Phil Neal
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Vinony files it under 1951 births, 1982 FIFA World Cup players and Bolton Wanderers F.C. managers.
Its subject is documented across 32 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- 1996
- Cardiff City
- Full name
- Philip George Neal
- Date of birth
- ( 1951-02-20 ) 20 February 1951 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- Irchester , Northamptonshire, England
- Height
- 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
- Position
- Full-back
- Years
- Team
- 1967 1974
- Northampton Town
- 1974 1985
- Liverpool
- 1985 1989
- Bolton Wanderers
- 1976 1983
- England
- 1985 1992
- Bolton Wanderers
- 1993 1995
- Coventry City
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Irchester
- Child
- Ashley Neal
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- UEFA Euro 1980
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- England men's national association football team
- Position played
- full-back
- Country for sport
- England
- Image
- Phil-neal-1338116110.jpg
- Height
- 180
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- Commons category
- Phil Neal
- date of birth
- 1951-02-20
- coach of sports team
- Bolton Wanderers F.C.
- end of work period
- 1989-00-00
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 2
- total goals in career
- 0
- name in native language
- Phil Neal
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Encyclopedic overview
Philip George Neal (born 20 February 1951) is an English retired footballer who played for Northampton Town, Liverpool and Bolton Wanderers as a full-back. He is regarded as one of the most successful English players of all time, having won eight First Division titles, four League Cups, five FA Charity Shields, four European Cups, one UEFA Cup and one UEFA Super Cup during his eleven years at Liverpool. He later returned to Bolton Wanderers as manager, leading them to victory in the Football League Trophy before spells managing Coventry City, Cardiff City and Manchester City.
Neal also had a long career with the England national team, winning 50 caps and playing in the 1982 World Cup. He would go on to be England's assistant manager under Graham Taylor.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Phil Neal” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.