based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Portsmouth.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6.5 |
Scout report
J. Murphy is a 31-year-old central midfielder at Portsmouth, rated 26.5 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (27% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.21 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Murphy.
On the season, Murphy graded 16 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 6 assists and 1.208 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 13 → 13). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 27. At 31 Murphy is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.5 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Portsmouth finished 18th of 24 · a lower-table side
1.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 16 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (18th of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 6 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.48 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
- Creativity. 0.48 assists per 90 — a genuine creative outlet.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 27% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 26.5 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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