Murphy Cooper
Goalkeeper · Plymouth · №1
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Plymouth
Coventry
League Cup
|
2:4 | |
Wycombe
Plymouth
League One
|
1:1 | |
Plymouth
Exeter City
League Cup
|
2:0 | |
Sheffield Wednesday FC
Charlton
Championship
|
1:1 | |
Sheffield Wednesday FC
Millwall
Championship
|
1:2 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Championship | 2025 | 2 |
| League Cup | 2026 | 2 |
| League One | 2026 | 1 |
About the player
Murphy Cooper spent almost his entire early career learning the game away from the spotlight. He started at Caversham AFC before Wycombe Wanderers took him into their academy, and by 2012 Queens Park Rangers had signed him for nothing, keeping him in their youth system for nearly a decade before he turned professional there in 2021.
What followed was a run of loans that took him through the lower reaches of English football. Welling United, Bath City and Stratford Town all had him for spells in 2021 and 2022. The picture changed at Swindon Town in 2023/24, where he made 23 League Two appearances, and then at Stevenage the following season, where he played 37 games in League One and kept a clean sheet in 16 of them.
The 2025/26 season split in two. Barnsley took him on loan first, and he made 21 League One appearances there before Sheffield Wednesday brought him into the Championship in January 2026 for eight further games.
Plymouth Argyle made that investment permanent in the summer of 2026, signing him on a two-year deal worth around £150,000 plus add-ons. He has made a quiet start on the south coast, with two League One appearances and one in the League Cup so far.
Career path
- 2027 — now Plymouth Argyle 6 matches
- 2026 Barnsley 28 matches
- 2026 Sheffield Wednesday FC 8 matches
- 2025 Stevenage 40 matches
- 2024 Swindon Town 25 matches
- 2022 Welling United 5 matches
- 2022 Queens Park Rangers 2 matches
- 2022 Bath City 2 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Plymouth Argyle | League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 450 |
| 26/27 | Plymouth Argyle | EFL Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 25/26 | Barnsley | League One | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 890 |
| 25/26 | Sheffield Wednesday FC | Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 720 |
| 25/26 | Barnsley | EFL Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 25/26 | Barnsley | FA Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 25/26 | Barnsley | EFL Trophy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 24/25 | Stevenage | League One | 37 | 0 | 0 | 3 330 |
| 24/25 | Stevenage | FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
| 24/25 | Stevenage | EFL Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 23/24 | Swindon Town | League Two | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 051 |
| 23/24 | Swindon Town | EFL Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 23/24 | Swindon Town | FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 21/22 | Welling United | National League South | 5 | 0 | 0 | 450 |
| 21/22 | Queens Park Rangers | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 21/22 | Bath City | National League South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| Total | Stevenage | 40 | 0 | 0 | 3 630 | |
| Total | Barnsley | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 520 | |
| Total | Swindon Town | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 231 | |
| Total | Sheffield Wednesday FC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 720 | |
| Total | Plymouth Argyle | 6 | 0 | 0 | 540 | |
| Total | Welling United | 5 | 0 | 0 | 450 | |
| Total | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | |
| Total | Bath City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
Transfers
Transfers- 26/27 QPR Plymouth €290.00K
- 25/26 Sheff Wed QPR
- 25/26 QPR Sheff Wed
- 25/26 Barnsley QPR
- 25/26 QPR Barnsley
- 24/25 Stevenage QPR
- 24/25 QPR Stevenage
- 23/24 Swindon Town QPR
- 23/24 QPR Swindon Town
- 23/24 QPR U21 QPR
- 21/22 Stratford Town QPR U21
- 21/22 QPR U21 Stratford Town
