Murphy formed a strong partnership with fellow new signing David McGoldrick, the duo netting 29 goals between them during the season, with Murphy scoring 13 of those. Murphy went into the 2014–15 season continuing his good form, scoring on the opening day of the season in a 2–1 home win against Fulham. On 17 September 2014, Murphy netted a wonder goal against Brighton & Hove Albion; Tyrone Mings played a long ball to Murphy which he struck on the volley from the left edge of the 18-yard box. He scored 6 goals during December, including braces in victories over Leeds United and Brentford, with his impressive form earning him the Football League Championship Player of the Month award for December. On 14 February 2015, he scored a brace in a 1–2 away win over Fulham at Craven Cottage, bringing his goal tally to 21 in the league. Thus, Murphy became the first Ipswich player since Darren Bent in the 2004–05 season to score 20 league goals in a season. He finished the 2014–15 season as the top scorer in the Championship with 27 league goals as Ipswich finished 6th and qualified for the Championship play-offs, while also earning a place in the 2014–15 Championship PFA Team of the Year and being named Ipswich's Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year. On 15 July 2015, it was announced that Murphy had signed a two-year contract extension with the club. After a comparatively slow start to the 2015–16 season in which he failed to score in his first 13 appearances of the league campaign, Murphy ended his drought by netting his first hat-trick in English football in a 2–5 away victory over Rotherham United on 7 November 2015. He went on to score 6 goals during November, earning him another Championship Player of the Month award. He made 35 appearances during the season, scoring 10 goals. Newcastle United On 28 August 2016, Murphy signed for Championship club Newcastle United on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee. A calf injury prevented Murphy from making his debut for the club until 1 January 2017. He scored his first goal for Newcastle in an FA Cup tie with Birmingham City on 7 January. He then scored in the next two matches for Newcastle, in wins against Brentford and Rotherham United. In March, he also scored in matches against Huddersfield Town and