Portsmouth

Josh Murphy

Midfielder#23

Bio

Born in Wembley in 1995, Josh Murphy debuted for Norwich City F.C. in 2013 and now plays for Milton Keynes Dons F.C.. He has also played for Wigan Athletic F.C.. He plays as a midfielder. He has represented the England national under-18 association football team and the England national under-19 association football team.

Key facts

Age: 31
Height: 1.73 m
Weight: 67 kg
Number: #23
Born: 24/2/1995
Birthplace: Wembley
Debut: 2013
Position: Midfielder
Nationality: England

Official profile

ESPN player page ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Career

2013–now

2012England national under-18 association football teamNational team
2012–2014England national under-19 association football teamNational team
2013–Norwich City F.C.
2014–England national under-20 association football teamNational team
2015–Milton Keynes Dons F.C.
2015Wigan Athletic F.C.

Career stats

offensive

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	STRT	FC	FA	YC	G	A	SHOT	SOG	OFF
2026-27 English League Championship POR	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0
2025-26 English League Championship POR	13	6	31	3	0	7	37	10	5
2024-25 English League Championship POR	40	26	68	6	7	14	108	32	11

Compare MurphyStack them up against anyone, with an analyst verdict

Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026-27 EFL ChampionshipPortsmouth	5	0	0	2	0	88	0	0	5	5	0	2	1
2025-26 EFL ChampionshipPortsmouth	16	0	7	36	10	1,118	3	5	16	4	6	31	19
2024-25 EFL ChampionshipPortsmouth	42	7	14	106	31	3,441	6	7	42	2	26	68	54
2021-22 EFL ChampionshipPreston North End	12	0	0	5	2	188	0	0	12	12	4	3	2
2020-21 EFL ChampionshipCardiff City	32	2	5	20	6	1,125	2	2	32	20	14	24	10
2019-20 EFL ChampionshipCardiff City	29	5	3	37	11	1,547	4	4	29	12	19	42	22
2018-19 Premier LeagueCardiff City	29	3	2	46	15	1,823	2	10	29	7	14	54	32
2017-18 EFL ChampionshipNorwich City	41	7	3	115	37	2,953	6	13	41	7	31	74	42
2016-17 EFL ChampionshipNorwich City	27	4	5	29	12	1,015	1	5	27	18	15	31	14
2013-14 Premier LeagueNorwich City	9	0	0	5	1	131	1	0	9	9	1	2	5
Career10 seasons	242	28	39	401	125	13,429	25	46	242	96	130	331	201

Game log, 2026-27 EFL Championship

Game
7 Nov v Stoke CityL 1-2 7 Nov	0	9	1	1	0	0
4 Nov v Swansea CityW 3-1 4 Nov	0	17	1	1	0	1
1 Nov @ BurnleyD 0-0 1 Nov	2	18	1	1	1	0
22 Aug @ Lincoln CityW 3-1 22 Aug	0	19	1	1	1	0
16 Aug v Queens Park RangersL 1-3 16 Aug	0	25	1	1	0	0

Recent games

Nov '267
v Stoke City
Did not record a stat
L 2-1
Nov '264
v Swansea City
Did not record a stat
W 3-1
Nov '261
@ Burnley
2 SHOT · 1 FA
D 0-0
Aug '2622
@ Lincoln City
1 FA
W 3-1
Aug '2616
v Queens Park Rangers
Did not record a stat
L 3-1

