Peter Murphy (footballer, born 1980)

Peter Murphy
Murphy as manager of Annan Athletic
Personal information
Full name Peter Michael Murphy[1]
Date of birth (1980-10-27) 27 October 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Queen of the South (Manager)
Youth career
Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Blackburn Rovers 0 (0)
2000–2001Halifax Town (loan) 21 (1)
2001–2013 Carlisle United 417 (23)
2013–2014 Celtic Nation
2014–2017 Ayr United 64 (1)
2017–2019 Annan Athletic 6 (1)
International career
1998–1999 Republic of Ireland U19 7 (0)
2000 Republic of Ireland U21 2 (0)
2007 Republic of Ireland 1 (0)
Managerial career
2017–2024 Annan Athletic
2024– Queen of the South
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:01, 8 December 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Peter Michael Murphy (born 27 October 1980, in Dublin) is an Irish football player and coach, who is the current manager of Scottish League One club Queen of the South.

Murphy played as a defender, but also operated through midfield. He currently holds the club record at Carlisle United for the most appearances for the club as an outfield player with over 400, before being released after 12 years of service in 2013.[citation needed] He later played for Scottish clubs Ayr United and Annan Athletic, and then became Annan's manager. After seven seasons in that position he was appointed manager of Queen of the South in May 2024.

  1. ^ "Peter Murphy". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 March 2017.

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