{"id":403257,"date":"2026-02-02T02:47:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T02:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/403257\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T02:47:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T02:47:09","slug":"ipswich-town-pulled-a-transfer-blinder-with-celtic-transfer-for-daryl-murphy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/403257\/","title":{"rendered":"Ipswich Town pulled a transfer blinder with Celtic transfer for Daryl Murphy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ipswich Town have completed some fantastic transfer business over the years, and boast an illustrious history which includes winning the UEFA Cup back in 1981. <\/p>\n

Some of the Tractor Boys’ most memorable triumphs have come in modern times, too, as Kieran McKenna led the Portman Road club to back-to-back promotions from League One<\/a> to the Premier League.<\/p>\n

Ipswich enjoyed their finest hour back in 1962, when they won the top-flight title, while other notable achievements include their FA Cup triumph in 1978.<\/p>\n

The Tractor Boys faithful have enjoyed the services of several talented players throughout their history, ranging from old-school legends such as Mick Mills to modern-day cult heroes like former Southampton<\/a> forward David McGoldrick.<\/p>\n

Daryl Murphy became an Ipswich Town hero after joining from Celtic<\/p>\n

\"Daryl<\/p>\n

Daryl Murphy handed Ipswich<\/a> fans several happy memories, enjoying three separate spells with the Suffolk outfit.<\/p>\n

The former striker initially joined the Portman Road outfit on loan from Sunderland midway through the 2009\/10 Championship season, linking up with his ex-Black Cats boss Roy Keane.<\/p>\n

In this particular spell with the Tractor Boys, the Ireland international notched six goals and one assist in 18 league appearances, helping his side finish 15th in the second tier.<\/p>\n

Murphy enjoyed further loan spells with Ipswich throughout both the 2011\/12 and 2012\/13 seasons, before finally joining them on a permanent transfer in the summer of 2013.<\/p>\n

Daryl Murphy Ipswich Town stats<\/p>\n

Appearances<\/p>\n

225<\/p>\n

Goals<\/p>\n

67<\/p>\n

Assists<\/p>\n

32<\/p>\n

When the former Sunderland man joined the Tractor Boys permanently, after being released by Celtic, he expressed his delight at the move, as reported by BBC Sport<\/a>: “I had a chat with the manager (Mick McCarthy) at the end of the season, and I’m pleased to get the deal done and finally be an Ipswich player on a permanent basis.<\/p>\n

“It’s well documented that I love being at Ipswich and I made no secret that I wanted to return.”<\/p>\n

The striker showed his class in the 2013\/14 Championship<\/a> season, scoring 13 goals in 45 league appearances, while his career-best return arrived in Tractor Boys colours the following campaign, as he notched 27 goals and six assists as an ever-present member of McCarthy’s side.<\/p>\n

Murphy’s prolific exploits in the 2014\/15 term helped Ipswich land a second-tier play-off spot, a feat they would never achieve again before eventually suffering relegation to League One in 2019.<\/p>\n

\"Daryl<\/p>\n

Town supporters may never forget the impressive goal the Ireland international scored in a 2-0 win over Brighton in September 2014, as he latched onto Tyrone Mings’s long ball to fire home a first-time shot from 18 yards out.<\/p>\n

He went on to be named as December’s Championship player of the month that year by scoring six goals, including braces against both Leeds United and Brentford.<\/p>\n

Following his impressive 2014\/15 campaign, Murphy notched 10 goals and four assists in the 2015\/16 season, before joining Newcastle United the following summer.<\/p>\n

His time with the Magpies proved less fruitful, as he made just 15 league appearances for the North East outfit ahead of a permanent move to Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n

The forward later represented Bolton Wanderers<\/a> in League One, and Waterford in Ireland before retiring, but he was never able to hit the same heights he had managed for Ipswich.<\/p>\n

Ipswich Town supporters may always find it difficult to believe Darly Murphy was signed on a free transfer<\/p>\n

\"Daryl<\/p>\n

Murphy notched an impressive total of 99 goal contributions throughout his three different stints at Ipswich, including the 50 goals he scored as a permanent Tractor Boys player.<\/p>\n

Because the Ireland international enjoyed such a successful career at Portman Road, supporters may always find it difficult to believe that he joined their club on a free transfer in 2013.<\/p>\n

Remarkably, Murphy made just 10 starts for Celtic in three years with the Bhoys, whereas Ipswich struck gold by acquiring his signature during McCarthy’s time at the club.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ipswich Town have completed some fantastic transfer business over the years, and boast an illustrious history which includes…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":403258,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-403257","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=403257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403257\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/403258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=403257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=403257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=403257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}