Ollie Murphy

Irish Gaelic footballer

Ollie Murphy
Personal information
Irish name Oilibhéar Ó Murchú
Sport Gaelic football
Position Corner forward
Born Carnaross, County Meath, Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Club(s)
Years Club
Carnaross
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1995-2006
Meath 40, 9-45
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 3
All-Irelands 2
All Stars 2

Ollie Murphy is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Carnaross club and the Meath county team. He came to national prominence in 1999 when he was one of Meath's best players as they won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship that year, scoring the decisive goal in that year's All-Ireland final. This was his second All Ireland senior medal as he was a substitute when Meath won the 1996 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. He also won three Leinster Senior Football Championship medals. Murphy won two GAA All Stars Awards. Murphy's best season was the 2001 championship where he put in a number of superb display's as Meath reached another All Ireland final. In that final he had to leave the field of play with a hand injury. In recent years his form has been not up to what it once was and he has failed to warrant a starting position. Ollie made his senior inter-county debut playing for London against Galway in the 1994 Connacht Senior Football Championship. It was his one and only appearance for the Exiles. Murphy's Benny father was also an inter-county player - he lined out for his native Fermanagh.

External links

  • Official Meath Website
Meath squads
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Meath – 1996 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (6th title)
Played in drawn game
13 E. Kelly
Subs used in drawn game
23 C. Brady for Kelly
17 J. Devine for McGuinness
18 D. Curtis for Reynolds
Subs used in replay
17 J. Devine for Callaghan
20 O. Murphy for O'Reilly
Subs not used in replay
16 R. Finnegan
18 E. Kelly
19 D. Curtis
21 K. Cahill
22 S. O'Rourke
23 J. Brady
24 C. Sheridan
Manager
S. Boylan
Selectors
F. Foley
E. O'Brien
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Meath – 1999 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (7th title)
Subs
R. Kealy for Nestor
B. Callaghan for Traynor
T. Dowd for Kelly
Manager
S. Boylan
Selectors
F. Foley
E. O'Brien
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Meath – 2001 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up
Subs
17 P. Reynolds for O. Murphy
19 J. Cullinane for Kealy
20 N. Kelly for C. Murphy
22 A. Kenny for Magee
Subs not used
16 D. Gallagher
18 P. Shankey
21 D. Kealy
23 M. O'Dowd
24 J. Devine
Manager
S. Boylan
Awards
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1999 All Star Gaelic Football Team
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2001 All Star Gaelic Football Team


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