 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Murphy akatanga mwaka wa2011-12 ari pachinzvimbo chechinomwe. Haana kukwanisa kudzivirira zita rake reWuxi Classic, sezvo akarasikirwa ne3 × 6 kurwisa Ali Carter. Murphy akasvika kuma semi-fainari eAustralia Goldfields Open, asi akarasikirwa ne 2 × 6 kurwisa mukwikwidzi wekupedzisira Stuart Bingham. PaShanghai MastersMurphy akasvika kumaquarter-finals, asi akarasikirwa ne4 ku5 naMark Selby. Mutambo waMurphy wakatevera waive Brazil Masters, kwaakakunda Graeme Dott 50 mufainari. Murphy akapindawo muPremier League uye akapedza chikamu cheligi nekukunda kaviri uye kurasikirwa kana. Somuuyo, haana kupfuurira kuenda kunotamba. Murphy akazosvika kumaquarter-fainari eUK Championship, asi akarasikirwa ne3 × 6 kurwisa Ricky Walden. Akapindawo mu Players Tour Championship, uko mhedzisiro yake yakanakisa yakauya kuWarsaw Classic uye Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy, kwaakasvika kumaquarter-fainari, asi akarasikirwa ne3 × 4 kurwisa Neil Robertson uye 2 × 4 kurwisa Matthew Stevens zvichiteerana. Akapedza ari nhamba 37 paOrder of Merit, uye haana kukwanisa kupinda muFinals kuti adzivirire zita rake. 