Joe Murphy (footballer, born 1873)

James Joseph Murphy (born 1873) was an English footballer who played in the Scottish League for Hibernian, and in the Football League for Stoke and Woolwich Arsenal.[2] He often went by the nickname Judge because he wore a wig.[3][4]

Joe Murphy
Personal information
Full name James Joseph Murphy[1]
Date of birth 1873[2]
Place of birth Stockton-on-Tees, England[2]
Position(s) Wing-half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?000–1893 Benburb
1893–1897 Hibernian 60 (10)
1897–1898 Stoke 49 (2)
1899–1900 Woolwich Arsenal 27 (0)
1900–1901 Raith Rovers
1901–? Cowdenbeath
Total 136 (12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Murphy was born in Stockton-on-Tees but started his career in Scotland with Benburb, then joined Scottish League Second Division club Hibernian, where he made 70 appearances scoring twelve goals in four seasons.[1] On 31 May 1894, he played in the final of the Rosebery Charity Cup against Hearts. Hibs won the match 4–2, despite an own goal from Murphy.[5] He also featured in the finals of the competition in 1896 and 1897, both also against Hearts, with Hibs winning the latter.[6][7]

Murphy joined Stoke in time for the 1897–98 season.[2] Stoke struggled throughout the campaign and finished in bottom place.[2] 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.[2] He played nineteen times during 1898–99 scoring once and left the club in January 1899 to join Woolwich Arsenal.[2] He joined Raith Rovers in October 1900,[8] moving on to Cowdenbeath the following year.[9] He appeared for Forfar Athletic during the 1902–03 season.[10]

Murphy played for the Northern Football League in a Dundee vs. League Select game in April 1902, which was won by the latter 1–0.[11] In December 1902, he played with Hearts of Beath against Cowdenbeath in the East of Scotland Qualifying Cup final.[12] Cowdenbeath won 3–2.[13]

Career statistics
Club Season League FA Cup Test Match Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hibernian 1893–94[14] Scottish Division Two 14521—166
1894–95[14] Scottish Division Two 15331—184
1895–96[14] Scottish Division One 18250—232
1896–97[14] Scottish Division One 13000—130
Total 6010102—7012
Stoke 1897–98[2] First Division 3013040371
1898–99[2] First Division 19100—191
Total 4923040562
Woolwich Arsenal 1899–1900 Second Division 27050—320
Career Total 136121824015814

References
  1. Litster, John (November 2012). A Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players (2 ed.). Norwich: PM Publications.
  2. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  3. Joyce, Michael (2012) [2002]. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 213. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
  4. "Lack of Hair". Star Green 'un. Yorkshire. 17 March 1917. Retrieved 27 February 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "1894-05-31 Thu Hibernian 4 Hearts 2". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  6. "1896-05-06 Wed Hearts 2 Hibernian 0". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  7. "1897-05-11 Tue Hibernian 3 Hearts 0". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  8. "Sporting". Falkirk Herald. 10 October 1900. Retrieved 27 February 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Cowdenbeath and their fixtures". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 23 September 1901. Retrieved 27 February 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. "Football Notes". Arbroath Herald and Advertiser for the Montrose Burghs. 23 April 1903. Retrieved 27 February 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. "Dundee V. League Select. Tame Game at Dens Park". Dundee Evening Post. 26 April 1902. Retrieved 27 February 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. "Big Cup Tie in Fife". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 4 December 1902. Retrieved 27 February 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. "Saturday's Football". Dundee Evening Post. 8 December 1902. Retrieved 27 February 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. "Murphy, Joseph". Fitba Stats. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.