Len Murphy Explained

Len Murphy
Fullname:Leonard Murphy
Birth Date:23 November 1909
Birth Place:Bairnsdale, Victoria
Originalteam:Williamstown (VFA)
Height:189 cm
Weight:86 kg
Statsend:1941
Years1:1927
Club1:Williamstown (VFA)
Games Goals1:15 (7)
Years2:1928–1937
Club2:Collingwood
Games Goals2:173 (105)
Years3:1938
Club3:Nhill
Years4:1939
Club4:Oakleigh (VFA)
Games Goals4:16 (15)
Years5:1940–1941
Club5:Footscray
Games Goals5:25 (28)
Careerhighlights:
  • Collingwood premiership player 1928–30

Leonard Murphy (23 November 1909 – 20 December 1996)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL). His older brother Frank played beside him for much of his career.

Football

Murphy played mainly in the ruck and was a member of a Collingwood side which was a force in the VFL during the 1930s.

They had just won a premiership when he joined the club and his debut season of 1928 saw them go back to back, with Murphy kicking two goals in their grand final win over Richmond. Collingwood won the flag again in 1929 and 1930 with Murphy a member of both premiership sides. He missed out on the 1935 premiership after being injured and again the following year due to suspension.

At the end of 1937 he left the club and joined Nhill as captain-coach.

He returned to Melbourne and served as captain-coach of Victorian Football Association club Oakleigh in 1939, before making a return to the league in 1940 with Footscray.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Len Murphy. Collingwood Forever. 7 September 2014.
  2. News: The Argus. Melbourne. Murphy cleared to Footscray. 17 April 1940. 17.