| Peter Murphy | |
| Fullname: | Peter James Murphy |
| Birth Date: | 13 February 1990[1] |
| Birth Place: | Liverpool, England |
| Position: | Defender / Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | Accrington Stanley |
| Years1: | 2008–2014 |
| Caps1: | 155 |
| Goals1: | 18 |
| Years2: | 2008 |
| Clubs2: | → Prescot Cables (loan) |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs3: | Wycombe Wanderers |
| Caps3: | 42 |
| Goals3: | 7 |
| Years5: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs5: | Morecambe |
| Caps5: | 39 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Totalcaps: | 242 |
| Totalgoals: | 29 |
Peter James Murphy (born 13 February 1990) is an English former professional footballer who played primarily as a midfielder but was also a capable defender.
Murphy joined Stanley as a 16-year-old.[2] Towards the end of the 2007–08 season, he spent a few weeks on loan at Northern Premier League club Prescot Cables to gain experience, and signed his first professional contract with Stanley on his return from loan, in April 2008.[3] [4] He made his debut for Stanley on 26 April, in the Football League Two clash with Wrexham which ended as a 3–1 win. He signed a new contract in May 2010[5] and again in 2012.[6] He then signed for Wycombe Wanderers in 2014 on a free transfer. He opened the scoring for Wycombe on his debut, as they beat Newport County 2–0.[7]
He joined Morecambe on 8 June 2015.[8] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–2 loss against Cambridge United on 24 November 2015.[9]
At the end of the 2016–2017 season, Murphy announced his retirement from playing, aged 27, following a long-term injury.[10]
Source:[11]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Accrington Stanley | 2007–08 | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Accrington Stanley | 2008–09 | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[12] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Accrington Stanley | 2009–10 | League Two | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Accrington Stanley | 2010–11 | League Two | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Accrington Stanley | 2011–12 | League Two | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 4 | |
| Accrington Stanley | 2012–13 | League Two | 45 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 5 | |
| Accrington Stanley | 2013–14 | League Two | 44 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 9 | |
| Total | 155 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 175 | 18 | |||
| → Prescot Cables (loan) | 2007–08 | NPL Premier Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2014–15 | League Two | 42 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[13] | 0 | 47 | 7 | |
| Total | 42 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 7 | |||
| Morecambe | 2015–16 | League Two | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Morecambe | 2016–17 | League Two | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 4 | |
| Total | 39 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 242 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 274 | 30 | |||