Henry Murphy (field hockey player)
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Henry Lawson Murphy (12 December 1882 – 5 January 1942) was an Irish
field hockey
player. He played for, amongst others, Three Rock Rovers
and Ireland
. Together with fellow Rovers players, Richard Gregg and Charles Power
, he was a member of the Ireland team that won the silver medal at the 1908 London Olympics
. Murphy played in both the 3-1 win against Wales on October 29 and in the 8-1 defeat against England
in the final on October 31.
. The Ireland team was part of the Great Britain Olympic team.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
player. He played for, amongst others, Three Rock Rovers
Three Rock Rovers Hockey Club
Three Rock Rovers Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin. They are affiliated to the Leinster Branch of the Irish Hockey Association. The club currently fields six men's teams and five women's teams in the Leinster Hockey leagues...
and Ireland
Ireland national field hockey team
Ireland national field hockey team represents Ireland at men's international field hockey. It is organised by the Irish Hockey Association. Usually the team represents the entire island of Ireland and plays under a special flag. The exception is Olympic hockey, where the team represents only the...
. Together with fellow Rovers players, Richard Gregg and Charles Power
Charles Power (field hockey)
Charles F. Power was an Irish field hockey player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he represented the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland as a member of the Irish national team, which won the silver medal.-External links:*...
, he was a member of the Ireland team that won the silver medal at the 1908 London Olympics
Field hockey at the 1908 Summer Olympics
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, a field hockey tournament was contested for the first time. Six teams entered from three states. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was represented by a team from each of the four home nations: England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales...
. Murphy played in both the 3-1 win against Wales on October 29 and in the 8-1 defeat against England
England national field hockey team
The England national field hockey team represents England in international field hockey. The team finished in fifth-place in the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup in Mönchengladbach, Germany....
in the final on October 31.
. The Ireland team was part of the Great Britain Olympic team.