David Murphy
Personal information
Full name David Anthony Murphy
Date of birth (1917-07-19)19 July 1917
Place of birth South Bank, England[1]
Date of death 19 September 1944(1944-09-19) (aged 27)
Place of death Fascist Italy[2]
Position(s) Left-half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
South Bank St. Peters
1937–1939 Middlesbrough 15 (0)
1939–1940 Blackburn Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Anthony Murphy (19 July 1917 – 19 September 1944) was an English professional footballer who played as a left-half in the Football League for Middlesbrough.[1]

Personal life

Murphy served as a gunner in the Royal Artillery during the Second World War and was killed on 19 September 1944 during the advance from Ancona to Rimini in the Italian campaign.[2][3] He is buried at the Gradara War Cemetery.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Middlesbrough 1937–38[4] First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
1938–39[4] 10 0 3 0 13 0
Career total 12 0 3 0 15 0

References

  1. 1 2 David Murphy at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. 1 2 3 "Casualty Details: David Anthony Murphy". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  3. "Boro Remember Fallen Heroes". Middlesbrough Football Club. 11 November 2008. Archived from the original on 23 January 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  4. 1 2 "David Murphy". 11v11. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
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