Shaun Murphy (soccer)

Shaun Murphy
Personal information
Full name	Shaun Peter Murphy
Date of birth	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
1990–1991	Perth Italia
1992–1997	Notts County
1996–1999	West Bromwich Albion
1999	Sorrento
1999–2003	Sheffield United
2001–2002	→ Crystal Palace (loan)
2003–2004	Perth Glory
International career‡
1989	Australia U-20
1992	Australia U-23
2000–2001	Australia
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Australia
OFC Nations Cup
FIFA Confederations Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 July 2007; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 July 2007

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]

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.

^ Quartermaine, Braden (7 September 2003). "Glory's new star gets leader's role". The Sunday Times. p. 4.
^ 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.
^ Cockerill, Michael (6 November 2001). "Murphy's law – it's better late than never". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 46. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
^ Cockerill, Michael (17 January 2003). "Murphy's case for Socceroo defence". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 34.
^ "Australia defeat Brazil in Confederations Cup". The Telegraph. 9 June 2001. Retrieved 19 August 2013.