1999-00	Liverpool	Premier League	21	3
2000-01			27	4
2001-02			36	6
2002-03			36	7
2003-04			31	5
2004-05	Charlton Athletic	Premier League	38	3
2005-06			18	4
2005-06	Tottenham Hotspur	Premier League	10	0
2006-07			12	2
2007-08	Fulham	Premier League	33	5
Total	England		429	67
Career Total			429	67

[edit] Honours

• Football League Cup: 2001, 2003
• FA Cup: 2001
• UEFA Cup: 2001
• Charity Shield: 2001
• European Super Cup: 2001

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• Danny Murphy career stats at Soccerbase
• FootballDatabase provides Danny Murphy's profile and stats

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