Phil Neal

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 74)[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)
International career
1976–1983	England	50	(5)
Managerial career
1985–1992	Bolton Wanderers
1993–1995	Coventry City
1996	Cardiff City
1996	Manchester City (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Career statistics

Club

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

• ¹ – Also played in the FA Charity Shield
• ² – Also played in the Intercontinental Cup
• ³ – Also played in the Football League Super Cup

International

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

Player

Liverpool

• Football League First Division (7): 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84.
• Football League Cup: 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84
• FA Charity Shield: 1976, 1977 (shared), 1979, 1980, 1982
• European Cup: 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1983–84
• UEFA Cup: 1975–76
• UEFA Super Cup: 1977
• Football League Super Cup: 1986

Manager

Bolton Wanderers

• Football League Trophy: 1988–89