Gerry Murphy (football manager)
 Murphy in 2006 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerard Murphy | ||
| Date of birth | 22 July 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 23 May 2025 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Huddersfield, United Kingdom | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1970-1975 | Rawthorpe WMC | ||
| 1975–1983 | Bradley Rangers | ||
| 2007 | Huddersfield Town (caretaker) | ||
| 2008 | Huddersfield Town (caretaker) | ||
| 2008 | Huddersfield Town (caretaker) | ||
Gerry Murphy (22 July 1943 – 23 May 2025) was an Irish football manager who was the director of football development at Huddersfield Town between 1988 and 2009. He was the academy manager between 1999 and 17 April 2007, and was caretaker manager of Huddersfield Town in three different spells.
Career
[edit]Award
[edit]Murphy won the Football League's Contribution to Football award on 5 March 2006 selected by listeners of BBC Radio Five Live's Sport on Five.[1]
Huddersfield Town Academy
[edit]In February 2007, Huddersfield's 23-man first-team squad included 15 academy graduates. The most notable graduate was Jon Stead who was sold to Premier League side Blackburn Rovers for £1.25m in February 2004.[2]
Managerial positions
[edit]Following Peter Jackson's contract termination on 6 March 2007, Murphy was put in temporary charge of Huddersfield Town's first team affairs,[3] a role that lasted for six games until 11 April 2007.
Then on 17 April 2007, Murphy was appointed director of football development. In addition to his position as academy director he was handed control of the club's scouting activities.[4]
Death
[edit]Murphy died on 23 May 2025, at the age of 81.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jagielka Named Championship Player Of The Year" Archived 12 April 2006 at the Wayback Machine, Tony Leighton, The Football League, 5 March 2006
- ^ Conn, David (22 February 2006). "Academies left in the lurch by sinking funds". The Guardian. London.
- ^ "Huddersfield sack manager Jackson". BBC Sport. 6 March 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2007.
- ^ "Terriers gamble on new shirt deal" Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, TeamTalk, 18 April 2007
- ^ "Obituary: Gerry Murphy". Huddersfield Town FC. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ The death has occurred of Gerry Murphy