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John Murphy ( footballer , born 1872 ) - Wikipedia John Murphy ( footballer , born 1872 ) From Wikipedia , the free encyclopedia 11/23/2016 John H. Murphy ( 1872–1924 ) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward and right half for Notts County and Doncaster Rovers in the Football League at the turn of the 20th century . In the 1896-97 season , he was joint top scorer in the Football League Second Division with 22 goals . [ ¹ ] Contents ■ 1 Playing career ▪ 2 Honours ■ 3 Notes ■ 4 References Murphy , John b Nottingham q3 1872 Hucknall St John's 1896 1897 Notts County Bristol City South Shields 1901 1902 Doncaster Rovers IL / IR / RH d 1924 Doncaster Rovers 37 24 62 8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Murphy_(footballer,_born_1872 ) John Murphy Personal information John H. Murphy 3rd qtr , 1872 Nottingham , England Full name Date of birth Place of birth Date of death Playing position Years 1896-1898 1898-1899 1899-1900 1900-1904 Notts County ■ Football League Second Division champions : 1896-97 1924 , age c.52 years Inside forward / Right half Youth career Hucknall St John's Senior career * Playing career Murphy was born in Nottingham in the third quarter of 1872. [ 2 ] After playing his youth football with Hucknall St John's , he joined Notts County for whom he made 37 appearances in the Football League between 1896 and 1898 , scoring 24 goals , [ 2 ] including 22 in 1896-97 , thus making him joint top - scorer in the Second Division with team - mate Tom Boucher , [ ¹ ] helping Notts County claim the Second Division title and gain promotion to the First Division , after a series of play - off matches . [ ³ ] Team Notts County Bristol City South Shields Adelaide Doncaster Rovers Apps ( Gls ) 37 ( 24 ) He then dropped into the Southern League with Bristol City for a season , followed by a year at South Shields Adelaide [ ² ] before signing for Doncaster Rovers in November 1900 [ 4 ] when they were in the Midland League . During his first season he went on to score 14 league goals including a hattrick against Coalville , and 1 goal in a friendly . [ 4 ] That season Doncaster were runners up in the Midland League and were elected for the first time to Division 2 for the 1901-02 season . He played in all 36 League and 2 FA Cup games in that first season , scoring five goals including a hat - trick in a win against Newton Heath . [ 4 ] 62a ( 8 ) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only . In his second season he moved to play mainly at right half , scoring three times in his 29 games . [ 4 ] In 1903-04 he managed eight league goals and one in a friendly , before leaving the club as they were again elected to Division 2. [ 4 ] Honours 1/2 |
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