Jimmy Murphy (soccer player)

Memorial bust of James Murphy

James Patrick "Jimmy" Murphy (born August 8, 1910 in Glamorgan , † November 14, 1989 in Manchester ) was a Welsh football coach and football player .

Career

Murphy was a player for the Welsh national team in the 1930s. He was active for West Bromwich Albion over 300 times .

Murphy was Sir Matt Busby's assistant at Manchester United and from February 6, 1958 to August 1958, interim coach after Busby was seriously injured in the Munich plane crash . He was assistant coach to Wilf McGuinness and Matt Busby until 1971 . The Welshman had his greatest success in 1958 when he traveled to Sweden as coach of the Welsh team for the 1958 World Cup . This qualification was the only one of a Welsh selection for a major tournament until the European Football Championship in 2016 . Wales were eliminated in the quarter-finals after losing 1-0 to Brazil . Previously, a win against Hungary and two draws against Sweden and Mexico had been recorded.

Murphy died in 1989 at the age of 79.

Stations as a player

• West Bromwich Albion (1928-1939) 204 games, 0 goals.
• Swindon Town (1939) 4 games, 0 goals.

Stations as a trainer

• Welsh national football team (1956-1964)
• Manchester United (1945–1971) (1958 as head coach, otherwise as assistant coach)

successes

as a trainer

• Participation in the 1958 World Cup with Wales as coach

as assistant coach

• 6 × English champions with Manchester United (1952, 1956, 1957, 1965, 1967, 1968)
• 2 × English cup winners with Manchester United (1948, 1963)
• 1 × Cup winners with Manchester United (1968)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ About ManUTD. Jimmy Murphy, Manchester United manager. In: Manchester United homepage. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014 ; accessed on May 8, 2014 .