Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Wasannin biyu masu zuwa ba su da ban sha'awa kuma Murphy ya yi murabus a watan Mayu 1985, bayan shekaru bakwai a Sincil Bank. Fitowarsa ya zo ne kwanaki 10 kafin Lincoln ta buga Bradford a ranar karshe ta kakar wasa ta bana a wasan da 'yan kallo 56 suka mutu a cikin
Bala'i a birnin Bradford. Zamanin Murphy yana tunawa da aminci daga Imps masu aminci, tare da 'yan wasa kamar Steve Thompson, Glenn Cockerill, Trevor Peake, Mick Harford, Tony Cunningham, Dave Felgate da John Fashanu (wanda Murphy ya sanya hannu) suna ba da gudummawa ga ɗayan mafi kyawun ƙungiyoyi a tarihin Lincoln.