Eoghan Murphy (born 20 July 1987) is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Senior Championship club Erin's Own. As of 2019, he plays as a full-forward. Murphy, along with his brother Kieran, is a former member of the Cork senior hurling team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Eoghan Ó Murchú | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
20 July 1987 Glounthaune, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Nickname | The Bear | ||
| Occupation | Liability investigator | ||
| Club(s)* | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
2005-present | Erin's Own | 76 (21-534) | |
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 2 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2006-2009 | University College Cork | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)** | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2007 | Cork | 2 (0-01) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
|
* club appearances and scores correct as of 22:00, 20 October 2023. **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:39, 16 January 2019. | |||
Playing career
editUniversity College Cork
editAs a student at University College Cork Murphy was selected for the college's senior hurling team on a number of occasions.[2] On 7 March 2009, he was an unused substitute when UCC defeated the University of Limerick by 2-17 to 0-14 to win the Fitzgibbon Cup.[3]
Erin's Own
editMurphy joined the Erin's Own club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, winning back-to-back Cork Under-21 Championship in 2004 and 2005. He made his first appearance for the club's senior team on 8 July 2005 in a 4-17 to 2-15 defeat of Imokilly.[citation needed]
On 22 October 2006, Murphy scored 1-10 from left corner-forward when Erin's Own defeated Cloyne by 2-19 to 3-14 in the final of the Cork Senior Championship.[4] His tally of 1-31 placed him as the second-highest scorer in that year's championship.[citation needed]
On 14 October 2007, Murphy won a second Cork Senior Championship medal after Erin's Own 1-11 to 1-07 defeat of Newrownshandrum in the final.[5] He scored five points from frees in the game.[citation needed]
Cork
editMinor and under-21
editMurphy was sixteen-years-old when he first played for Cork as a member of the minor team on 27 June 2004. He scored 1-01 after being introduced as a substitute in Cork's 2-12 to 3-08 defeat of Tipperary to win the Munster Championship.
On 26 June 2005, Murphy won a second Munster Championship medal after a 2-18 to 1-12 defeat of Limerick in the final.[6]
Murphy subsequently progressed onto the Cork under-21 team. On 1 August 2008, he won a Munster Championship medal at full-forward after Cork's 1-20 to 0-10 defeat of Waterford in the final.[7]
Senior
editMurphy made his first appearance for the Cork senior hurling team on 18 February 2007 in a 1-21 to 0-14 National Hurling League defeat of Offaly. He scored from 1-01 during the game.[8] Murphy was later included on Cork's championship panel and made his first appearance on 7 July in a 1-27 to 0-11 defeat of Offaly in the All-Ireland Qualifiers.[9] Murphy's inter-county career ended at the end of the season.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 3 September 2023.
| Team | Year | Cork | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Erin's Own | 2005-06 | 1 | 0-01 | — | — | 1 | 0-01 | ||
| 2006-07 | 5 | 1-31 | 2 | 1-08 | — | 7 | 2-39 | ||
| 2007-08 | 5 | 0-29 | 1 | 0-04 | — | 6 | 0-33 | ||
| 2008-09 | 4 | 2-23 | — | — | 4 | 2-23 | |||
| 2009-10 | 4 | 1-26 | — | — | 4 | 1-26 | |||
| 2010-11 | 5 | 1-38 | — | — | 5 | 1-38 | |||
| 2011-12 | 3 | 2-21 | — | — | 3 | 2-21 | |||
| 2012-13 | 3 | 1-19 | — | — | 3 | 1-19 | |||
| 2013-14 | 3 | 0-21 | — | — | 3 | 0-21 | |||
| 2014-15 | 2 | 0-15 | — | — | 2 | 0-15 | |||
| 2015-16 | 5 | 3-43 | — | — | 5 | 3-43 | |||
| 2016-17 | 7 | 3-63 | — | — | 7 | 3-63 | |||
| 2017-18 | 5 | 2-37 | — | — | 5 | 2-37 | |||
| 2018-19 | 2 | 1-23 | — | — | 2 | 1-23 | |||
| 2019-20 | 3 | 2-22 | — | — | 3 | 2-22 | |||
| 2020-21 | 5 | 0-33 | — | — | 5 | 0-33 | |||
| 2021-22 | 4 | 1-29 | — | — | 4 | 1-29 | |||
| 2022-23 | 4 | 0-21 | — | — | 4 | 0-21 | |||
| 2023-24 | 3 | 0-27 | — | — | 3 | 0-27 | |||
| Total | 73 | 20-522 | 3 | 1-12 | — | 76 | 21-534 | ||
Inter-county
edit| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Cork | 2007 | Division 1A | 5 | 2-01 | — | 2 | 0-01 | 7 | 2-02 | |
| Total | 5 | 2-01 | — | 2 | 0-01 | 7 | 2-02 | |||
Honours
edit- University College Cork
- Fitzgibbon Cup (1): 2009
- Erin's Own
- Cork
References
edit- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (7 October 2016). "Eoghan Murphy heeded father's advice ahead of Erin's Own's clash with Midleton". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "UCC's final fling shatters WIT". Irish Examiner. 7 March 2009. Archived from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "UCC taste Fitzgibbon Cup success". Breaking News. 7 March 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "Paradise regained for Erin's Own". Irish Examiner. 23 October 2006. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ Newman, Edward (15 October 2007). "Erin's Own battle hard to retain Rebel hurling crown". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Cronin's accuracy guides Cork to 30th minor title". Irish Independent. 27 June 2005. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ "Naughton shines as Rebels see off Déise to take Munster U21 honours". Irish Independent. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Winning start for McCarthy". Irish Examiner. 19 February 2007. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ "Cork secure second win". Irish Examiner. 7 July 2007. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
External links
edit- Eoghan Murphy profile Archived 17 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine at the Erin's Own GAA website