Luke John Murphy (born 21 October 1989) is an English professional footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Northern Premier League Division One West side Macclesfield.

Born in Macclesfield, Cheshire,[2] Murphy made his debut for Crewe Alexandra on 13 December 2008 in a 1–0 home win against Swindon Town.

During the 2011–12 pre-season Murphy who had been playing as a right winger was moved into his favoured more central position alongside Ashley Westwood.

[14] After the departure of Ashley Westwood to Aston Villa, Murphy was appointed as the new Crewe Alexandra Captain in August 2012.

[16] On 7 April 2013, Murphy scored the first goal in the Football League Trophy final against Southend United, which Crewe went on to win 2–0.

[22] Murphy was heavily linked with a move to Premier League side Aston Villa to join up with ex-teammate Ashley Westwood.

[24] In June 2013, Crewe accepted bids believed to be over £1 million from both Wolverhampton Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers for Murphy.

[36] After a long spell out of favour under new head coach Neil Redfearn Murphy returned to Leeds' starting lineup in the FA Cup 1–0 defeat against Sunderland on 4 January 2015.

[38] He scored in consecutive games for Leeds, firstly helping to earn a point by equalising in a 1–1 draw against Birmingham City on 17 January.

[citation needed] As a result of his rise in form over this period Murphy was subsequently nominated for the January 2015 Championship Player of the Month award.

[47] By 24 September, Murphy had fallen so far out of favour that he, along with Toumani Diagouraga and Ross Turnbull, was no longer listed in the Leeds United match programme as a member of the squad,[48] and all three were training with the under-23 team.

[49] On 6 January 2017, Murphy left Leeds for fellow Championship side Burton Albion, on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season.

[64] Following relegation to League Two, Murphy was released by Crewe at the end of the 2021–22 season,[65] though he continued to train with the club to maintain his fitness during the summer.

[66] Murphy joined Northern Premier League Division One West side Macclesfield in late August 2022.