Danielle Murphy
Encyclopedia
Danielle Murphy is an English footballer. She plays as a midfielder
or defender
for Barnet Ladies
and has represented England
at senior international level.
as a 14-year-old after a chance meeting with Pauline Cope
. She made her Premier League
debut at 14 and won the 1997 FA Women's Cup
, playing alongside fellow 15-year-old Katie Chapman
. In 1999 Murphy went to the University of Florida
on a soccer scholarship. During her four years in the United States
, she played for the Florida Gators women's soccer team in National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) competition and was named to the 2001 All-American team. While playing for Florida she was a team-mate of Abby Wambach
.
When Murphy returned to England
in July 2003, she signed for Charlton Athletic Ladies
. In four successful years Charlton
won the 2005 FA Women's Cup
and the Premier League Cup in 2004 and 2006. Murphy was then an outspoken critic of relegated Charlton Athletic
's decision to axe the women's team in 2007.
Murphy was one of seven players to join Watford Ladies
from Charlton
in August 2007. She moved to Barnet Ladies
in February 2008.
U-18s when she made her senior debut, aged 16, in a match against Scotland
. She was England
's youngest ever player.
She won 23 caps and was named in the Euro 2001 squad. After participating in 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Murphy retired from international football to concentrate on her studies in America
.
and graduated with a degree in sociology
from the University of Florida
. She works as a Firefighter
and ran the London Marathon
in 2006.
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
or defender
Defender
Defender usually refers to a position in association football .Defender or The Defender may also refer to:-Film and television:* The Defender or The Bodyguard from Beijing, a film starring Jet Li...
for Barnet Ladies
Barnet F.C. Ladies
Barnet Football Club Ladies is an English women's football club affiliated with Barnet F.C.. They play in the FA Women's Premier League National Division, after winning the Southern Division in 2009–10....
and has represented England
England women's national football team
The England women's national football team represents England in international women's football. The side has been quite successful of late, qualifying for three World Cups, 1995, 2007 and 2011...
at senior international level.
Club career
Murphy joined Millwall LionessesMillwall Lionesses L.F.C.
Millwall Lionesses Ladies Football Club were founded in March 1972 by Patricia Maslin and Rita Bullions. In a time when women's football was almost unheard of the group of women who made up the Lionesses were at first snubbed by Millwall FC but went on to became the first women's football team to...
as a 14-year-old after a chance meeting with Pauline Cope
Pauline Cope
Pauline Cope , whose married name is Pauline Boanas, is a retired English football player, and former England goalkeeper.-Club career:...
. She made her Premier League
FA Women's Premier League National Division
The FA Women's Premier League National Division is the second level of the English women's football league pyramid. From 1991 until the introduction of the summer competition FA Women's Super League the National Division functioned as the top league in England. Below it are simultaneously the...
debut at 14 and won the 1997 FA Women's Cup
FA Women's Cup
The Football Association Women’s Challenge Cup Competition, commonly referred to as the FA Women's Cup, is the top cup competition for women's football clubs in England – designed as an exact equivalent to the FA Cup created 99 years earlier...
, playing alongside fellow 15-year-old Katie Chapman
Katie Chapman
Katie Sarah Chapman is an English footballer who plays for English club Arsenal Ladies in the FA WSL and is a former member of the England women's national team. She primarily plays as a central midfielder, although she has also been deployed in central defence while playing for England. Chapman...
. In 1999 Murphy went to the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
on a soccer scholarship. During her four years in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, she played for the Florida Gators women's soccer team in National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
(NCAA) competition and was named to the 2001 All-American team. While playing for Florida she was a team-mate of Abby Wambach
Abby Wambach
Mary Abigail "Abby" Wambach is an American professional soccer player, coach and Olympic gold medalist. A four-time winner of the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award, she has been a regular on the U.S. women's national team since 2003...
.
When Murphy returned to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in July 2003, she signed for Charlton Athletic Ladies
Charlton Athletic L.F.C.
Charlton Athletic Women's Football Club play in the FA Women's Premier League National Division in England. Between 2000, the year it was founded from Croydon Women's F.C. and 2007, Charlton had one of the most successful women's teams in England...
. In four successful years Charlton
Charlton Athletic L.F.C.
Charlton Athletic Women's Football Club play in the FA Women's Premier League National Division in England. Between 2000, the year it was founded from Croydon Women's F.C. and 2007, Charlton had one of the most successful women's teams in England...
won the 2005 FA Women's Cup
FA Women's Cup
The Football Association Women’s Challenge Cup Competition, commonly referred to as the FA Women's Cup, is the top cup competition for women's football clubs in England – designed as an exact equivalent to the FA Cup created 99 years earlier...
and the Premier League Cup in 2004 and 2006. Murphy was then an outspoken critic of relegated Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
's decision to axe the women's team in 2007.
Murphy was one of seven players to join Watford Ladies
Watford L.F.C.
Watford Ladies Football Club are an English women's football club affiliated with Watford F.C. They play in the FA Women's Premier League National Division. After losing their captain and top scorer Helen Lander to Arsenal LFC in mid-season, Watford finished a creditable 7th in the 2008-09...
from Charlton
Charlton Athletic L.F.C.
Charlton Athletic Women's Football Club play in the FA Women's Premier League National Division in England. Between 2000, the year it was founded from Croydon Women's F.C. and 2007, Charlton had one of the most successful women's teams in England...
in August 2007. She moved to Barnet Ladies
Barnet F.C. Ladies
Barnet Football Club Ladies is an English women's football club affiliated with Barnet F.C.. They play in the FA Women's Premier League National Division, after winning the Southern Division in 2009–10....
in February 2008.
International career
Murphy was the captain of EnglandEngland women's national football team
The England women's national football team represents England in international women's football. The side has been quite successful of late, qualifying for three World Cups, 1995, 2007 and 2011...
U-18s when she made her senior debut, aged 16, in a match against Scotland
Scotland women's national football team
The Scotland women's national football team represents Scotland in international women's football. They have yet to qualify for the final stages of the World Cup or European Championships and are currently ranked 23rd in the world and 14th in Europe....
. She was England
England women's national football team
The England women's national football team represents England in international women's football. The side has been quite successful of late, qualifying for three World Cups, 1995, 2007 and 2011...
's youngest ever player.
She won 23 caps and was named in the Euro 2001 squad. After participating in 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Murphy retired from international football to concentrate on her studies in America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Personal life
Murphy attended Beaverwood School for GirlsBeaverwood School for Girls
Beaverwood School for Girls is a secondary school in Chislehurst, in outer South East London, England.This school is classified as a specialist humanities college...
and graduated with a degree in sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
from the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
. She works as a Firefighter
Firefighter
Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous fires that threaten civilian populations and property, to rescue people from car incidents, collapsed and burning buildings and other such situations...
and ran the London Marathon
London Marathon
The London Marathon is one of the biggest running events in the world, and one of the five top world marathons that make up the World Marathon Majors competition, which has a $1 million prize purse. It has been held each spring in London since 1981. The race is currently sponsored by Virgin Money,...
in 2006.
Honours
- FA Women's CupFA Women's CupThe Football Association Women’s Challenge Cup Competition, commonly referred to as the FA Women's Cup, is the top cup competition for women's football clubs in England – designed as an exact equivalent to the FA Cup created 99 years earlier...
: 2
- 1996–97, 2004–05
- FA Women's Premier League Cup: 4
- 1996–97, 2003–04, 2005-06, 2010-11
See also
- List of Florida Gators soccer players
- List of University of Florida alumni