Keiran Murtagh

Keiran Zac Murtagh (born 29 October 1988) is a footballer who plays for Boreham Wood. He also represents Antigua and Barbuda at international level.

Keiran Murtagh

Personal information
Full name	Keiran Zac Murtagh[1]
Date of birth	29 October 1988[2]
Place of birth	Wapping, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Boreham Wood
Number	10
Youth career
2004–2007	Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Fisher Athletic	23	(6)
2008–2010	Yeovil Town	54	(8)
2010–2011	Wycombe Wanderers	9	(1)
2011	→ Woking (loan)	12	(4)
2011–2012	Cambridge United	7	(1)
2011–2012	→ Woking (loan)	19	(4)
2012–2013	Macclesfield Town	37	(9)
2013–2014	Mansfield Town	3	(0)
2013–2014	→ Woking (loan)	21	(8)
2014–2017	Woking	109	(26)
2017–	Boreham Wood	118	(20)
National team^‡
2005	Republic of Ireland U17
2010–2016	Antigua and Barbuda	22	(14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:49, 10 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:50, 23 June 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Murtagh joined Conference South side Fisher Athletic in November 2007, in his only season at the London club in a season where he made 21 appearances and scored one goal. He was made Fisher's young player of the year for the 2007–08 season. Murtagh was much sought-after at the end of 2007–08, having impressed many with his performances for Fisher Athletic.

Even though he had trials for Premier League and Championship clubs, Fulham and Nottingham Forest respectively, he signed for League One club Yeovil.[3] After being tracked he was finally signed on a two-year contract, on 12 June 2008. He made his debut for Yeovil Town as a substitute in the 1–1 home draw against Walsall, on 9 August 2008.[4] In his first season with Yeovil he made 26 appearances.

Murtagh scored his first goal, with a thirty-yard strike, against Huddersfield in a 2–1 defeat 29 August 2009.[5] He was offered a new contract on 13 May 2010, but rejected it in favour of a move to Wycombe Wanderers where he signed a one-year contract.[6]

On 31 January 2011, Murtagh signed a one-month loan deal with Conference South club Woking, subsequently extended for a further month.[7][8] He was recalled to his parent club on 23 March to provide cover in their midfield.

On 10 June 2011, Murtagh signed a two-year deal with Conference National side Cambridge United.[9]

On 29 December 2011, it was announced that Murtagh would join former club Woking on loan until the end of the season.[10]

After leaving Cambridge United, Murtagh spent the 2012–13 season at Macclesfield Town before moving on to play for League two side Mansfield Town. However, he was unable to make regular appearance in the starting lineup and midway through the 2013–14 season, came back down to Woking on loan for a third spell.

Once his contract ended at Mansfield Town, Murtagh signed a permanent contract with The Cards for the 2014–15 season.

On 9 June 2017, he signed for Boreham Wood on a two-year deal.[11]

International career

Murtagh represented the Republic of Ireland U17 side while playing for Charlton Athletic.[12]

On 25 November 2010, Murtagh was called up to the Antigua and Barbuda squad for the 2010 Caribbean Championship. He made his debut in the 3–1 defeat against Jamaica on 27 November.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 January 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fisher Athletic	2007–08[14]	Conference South	26	1	0	0	—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	28	1
Yeovil Town	2008–09[15]	League One	26	0	1	0	2	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	30	0
	2009–10[16]	League One	27	3	1	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	29	3
	Yeovil Town Total		53	3	2	0	2	0	2	0	59	3
Wycombe Wanderers	2010–11[17]	League Two	7	0	0	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	10	0
Woking (loan)	2010–11[18]	Conference South	12	5	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 3]	0	13	5
Cambridge United	2011–12[18]	Conference Premier	7	0	1	0	—		1[lower-alpha 3]	0	9	0
Woking (loan)	2011–12[18][19]	Conference South	19	2	—		—		4[lower-alpha 4]	0	23	2
Macclesfield Town	2012–13[18]	Conference Premier	39	2	6	0	—		0	0	45	2
Mansfield Town	2013–14[20]	League Two	3	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	4	0
Woking (loan)	2013–14[20][21]	Conference Premier	21	3	0	0	—		5[lower-alpha 5]	0	26	3
Woking	2014–15[22][23]	Conference Premier	34	0	1	0	—		6[lower-alpha 6]	0	41	0
	2015–16[24][25]	National League	38	4	1	0	—		7[lower-alpha 7]	2	46	6
	2016–17[26][27]	National League	40	3	3	0	—		2[lower-alpha 8]	0	45	3
	Woking Total		164	17	5	0	—		25	2	194	19
Boreham Wood	2017–18[28][18]	National League	44	1	3	0	—		6[lower-alpha 9]	1	53	2
	2018–19[29][18]	National League	43	8	3	0	—		3[lower-alpha 10]	0	49	8
	2019–20[30][18]	National League	31	1	1	0	—		3[lower-alpha 11]	0	35	1
	2020–21[31][18]	National League	7	1	2	0	—		0	0	9	1
	Boreham Wood Total		125	11	9	0	—		12	1	146	12
Career total			424	34	23	0	3	0	45	3	495	37

