Joseph Murphy - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameJoseph Murphy

PositionGoalkeeper

NationalityRepublic of Ireland

Age45

Date of birth21 Aug 1981

BirthplaceDublin

Height188 cm

Shirt number#13

ClubTranmere

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Goalkeeper

Season stats

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22

Appearances

4

Clean sheets

18%

CS rate

share of apps kept clean

1963

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Tranmere.

Career

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League One×2

Murphy's current-season form is up 0% on last season (Season 0→9), while his Rating climbed 2→6. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 23).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Tranmere · 21st	22	4	18%	7.07	6	9
2024/25	Tranmere	4	0	0%	7.78	—	—
2023/24	Tranmere · 16th	2	0	0%	6.5	2	0
2022/23	Tranmere · 12th	7	3	43%	7.13	3	8
2021/22	Tranmere · 9th	17	8	47%	7.13	5	23

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 15 earlier seasons in the full career.

Republic of Ireland · international

Side	Apps	G
Rep. Of Ireland	2	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

J. Murphy is a 45-year-old goalkeeper at Tranmere, rated 10.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 251st of 254 on scout potential in the League Two. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (94.8% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Murphy.

Judged on this season alone, Murphy graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 17th of 26 of the 26 goalkeepers in the League Two, on 4 clean sheets across 22 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 9). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 10, 25th of 26 of the 26 goalkeepers in the League Two. At 45 Murphy is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelRemarkably consistent

Current potential25th of 26 goalkeepers · League Two Current season17th of 26 goalkeepers · League Two 17th-best goalkeeper in the League Two 251st in the League Two · potential 25th-highest potential goalkeeper in the League Two

10.2

Ratingi

25th of 26 goalkeepers

9.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

94.8%

Minutes

near ever-present

0

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Tranmere finished 17th of 24 · a lower-table side

22

Apps

4

Clean sheets

18%

CS rate

94.8%

Minutes

4 clean sheets in 22 appearances (18% of games). Keeping that many behind a lower-table side (17th of 24) — a side that concedes more — points to a busy, productive season between the posts.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 94.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 45, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 10.2, Murphy carries the 25th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the League Two of 26, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Tranmere finished 17th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. A near ever-present keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %94.8%

Available fixtures22 of 12

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %56

Cards / 900.183

Foul involvement / 900.229

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~2), then tapers with age. At 45, Murphy sits on 0.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Murphy's projected Rating — 10.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets4

Penalties conceded1—

Distribution

Passes832

Pass accuracy56%

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.3M total transfer fees · 13 moves

TranmereAug 2020 – nowFree

ShrewsburyJul 2019 – Aug 2020Free

BBuryJul 2017 – Jul 2019Free

BBury(on loan)Jan 2017 – Jul 2017

Huddersfield(back from loan)Jun 2015 – Jan 2017

Chesterfield(on loan)May 2015 – Jun 2015

HuddersfieldJul 2014 – May 2015Free

CoventryJul 2011 – Jul 2014Free

SScunthorpeAug 2006 – Jul 2011Free

Walsall(on loan)Oct 2005 – Aug 2006

SunderlandAug 2005 – Oct 2005Free

Walsall(on loan)Oct 2004 – Aug 2005

West BromJul 2002 – Oct 2004€ 250K

Tranmereuntil Jul 2002

Transfer history

About J. Murphy

Joseph Murphy is a 44-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Tranmere, born on August 21, 1981 in Dublin, standing 188 cm tall. He is from Republic of Ireland. Tranmere currently sit 13th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, J. Murphy has made 22 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 1,963 minutes, with 4 yellow cards.

J. Murphy's next match is on October 31, 2026, when Tranmere face Cheltenham at home in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Murphy at 10.2 with a Season form score of 9.3, ranking 251st of 254 goalkeepers in the League Two. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the League One. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 20 recorded seasons, J. Murphy has totalled 470 club appearances with 0 goals and 2 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2011/12, with 46 appearances for Coventry.