Joseph Murphy - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameJoseph Murphy

PositionGoalkeeper

NationalityRepublic of Ireland

Age44

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.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	Min	Match
League Two	22	1963	7.07

Career

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League One×2

Murphy's current-season form is up 0% on last season (Season 0→5), 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	5
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.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

J. Murphy is a 44-year-old goalkeeper at Tranmere, rated 5.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 470th of 478 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 29th of 33 of the 33 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, 32nd of 33 of the 33 goalkeepers in the League Two. At 44 Murphy is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending down

Current potential32nd of 33 goalkeepers · League Two Current season29th of 33 goalkeepers · League Two29th-best goalkeeper in the League Two470th in the League Two · potential32nd-highest potential goalkeeper in the League Two

5.7

Ratingi

32nd of 33 goalkeepers

4.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

47.4%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Tranmere finished 21st of 24 · a lower-table side

22

Apps

4

Clean sheets

18%

CS rate

47.4%

Minutes

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 44, 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 32nd-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the League Two of 33, 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %47.4%

Available fixtures46 of 46

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 (~1), then tapers with age. At 44, Murphy sits on 0.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Murphy's projected Rating — 5.7 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.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Pass accuracy56%

Possession

Fouls won4

Defending

Fouls committed1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.3M total transfer fees · 13 moves

Tranmere2020/21 – nowFree

Shrewsbury2019/20 – 2020/21Free

Bury2017/18 – 2019/20Free

Bury(on loan)2016/17 – 2017/18

Huddersfield(back from loan)2015/16 – 2016/17

Chesterfield(on loan)2014/15 – 2015/16

Huddersfield2014/15 – 2014/15Free

Coventry2011/12 – 2014/15Free

Scunthorpe2006/07 – 2011/12Free

Walsall(on loan)2005/06 – 2006/07

Sunderland2005/06 – 2005/06Free

Walsall(on loan)2004/05 – 2005/06

West Brom2002/03 – 2004/05€ 250K

Tranmereuntil 2002/03

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 21st 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, averaging a 6.85 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 4 yellow cards.

When J. Murphy plays, Tranmere's record this season is 5W-6D-11L — and his match ratings average 6.87 at home against 7.27 on the road.

Recent matches

March 7, 2026: 1-3 loss at home vs Oldham (73 minutes, 5.9 rating)
January 31, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Salford City (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
January 27, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Barnet (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)
January 24, 2026: 2-4 loss away at Cambridge United (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
December 29, 2025: 1-3 loss at home vs Barrow (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
December 26, 2025: 1-0 win at home vs Fleetwood Town (90 minutes, 8.7 rating)
December 20, 2025: 1-3 loss away at Oldham (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
December 13, 2025: 1-4 loss at home vs Crewe (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
December 9, 2025: 3-0 win away at Barrow (90 minutes, 7.6 rating)
November 27, 2025: 2-1 win away at Grimsby (90 minutes, 7.7 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Murphy at 5.7 with a Season form score of 4.9, ranking 470th of 478 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.