Kenny Murphy (footballer)

Kenny Murphy
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Murphy
Date of birth 19 June 1956
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position midfield
Youth career
St Columba's Boys Club; Dundee Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1976 Dundee United 0 (0)
1976 Downfield
1976–1977 Forfar Athletic 0 (0)
Melbourne Knights
1983–1987 South Melbourne 96 (8)
1989 Footscray JUST 22 (1)
National team
1983–1987 Australia 15 (1)
Teams managed
1991–1992 Melbourne Knights
1996 Melbourne Zebras
1997 Port Melbourne Sharks
1997–2000 Fawkner Blues
2005–2006 Altona Magic
2006– Kingston City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Kenneth Murphy (born 19 June 1956 in Dundee) is a Scottish former footballer who played international football for Australia.

Career

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[1]

Murphy managed former club National League clubs Melbourne Knights 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.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Blether with Brown - 31 January 2005". The Evening Telegraph. 31 January 2005. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "Murphy's Law - "A change is as good as a holiday"". Football Federation Victoria. 25 July 2006.


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