John Murphy (footballer, born 1894) explained

John Murphy
Fullname:	John Murphy
Height:	5ft 7in
Position:	Inside forward
Birth Date:	23 March 1894^[1]
Birth Place:	Airdrie, Scotland
Death Date:	November
Death Place:	South Yorkshire, England
Years1:	–
Clubs1:	Airdrie Shamrock
Years2:	–
Years3:	–
Years4:	1916–1920
Clubs4:	Hamilton Academical
Caps4:	89
Goals4:	23
Years5:	1918
Clubs5:	→ Airdrieonians (loan)
Caps5:	1
Goals5:	0
Years6:	1920–1921
Caps6:	21
Goals6:	5
Years7:	1921
Caps7:	2
Goals7:	0

John Murphy (23 March 1894 – November 1921) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward.^[2] He established himself at Hamilton Academical, playing regularly for Accies through the World War I years (unlike most competitions, the Scottish Football League's top division continued to operate in an official capacity) and winning a Lanarkshire Cup in 1920 just before moving to England with Bury.^{[3] [4]} A year later he signed for Rotherham County, but died from tuberculosis in November 1921.^[5]

Notes and References

1. https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results?search_type=people&dl_cat=statutory&dl_rec=statutory-births&surname=Murphy&surname_so=exact&forename=John&forename_so=starts&sex=M&from_year=1893&to_year=1896&county=LANARK&rd_real_name%5B0%5D=NEW%20MONKLAND%20LANDWARD%20OR%20AIRDRIE%20OR%20NEW%20MONKLAND&rd_display_name%5B0%5D=NEW%20MONKLAND%20LANDWARD%7CAIRDRIE%20OR%20NEW%20MONKLAND_NEW%20MONKLAND&rdno%5B0%5D=NEW%20MONKLAND%20LANDWARD%20OR%20AIRDRIE%20OR%20NEW%20MONKLAND&record_type=stat_births Statutory registers - Births - Search results
2. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
3. https://www.vintagefootballers.com/product/murphy-john-image-1-hamilton-1920/ Murphy John Image 1 Hamilton Academical 1920
4. https://www.buryfc.co.uk/news/2018/december/on-this-day...11th-december/ On This Day...11th December
5. https://sites.google.com/site/hamiltonacademicalmemorybank/players/murphy-john-1916 Murphy John (1916)