Kieran Murphy (Gaelic footballer) explained

Code:Football
Sport:Gaelic football
Kieran Murphy
Irish:Ciarán Ó Murchú
Birth Date:1955
County:Cork
Province:Munster
Club:Nemo Rangers
Clposition:Forward
Clcounty:6
Clprovince:5
Clallireland:3
Counties:Cork
Icposition:Left corner-back
Icyears:1976-1978
Icapps(Points):3 (0-00)
Icprovince:0
Icallireland:0
Nfl:0
Allstars:0
Birth Place:Cork, Ireland

Kieran Murphy (born 1955) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played for Cork Championship club Nemo Rangers and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team.

Career

Murphy first came to sporting prominence as a dual player at schoolboy level with Coláiste Chríost Rí. He simultaneously lined out at juvenile and underage levels with the Nemo Rangers club and won several championship titles in the minor and under-21 grades. At adult level he was part of three All-Ireland Club Championship-winning teams with Nemo.[1] [2] Murphy first appeared on the inter-county scene with the Cork minor football team. His three-year tenure with the team yielded an All-Ireland MFC title in 1972 before later lining out with the under-21 team.[3] [4] Murphy joined the Cork senior football team in 1976 and was a panel member for three seasons before leaving the team.[5] He usually lined out at corner-back.

Honours

Nemo Rangers

1979, 1982, 1984

1974, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1983

1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983

1974, 1975

Cork

1974

1971

1971, 1972

1971

Notes and References

  1. News: Nemo team of 1979 had to withstand Arctic conditions to secure the title. Echo Live. 8 March 2018. 20 June 2022. Mark. Woods.
  2. News: Senior Football (Club). Munster GAA website. 20 June 2022.
  3. News: Minor football. Munster GAA website. 20 June 2022.
  4. News: Under-21 football. Munster GAA website. 20 June 2022.
  5. News: Cork SFC team: 1970-1979. Cork GAA website. 20 June 2022.