For the American legal scholar and university administrator, see Phil C. Neal. For the midfielder and cricketer, see Phil Neale.
Phil Neal
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)
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
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 one of the most successful English players of all time,[3] 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.[4]
Neal's nickname whilst at Liverpool was Zico – a reference to the Brazilian play maker and a compliment to Neal, who was known for scoring important goals throughout the club's history. His son, Ashley Neal, also became a footballer.
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^"Do I not like that: 20 years since Graham Taylor's World Cup failure". BBC Sport. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
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Primetime Emmy Award for his SNL work in 1989. He also starred as Bill McNeal in the sitcom NewsRadio, voiced Lionel Hutz and Troy McClure on The Simpsons...
the field knowing that people had died. Years later, Liverpool captain PhilNeal said that in hindsight, it would have been "a better decision" to call...
Berti Vogts. This led to a penalty which was successfully converted by PhilNeal, sealing a 3–1 win. During the season, on 4 December 1976, Keegan's father...
two sides and took the lead in the 5th minute. A headed back-pass by PhilNeal fell short of Liverpool goalkeeper Ray Clemence allowing Brugge midfielder...
previously by PhilNeal His 11 appearances for England in the European Championship finals (over three tournaments) is a record With his brother Phil, the Nevilles...
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shift in the autumn as Gould resigned and was succeeded by his assistant PhilNeal - but not before the legendary curtain raiser to the second Premier League...
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