John Murphy is an English former professional footballer who is a coach with one of his former clubs, Blackpool. He had two spells with Chester City, having left first time round to join Blackpool in 1999. He came through the youth ranks with Chester and made his first-team debut in 1994?95. He remained with the club until the eve of the 1999?2000 season, when he moved up to Division Two by joining Blackpool, where he enjoyed a long and successful seven-year stint that included three victories at the Millennium Stadium. Murphy rejoined Chester from Cheshire neighbours Macclesfield Town, whom he joined from Blackpool in January 2007 after making a loan move permanent. On 6 January 2007, during his loan spell, Murphy scored Macclesfield's goal in their 6?1 FA Cup Third Round defeat against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge to briefly bring the tie level. He rejoined Chester on 29 June 2007. His first league game back at the club saw Murphy feature in the starting line-up in the goalless draw with Chesterfield on 11 August 2007, with his first two goals back at the club coming in a 4?0 demolition of Dagenham & Redbridge a fortnight later. 

October 18th, 1976 in St Helens (Age 47)