Tom Murphy (English footballer)

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Tom Murphy
Personal information
Full name Thomas William Murphy[1]
Date of birth (1991-12-19) 19 December 1991 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Bexley, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Cray Wanderers
Youth career
0000–2008 Gillingham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Gillingham 0 (0)
2009–2010 → Ashford Town (Kent) (loan) 21 (4)
2010–2011 Lewes 30 (5)
2011 Thurrock 5 (0)
2011 Farnborough 26 (4)
2011–2012 Horsham ? (?)
2012–2013 Margate[2] 16 (5)
2013–2015 Dover Athletic 70 (24)
2016 Maidstone United 17 (0)
2016 → Eastbourne Borough (loan) 2 (0)
2016–2019 Dartford 74 (10)
2018 → Margate (loan) 4 (1)
2018–2019 → Tonbridge Angels (loan) 6 (1)
2019–2020 Cray Wanderers 20 (4)
2020 Hythe Town 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2020 (UTC)

Thomas William Murphy (born 19 December 1991) is an English semi-professional footballer.

Career[edit]

The striker made his debut for Gillingham in the Football League Trophy 1–0 defeat against Colchester United on 7 October 2008, replacing Andy Barcham as a substitute in the 74th minute.[3] In December 2009 Murphy was loaned to Isthmian League club Ashford Town (Kent)[4] where he played for the remainder of the season. On 24 April 2010, in a 2-1 victory over Chatham Town,[5] he scored the Ashford club's last goal before they were suspended and went into financial administration.

He joined Lewes as his next club but after scoring five goals in 30 appearances he was released on 7 February 2011 joining fellow Conference South side Thurrock on 25 February 2011.[6] On 25 June 2011 Murphy signed for Horsham and then in February 2012 for Margate.[7]

After a fruitful spell at Dover Athletic, Murphy signed for newly promoted Maidstone United in the summer of 2016. He joined Eastbourne Borough on loan in November 2016. The following month, at the conclusion of the loan spell, he joined Dartford on a permanent deal.

On 20 November 2018, Murphy returned to Margate on an initial month's loan from Dartford.[8]

On 24 December 2018, Murphy was loaned to Tonbridge Angels on an initial month's loan from Dartford.[9]

On 30 July 2019, Murphy joined Cray Wanderers,[10] six months later on 24 January 2020 he moved on to Hythe Town.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 299. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. ^ "Tom Murphy Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Gillingham vs Colchester". Gillingham F.C. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
  4. ^ "Tommy Murphy". Margate Football Club History. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Ashford Town 2-1 Chatham Town - We've got our just rewards by staying in the League - Lovel". Kentish Football. 24 April 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Thurrock Bag New Striker and Defender". Pitchero Non League. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  7. ^ "Margate sign former Gills striker". Kent Sport News. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  8. ^ "PLAYER NEWS: Tom Murphy". Dartford F.C. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  9. ^ "PLAYER NEWS: Andre Coker & Tom Murphy". Dartford F.C. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Another very good signing with forward Tom Murphy coming to Cray Wanderers". Cray Wanderers F.C. Twitter feed. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  11. ^ Hunt, Mark (24 January 2020). "Cray wanderers announce departure of Tom Murphy to Hythe Town". Cray Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

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