based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Tranmere.
Scout report
J. Murphy is a 45-year-old goalkeeper at Tranmere, rated 5.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 218th of 221 on scout potential in the League Two. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (47.4% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Murphy.
Judged on this season alone, Murphy graded 5 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 17th of 25 of the 25 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 → 5). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 6, 24th of 25 of the 25 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 0.2 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Tranmere finished 21st of 24 · a lower-table side
4 clean sheets in 22 appearances (18% of games). Keeping that many behind a lower-table side (21st of 24) — a side that concedes more — points to a busy, productive season between the posts.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 47.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- 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 5.7, Murphy carries the 24th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the League Two of 25, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Tranmere finished 21st of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. A rotation minutes 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.
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Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.
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