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Daryl Murphy
Daryl Michael Murphy (born 15 March 1983) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Murphy began his career at Waterford United, having previously played youth football for Waterford-based side Southend United and English side Luton Town, whilst also spending a brief spell on loan at Harrow Borough in 2002. After a three-year spell at Waterford he signed for Sunderland in 2005. Murphy went on to make over 100 appearances for Sunderland, whilst also spending time out on loan with Sheffield Wednesday and Ipswich Town, before joining Scottish side Celtic in 2010. He spent much of his time at Celtic on loan at former loan club Ipswich Town, where he spent two consecutive season on loan before making the move permanent in June 2013. He spent the following three seasons at Portman Road, making over 200 appearances and scoring over 60 goals before moving to Newcastle United in 2016. He spent one season at Newcastle before leaving to join Nottingham Forest. He made 60 appearances over two seasons at Forest before joining Bolton Wanderers in 2019. He returned to Waterford in August 2020.
Murphy made his debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2007, and went on to make over 30 appearances for his country, including representing Ireland at the UEFA Euro 2016. He announced his retirement from international football in January 2018.
Murphy was born in Waterford, County Waterford. He played youth football for local side Southend United before joining English club Luton Town on 14 November 2000. He spent a brief spell on loan at Harrow Borough in 2002. He was released on 18 April 2002 before signing for hometown club Waterford United. He scored his first League of Ireland goal in a 3–1 away win over rivals Kilkenny City on 19 September. He scored eight league goals in that last "winter" season as the Blues won the League of Ireland First Division title. In the 2004 season, he notched 14 league goals in the Premier Division which earned him the PFAI Young Player of the Year award.
In May 2005, Murphy signed a two-year contract with Premier League side Sunderland. He made his premier league debut in a 1–1 home draw with West Ham United at the Stadium of Light on 1 October 2005. Murphy had a one-month loan spell at Sheffield Wednesday during the 2005–06 season, making 4 appearances before being recalled by Sunderland. On 12 February 2006, he scored his first Premier League goal after coming off the bench at home to Tottenham Hotspur, equalising with minutes to go.
In the 2006–07 season, Murphy scored 10 goals in the Championship despite being used sparingly for the early weeks. He netted one goal each on the opening day of the season against Coventry City and on 12 August against Plymouth Argyle though both matches were lost. Murphy scored his third goal of the season in the Black Cats' 2–1 away win over Queens Park Rangers on 28 November, and then notched in successive games against Norwich City and Luton Town. On the final day of the season, he scored two goals against Luton Town in a 5–0 away win, while also setting up Anthony Stokes for his goal.
Murphy scored in a pre-season friendly against Juventus in August 2007. He made his first appearance of the 2007–08 season in Sunderland's opening day victory over Tottenham Hotspur. He scored his first goal of the season on 29 December in a 3–1 win over Bolton Wanderers. His third goal of the 2007–08 season came against Wigan Athletic on 9 February 2008 at The Stadium of Light, with the goal later being chosen by Match of the Day pundits as the Goal of the Month for February. On 26 April 2008, Murphy came on as a substitute and scored the winning goal in a 3–2 victory over local rivals Middlesbrough, securing Sunderland's status in the Premier League for the following season. He made 28 appearances during the 2007–08 season, scoring 3 goals.
On 1 February 2010, Murphy signed for Ipswich Town on loan for the remainder of the 2009–10 season, once again joining up with Roy Keane, his former manager at Sunderland. He marked his first appearance against Middlesbrough with a goal after 23 seconds. He then scored the crucial second goal at Queens Park Rangers on 9 February, and another in his third appearance against Peterborough, making his record 3 in 3 for Ipswich. Murphy continued his scoring form for Ipswich by scoring a brace against Cardiff City on 9 March 2010, handing the Tractor Boys three points. Murphy made 18 appearances during his loan spell at Portman Road, scoring 6 goals.
