Danny Murphy (born 18 March 1977 in Chester, Cheshire) is an English football player. He is a midfielder and currently plays for Charlton Athletic F.C., having been transferred from Liverpool F.C. for £2.5 million on 10 August 2004.
He was previously a trainee at Crewe Alexandra where he was developed by Dario Gradi into a player of real Premiership quality. After signing for Liverpool, he did not break into the first team squad immediately and returned to Crewe for a successful period on loan. After the loan period ended, he became a first team regular at Anfield.
He has been capped for England eight times and has scored one goal.
In his first season at Charlton, Murphy struggled to recapture the form that he had shown at Liverpool, however in the first three months of the current season (05/06) he has emerged as a viable option for England once more, and also won the September player of the month award, scoring several goals along the way.
