Ronnie Murphy (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Murphy | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980-1983 | Shamrock Rovers | 64 | (0) |
| 1983-1990 | Bohemians | 163 | (6) |
| 1990-1993 | Dundalk | 89 | (1) |
| 1993-1995 | Monaghan United | 46 | (0) |
| 1995-1996 | Finn Harps | 35 | (1) |
| 1996-1997 | Longford Town | 25 | (2) |
| Total | 422 | (10) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Ronnie Murphy (born 3 September 1962 in Dublin) was an Irish soccer player during the 1980s and 1990s.
An uncompromising defender, he represented Shamrock Rovers, Bohemians, Dundalk and Monaghan United during his career.
While with Rovers he won the Leinster Senior Cup in 1982 and scored in the 1982-83 UEFA Cup .[1] He got sent off in the next round at FC Universitatea Craiova on the 3rd of November 1982.[2]
He played 4 times in European competition for the Hoops.
A youth international Ronnie made 163 League appearances (6 goals)[3] and 3 European appearances for Bohs after signing for them in 1983. He signed for Dundalk in June 1990 and won a League of Ireland winners medal in his first season at the club. He remained at Oriel Park until the beginning of the 1993/94 season when he signed for Monaghan.
Honours
- League of Ireland
- Dundalk F.C. - 1990/91
- Leinster Senior Cup: 2
- Shamrock Rovers - 1982
- Bohemian F.C. - 1985
- Dublin City Cup
- Shamrock Rovers 1983/84