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Daryl Murphy
Daryl Michael Murphy (born 15 March 1983) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Murphy began his career at Waterford United, having previously played youth football for Waterford-based side Southend United and English side Luton Town, whilst also spending a brief spell on loan at Harrow Borough in 2002. After a three-year spell at Waterford he signed for Sunderland in 2005. Murphy went on to make over 100 appearances for Sunderland, whilst also spending time out on loan with Sheffield Wednesday and Ipswich Town, before joining Scottish side Celtic in 2010. He spent much of his time at Celtic on loan at former loan club Ipswich Town, where he spent two consecutive season on loan before making the move permanent in June 2013. He spent the following three seasons at Portman Road, making over 200 appearances and scoring over 60 goals before moving to Newcastle United in 2016. He spent one season at Newcastle before leaving to join Nottingham Forest. He made 60 appearances over two seasons at Forest before joining Bolton Wanderers in 2019. He returned to Waterford in August 2020.
Murphy made his debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2007, and went on to make over 30 appearances for his country, including representing Ireland at the UEFA Euro 2016. He announced his retirement from international football in January 2018.
Murphy was born in Waterford, County Waterford. He played youth football for local side Southend United before joining English club Luton Town on 14 November 2000. He spent a brief spell on loan at Harrow Borough in 2002. He was released on 18 April 2002 before signing for hometown club Waterford United. He scored his first League of Ireland goal in a 3–1 away win over rivals Kilkenny City on 19 September. He scored eight league goals in that last "winter" season as the Blues won the League of Ireland First Division title. In the 2004 season, he notched 14 league goals in the Premier Division which earned him the PFAI Young Player of the Year award.
In May 2005, Murphy signed a two-year contract with Premier League side Sunderland. He made his premier league debut in a 1–1 home draw with West Ham United at the Stadium of Light on 1 October 2005. Murphy had a one-month loan spell at Sheffield Wednesday during the 2005–06 season, making 4 appearances before being recalled by Sunderland. On 12 February 2006, he scored his first Premier League goal after coming off the bench at home to Tottenham Hotspur, equalising with minutes to go.
In the 2006–07 season, Murphy scored 10 goals in the Championship despite being used sparingly for the early weeks. He netted one goal each on the opening day of the season against Coventry City and on 12 August against Plymouth Argyle though both matches were lost. Murphy scored his third goal of the season in the Black Cats' 2–1 away win over Queens Park Rangers on 28 November, and then notched in successive games against Norwich City and Luton Town. On the final day of the season, he scored two goals against Luton Town in a 5–0 away win, while also setting up Anthony Stokes for his goal.
Murphy scored in a pre-season friendly against Juventus in August 2007. He made his first appearance of the 2007–08 season in Sunderland's opening day victory over Tottenham Hotspur. He scored his first goal of the season on 29 December in a 3–1 win over Bolton Wanderers. His third goal of the 2007–08 season came against Wigan Athletic on 9 February 2008 at The Stadium of Light, with the goal later being chosen by Match of the Day pundits as the Goal of the Month for February. On 26 April 2008, Murphy came on as a substitute and scored the winning goal in a 3–2 victory over local rivals Middlesbrough, securing Sunderland's status in the Premier League for the following season. He made 28 appearances during the 2007–08 season, scoring 3 goals.
On 1 February 2010, Murphy signed for Ipswich Town on loan for the remainder of the 2009–10 season, once again joining up with Roy Keane, his former manager at Sunderland. He marked his first appearance against Middlesbrough with a goal after 23 seconds. He then scored the crucial second goal at Queens Park Rangers on 9 February, and another in his third appearance against Peterborough, making his record 3 in 3 for Ipswich. Murphy continued his scoring form for Ipswich by scoring a brace against Cardiff City on 9 March 2010, handing the Tractor Boys three points. Murphy made 18 appearances during his loan spell at Portman Road, scoring 6 goals.