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

Splits, EFL Championship

Split
HomeHome or away, 48W	108	0.1	0.2	1.9	0.6	57.1	0.1	0.2	1.0	0.4	0.6	1.5	0.6
AwayHome or away, 21W	96	0.1	0.2	1.5	0.5	55.3	0.1	0.2	1.0	0.4	0.6	1.2	1.1
LossesResult, 0W	74	0.0	0.1	1.4	0.4	52.6	0.2	0.1	1.0	0.4	0.5	1.1	1.4
WinsResult, 69W	69	0.2	0.3	2.1	0.8	60.1	0.1	0.2	1.0	0.3	0.6	1.4	0.4
DrawsResult, 0W	61	0.1	0.1	1.6	0.4	56.4	0.0	0.2	1.0	0.4	0.6	1.6	0.5
Regular seasonStage, 69W	204	0.1	0.2	1.7	0.5	56.3	0.1	0.2	1.0	0.4	0.6	1.3	0.8
Queens Park RangersOpponent, 6W	11	0.2	0.1	1.4	0.5	58.1	0.0	0.6	1.0	0.4	0.5	1.4	0.8
Bristol CityOpponent, 3W	9	0.1	0.1	1.6	0.3	60.8	0.1	0.2	1.0	0.3	0.6	1.8	0.2
MillwallOpponent, 2W	9	0.0	0.3	2.1	0.8	59.9	0.0	0.3	1.0	0.4	0.3	1.9	1.1
Derby CountyOpponent, 0W	8	0.0	0.3	1.4	0.3	56.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.6	1.4
Preston North EndOpponent, 4W	8	0.4	0.1	2.6	0.8	80.5	0.1	0.4	1.0	0.0	0.9	2.4	0.6
Sheffield WednesdayOpponent, 1W	8	0.0	0.1	1.6	0.3	61.6	0.0	0.1	1.0	0.4	0.5	1.6	1.3
Birmingham CityOpponent, 4W	7	0.1	0.1	1.4	0.6	45.3	0.3	0.3	1.0	0.7	0.4	0.9	0.7
Blackburn RoversOpponent, 2W	7	0.1	0.1	2.0	0.9	79.7	0.3	0.1	1.0	0.0	0.4	1.3	1.1
FulhamOpponent, 0W	7	0.1	0.0	1.3	0.4	47.4	0.1	0.3	1.0	0.6	1.1	1.3	0.9
Stoke CityOpponent, 2W	7	0.0	0.3	1.3	0.4	40.7	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.6	0.4	0.4	1.3
Swansea CityOpponent, 3W	7	0.3	0.3	1.1	0.7	46.4	0.0	0.1	1.0	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.6
BarnsleyOpponent, 2W	6	0.3	0.2	1.5	0.5	47.7	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.8	1.2	0.8
BrentfordOpponent, 2W	6	0.0	0.2	0.7	0.0	34.8	0.2	0.2	1.0	0.8	0.3	0.7	0.3
Cardiff CityOpponent, 3W	6	0.2	0.3	3.3	1.2	62.3	0.2	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.5	2.0	1.7
Coventry CityOpponent, 3W	6	0.2	0.2	1.5	0.3	54.0	0.2	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.8	0.5	0.8
Hull CityOpponent, 1W	6	0.2	0.2	1.0	0.5	51.2	0.0	0.2	1.0	0.5	0.2	0.8	1.0
Luton TownOpponent, 4W	6	0.0	0.2	2.8	0.7	55.0	0.3	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.8	1.7	0.2
MiddlesbroughOpponent, 4W	6	0.3	0.0	2.2	0.7	69.7	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.2	0.8	1.0	0.5
Sheffield UnitedOpponent, 1W	6	0.0	0.2	2.0	1.0	67.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.2	1.0	1.3	1.0
Huddersfield TownOpponent, 3W	5	0.2	0.2	0.8	0.4	45.2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.4	0.2	1.4	0.2
Nottingham ForestOpponent, 1W	5	0.2	0.2	1.6	0.8	53.6	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.4	0.4	2.0	0.6
ReadingOpponent, 3W	5	0.0	0.0	1.2	0.6	35.8	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.6	0.6	1.6	0.8
West Bromwich AlbionOpponent, 0W	5	0.0	0.4	1.0	0.4	38.0	0.2	0.0	1.0	0.6	0.6	1.2	0.8
Norwich CityOpponent, 1W	4	0.0	0.5	3.8	0.5	63.3	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.3	0.3	1.0	1.3
AFC BournemouthOpponent, 2W	3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	28.7	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.7	1.0	1.0	0.0
BurnleyOpponent, 0W	3	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.0	66.0	0.3	0.3	1.0	0.3	0.3	3.0	0.7
Burton AlbionOpponent, 1W	3	0.0	0.3	2.0	0.7	36.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.7	1.0	0.0	0.0
Leeds UnitedOpponent, 2W	3	0.3	0.7	2.0	0.3	90.0	0.0	0.7	1.0	0.0	0.7	2.7	1.3
Rotherham UnitedOpponent, 2W	3	0.0	0.7	1.0	0.0	30.7	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.7	0.7	0.7
SunderlandOpponent, 0W	3	0.0	0.0	2.7	0.3	69.7	0.0	0.3	1.0	0.3	0.7	2.0	1.0
WatfordOpponent, 1W	3	0.0	0.0	2.7	0.7	83.0	0.3	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.7	1.3	1.0
Wigan AthleticOpponent, 0W	3	0.3	0.0	1.0	0.7	56.7	0.7	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.7	2.3	1.7
Wolverhampton WanderersOpponent, 1W	3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	25.3	0.3	0.0	1.0	0.7	0.3	1.0	0.3
Aston VillaOpponent, 1W	2	1.0	1.0	2.0	1.5	90.0	1.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.5	2.5	2.5
Bolton WanderersOpponent, 0W	2	0.5	0.0	4.0	1.0	58.5	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.0	2.0	0.0
Ipswich TownOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	49.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	2.0	0.0
Oxford UnitedOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	0.5	2.5	0.5	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.5
Plymouth ArgyleOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	2.5	0.5	87.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.5	1.5
Wycombe WanderersOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	40.0	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.5
Brighton & Hove AlbionOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	86.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	0.0
Lincoln CityOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	19.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
Newcastle UnitedOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
SouthamptonOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	0.0
WrexhamOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	8.0	4.0	90.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	0.0
Carrow Road, NorwichGround, 20W	39	0.2	0.2	2.4	0.8	60.6	0.1	0.3	1.0	0.3	0.7	1.6	0.6
Cardiff City StadiumGround, 12W	35	0.1	0.1	1.0	0.4	45.0	0.1	0.1	1.0	0.5	0.4	1.2	0.5
Fratton Park, PortsmouthGround, 15W	31	0.2	0.3	2.9	0.8	77.6	0.1	0.3	1.0	0.1	0.5	1.9	0.8
Deepdale, PrestonGround, 4W	10	0.1	0.1	1.2	0.4	36.5	0.1	0.0	1.0	0.7	0.6	1.6	0.4
St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, BirminghamGround, 2W	6	0.2	0.2	1.0	0.7	43.0	0.3	0.2	1.0	0.7	0.7	0.5	1.0
Ashton Gate, BristolGround, 1W	4	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	52.3	0.0	0.3	1.0	0.5	0.8	0.8	0.3
Bramall Lane, SheffieldGround, 1W	4	0.0	0.3	1.5	1.0	55.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.5	0.5	1.0
Kenilworth Road, LutonGround, 2W	4	0.0	0.0	2.3	0.5	64.5	0.3	0.0	1.0	0.3	1.0	1.8	0.3
MATRADE Loftus Road, LondonGround, 1W	4	0.0	0.0	1.8	0.3	60.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.3	0.5	2.3	1.8
Oakwell, BarnsleyGround, 1W	4	0.3	0.3	1.5	0.5	45.0	0.0	0.8	1.0	0.5	0.8	1.5	1.0