Phil Neal

English footballer (born 1951)

Philip George Neal (born 20 February 1951) is an English former footballer. He is best known for playing for Liverpool between 1974 and 1985. He won eight First Divisions, four League Cups, five FA Charity Shields, four European Cups, one UEFA Cup and one UEFA Super Cup with Liverpool. He also played for Northampton Town and Bolton Wanderers. He later managed Bolton, Coventry City, Cardiff City and Manchester City.

Phil Neal
Phil Neal in 2012
Personal information
Full name Philip George Neal[1]
Date of birth (1951-02-20) 20 February 1951 (age 73)[1]
Place of birth Irchester, Northamptonshire, England[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Full-back[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1974 Northampton Town 187 (28)
1974–1985 Liverpool 455 (41)
1985–1989 Bolton Wanderers 64 (3)
Total 706 (72)
National team
1976–1983 England 50 (5)
Teams managed
1985–1992 Bolton Wanderers
1993–1995 Coventry City
1996 Cardiff City
1996 Manchester City (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Neal was born in Irchester, Northamptonshire. He has two children, including a son, Ashley (born 1974), also a footballer.[3]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Northampton Town 1968–69 Third Division 21 4 1 0 0 0 22 4
1969–70 Fourth Division 13 1 3 1 1 0 17 2
1970–71 18 2 0 0 2 0 20 2
1971–72 41 1 4 0 1 0 46 1
1972–73 38 9 1 0 1 0 40 9
1973–74 46 9 3 0 1 0 50 9
1974–75 10 2 0 0 3 1 13 3
Total 187 28 12 1 9 1 208 30
Liverpool 1974–75 First Division 23 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
1975–76 42 6 2 0 3 0 12 1 59 7
1976–77 42 7 8 2 2 0 8 4 611 13
1977–78 42 4 1 0 9 1 9 2 621 7
1978–79 42 5 7 0 1 0 4 0 54 5
1979–80 42 1 8 0 7 0 2 0 601 1
1980–81 42 2 2 0 9 0 9 1 631 3
1981–82 42 2 3 0 10 1 6 0 622 3
1982–83 42 8 3 0 8 1 6 2 601 5
1983–84 41 1 2 0 12 1 8 1 641 3
1984–85 42 4 7 1 3 0 10 0 641,2 5
1985–86 13 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 163 1
Total 455 41 45 3 66 4 74 11 650 59
Bolton Wanderers 1985–86 Third Division 20 2 20 2
1986–87 28 1 28 1
1987–88 Fourth Division 8 0 8 0
1988–89 Third Division 8 0 8 0
Total 64 3 64 3
Career total 706 72 57 4 75 5 74 11 922 92

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
England 1976 2 0
1977 7 0
1978 6 3
1979 7 0
1980 7 0
1981 5 0
1982 8 1
1983 8 1
Total 50 5

Honours

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Player

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Liverpool

Manager

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Bolton Wanderers

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Phil Neal". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. "Phil Neal".
  3. "Neal under the hammer". BBC. 29 September 2000. Retrieved 5 March 2017.

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