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 131st of 134 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 5th of 7 of the 7 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, 6th of 7 of the 7 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 6th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the League Two of 7, 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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