In five years at Bloomfield Road, the defender made 77 league appearances and scored four goals.
He appeared as a substitute for Mike Davies in Blackpool's Division Four play-off final victory against Scunthorpe United on 23 May 1992 at Wembley.
Murphy returned to Lancashire in 2000 to join Morecambe, where he played alongside ex-Blackpool teammate Steve McIlhargey.
Murphy then went on to do his physiotherapy degree and gained a First class honours at the University of Salford[1] and worked for Bolton Wanderers from 2004 until 2007.
He became a Manchester City physio during the time of Mark Hughes' management and later became head physio;[2] however, during the second season of Roberto Mancini's management he stopped being seen acting on match days with the first-team players, although the club later denied he had been demoted or forced to work with the club's Academy players.