Peter Murphy

Club

Murphy played his youth football at St Josephs Boys AFC football club in Dublin. He then went on to play for Blackburn Rovers, Halifax Town (on loan, scoring his first career goal in a match against Kidderminster Harriers) and Carlisle United. While at Brunton Park Murphy started 400+ games and scored the winning goal in the Conference National Playoff Final 2005, which ensured The Cumbrians return to the Football League. On their return, Murphy also played a major part in the team that won the League Two title in 2006 and that narrowly missed out on the League One play-offs in 2007. Murphy was out of contract at the end of the 2006–07 season initially rejecting an offer of a new contract. In July 2007, Murphy accepted a new contract from Carlisle United, signing a two-year contract. On 3 April 2011, Murphy scored the winning goal in the final of the Football League Trophy at Wembley Stadium against Brentford. Two days before the match, Murphy's partner Lisa gave birth to a baby son. Murphy has a record for most games of any outfield player in the Carlisle United's history. On 7 October there was a match to mark his 10+ years of service with the Cumbrian club, in which a host of ex-Carlisle superstars took to the field on Brunton Park, with Grant Holt, Danny Graham, Keiren Westwood and Ian Harte all making the trip to Cumbria for the occasion to celebrate his loyalty and service to Carlisle United. At the end of the 2012–13 season, Murphy was released by…

Murphy's first managerial appointment came with Scottish League Two club Annan Athletic, where he was appointed player/manager on 2 June 2017.

Peter Murphy won the Ladbrokes Manager of the Month in August 2018 and won it again alongside Chris Johnston who won Player of the Month in February 2019. He won promotion to League 1 with Annan in May 2023 beating Clyde 5–2 on aggregate. On 9 May 2024, Annan Athletic announced that Murphy had left the club to join fellow Scottish League One club and local rivals, Queen of the South. On 11 May 2026, Queen of the South announced that Murphy's contract would not be renewed for the forthcoming season, having failed to get the club back to the Scottish Championship under his tenure.

Managerial record

As of 9 May 2026

Player

Carlisle United

Football League Two: 2005–06 Football League Trophy: 2010–11; runner-up: 2002–03, 2005–06, 2009–10

Manager

Annan Athletic

Scottish League One play-offs: 2023