 Murphy Cooper in 2025. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Murphy Joseph Cooper[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-12-27) 27 December 2001[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Reading, England[3] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Sheffield Wednesday (on loan from Queens Park Rangers) | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Caversham AFC | |||
| 2010–2012 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| 2012–2021 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | 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) | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:40, 15 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Murphy Joseph Cooper (formerly Mahoney, born 27 December 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Sheffield Wednesday on loan from EFL Championship side Queens Park Rangers.
Club career
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]
Personal life
Cooper was known as Murphy Mahoney until he changed his name by deed poll in July 2024.[17]
Career statistics
- As of 16 January 2026
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2021–22[18] | Championship | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[19] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[20] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25[21] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26[22] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Welling United (loan) | 2021–22[23] | National League South | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Bath City (loan) | 2021–22[23] | National League South | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Stratford Town (loan) | 2021–22[23] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Swindon Town (loan) | 2023–24[20] | League Two | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Stevenage (loan) | 2024–25[21] | League One | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Barnsley (loan) | 2025–26[22] | League One | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 2025–26[22] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 96 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
- ^ "EFL Professional Retain List 2021/22". EFL. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ a b "M. Mahoney". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "FootballSquads - Queens Park Rangers - 2022/23". Football Squads. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Cheshire, Simon (27 April 2022). "U23s in profile: Murphy Mahoney". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Player Profile: Goalkeeper Murphy Mahoney". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Player News". Bath City F.C. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Cheshire, Simon (3 December 2021). "Murphy Mahoney joins Stratford Town on loan". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Preston North End vs. Queens Park Rangers". Soccerway. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Morrissey, Paul (28 June 2022). "Mahoney agrees new deal". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Town land Murphy Mahoney on a season-long loan". www.swindontownfc.co.uk. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Murphy Mahoney returns to QPR". www.qpr.co.uk. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Murphy Cooper joins on loan from QPR". www.stevenagefc.com. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "New deal for Murphy Cooper". www.qpr.co.uk. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Murphy Cooper joins Barnsley on loan". www.qpr.co.uk. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Murphy Cooper returns from Barnsley". www.qpr.co.uk. 14 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Murphy Cooper makes S6 switch". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 16 January 2026. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ QPR FC [@QPR] (July 19, 2024). "Introducing Murphy ̶M̶a̶h̶o̶n̶e̶y̶ COOPER! 🧤 Murph has changed his name by deed poll. Looking good, @murphycoops7! 👊" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Games played by Murphy Cooper in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ "Games played by Murphy Cooper in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Games played by Murphy Cooper in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Games played by Murphy Cooper in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Murphy Cooper in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ a b c "Murphy Mahoney Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
External links
- Murphy Cooper at Soccerbase
