| Eddie Murphy | |
| Fullname: | Edward Murphy |
| Birth Date: | April 1881 |
| Birth Place: | Tunstall, England |
| Death Place: | London, England |
| Position: | Outside left, inside left |
| Years1: | –1902 |
| Clubs1: | Tunstall Crosswell's |
| Years2: | 1902–1904 |
| Clubs2: | Glossop |
| Caps2: | 86 |
| Goals2: | 18 |
| Years3: | 1905–1906 |
| Clubs3: | Bury |
| Caps3: | 27 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 1906 |
| Clubs4: | Gainsborough Trinity |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 1906–1907 |
| Clubs5: | Swindon Town |
| Caps5: | 36 |
| Goals5: | 6 |
| Years6: | 1907–1908 |
| Clubs6: | Bristol Rovers |
| Caps6: | 2 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 1908 |
| Clubs7: | Denaby United |
| Years8: | 1908–1909 |
| Clubs8: | Biddulph Mission |
| Years9: | 1909–1910 |
| Clubs9: | St George’s Victoria |
| Years10: | 1910–1911 |
| Clubs10: | Silverwood Colliery |
| Years11: | 1911 |
| Clubs11: | South Kirkby Colliery |
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] [2]
Murphy served as a private in the North Staffordshire Regiment during the First World War and was gassed at Wulverghem.[3] [4] He was evacuated to Britain and died of his wounds at King George V Military Hospital, London on 25 May 1916. Murphy was buried in Tunstall Cemetery, Stoke-on-Trent.
| Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Swindon Town | 1906–07 | Southern League First Division | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 6 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 1907–08[5] | Southern League First Division | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Career total | 38 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 7 | |||