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David Murphy (footballer, born 1917)

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David Murphy
Personal information
Full name David Anthony Murphy
Date of birth (1917-07-19)19 July 1917
Place of birth South Bank, England[1]
Date of death 19 September 1944(1944-09-19) (aged 27)
Place of death Fascist Italy[2]
Position(s) Left-half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
South Bank St. Peters
1937–1939 Middlesbrough 15 (0)
1939–1940 Blackburn Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Anthony Murphy (19 July 1917 – 19 September 1944) was an English professional footballer who played as a left-half in the Football League for Middlesbrough.[1]

Personal life

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Murphy served as a gunner in the Royal Artillery during the Second World War and was killed on 19 September 1944 during the advance from Ancona to Rimini in the Italian campaign.[2][3] He is buried at the Gradara War Cemetery.[2]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Middlesbrough 1937–38[4] First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
1938–39[4] 10 0 3 0 13 0
Career total 12 0 3 0 15 0

References

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  1. ^ a b David Murphy at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b c "Casualty Details: David Anthony Murphy". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Boro Remember Fallen Heroes". Middlesbrough Football Club. 11 November 2008. Archived from the original on 23 January 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b "David Murphy". 11v11. Retrieved 25 August 2020.