Phil Boyer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Philip John Boyer | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1965–1966 | Derby County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1968 | Derby County | 0 | (0) |
| 1968–1970 | York City | 109 | (27) |
| 1970–1974 | AFC Bournemouth | 140 | (46) |
| 1974–1977 | Norwich City | 116 | (34) |
| 1977–1980 | Southampton | 138 | (49) |
| 1980–1983 | Manchester City | 20 | (3) |
| 1982 | → Bulova SA (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 1983–1985 | Grantham Town | 50 | (10) |
| 1985 | Stamford AFC | ? | (?) |
| 1985 | Shepshed Charterhouse | ? | (?) |
| 1985–1987 | Grantham Town | 46 | (8) |
| National team | |||
| 1975 | England U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 1976 | England | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Philip John "Phil" Boyer (born 25 January 1949) is an English former footballer who played for various clubs during his career, including Southampton, Norwich City, Bournemouth and Manchester City. He has the rare distinction of having played over 100 league games for four different clubs. He also made one appearance for England.
Born in Nottingham, Boyer attended Musters Road School, Nottingham, from where he joined Derby County as a trainee in August 1965. Although he signed as a professional in November 1966, manager Brian Clough allowed him to leave the Baseball Ground in July 1968, without having made a first team appearance.
After completing his apprenticeship with Derby County, Boyer moved to York City in July 1968 for a fee of £3,000. In 125 appearances, Boyer scored 34 times but played an important role in creating opportunities for forward partner Ted MacDougall, with whom he was later to play at three other clubs. At the end of his first season at Bootham Crescent, York successfully applied for re-election to the Fourth Division, and their fortunes then gradually improved and they achieved promotion at the end of the 1970–71 season (after Boyer had left).
After his team-mate moved to Bournemouth, it was only a matter of time before Cherries manager John Bond signed Boyer as well, and he successfully offered £20,000 for Boyer in December 1970. Like the club he had just left, Bournemouth were also promoted (as runners-up) from the Fourth Division at the end of his first season at Dean Court, with Boyer scoring 11 league goals in 23 appearances as he once again linked up with MacDougall.
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