Luke Murphy

Quick Facts

Full Name	Luke Murphy
Date Of Birth	Oct 21, 1989(1989-10-21)
Age	35
Birthplace	Macclesfield
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Libra

Luke Murphy Biography

Luke Murphy is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on October 21, 1989 in Macclesfield, England, United Kingdom. Luke John Murphy, born 21 October 1989, is an English professional footballer. He plays as a middlefielder for League One’s Bolton Wanderers.

Murphy, who was Crewe Alexandra’s captain, won the club’s Player of the Year award. This award came after a season in that Murphy scored nine goals and had 12 assists, as well as leading Crewe to the Football League Trophy victory. Murphy was also 4th in the League One player of the season voting. Murphy was also named the 2012-13 PFA Team Of The Year for League One. Murphy declared that he was ready for a move to a higher level of play after the season. Murphy was strongly linked to a move to Premier League side Aston Villa in order to team up with Ashley Westwood. Crewe assistant manager Neil Baker stated that Murphy was expected to leave the club at a higher level, and that he would do so with the club’s blessing.

After the departure of Ashley Westwood to Aston Villa, Murphy was appointed as the new Crewe Alexandra Captain in August 2012. In September 2012, Murphy signed a new 2-year deal at Crewe. 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. 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.

On 1 August 2014, Murphy was assigned the Leeds number seven shirt for the 2014–15 season. On 27 August 2014, Murphy was sent off in the first half against Bradford City to condemn Leeds to a shock 2–1 League Cup defeat against the League One opposition. Head coach, Dave Hockaday was sacked the following day.

Murphy scored his first goal in the 2010-11 season against Bury on September 11, 2010. In a 1-1 draw against Burton Albion, Murphy scored his second goal of the 2010-11 season. He scored his third goal of the season in a 5-5 draw against eventual League Two winners Chesterfield. Murphy signed a new contract with Crewe on November 2010.

Luke Murphy Net Worth

Luke Murphy is one of the richest Association Football Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Luke Murphy 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Murphy was born in Macclesfield in Cheshire and made his debut for Crewe Alexandra in a 1-0 win against Swindon Town on 13 December 2008. His first goal for Crewe came in a 4-1 home win against Hartlepool United, on 28 December 2008. On 13 January 2009, he scored his second goal for Crewe in a 3-2 FA Cup replay defeat to Millwall. Crewe were relegated to League One after he made 11 appearances in his debut season. He scored his first goal in the 2009-10 season against Accrington Stanley, and his second and last goal in the away win against Chesterfield on December 2.

Murphy missed the last month of the 2010-11 season due to a hernia surgery. Murphy, who was previously playing right winger, was moved to his preferred central position with Ashley Westwood during the 2011-12 preseason. He scored his 10th league goal for Crewe in the 2011-12 season against Plymouth Argyle. In a 2-0 home victory over Accrington, he scored his fifth goal for the 2011-12 season. Crewe was promoted to League One after he scored eight goals in the final League Two play-off Final at Wembley Stadium.

In June 2013, Crewe accepted bids believed to be over £1 million from both Wolverhampton Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers for Murphy. Despite this on 1 July, Leeds United confirmed the signing of Murphy on a three-year deal. Crewe manager, Steve Davis revealed the transfer fee for Murphy was above £1 million. The signing of Murphy was the first time that Leeds had spent over £1 million on a transfer fee since signing Richard Cresswell in 2005.

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After a long spell out of favour under new head coach Neil Redfearn Murphy returned to Leeds’ starting lineup in the FA Cup 1–0 defeat against Sunderland on 4 January 2015. He started the following league game, a 1–1 draw against Bolton Wanderers on 10 January. He scored in consecutive games for Leeds, firstly helping to earn a point by equalising in a 1–1 draw against Birmingham City on 17 January. He then scored the winner, with a long range strike, in a 1–0 win against Bournemouth on 20 January. As a result of his rise in form over this period Murphy was subsequently nominated for the January 2015 Championship Player of the Month award. Murphy followed this up with a long range strike in a 2–0 victory against Reading on 10 February.

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On 3 July 2017, he re-joined Burton on loan for the entirety of the 2017–18 season. Playing in a deeper central midfield position for most of the 2017/18 season, he scored his first goal of the season on 15 April 2018, in a 3–1 victory against Derby County.