Eamon Dunphy
Eamon Dunphy in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eamon Martin Dunphy | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 195x–1962 | Stella Maris | ||
| 1962–1965 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1966 | York City | 22 | (3) |
| 1965–1974 | Millwall | 274 | (24) |
| 1973–1975 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | (3) |
| 1975–1977 | Reading | 77 | (3) |
| 1977–1978 | Shamrock Rovers | 33 | (2) |
| Total | 448 | (35) | |
| National team | |||
| 1965–1971 | Republic of Ireland | 23 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Eamon Martin Dunphy (born 3 August 1945) is an Irish media personality, broadcaster, author, sports pundit and former professional footballer. He grew up playing football for several youth teams including Stella Maris. Since retiring from the sport, he has become recognisable to Irish television audiences as a football analyst during coverage of the Premier League, UEFA Champions League and international football on RTÉ.
As well as his slot with RTÉ, Dunphy has worked for its rival television station, TV3 (for which he has presented a chat show and a game show), and rival radio stations Today FM and Newstalk. He was the original presenter of The Last Word on Today FM. Between 2004 and 2006, Dunphy presented the breakfast programme on Dublin's local Newstalk 106 radio station before it became a national broadcaster. Later he moved to RTÉ Radio 1, where he presented a weekly programme, Conversations with Eamon Dunphy until 2009. He then returned to Newstalk, now broadcasting nationwide, only to leave again in 2011. Dunphy continues to write a column on football for the Irish Daily Star newspaper.
Dunphy grew up in Drumcondra, Dublin, in what he described as "a one-room tenement flat [with] no electricity, no hot water". He attended Saint Patrick's National School, Drumcondra.
A promising footballer, he left Dublin while still a teenager to join Manchester United as an apprentice. Dunphy did not break into the first team at United and subsequently left to play for York City, Millwall, Charlton Athletic, Reading and Shamrock Rovers. It was at Millwall that Dunphy made the most impact; he was considered an intelligent and skilful player in Millwall's midfield.
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