John Murphy (born 18 October 1976) is an English former professional

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who became a coach. He had two spells with Chester City, having left first time round to join Blackpool in 1999. He came through the youth ranks with Chester and made his first-team debut in 1994–95. He remained with the club until the eve of the 1999–2000 season, when he moved up to Division Two by joining

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, where he enjoyed a long and successful seven-year stint that included three victories at the

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. Two of these were winning

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finals; he started and scored in both finals in

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and

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. Murphy rejoined Chester from Cheshire neighbours

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, whom he joined from

in January

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after making a loan move permanent. On 6 January 2007, during his loan spell, Murphy scored Macclesfield's goal in their 6–1

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defeat against Chelsea at

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to briefly bring the tie level. He rejoined Chester on 29 June 2007. His first league game back at the club saw Murphy feature in the starting line-up in the goalless draw with

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on 11 August 2007, with his first two goals back at the club coming in a 4–0 demolition of

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a fortnight later. Almost inevitably, he scored on his return to Macclesfield in a 2–1 win for Chester on 29 September 2007. Murphy signed for

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on 31 July 2008 for an undisclosed fee. After an injury-plagued spell at the club, which restricted him to one substitute league appearance, he was released on 4 February 2009. In August 2011, Murphy became a coach at Blackpool. He left the role, citing personal reasons, in June 2022.

Honours

Blackpool *

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play-off final winner: 2000–01 *

winner: 2001–02, 2003–04

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Murphy, John 1976 births Living people Men's association football forwards Blackpool F.C. non-playing staff Blackpool F.C. players Chester City F.C. players English Football League players English men's footballers Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland Footballers from St Helens, Merseyside League of Ireland players Macclesfield Town F.C. players St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players