Kenny Murphy (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 June 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St Columba's Boys Club; Dundee Boys | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1976 | Dundee United[1] | 1 | (0) |
| 1976–1977 | Forfar Athletic[2] | 0 | (0) |
| Melbourne Knights | |||
| 1983–1987 | South Melbourne | 96 | (8) |
| 1989 | Footscray JUST | 22 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1983–1987 | Australia | 15 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1991–1992 | Melbourne Knights | ||
| 1996 | Melbourne Zebras | ||
| 1997 | Port Melbourne Sharks | ||
| 1997–2000 | Fawkner Blues | ||
| 2005–2006 | Altona Magic | ||
| 2006– | Kingston City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kenneth Murphy (born 19 June 1956) is a Scottish former footballer who played international football for Australia.
Career
[edit]Murphy signed for Dundee United as a youngster and made one official appearance for the first team. Murphy moved on to Forfar Athletic before transferring to Melbourne CroatiaAustralia. Here, he also played for South Melbourne Hellas and Footscray JUST, also qualifying for the national team. Another Dundonian, Allan Boath, played for New Zealand under similar circumstances[3]
Murphy managed former club National League clubs Melbourne Knights FC from 1991 to 1992, Melbourne Zebras 1994 to 1995 and was assistant coach in 2005 at another former club, South Melbourne. He managed Altona Magic although he left after just over a year. In July 2006, two weeks after leaving Altona, he took over at Kingston City.[4]
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]Melbourne Knights
- NPL Victoria: 1978, 1979[5]
- State League Cup: 1979, 1980[6][7]
- Dockerty Cup: 1979[8]
- Ampol Cup: 1978, 1980[9][10]
South Melbourne
Australia national team
- Ampol Cup: 1985[11]
- Merlion Cup: 1983[12]
Manager
[edit]Melbourne Knights
References
[edit]- ^ "Morton 0 : Dundee Utd 6, League (Division One)". Arab Archive. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Murphy, Kenneth". Fitbastats. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Blether with Brown – 31 January 2005". The Evening Telegraph. 31 January 2005. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011.
- ^ "Murphy's Law – "A change is as good as a holiday"". Football Federation Victoria. 25 July 2006.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Socceroos Greats - Where are they now: Ken Murphy". SBS Sport. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "1979 Victorian State League Cup Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "1980 Victorian State League Cup Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "1979 Dockerty Cup Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "1978 Ampol Cup Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "1980 Victorian Ampol Cup Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Socceroo Internationals for 1985". Oz Football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Socceroo Internationals for 1983". Oz Football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Days of pride and celebration: Melbourne Knights' glory years – Part 1". The Corner Flag. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- Kenny Murphy at National-Football-Teams.com
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