Personal information | |||
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Full name | Peter Murphy[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 7 March 1922||
Place of birth | West Hartlepool, England | ||
Date of death | 7 April 1975[1] | (aged 53)||
Place of death | Coventry, England | ||
Position(s) | Inside left | ||
Youth career | |||
Coventry City | |||
Birmingham | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1946–1950 | Coventry City | 115 | (37) |
1950–1952 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | (14) |
1952–1960 | Birmingham City | 244 | (106) |
Total | 397 | (157) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Peter Murphy (7 March 1922 – 7 April 1975), often referred to as Spud Murphy, was an English footballer who played as an inside left. He played professionally for three clubs, Coventry City, Tottenham Hotspur and Birmingham City. He is possibly best remembered for the incident in the 1956 FA Cup final when Manchester City's goalkeeper Bert Trautmann broke a bone in his neck when diving at Murphy's feet.
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