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Danny Murphy (footballer born 1977)

Danny Murphy
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Murphy playing for Fulham during the 2011–12 season
Personal information
Full name Daniel Ben Murphy
Date of birth (1977-03-18) 18 March 1977 (age 40)
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.

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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