Shaun Murphy (soccer)

Shaun Peter Murphy (born 5 November 1970) is an Australian former soccer player. His club career included stints with Notts County (1992–1997), West Bromwich Albion (1997–1999), Sheffield United (1999–2003) and Crystal Palace (2001–02) in England, before returning to Australia for one season to captain Perth Glory (2003–04).^[1][2][3][4]

Shaun Murphy

Personal information
Full name	Shaun Peter Murphy
Date of birth	(1970-11-05) 5 November 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
1988	Australian Institute of Sport
	Blacktown City Demons
	Heidelberg United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1991	Perth Italia
1992–1997	Notts County	109	(5)
1996–1999	West Bromwich Albion	71	(7)
1999	Sorrento
1999–2003	Sheffield United	158	(9)
2001–2002	→ Crystal Palace (loan)	11	(0)
2003–2004	Perth Glory	28	(4)
International career‡
1989	Australia U-20
1992	Australia U-23
2000–2001	Australia	18	(3)
Medal record Men's association football Representing  Australia FIFA Confederations Cup 2001 Japan–South Korea OFC Nations Cup Winner 2000 Tahiti
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 July 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 July 2007

He was a member of the Australian national team and scored a winner against Brazil for Australia in the 2001 Confederations Cup third place play-off match.^[5] He also represented Australia at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

International career

International goals

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.^[6]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	28 June 2000	Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Papeete, Tahiti	New Zealand	1–0	2–0	2000 OFC Nations Cup
2.	30 May 2001	Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea	Mexico	1–0	2–0	2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
3.	9 June 2001	Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan, Japan	Brazil	1–0	1–0	2001 FIFA Confederations Cup

Honours

Australia

• FIFA Confederations Cup: 3rd place, 2001^[7]
• OFC Nations Cup: 2000^[8]

References

1. Quartermaine, Braden (7 September 2003). "Glory's new star gets leader's role". The Sunday Times. p. 4.
2. Cockerill, Michael (9 November 1999). "Turning out for the Socceroos will cap Murphy's career nicely". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 36. Retrieved 1 March 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Cockerill, Michael (6 November 2001). "Murphy's law – it's better late than never". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 46. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
4. Cockerill, Michael (17 January 2003). "Murphy's case for Socceroo defence". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 34.
5. "Australia defeat Brazil in Confederations Cup". The Telegraph. 9 June 2001. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
6. "Murphy, Shaun". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
8. "Oceania Nations Cup 2000". Retrieved 14 October 2024.

External links

• OzFootball profile
• Shaun Murphy at Soccerbase