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Murphy Cooper

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Murphy Cooper
Murphy Cooper in 2025.
Personal information
Full name Murphy Joseph Cooper[1]
Date of birth (2001-12-27) 27 December 2001 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Reading, England[3]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Plymouth Argyle
Number 1
Youth career
Caversham AFC
2010–2012 Wycombe Wanderers
2012–2021 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2026 Queens Park Rangers 2 (0)
2021 → Welling United (loan) 5 (0)
2021 → Bath City (loan) 2 (0)
2021–2022 → Stratford Town (loan) 6 (0)
2023 → Swindon Town (loan) 23 (0)
2024–2025 → Stevenage (loan) 37 (0)
2025–2026 → Barnsley (loan) 21 (0)
2026 → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 8 (0)
2026– Plymouth Argyle 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:04, 19 September 2026 (UTC)

Murphy Joseph Cooper (formerly Mahoney, born 27 December 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Plymouth Argyle.

Club career

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Starting his career with local side, Caversham AFC, Cooper joined Queens Park Rangers in 2012, following a two-year spell at Wycombe Wanderers prior to their academy closing.[4][5] During the 2021–22 campaign, Cooper spent time on loan in the National League South with Welling United[2] and Bath City[6] before eventually joining Stratford Town over the Christmas period.[7] Upon his return to West London, he went onto make his debut for the club during a 2–1 away defeat to Preston North End, stepping in for the injured Kieren Westwood.[8]

On 28 June 2022, Cooper signed a new two-year deal with QPR, keeping him with the club until 2024.[9]

On 29 June 2023, Cooper signed for League Two club Swindon Town on loan for the duration of the 2023–24 season.[10] He was ever-present for Swindon Town in EFL League Two until his loan spell was abruptly cut-short due to a hamstring injury sustained in the 2-1 loss at Tranmere Rovers in December 2023.[11]

On 3 August 2024, Cooper joined League One club Stevenage on a season-long loan deal.[12]

On 23 June 2025, Cooper signed a new contract with the R's before returning to League One, joining Barnsley on a season-long loan.[13][14] In January, Barnsley activated a clause to end the goalkeeper's loan agreement early.[15]

On 16 January 2026, Cooper signed on loan with Championship side Sheffield Wednesday until the end of the season, to replace the injured Pierce Charles.[16] He made his debut the following day, starting the game against Portsmouth.[17] He was voted the clubs player of the month for January after also featuring in the Championship and EFL teams of the week.[18] He picked up a groin injury in February which would see him ruled out for three-to-four weeks, with Wednesday having to loan in Seny Dieng on an emergency loan to cover him.[19] With Pierce Charles returning to fitness during his injury, he wouldn't return to the starting lineup until April against Middlesbrough.[20]

On 14 July 2026, Cooper signed a two-year contract at EFL League One club Plymouth Argyle, for an undisclosed fee.[21]

Personal life

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Cooper was known as Murphy Mahoney until he changed his name by deed poll in July 2024.[22]

Career statistics

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As of match played 19 September 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queens Park Rangers 2021–22[23] Championship 20—00—20
2022–23[24] Championship 000000—00
2023–24[25] Championship 000000—00
2024–25[26] Championship 000000—00
2025–26[27] Championship 000000—00
Total 200000—20
Welling United (loan) 2021–22[28] National League South 50——0050
Bath City (loan) 2021–22[28] National League South 2010—0030
Stratford Town (loan) 2021–22[28] Southern League Premier Division Central 60———60
Swindon Town (loan) 2023–24[25] League Two 230101000250
Stevenage (loan) 2024–25[26] League One 370201000400
Barnsley (loan) 2025–26[27] League One 21030301[a]0280
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2025–26[27] Championship 8000000080
Plymouth Argyle 2026–27[29] League One 7000100080
Career total 11107060101250
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

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  1. ↑ "EFL Professional Retain List 2021/22". EFL. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  2. 1 2 "M. Mahoney". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "FootballSquads - Queens Park Rangers - 2022/23". Football Squads. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. ↑ Cheshire, Simon (27 April 2022). "U23s in profile: Murphy Mahoney". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Player Profile: Goalkeeper Murphy Mahoney". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Player News". Bath City F.C. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  7. ↑ Cheshire, Simon (3 December 2021). "Murphy Mahoney joins Stratford Town on loan". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Preston North End vs. Queens Park Rangers". Soccerway. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  9. ↑ Morrissey, Paul (28 June 2022). "Mahoney agrees new deal". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "Town land Murphy Mahoney on a season-long loan". www.swindontownfc.co.uk. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "Murphy Mahoney returns to QPR". www.qpr.co.uk. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  12. ↑ "Murphy Cooper joins on loan from QPR". www.stevenagefc.com. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "New deal for Murphy Cooper". www.qpr.co.uk. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  14. ↑ "Murphy Cooper joins Barnsley on loan". www.qpr.co.uk. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  15. ↑ "Murphy Cooper returns from Barnsley". www.qpr.co.uk. 14 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  16. ↑ "Murphy Cooper makes S6 switch". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 16 January 2026. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  17. ↑ "Segecic goal gives Portsmouth win over Owls". BBC Sport. 17 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  18. ↑ "Murphy Cooper voted January Player of the Month". Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  19. ↑ "Pedersen provides goalkeeper update". Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  20. ↑ "Middlesbrough keeps top two hopes alive after beating Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  21. ↑ "Murphy Cooper signs for Argyle". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  22. ↑ QPR FC [@QPR] (July 19, 2024). "Introducing Murphy ̶M̶a̶h̶o̶n̶e̶y̶ COOPER! 🧤 Murph has changed his name by deed poll. Looking good, @murphycoops7! 👊" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  23. ↑ "Games played by Murphy Cooper in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Murphy Cooper in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  25. 1 2 "Games played by Murphy Cooper in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  26. 1 2 "Games played by Murphy Cooper in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  27. 1 2 3 "Games played by Murphy Cooper in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  28. 1 2 3 "Murphy Mahoney Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Murphy Cooper in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
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