Edward Murphy (April 1881 â 25 May 1916) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Glossop and Bury.
Murphy served as a private in the North Staffordshire Regiment during the First World War and was gassed at Wulverghem. He was evacuated to Britain and died of his wounds at King George V Military Hospital, London on 25 May 1916. Murphy was buried in Tunstall Cemetery, Stoke-on-Trent.