Peter Murphy (footballer, born 1922)

For other footballers of this name, see Peter Murphy.

Peter Murphy
Personal information
Full name Peter Murphy[1]
Date of birth (1922-03-07)7 March 1922[2]
Place of birth West Hartlepool, England
Date of death 7 April 1975(1975-04-07) (aged 53)[1]
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.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Hugman was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Matthews (1995), p. 113.