J. Murphy · career
Joseph Murphy
Goalkeeper · Tranmere · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
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
The record covers 5 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 1 club — 63 appearances with 1 goal contributions as a goalkeeper.
His best campaign on record is 2021/22 at Tranmere — Season rating 23, 0 goals and 1 assist in 17 games. Form has slipped 10 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 19 Season points.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | CS | CS% | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Tranmere | 22 | 4 | 18% | 6 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | Tranmere | 4 | 0 | 0% | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Tranmere | 2 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | Tranmere | 7 | 3 | 43% | 3 | 8 |
| 2021/22 | Tranmere | 17 | 8 | 47% | 5 | 23 |
| 2020/21 | Tranmere | 15 | 6 | 40% | 5 | 14 |
| 2019/20 | Shrewsbury | 4 | 0 | 0% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Bury | 46 | 0 | 0% | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Bury | 17 | 0 | 0% | — | — |
| 2016/17 | BuryLoan | 16 | 0 | 0% | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Huddersfield | 7 | 0 | 0% | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Huddersfield | 2 | 0 | 0% | — | — |
| 2014/15 | ChesterfieldLoan | 1 | 0 | 0% | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Coventry | 46 | 0 | 0% | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Coventry | 45 | 0 | 0% | — | — |
| 2011/12 | Coventry | 46 | 0 | 0% | — | — |
| 2010/11 | Scunthorpe | 29 | 0 | 0% | — | — |
| 2009/10 | Scunthorpe | 40 | 0 | 0% | — | — |
| 2008/09 | Scunthorpe | 45 | 0 | 0% | — | — |
| 2006/07 | Scunthorpe | 45 | 0 | 0% | — | — |
| 2005/06 | WalsallLoan | 14 | 0 | 0% | — | — |
Honours
League One×2Championship×2EFL Trophy×2League Cup×2League Two×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| League Two | 22 | 1963 | 7.1 |
Schedule · 2025/26
22 played10 unused sub21 not in squad· 1963 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | H Wigan | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | League Two | A Colchester | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 9 | League Two | H Shrewsbury | 4-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 16 | League Two | H Gillingham | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 19 | League Cup | H Burton Albion | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 23 | League Two | A Crawley Town | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 30 | League Two | H Notts County | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 6 | League Two | A Salford City | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 8.7 | ||
| Sep 9 | EFL Trophy | H Nottingham Forest U21 | 2-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 13 | League Two | H Newport County | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Sep 20 | League Two | A Walsall | 2-4 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Sep 27 | League Two | H Cambridge United | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Oct 4 | League Two | A Bromley | 3-3 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 7 | EFL Trophy | A Barrow | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 11 | League Two | H Barnet | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Oct 18 | League Two | A Bristol Rovers | 4-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Oct 25 | League Two | H Chesterfield | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Oct 28 | League Two | A Accrington ST | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Nov 1 | FA Cup | H Stockport County | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 8 | League Two | A Swindon Town | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Nov 11 | EFL Trophy | H Blackpool | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 15 | League Two | H Cheltenham | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 22 | League Two | H Milton Keynes Dons | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Nov 27 | League Two | A Grimsby | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Dec 2 | EFL Trophy | H Fleetwood Town | 0-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 9 | League Two | A Barrow | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| Dec 13 | League Two | H Crewe | 1-4 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Dec 20 | League Two | A Oldham | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Dec 26 | League Two | H Fleetwood Town | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 8.7 | ||
| Dec 29 | League Two | H Barrow | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 1 | League Two | A Harrogate Town | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 10 | League Two | H Bromley | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 17 | League Two | H Walsall | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 24 | League Two | A Cambridge United | 2-4 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Jan 27 | League Two | A Barnet | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Jan 31 | League Two | H Salford City | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 7 | League Two | A Gillingham | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 14 | League Two | H Crawley Town | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 17 | League Two | H Accrington ST | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 21 | League Two | A Notts County | 0-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 28 | League Two | A Crewe | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 3 | League Two | A Newport County | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 7 | League Two | H Oldham | 1-3 | Played | 73 | 5.9 | ||
| Mar 14 | League Two | A Fleetwood Town | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 17 | League Two | H Harrogate Town | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 21 | League Two | H Swindon Town | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 3 | League Two | A Shrewsbury | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 6 | League Two | H Colchester | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 11 | League Two | A Chesterfield | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 18 | League Two | H Bristol Rovers | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 21 | League Two | A Cheltenham | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 25 | League Two | A Milton Keynes Dons | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 2 | League Two | H Grimsby | 1-1 | Not in squad | — |