SOCCER PLAYER

Jimmy Murphy

1910 - 1989

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James Patrick Murphy (8 August 1910 – 14 November 1989) was a Welsh footballer who made over 200 appearances for West Bromwich Albion and won 15 caps for the Wales national team, which he later managed. Murphy is most famous for being an influential figure at Manchester United from 1946 until the 1970s, as assistant manager, first-team coach, reserve team manager and a full-time scout, although he disliked the limelight and preferred to work quietly behind the scenes. Following the Munich air disaster on 6 February 1958, Murphy temporarily took over as Manchester United manager until the end of the 1957–58 season, steering the club through its greatest crisis while Matt Busby recovered from his injuries, and put together a makeshift team in place of the players who had died or were recovering from their injuries. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jimmy Murphy is the 6,223rd most popular soccer player (down from 5,056th in 2019), the 5,682nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,988th in 2019) and the 360th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among soccer players, Jimmy Murphy ranks 6,223 out of 21,273. Before him are Mai Aizawa, Jakub Kiwior, Ioan Lupescu, Danny Boffin, Ardian Kozniku, and Rudolf Kargus. After him are Denis Suárez, Nacer Chadli, José Villegas, José Amavisca, Amir Ghalenoei, and Toon Oprinsen.

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Among people born in 1910, Jimmy Murphy ranks 391. Before him are Margaret Lindsay, William D'Amico, Francis Johnson, Charles Olson, John Hunt, Baron Hunt, and Ferenc Erdei. After him are Toon Oprinsen, Al Harker, F. F. Bruce, Govan Mbeki, Chidambaram Subramaniam, and Harry Carney. Among people deceased in 1989, Jimmy Murphy ranks 289. Before him are Jim Backus, Joseph Van Ingelgem, Beatrice Lillie, Fernando Martín Espina, Amanda Blake, and Aristid Lindenmayer. After him are May Allison, Lennox Berkeley, Prem Nazir, Shamil Serikov, Jack Smith, and Frank Adams.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jimmy Murphy ranks 5,684 out of 8,785. Before him are Graham Watson (1956), John Edwards (1953), Alex Scott (1984), Walter Donaldson (1907), J. I. Packer (1926), and Joanna Baillie (1762). After him are Jenny Beavan (1950), Ian Livingstone (1949), Barriemore Barlow (1949), Lionel Atwill (1885), Walter Chaffe (1870), and Henry Worsley (1960).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Jimmy Murphy ranks 360. Before him are Ron Staniforth (1924), Alan Kelly Jr. (1968), Billy Liddell (1922), Nicky Butt (1975), Andy Auld (1900), and Alex Scott (1984). After him are Danny Welbeck (1990), Jackie Blanchflower (1933), Sam Hutchinson (1989), Trevor Brooking (1948), Kieran Trippier (1990), and Allenby Chilton (1918).

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