Phil Thompson
English footballer and manager (born 1954) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Philip Bernard Thompson (born 21 January 1954) is an English retired footballer, who played as a defender for Liverpool team of the 1970s and 1980s. During this time, he also represented the England national football team on 42 occasions, and captained England on six occasions. After retiring as a player, he later served Liverpool as assistant manager and, during the 2001–02 season, acted as caretaker for 6 months while manager Gérard Houllier was ill. He was a pundit on Soccer Saturday on Sky Sports for 22 years until August 2020, does on and off work as a pundit for TV 2 (Norway), and is a regular Visiting Fellow at the University of Liverpool where he teaches on the Football Industries MBA.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Philip Bernard Thompson | ||
Date of birth | (1954-01-21) 21 January 1954 (age 70) | ||
Place of birth | Kirkby, Lancashire, England[1] | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1971–1984 | Liverpool | 340 | (7) |
1984–1986 | Sheffield United | 37 | (0) |
Total | 377 | (7) | |
International career | |||
1977 | England U-23 | 2 | (0) |
1978 | England B | 2 | (0) |
1976–1982 | England | 42 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2001–2002 | Liverpool (caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |