Edward John Murphy (November 6, 1930 – December 5, 2005) was a soccer player who played as a forward.

Born in Scotland, he earned seventeen caps and scored five goals for the United States national team from 1955 to 1969.

Murphy spent most of his career as an amateur with National Soccer League of Chicago clubs, including Maroon and Slovak.

He also spent a single season as a professional in 1968 with the Chicago Mustangs of the North American Soccer League (NASL).

In 1959, he saw greater success when the U.S. took the bronze medal at the Pan American Games which was played in his hometown of Chicago.