Danny Murphy (footballer born 1977)
Murphy playing for Fulham during the 2011–12 season
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Daniel Ben Murphy | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Chester, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Crewe Alexandra | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1997 | Crewe Alexandra | 132 | (27) |
| 1997–2004 | Liverpool | 170 | (25) |
| 1998–1999 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2004–2006 | Charlton Athletic | 56 | (7) |
| 2006–2007 | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | (2) |
| 2007–2012 | Fulham | 169 | (17) |
| 2012–2013 | Blackburn Rovers | 33 | (1) |
| Total | 599 | (80) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994–1995 | England U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 1997 | England U20 | 4 | (3) |
| 1997–2000 | England U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | England | 9 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Daniel Ben "Danny" Murphy (born 18 March 1977) is an English former footballer who played as a central midfielder.
Having begun his career at Crewe Alexandra in 1993, he moved to Liverpool in 1997, where he won a treble of the League Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Cup in 2001. During his time at Liverpool he scored the winning goal against Manchester United at Old Trafford three times, each a 1-0 win. After brief spells at Charlton Athletic and Tottenham Hotspur he joined Fulham, whom he helped reach the 2010 UEFA Europa League Final, and ended his career at Blackburn Rovers. He served as captain at his last two clubs.
Murphy made nine appearances for the England team from his debut in 2001, scoring once. Since retiring, he has been a regular analyst on the BBC programme Match of the Day.
Born in Chester, Cheshire, Murphy started out as a trainee at Crewe Alexandra. Murphy has always praised the role of Crewe manager Dario Gradi in his footballing education, considering him as his mentor:
He took me from boy to man. He taught me about tactics, where to stand, how to play the right way and he knocked some discipline into me. I was a bit precocious, a bit silly as a kid and he straightened me out.
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