Laurence Barry Murphy (born 10 February 1940) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Barnsley and is their record appearance holder with 569.
Barry Murphy joined Barnsley from South Shields in 1962. He made his debut in the same year against Halifax, losing 2–0.
"Spud" was the first Barnsley player to be used as a substitute in October 1965 when he replaced Brian Jackson in a 5–1 defeat at Doncaster Rovers.
After earning his first-team status, Murphy went on to make a consecutive run of 165 league and 17 cup games. He was voted Barnsley's player of the year in 1972, and after the emergence of two other young full-backs he took on a central defensive role in 1974–75 under Jim Iley when he was also made captain.
In November 1975 he was appointed player-coach aged 35 years and was restored to his former right-back role and was an ever-present during the 1976–77 season. He made his final appearance aged 38 years in April 1978 against Torquay Utd.
Barry continued on the Reds' coaching staff under Allan Clarke and joined him at Leeds United in October 1980.[1]
^"Allan Clarke: player profile". Leeds United History FC. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^"Barry Murphy: The Autobiography: One Hundred Percent Legend". Hero Books: legend series. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^. www.barnsleyfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
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Barry Murphy stats at Neil Brown stat site
April 13, 2024
barry, murphy, footballer, born, 1940, laurence, barry, murphy, born, february, 1940, english, former, footballer, played, football, league, barnsley, their, record, appearance, holder, with, barry, murphypersonal, informationfull, namelaurence, barry, murphyd. Laurence Barry Murphy born 10 February 1940 is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Barnsley and is their record appearance holder with 569 Barry MurphyPersonal informationFull nameLaurence Barry MurphyDate of birth 1940 02 10 10 February 1940 age 84 Place of birthConsett EnglandPosition s DefenderSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1962 1978Barnsley569 3 Club domestic league appearances and goalsIn his retirement Murphy has become a regular special guest at Barnsley and is often the host for their many charitable events Contents 1 Career 2 Honours 3 References 4 External linksCareer editBarry Murphy joined Barnsley from South Shields in 1962 He made his debut in the same year against Halifax losing 2 0 Spud was the first Barnsley player to be used as a substitute in October 1965 when he replaced Brian Jackson in a 5 1 defeat at Doncaster Rovers After earning his first team status Murphy went on to make a consecutive run of 165 league and 17 cup games He was voted Barnsley s player of the year in 1972 and after the emergence of two other young full backs he took on a central defensive role in 1974 75 under Jim Iley when he was also made captain In November 1975 he was appointed player coach aged 35 years and was restored to his former right back role and was an ever present during the 1976 77 season He made his final appearance aged 38 years in April 1978 against Torquay Utd Barry continued on the Reds coaching staff under Allan Clarke and joined him at Leeds United in October 1980 1 Barry coached at Leeds United until 1984 2 Honours editBarnsley Hall of Fame 3 References edit Allan Clarke player profile Leeds United History FC Retrieved 5 October 2020 Barry Murphy The Autobiography One Hundred Percent Legend Hero Books legend series Retrieved 5 October 2020 Murphy Profile Barnsley Football Club www barnsleyfc co uk Archived from the original on 27 November 2018 Retrieved 26 November 2018 External links editBarry Murphy stats at Neil Brown stat site Barry Murphy article Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barry Murphy footballer born 1940 amp oldid 1164056398, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
