JORDAN Murphy hopes to have nailed down the number nine shirt for Worcester City’s trip to Nuneaton Town tomorrow (3pm) as he looks to go on a goal-scoring spree.

The 20-year-old forward made a superb impact off the bench last Saturday as he scored twice late on to put City on the brink of securing their first win in National League North since November.

A stoppage-time equaliser from Harvey Saunders stole the headlines from Murphy and denied third-from-bottom Worcester all three points as Darlington claimed a 2-2 draw.

But the former Walsall youngster believes his brace has provided him with a “starting point” as bids to add “five or six more” to his tally before the end of the campaign.

“I had a few chances when I came on and probably should have done better,” said Murphy, who replaced Steven Craig with 32 minutes left.

“But to then get two goals was massive for me personally after the last few games.”

Murphy (above) was dropped to the bench after being hauled off at half-time in City’s 2-0 defeat at rock-bottom Altrincham.

“I was disappointed with my performance against Altrincham, but I knew when Saturday came around it was a perfect chance for me to write those wrongs,” he continued.

“The game was opening up and it looked like it would suit me.

“I was desperate to get on, so I am glad I got my chance.”

Worcester have found goals hard to come by this season and suffered the blow of losing frontmen Colby Bishop and Lee Hughes last month.

Murphy has played either on the wing or supported the main striker during his 34 appearances this term.

But the ex-Kidderminster Harriers ace who netted in City’s win at Brackley Town earlier this season reckons his “instinctive” skills in front of goal can be an asset to his struggling side.

“I have scored nowhere near as much as I would have liked, so getting the first goal was massive for my confidence,” he said.

“And when the second chance rolled around I didn’t even think, it just happened and before I knew it the ball was in the net.

“When you overthink things you can mess up your feet and you can think too much about a pass, which you then misplace so it is good to play off instincts.”

Murphy has enjoyed playing alongside Junior English.

“I have no problems playing as a number nine on my own or playing off Junior.”

He added: “We have got 10 massive games to come. A point against Darlington sets us up nicely to go and get a win at Nuneaton and then go on a run to stay up.”