Barry Murphy (footballer born 1985)
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| Full name | Barry Murphy | |
| Date of birth | June 8, 1985 | |
| Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | |
| Height | 5ft 10" | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
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| Current club | Shamrock Rovers | |
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| Leicester Celtic F.C. Shamrock Rovers |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2005-present | Shamrock Rovers | 89 (0) |
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Barry Murphy (born 8 June 1985 in Dublin) is a professional footballer currently playing for Shamrock Rovers.
He made his senior debut on the 20th of May 2005, keeping a clean sheet against Waterford United, after the departure of Russell Payne. Having come from the Shamrock Rovers Schoolboys in 2004, where he was U21 Player of the Year, he made rapid progress to become the Shamrock Rovers Young Player and Player of the Year for 2005.
He played a total of 25 league games in his first season keeping 7 clean sheets. He kept a remarkable twenty-four clean sheets from 35 games during the 2006 campaign as Rovers won the First Division.
He made his 100th competitive appearance for the Hoops on the 2nd of October 2007 at Bray Wanderers where for the first time in his Rovers career he was not only booked but sent off.
For the 2007 season he kept 16 clean sheets in 29 league games as Rovers finished 5th in the league.
Made his Ireland U23 debut in November 2007 and also kept a clean sheet in his second appearance [1].
[edit] Honours
- Member of the Shamrock Rovers team that won the FAI 2006 First Division title.
- Recipient of the Shamrock Rovers Player of the Year Award 2005
- Recipient of the Shamrock Rovers Young Player of the Year award 2005
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