Eamon Dunphy
Posted on: Mon 18 Aug 2008
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Midfield
Born: Dublin August 3rd 1945
Debut: Vs. Workington 28th January 1966
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Eamon Dunphy is the most capped player in Millwall's history, o btaining
22 of his 23 Republic of Ireland caps whilst with The
Lions. He began his career at Manchester Utd in 1960,
at the tender age of 15, but never played in the Reds'
first team and in August 1965 was allowed to sign for
York City. Dunphy played 22 first-team games for York,
scoring three goals from his midfield position before
being transferred to Millwall in January 1966, for £8,000.
Although slightly built, his cheeky, impudent cleverness |
made him a favourite with the supporters, although others criticised his
apparent dislike of 'getting stuck in'.
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None, though, doubted his effectiveness in Millwall's midfield with his
accurate passes. In an era when a single goal often won a match, he was
often the final pass. Transferred to Charlton Athletic for
£20,000 in December 1973. Dunphy won promotion with
Charlton at the end of 1974-75, and he also went up with
his next club, Reading in 1976-77. He played 44 Third
Division games and scored three goals. He is the author
of It's Only a Game, a book which chronicled a season
in the life of Millwall FC, and also wrote a highly-
acclaimed biography of the rock group, U2. It's believed |
Eamon currently resides in Dublin, where he writes for a national
newspaper.
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| Millwall Career -1966-74 |
Appearances |
Goals |
| Football League |
267+7(Sub) |
24 |
| FA Cup |
11+1 |
0 |
| League Cup |
16 |
1 |
| Others |
1 |
0 |
| Total |
295+8 |
25 |
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