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.

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

### Club

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|FA Cup|colspan="2"|League Cup|colspan="2"|Continental|colspan="2"|Total||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="8"|Northampton Town|1968–69|Third Division|21|4|1|0|0|0|–|–|22|4||
|1969–70|rowspan="6"|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|||||
|rowspan="13"|Liverpool|1974–75|rowspan="12"|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|61<sup>1</sup>|13|||||
|1977–78|42|4|1|0|9|1|9|2|62<sup>1</sup>|7|||||
|1978–79|42|5|7|0|1|0|4|0|54|5|||||
|1979–80|42|1|8|0|7|0|2|0|60<sup>1</sup>|1|||||
|1980–81|42|2|2|0|9|0|9|1|63<sup>1</sup>|3|||||
|1981–82|42|2|3|0|10|1|6|0|62<sup>2</sup>|3|||||
|1982–83|42|8|3|0|8|1|6|2|60<sup>1</sup>|5|||||
|1983–84|41|1|2|0|12|1|8|1|64<sup>1</sup>|3|||||
|1984–85|42|4|7|1|3|0|10|0|64<sup>1,2</sup>|5|||||
|1985–86|13|1|0|0|2|0|0|0|16<sup>3</sup>|1|||||
|rowspan="5"|Bolton Wanderers|1985–86|rowspan="2"|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||||

- <sup>1</sup> – Also played in the FA Charity Shield
- <sup>2</sup> – Also played in the Intercontinental Cup
- <sup>3</sup> – Also played in the Football League Super Cup

### International

|National team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="8"|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|||

### 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

## Other websites

- Phil Neal at LiverpoolFC.com

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Phil Neal
- **image**: Phil-neal-1338116110.jpg
- **image size**: 220
- **caption**: Phil Neal in 2012
- **full name**: Philip George Neal
- **birth place**: Irchester, Northamptonshire, England
- **position**: Full-back (association football), Full-back
- **years1**: 1968–1974
- **years2**: 1974–1985
- **years3**: 1985–1989
- **clubs1**: Northampton Town F.C., Northampton Town
- **clubs2**: Liverpool F.C., Liverpool
- **clubs3**: Bolton Wanderers F.C., Bolton Wanderers
- **caps1**: 187
- **caps2**: 455
- **caps3**: 64
- **goals1**: 28
- **goals2**: 41
- **goals3**: 3
- **totalcaps**: 706
- **totalgoals**: 72
- **nationalyears1**: 1976–1983
- **nationalteam1**: England national football team, England
- **nationalcaps1**: 50
- **nationalgoals1**: 5
- **manageryears1**: 1985–1992
- **manageryears2**: 1993–1995
- **manageryears3**: 1996
- **manageryears4**: 1996
- **managerclubs1**: Bolton Wanderers F.C., Bolton Wanderers
- **managerclubs2**: Coventry City F.C., Coventry City
- **managerclubs3**: Cardiff City F.C., Cardiff City
- **managerclubs4**: Manchester City F.C., Manchester City (caretaker)