Jeremiah Michael Murphy (born 23 September 1959) is a retired professional
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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in the
League for
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace may refer to:
Places Canada
* Crystal Palace Complex (Dieppe), a former amusement park now a shopping complex in Dieppe, New Brunswick
* Crystal Palace Barracks, London, Ontario
* Crystal Palace (Montreal), an exhibition building ...
and
Chelsea
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* Chelsea, Victoria
Canada
* Chelsea, Nova Scotia
* Chelsea, Quebec
United Kingdom
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** Chelsea (UK Parliament consti ...
before moving into
non-league football with
Fisher Athletic. Born in England, he made three appearances for the
Republic of Ireland national team.
Career
Murphy started out with
Terry Venables
Terence Frederick Venables (born 6 January 1943), often referred to as El Tel, is an English former football player and manager, and an author. During the 1960s and '70s, he played for various clubs including Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Queen ...
'
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace may refer to:
Places Canada
* Crystal Palace Complex (Dieppe), a former amusement park now a shopping complex in Dieppe, New Brunswick
* Crystal Palace Barracks, London, Ontario
* Crystal Palace (Montreal), an exhibition building ...
, spending nine years at
Selhurst Park during which time he won the
FA Youth Cup in both 1977 and 1978 as part of the famous "Team of the Eighties".
The club were then promoted to the
First Division in Murphy's first full season in the side, but were relegated after two seasons in the top flight. However, Murphy remained with Palace winning the "Player of the Year" award in 1983.
He moved back to the top flight again, joining
Chelsea
Chelsea or Chelsey may refer to:
Places Australia
* Chelsea, Victoria
Canada
* Chelsea, Nova Scotia
* Chelsea, Quebec
United Kingdom
* Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames
** Chelsea (UK Parliament consti ...
on a
free transfer in the summer of 1985.
He scored in a 1–1 draw at Everton which put Chelsea briefly top of the league. The daily mirror's back page headline the next day was "Jerry and the Pacemakers". His time at
Stamford Bridge was affected by lack of form and injury problems. In three seasons he made only 34 league appearances and his contract was cancelled due to injury in March 1988.
He joined non-league side
Fisher Athletic to finish his career.
See also
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References
External links
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1959 births
Living people
Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
English men's footballers
Footballers from Stepney
Men's association football midfielders
Republic of Ireland men's international footballers
English Football League players
National Soccer League (Australia) players
Crystal Palace F.C. players
Chelsea F.C. players
Wollongong Wolves FC players
Fisher Athletic F.C. players
Blacktown City FC players
Republic of Ireland expatriate men's association footballers
Irish expatriate sportspeople in Australia
Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia
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