Alan Murphy (born 12 June 1996) is an Irish hurler who plays for Kilkenny Intermediate Championship club Glenmore and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a right corner-forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Ailéin Ó Murchú | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||
| Born |
12 June 1996 Glenmore, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Glenmore | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Limerick titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2014-present | University of Limerick | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2017-present | Kilkenny | 9 (0-11) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:31, 17 July 2021. | |||
Playing career
editUniversity of Limerick
editAs a student at the University of Limerick, Murphy immediately became involved in hurling and joined the college's freshers' hurling team in his first year. On 5 March 2015, he was selected at right corner-forward when the University of Limerick faced University College Cork in the freshers' final. Murphy top scored with 1-14, including ten points from placed balls, and ended the game with a winners' medal following the 1-24 to 1-18 victory.[1]
Glenmore
editMurphy joined the Glenmore club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before eventually joining the club's top adult team.
On 25 October 2015, Murphy won a Kilkenny Junior Championship medal after scoring a point from play in a 1-12 to 2-06 defeat of Kilmacow in the final.[2] On 16 January 2016, he lined out at full-forward when Glenmore faced Lusmagh in the Leinster final. Murphy scored a point from play and ended the game with a winners' medal following the 0-23 to 0-13 defeat of Lusmagh.[3] Murphy was switched to right corner-forward for the All-Ireland final against Eoghan Rua on 7 February 2016. He top scored with 2-02 from play and collected an All-Ireland medal following the 2-08 to 0-12 victory.[4]
Kilkenny
editMinor and under-21
editMurphy was selected for the Kilkenny minor team for the first time during the 2013 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 20 April 2013 when he scored 1-07 in a 3-20 to 1-09 defeat of Laois. On 7 July 2013, Murphy was at left corner-forward when Kilkenny faced Laois in the Leinster final. He scored 0-10 and ended the game with a winners' medal following the 1-18 to 0-08 victory.[5] Murphy ended the championship as the second-highest scorer with 4-45.
On 6 July 2014, Murphy lined out at left corner-forward when Kilkenny faced Dublin in the Leinster final. He collected a second winners' medal after scoring 0-09 in the 2-19 to 2-10 victory.[6] On 7 September 2014, Murphy was switched to right corner-forward for the All-Ireland final against Limerick. He scored six points from frees and ended the game with a winners' medal following the 2-17 to 0-19 victory.[7] Murphy ended the championship as top scorer with 3-46.
Murphy was added to the Kilkenny under-21 panel prior to the start of the 2016 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance in that grade on 25 May 2016 when he lined out at full-forward in Kilkenny's 1-11 to 0-12 defeat by Westmeath.[8]
On 5 July 2017, Murphy won a Leinster Championship medal with the under-21 team after scoring five points from frees in 0-30 to 1-15 defeat of Wexford in the final.[9] On 9 September 2017, he started the All-Ireland final against Limerick on the bench. Murphy was introduced as 25th-minute substitute and top scored for Kilkenny with five points in the 0-17 to 0-11 defeat.[10]
Intermediate
editMurphy was added to the Kilkenny intermediate team in advance of the All-Ireland final against Clare on 6 August 2016. He scored two points from frees from right wing-forward and collected a winners' medal following the 5-16 to 1-16 victory.[11]
Senior
editMurphy made his first appearance for the Kilkenny senior team on 12 March 2017. He lined out at right corner-forward but was substituted in the 40th minute in Kilkenny's 3-14 to 2-17 draw with Tipperary in the National League.[12]
On 8 April 2018, Murphy was selected at right corner-forward when Kilkenny faced Tipperary in the National League final. He was held scoreless for the entire game but collected a winners' medal following the 2-23 to 2-17 victory.[13]
Murphy made his Leinster Championship debut on 11 May 2019 when he lined out at midfield in Kilkenny's 2-23 to 1-21 defeat of Dublin.[14] On 30 June 2019, Murphy was a late addition at right corner-forward when Kilkenny faced Wexford in the Leinster final. He scored a point from play but ended on the losing side following the 1-23 to 0-23 defeat.[15] On 18 August 2019, Murphy was an unused substitute when Kilkenny suffered a 3-25 to 0-20 defeat by Tipperary in the All-Ireland final.[16]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 17 July 2021.
