Peter Murphy
Football, Football player
1922 – 1975
62 Views
Who was Peter Murphy?
Peter Murphy, often referred to as "Spud" Murphy, was an English footballer who played as an inside left. He played professionally for three clubs, Coventry City, Tottenham Hotspur and Birmingham City. He is possibly best remembered for the incident in the 1956 FA Cup Final when Manchester City's goalkeeper Bert Trautmann broke a bone in his neck when diving at Murphy's feet.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Mar 7, 1922
West Hartlepool - Nationality
- England
- Lived in
- West Hartlepool
- Died
- Apr 7, 1975
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Peter Murphy." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/peter_murphy_1922>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Peter Murphy biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In