Jade Murphy, a 'miracle' baby who survived against the odds, is now inspiring other youngsters through football. Her father, Stephen, is a coach at Cliftonville Girls' Football Academy and uses Jade's story to motivate children who have had rough starts in life.
She was the 'miracle' baby who survived the odds. Jade Murphy was born at just 27-and-a-half weeks on August 27, 2010. She weighed 2lbs 2ozs, with doctors warning her parents to expect the worst as they rushed her tiny body away for emergency treatment. It was a nightmare ordeal that Jade's father Stephen has previously struggled to even talk about. But now he is using her story to inspire other youngsters who have endured rough starts to their own lives.
Stephen is a coach at Cliftonville Girls' Football Academy, with daughter Jade part of his 2010 age group squad. He coaches alongside his brother Fra, a familiar name to Irish League fans having played for Cliftonville, Coleraine, Distillery and Newry City during his own impressive career. Stephen is a massive advocate of youth football for boys and girls, having watched how much his daughter, now 13, has benefitted from being with the young Reds. "Jade loves football. I have seen the benefits it brings to her," Stephen sai
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