| Team | Year | National League | Leinster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Kilkenny Minor | 2013 | — | 5 | 4-35 | 1 | 0-10 | 6 | 4-45 | ||
| 2014 | — | 4 | 3-29 | 2 | 0-17 | 6 | 3-46 | |||
| Total | — | 9 | 7-64 | 3 | 0-27 | 12 | 7-91 | |||
| Kilkenny U21 | 2016 | — | 1 | 0-00 | — | 1 | 0-00 | |||
| 2017 | — | 3 | 1-21 | 2 | 0-09 | 5 | 1-30 | |||
| Total | — | 4 | 1-21 | 2 | 0-09 | 6 | 1-30 | |||
| Kilkenny Int. | 2016 | — | — | 1 | 0-02 | 1 | 0-01 | |||
| Total | — | — | 1 | 0-02 | 1 | 0-02 | ||||
| Kilkenny | 2017 | Division 1A | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0-16 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-16 | ||
| 2019 | 3 | 1-17 | 4 | 0-07 | 0 | 0-00 | 7 | 1-24 | ||
| 2020 | 5 | 1-32 | 2 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-00 | 8 | 1-33 | ||
| 2021 | Division 1B | 5 | 0-18 | 2 | 0-03 | 0 | 0-00 | 7 | 0-21 | |
| Total | 19 | 2-83 | 8 | 0-11 | 1 | 0-00 | 28 | 2-94 | ||
| Career total | 19 | 2-83 | 21 | 8-96 | 7 | 0-38 | 47 | 10-217 | ||
Honours
edit- University of Limerick
- All-Ireland Freshers' Hurling Championship: 2015
- Glenmore
- All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship: 2016
- Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship: 2015
- Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship: 2015
- Kilkenny
References
edit- ^ "1-14 for Kilkenny forward Murphy as UL claim All-Ireland Freshers hurling title against UCC". The 42. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "My Club: Eoin Murphy - Glenmore". GAA website. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "Glenmore crowned kings of clubs". Irish Independent. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "Glenmore dash Eoghan Rua's dreams at Croke Park". Irish Times. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "Murphy points the way as Kilkenny cruise past Laois to claim crown". Irish Independent. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ Kelly, Niall (6 July 2014). "Kilkenny power past Dublin to retain their Leinster minor crown". The 42. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ O'Riordan, Ian (7 September 2014). "Kilkenny minors savour All-Ireland success against spirited Limerick". Irish Times. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ Dollery, Paul (25 May 2016). "Westmeath stun Kilkenny in the Leinster U21 hurling quarter-finals". The 42. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ O'Brien, Kevin (5 July 2017). "Kilkenny land 30 points en route to completing U21 and minor Leinster hurling double". The 42. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (11 September 2017). "Limerick savour that September excitement in U21 hurling final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Brennan, Eoin (6 August 2016). "5-star Kilkenny secure first All-Ireland Intermediate title in 6 years". The 42. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Cahill, Jackie (12 March 2017). "TJ Reid on fire as Kilkenny and Tipperary play out thrilling Thurles draw". RTÉ News. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ McGoldrick, Seán (8 April 2018). "Kilkenny whirlwind blows Tipperary away as Brian Cody claims ninth league title". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ Crowe, Dermot (12 May 2019). "Reid brace kills Dublin hopes of ambushing wounded Cats". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ O'Brien, Kevin (30 June 2019). "Wexford land first Leinster title in 15 years with thrilling victory over Kilkenny". The 42. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ McGoldrick, Seán (18 August 2019). "Tipperary are All-Ireland champions as Liam Sheedy's men see off 14-man Kilkenny in Croke Park". Irish Independent. Retrieved 16 November 2019.