Crewe Alexandra
He made his debut on 13 December 2008 in a 1-0 home win against Swindon Town. He scored his first goal for Crewe in a 4-1 away win against Hartlepool United on 28 December 2008. His second goal for the club came in a 3-2 FA Cup replay loss to Millwall on 13 January 2009. He finished his breakthrough season with 11 appearances as Crewe were relegated from League One. He scored his first goal of the 2009-10 season in a 5-3 away loss to Accrington Stanley and scored his second and final goal of the season in a 3-2 away win against Chesterfield on 2 December.
Murphy scored his first goal of the 2010-11 season on 11 September 2010 in a 3-0 win against Bury. He scored again the following game in a 1-1 draw against Burton Albion. His third goal of the season came in a 5-5 draw away to eventual League Two winners Chesterfield. Murphy extended his contract with Crewe in November 2010.
Murphy missed the final month of the 2010-11 season after having a hernia operation. 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. His 10th league goal for Crewe came in the 2011-12 season, during a 3-2 against Plymouth Argyle, where he scored two goals. He scored his fifth goal of the 2011-12 season in a 2-0 home win to Accrington. He ended the season with 8 goals and helped Crewe secure promotion after beating Cheltenham Town in the 2012 League Two play-off Final at Wembley Stadium, to win promotion back to League One.
After the departure of Ashley Westwood to Aston Villa, Murphy was appointed as the new Crewe Alexandra Captain in August 2012. In September 2012, Murphy signed a new 2 year deal at Crewe. 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. In the final match of the 2012/13 season, Murphy led out a Crewe Alexandra side against Walsall in a 2-0 win in which Murphy scored the opening goal for Crewe. The game made history being the first English fixture a side had fielded a team entirely made out of their academy players.
Murphy who was the captain of Crewe Alexandra collected the clubs Player Of The Year award for the 2012/13 season, a season in which he scored 9 goals, gained 12 assists and captained Crewe to victory for the Football League Trophy. Murphy also finished 4th in the voting for the League One player-of-the-season for 2012/13. Murphy was also named in in the 2012/13 PFA Team of the Year for League One. After the season Murphy proclaimed that he was ready to step up to play at a higher level. Murphy was heavily linked with a move to Premier League side Aston Villa to join up with ex-teamate Ashley Westwood. On 25 June, Crewe assistant manager Neil Baker revealed he expected Murphy to leave the club for a higher level and that he would go with the club's blessing.
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