J. Murphy · career
Josh Murphy
Attacking · Portsmouth · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 4 clubs — 160 appearances, 17 goals and 33 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Portsmouth — Season rating 49, 7 goals and 14 assists in 42 games. 2024/25 was the leap — Season rating up 24 points at Portsmouth. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (25 → 23). The gap to his peak is 25 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 20 fixtures missed through injury or absence. Made the jump to a higher division in 2024/25 (Championship) and kept playing — 42 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Portsmouth | 16 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 23 |
| 2024/25 | Portsmouth | 42 | 7 | 14 | 48 | 49 |
| 2023/24 | Oxford United | 36 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 25 |
| 2022/23 | Oxford United | 22 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 8 |
| 2021/22 | PrestonLoan | 12 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | Cardiff | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Cardiff | 32 | 2 | 5 | 61 | 16 |
| 2019/20 | Cardiff | 29 | 5 | 3 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Cardiff | 29 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Norwich | 41 | 7 | 3 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Norwich | 27 | 4 | 5 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Norwich City U23 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Milton Keynes DonsLoan | 42 | 5 | 8 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Norwich | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | WiganLoan | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Norwich | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England U19 | 2014/15 | UEFA U19 Championship | 4 | 0 |
| 2013/14 | UEFA U19 Championship | 1 | 0 |
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 16 | 1118 | 0 | 6 | 6.9 |
Schedule · 2025/26
16 played1 unused sub19 injured18 not in squad· 1118 min, 0g 6a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15 | Friendlies Clubs | A Woking | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 16 | Friendlies Clubs | A Farnborough | 5-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | H Crawley Town | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A Reading | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 29 | Friendlies Clubs | A Havant & Wville | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | H PEC Zwolle | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Championship | A Oxford United | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | H Reading | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | Championship | H Norwich | 1-2 | Played | 70 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 23 | Championship | A West Brom | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.5 | |
| Aug 30 | Championship | H Preston | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Sep 14 | Championship | A Southampton | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 20 | Championship | H Sheffield Wednesday | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 27 | Championship | A Ipswich | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 1 | Championship | H Watford | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 4 | Championship | H Middlesbrough | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 18 | Championship | A Leicester | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 21 | Championship | H Coventry | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 25 | Championship | H Stoke City | 0-1 | Played | 23 | 7.0 | ||
| Nov 1 | Championship | A Birmingham | 0-4 | Played | 37 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 5 | Championship | H Wrexham | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Nov 8 | Championship | A Hull City | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Nov 22 | Championship | H Millwall | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.2 | |
| Nov 26 | Championship | A Sheffield Utd | 0-3 | Played | 69 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 29 | Championship | H Bristol City | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Dec 9 | Championship | A Swansea | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Dec 13 | Championship | H Blackburn | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| Dec 20 | Championship | A Derby | 1-1 | Played | 53 | 1 | 6.6 | |
| Dec 26 | Championship | H QPR | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 29 | Championship | H Charlton | 2-1 | Injury | — | |||
| Jan 1 | Championship | A Bristol City | 0-5 | Injury | — | |||
| Jan 11 | FA Cup | H Arsenal | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 17 | Championship | A Sheffield Wednesday | 1-0 | Injury | — | |||
| Jan 21 | Championship | A Watford | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 25 | Championship | H Southampton | 1-1 | Injury | — | |||
| Jan 31 | Championship | H West Brom | 3-0 | Injury | — | |||
| Feb 7 | Championship | A Preston | 0-1 | Injury | — | |||
| Feb 14 | Championship | H Sheffield Utd | 0-1 | Injury | — | |||
| Feb 17 | Championship | A Charlton | 3-1 | Foot Injury | — | |||
| Feb 21 | Championship | A Millwall | 3-1 | Foot Injury | — | |||
| Feb 24 | Championship | A Wrexham | 1-2 | Foot Injury | — | |||
| Feb 28 | Championship | H Hull City | 0-1 | Foot Injury | — | |||
| Mar 7 | Championship | A Blackburn | 1-1 | Foot Injury | — | |||
| Mar 10 | Championship | H Swansea | 1-2 | Foot Injury | — | |||
| Mar 16 | Championship | H Derby | 0-1 | Foot Injury | — | |||
| Mar 21 | Championship | A QPR | 1-6 | Foot Injury | — | |||
| Apr 3 | Championship | A Norwich | 1-1 | Foot Injury | — | |||
| Apr 6 | Championship | H Oxford United | 2-2 | Foot Injury | — | |||
| Apr 11 | Championship | A Middlesbrough | 1-0 | Foot Injury | — | |||
| Apr 14 | Championship | H Ipswich | 2-0 | Foot Injury | — | |||
| Apr 18 | Championship | H Leicester | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 21 | Championship | A Coventry | 1-5 | Played | 28 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 25 | Championship | A Stoke City | 3-1 | Played | 28 | 1 | 7.5 | |
| May 2 | Championship | H Birmingham | 1-1 | Not in squad | — |