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Frank Murphy (footballer, born 1915)

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Frank Murphy
Personal information
Full name Francis Murphy
Date of birth 6 December 1915
Place of birth Gartcosh, Scotland
Date of death 12 February 1984(1984-02-12) (aged 68)
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Croy Celtic
1932–1945 Celtic  139 (43)
1932–1933Maryhill Hibernians (loan)  
1933–1934St Roch's (loan)  
1942–1943Albion Rovers (wartime)  
1943Tranmere Rovers (wartime)  
1944Aldershot (wartime)  
1945–1946 Limerick  
International career
1936 Scottish Football League XI 1 (1)
1938 Scotland 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francis Murphy (6 December 1915 – 12 February 1984) was a Scottish footballer, who played primarily for Celtic at club level.[1][2][3][4]

He represented Scotland once, in a 3–1 victory against Netherlands in May 1938,[5][6] and also played for the Scottish Football League XI once in 1936,[7] scoring on both occasions.

References

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  1. ^ "Murphy, Frank". thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Celtic player Murphy, Frank". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  3. ^ [A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players], John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012
  4. ^ On this day in history: Frank Murphy's last game, Celtic FC, 13 June 2019
  5. ^ "Scotland player Francis Murphy". londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  6. ^ Junior International records, ScottishLeague.net, 21 January 2019
  7. ^ "SFL player Frank Murphy". londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 9 September 2012.