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Luke Murphy
Personal information
Full name Luke John Murphy[1]
Date of birth (1989-10-21) 21 October 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Alsager, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Leeds United
Number 8
Youth career
1997–2008 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2013 Crewe Alexandra 161 (21)
2013- Leeds United 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:54, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

Luke John Murphy (born 21 October 1989) is an English footballer who plays Leeds United as a midfielder.

Career

Crewe Alexandra

He made his debut on 13 December 2008 in a 1-0 home win against Swindon Town.[2] He scored his first goal for Crewe in a 4-1 away win against Hartlepool United on 28 December 2008.[3] His second goal for the club came in a 3-2 FA Cup replay loss to Millwall on 13 January 2009.[4] He finished his breakthrough season with 11 appearances as Crewe were relegated from League One. He scored his first goal of the 2009-10 season in a 5-3 away loss to Accrington Stanley[5] and scored his second and final goal of the season in a 3-2 away win against Chesterfield on 2 December.[6]

Murphy scored his first goal of the 2010-11 season on 11 September 2010 in a 3-0 win against Bury.[7] He scored again the following game in a 1-1 draw against Burton Albion.[8] His third goal of the season came in a 5-5 draw away to eventual League Two winners Chesterfield.[9] Murphy extended his contract with Crewe in November 2010.

Murphy missed the final month of the 2010-11 season after having a hernia operation. During the 2011-12 pre-season Murphy who had been playing as a right winger was moved into his favoured more central position alongside Ashley Westwood.[10] His 10th league goal for Crewe came in the 2011-12 season, during a 3-2 against Plymouth Argyle, where he scored two goals.[11] He scored his fifth goal of the 2011-12 season in a 2-0 home win to Accrington.[12] He ended the season with 8 goals and helped Crewe secure promotion after beating Cheltenham Town in the 2012 League Two play-off Final at Wembley Stadium, to win promotion back to League One.[13]

In September 2012, Murphy signed a new 2 year deal at Crewe.[14] On 7 April 2013, Murphy scored the first goal in the Football League Trophy final against Southend United, which Crewe went on to win 2-0.[15] In the final match of the 2012/13 season, Murphy led out a Crewe Alexandra side against Walsall in a 2-0 win in which Murphy scored the opening goal for Crewe. The game made history being the first English fixture a side had fielded a team entirely made out of their academy players.[16][17][18]

Murphy who is the captain of Crewe Alexandra collected the clubs Player Of The Year award for the 2012/13 season, a season in which he scored 9 goals, gained 12 assists and captained Crewe to victory for the Football League Trophy. Murphy also finished 4th in the voting for the League One player-of-the-season for 2012/13.[19] After the season Murphy proclaimed that he was ready to step up to play at a higher level.[20] Murphy was heavily linked with a move to Premier League side Aston Villa to join up with ex-teamate Ashley Westwood.[21] On 25 June, Crewe assistant manager Neil Baker revealed he expected Murphy to leave the club for a higher level and that he would go with the club's blessing.[22]

Leeds United

In June 2013, Crewe accepted bids believed to be over £1 million from both Wolverhampton Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers for the player.[23][24] Despite this, Murphy was reported to be signing a three-year deal for Leeds United upon the opening of the summer transfer window.[25]

Career Statistics

As of 27 April 2013.[26]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crewe Alexandra 2008–09 9 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 11 2
2009–10 32 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 34 3
2010–11 39 3 1 0 2 0 2 0 44 3
2011–12 42 8 1 0 1 0 5 0 49 8
2012–13 39 6 2 1 2 0 5 2 48 9
Leeds United 2013–14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 161 21 7 2 6 0 12 2 186 25

Honours

with Crewe Alexandra

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Crewe 1-0 Swindon" Crewe Alexandra F.C. 13 December 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Hartlepool 1-4 Crewe" BBC Sport. 28 December 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Crewe 2-3 Millwall" BBC Sport. 13 January 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Accrington 5-3 Crewe" BBC Sport. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Chesterfield 2-3 Crewe" BBC Sport. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Crewe 3-0 Bury" BBC Sport. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  8. ^ "Burton 1-1 Crewe" BBC Sport. 18 September 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  9. ^ "Chesterfield 5-5 Crewe" BBC Sport. 2 October 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  10. ^ "Crewe's Luke Murphy 'fully fit' after hernia operation". BBC Sport. 25 July 2011.
  11. ^ "Crewe 3-2 Plymouth" BBC Sport. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  12. ^ "Crewe 2-0 Accrington" BBC Sport. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  13. ^ Begley, Emlyn (27 May 2012). "Cheltenham 0-2 Crewe". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  14. ^ "Luke Murphy signs new two-year deal with Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 27 September 2012.
  15. ^ "Luke Murphy and Max Clayton hand Alexandra Johnstone's Paint Trophy". The Times: Football. April 8 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  16. ^ "Crewe 2 - Walsall 0". BBC Sport. 27 April 2013.
  17. ^ "Crewe to make history by fielding academy XI in final match of season". Daily Mail. 24 April 2013.
  18. ^ "Crewe Alexandra: Dario Gradi's academy dream set to come true". BBC Sport. 24 April 2013.
  19. ^ "Crewe Alexandra: Murphy named player-of-the-season". This Is Staffordshire. 14 April 2013.
  20. ^ "Luke Murphy: Crewe Alexandra captain 'ready for higher level'". BBC Sport. 15 April 2013.
  21. ^ "Crewe Alex: Luke Murphy staying put for now amid Aston Villa rumours". Crewe Chronicle. 12 June 2013 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  22. ^ "Crewe expect Murphy departure". ITV Sport. TUE 25 JUN 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  23. ^ "Luke Murphy: Wolves expected to sign Crewe Alexandra captain". BBC Sport. 25 June 2013 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  24. ^ "Luke Murphy: Blackburn offer for Crewe captain accepted". BBC Sport. 28 June 2013.
  25. ^ Wobschall, Leon (1 July 2013). "Leeds coup as Murphy deal imminent". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  26. ^ Luke Murphy at Soccerbase

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