Mick Murphy (rugby league)

Mick Murphy

Personal information

Full name

Michael Anastasio Murphy

Born

30 September 1941
Liverpool, England

Died

17 March 2019 (aged 77)
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England

Playing information

Height

6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)

Weight

17 st 0 lb (108 kg)

Rugby union

Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
≤1963–63	Waterloo R.F.C.

Rugby league

Position

Prop

Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1963–69	Leigh	166	7	0	0	21
1969–72	Barrow
1972–75	St. Helens	90+8	4			12
1975–77	Bradford Northern
1977	Wagga Wagga
1977–78	Tonneins XIII
1978–79	St. Jacques XIII
	Total	264	11	0	0	33
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
	Lancashire	2
1975–79	Wales	5	0	0	0	0

Source: ^[1]

Michael Anastasio Murphy (30 September 1941 – 17 March 2019)^[2]^[3] was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Waterloo R.F.C., and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales and Lancashire, and at club level for Leigh (Heritage №), Barrow, St Helens, Bradford Northern, Wagga Wagga (in New South Wales, Australia), Tonneins XIII (in France) and St. Jacques XIII (in France) as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.^[1]^[4]

Background

Murphy was born in Liverpool, Merseyside, England.

He worked as a physical education teacher, he taught at Howard Street College, Barrow-in-Furness, he worked as a television actor, and he appeared as the character 'Ged' in the television series Merseybeat episode 'Unhappy Medium' that aired on 29 July 2002

Playing career

International honours

Mick Murphy won caps for Wales (RL) while at Bradford Northern in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against France, New Zealand, and France, in 1977 against France, and while at St. Jacques XIII, France in 1979 against France.^[1]

County honours

Mick Murphy won caps for Lancashire (RL) while at Barrow, and he appeared as the character 'Ged' in the television series Merseybeat in the episode named 'Unhappy Medium' that aired on 29 July 2002.

County Cup Final appearances

Mick Murphy played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in Leigh's 4-15 defeat by St. Helens in the 1963 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1963–64 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 26 October 1963.

BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances

Mick Murphy played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, in Leigh's 5-8 defeat by Castleford in the 1967 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1967–68 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 16 January 1968.

Club career

Mick Murphy made his début for St. Helens in the 2–13 defeat by Widnes at Naughton Park on Wednesday 13 September 1972.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ Yates, John (19 March 2019). "Former St Helens forward Mick Murphy dies aged 77". St Helens Reporter. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
^ Announcing the passing of Michael Anastasio Murphy
^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.