 Dunphy was originally appointed as a director of Rochdale AFC in 1980 when he spent 2 years on the board before moving out of the area.He returned to Rochdale in 1990 and was asked to rejoin the board by the then Chairman, David Kilpatrick and has remained there ever since.On 29 June 2006 he was elected Chairman of RAFC, replacing David Kilpatrick on his retirement.