Joseph Murphy (born 21 August 1981) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two club Tranmere Rovers.

With his first club, Tranmere Rovers, Murphy played in the 2000 Football League Cup final against Leicester City, before joining West Bromwich Albion in July 2002.

[3] With his first touches in a Premier League game, Murphy saved a Michael Owen penalty following the sending off of Russell Hoult.

[9] Murphy enjoyed a good set of performances during the 2008–09 season but never caught the eye of Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni due to playing in the third tier.

Murphy's performance in the League One play-off semi-final second leg against MK Dons helped the team proceed to the final as he kept a clean sheet in 120 minutes and saved two penalties in the shootout from Jason Puncheon and Jude Stirling.

[14] Murphy signed for Championship side Huddersfield Town on a two-year contract, with the option of a further year in the club's favour, on 17 June 2014.

On 30 January 2017, Murphy signed a loan deal with Football League One side Bury to the end of the 2016–17 season, making sixteen first team appearances.

[25] At the age of 41 years and 187 days, Murphy became the oldest player to represent Tranmere Rovers, keeping a clean sheet against promotion-chasing Stevenage in a 1-0 away win on 25 February 2023.

[31] His first senior international appearance came in a 2-2 draw in a friendly at Landsdowne Road on 9 September 2003 against Turkey having come on as a 76th minute substitute for Nick Colgan.