1. Appearances in Conference South play-offs
2. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
3. Appearance in FA Trophy
4. Appearances in Surrey Senior Cup
5. Two appearances in FA Trophy, three appearances in Surrey Senior Cup
6. Five appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Surrey Senior Cup
7. Four appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, three appearances in Surrey Senior Cup
8. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Surrey Senior Cup
9. Three appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, three appearances in National League play-offs
10. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup
11. One appearance in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League play-offs

International

As of match played 7 June 2016[13]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Antigua and Barbuda national team	2010	2	0
	2011	3	1
	2012	5	0
	2014	9	3
	2015	1	0
	2016	2	1
Total		22	5

International goals

As of match played 7 June 2016. Antigua and Barbuda score listed first, score column indicates score after each Murtagh goal.[13]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 October 2011	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda	4	U.S. Virgin Islands	10–0	10–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	3 September 2014	Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda	11	Anguilla	2–0	6–0	2014 Caribbean Cup qualification
3					6–0
4	8 October 2014	Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad & Tobago	14	Saint Lucia	1–1	2–1	2014 Caribbean Cup qualification
5	7 June 2016	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda	21	Grenada	3–1	5–1	2017 Caribbean Cup qualification

References

1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/05/2011 and 31/05/2011" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
2. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
3. "Yeovil agree deal to sign Murtagh". BBC Sport. 12 June 2008.
4. "Yeovil 1–1 Walsall". BBC Sport. 9 August 2008.
5. "Huddersfield 2–1 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 29 August 2009.
6. "Wycombe sign Yeovil Town midfielder Kieran Murtagh". BBC Sport. 30 June 2010.
7. "Loanee Kieran Murtagh targets games at Woking". BBC Sport. 3 February 2011.
8. "Murtagh stays with Woking". Wycombe Wanderers FC. 1 March 2011. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012.
9. "Cambridge United sign midfielder Kieran Murtagh". BBC Sport. 10 June 2011.
10. "Welcome back Keiran!". Woking F.C. 29 December 2011.
11. "Boreham Wood sign Keiran Murtagh and Dean Wells". BBC Sport. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
12. "U17 Squad for France Announced". Republic of Ireland Supporter Club. May 2005.
13. "Murtagh, Keiran". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
14. "Blue Square South Guide – Fisher Athletic". confsouth.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
15. "Games played by Keiran Murtagh in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
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19. "First Team | League Table & Stats 2011/12". wokingfc.co.uk. Woking F.C. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
20. "Games played by Keiran Murtagh in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
21. "First Team | League Table & Stats 2013/14". wokingfc.co.uk. Woking F.C. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
22. "Games played by Keiran Murtagh in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
23. "First Team | League Table & Stats 2014/15". wokingfc.co.uk. Woking F.C. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
24. "Games played by Keiran Murtagh in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
25. "First Team | League Table & Stats 2015/16". wokingfc.co.uk. Woking F.C. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
26. "Games played by Keiran Murtagh in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
27. "First Team | League Table & Stats 2016/17". wokingfc.co.uk. Woking F.C. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
28. "Games played by Keiran Murtagh in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
29. "Games played by Keiran Murtagh in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
30. "Games played by Keiran Murtagh in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
31. "Games played by Keiran Murtagh in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 November 2020.

External links

• Kieran Murtagh at Soccerbase