Eddie Murphy (footballer, born 1881)

Eddie Murphy

Personal information
Full name	Edward Murphy[1]
Date of birth	April 1881
Place of birth	Tunstall, England
Date of death	25 May 1916 (1916-05-26) (aged 35)[2]
Place of death	London, England
Position(s)	Outside left, inside left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1902	Tunstall Crosswell's
1902–1904	Glossop	86	(18)
1905–1906	Bury	27	(1)
1906	Gainsborough Trinity	0	(0)
1906–1907	Swindon Town	36	(6)
1907–1908	Bristol Rovers	2	(1)
1908	Denaby United
1908–1909	Biddulph Mission
1909–1910	St George's Victoria
1910–1911	Silverwood Colliery
1911	South Kirkby Colliery
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward Murphy (April 1881 – 25 May 1916) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Glossop and Bury.^[1][3]

Personal life

Murphy served as a private in the North Staffordshire Regiment during the First World War and was gassed at Wulverghem.^[4][5] He was evacuated to Britain and died of his wounds at King George V Military Hospital, London on 25 May 1916.^[4] Murphy was buried in Tunstall Cemetery, Stoke-on-Trent.^[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Swindon Town	1906–07[3]	Southern League First Division	36	6	1	0	37	6
Bristol Rovers	1907–08[6]	Southern League First Division	2	1	0	0	2	1
Career total			38	7	1	0	39	7

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 213. ISBN 978-1905891610.
2. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
3. "Eddie Murphy – Player Profile". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
4. "Edward Murphy – Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
5. "A to M". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
6. "Bristol Rovers Southern League Players Index 1899–1920". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 19 April 2020.