Harry Murphy

Harry Murphy was a professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s, '40s and '50s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage #459), and Keighley, as a second-row, or loose forward/lock, i.e. number 11 or 12, or 13.

Playing career

International honours

Harry Murphy won caps for England while at Wakefield Trinity in 1946 against France, and Wales, and a cap for Great Britain while at Wakefield Trinity in 1950 against Australia.

County Honours

Harry Murphy was selected for Yorkshire County XIII while at Wakefield Trinity during the 1948/49 season.

County Cup final appearances

Harry Murphy played Left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in Wakefield Trinity’s 2-5 defeat by Bradford Northern in the 1945 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1945–46 season at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Saturday 3 November 1945, played Right-second-row, i.e. number 12, in the 10–0 victory over Hull in the 1946 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1946–47 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 31 November 1946, played Left-second-row in the 7–7 draw with Leeds in the 1947 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1947–48 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 1 November 1947, and played Left-second-row in the 8–7 victory over Leeds in the 1947 Yorkshire Cup final replay during the 1947–48 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Wednesday 5 November 1947.

Harry Murphy (Gaelic football manager)

Harry Murphy is a Gaelic football manager from County Wicklow.

Rathnew

Murphy won Leinster club with Rathnew in 2001 and also led the Wicklow side to seven senior football county titles during his 12-year tenure, including an impressive four consecutive titles from 2000-2003.

Wicklow

After Kerry legend Mick O'Dwyer stepped down in the wake of defeat at the hands of Armagh, Murphy was appointed as the Wicklow senior football team on 29 August 2011.

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