David Phillips (footballer)
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David Owen Phillips (born 29 July 1963) is a Welsh football coach, commentator and former player.
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Full name | David Owen Phillips | ||
Date of birth | (1963-07-29) 29 July 1963 (age 60) | ||
Place of birth | Wegberg, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1981–1984 | Plymouth Argyle | 73 | (15) |
1984–1986 | Manchester City | 81 | (13) |
1986–1989 | Coventry City | 100 | (8) |
1989–1993 | Norwich City | 152 | (18) |
1993–1997 | Nottingham Forest | 126 | (5) |
1997–1999 | Huddersfield Town | 52 | (3) |
1999–2000 | Lincoln City | 17 | (0) |
2000–2001 | Stevenage Borough | 19 | (1) |
Total | 620 | (63) | |
International career | |||
1984–1996 | Wales | 62 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:00, 21 September 2007 (UTC) |
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As a player he was a midfielder and played in the Premier League for both Norwich City and Nottingham Forest. He also had lengthy spells in the top flight for both Manchester City and Coventry City as well as playing in the Football League for Huddersfield Town and Lincoln City. He retired in 2001 with non-league club Stevenage Borough. During his career he was capped 62 times by Wales, scoring twice.