| Position: | Centre |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 200 |
| Played For: | Detroit Red Wings |
| Birth Date: | August 20, 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Career Start: | 1968 |
| Career End: | 1978 |
Brian Murphy (born August 20, 1947) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre who played in one National Hockey League game for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1974–75 season on November 28, 1974, against the Buffalo Sabres. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1968 to 1978, was spent in various minor leagues.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1964–65 | Markham Waxers | MetJBHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Markham Waxers | MetJBHL | 40 | 24 | 16 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | London Nationals | OHA | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | London Nationals | WOHL | 42 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1967–68 | London Nationals | WOHL | 54 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1968–69 | Springfield Kings | AHL | 72 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Springfield Kings | AHL | 72 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | ||
| 1970–71 | Springfield Kings | AHL | 51 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1971–72 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 57 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | ||
| 1972–73 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 73 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 76 | 30 | 48 | 78 | 74 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1974–75 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Virginia Wings | AHL | 45 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 1975–76 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 66 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977–78 | Lancaster Lancers | OHA Sr | 21 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 528 | 111 | 183 | 294 | 305 | 56 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 56 | ||||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||