Francis John Murphy (20 February 1905 – 25 May 1995) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Murphy was a half-forward as a member of a successful Collingwood side played in four premierships, three of them with his brother Len. After leaving the club in 1935, he moved to Western Australia, where he became captain-coach of Subiaco in the Western Australian Football League and the Kalgoorlie City Football Club in the Goldfields Football League.

Murphy later served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.

References

External links

  • Frank Murphy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  • Frank Murphy at AustralianFootball.com
  • Frank Murphy's playing statistics from WAFL Footy Facts

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