Phil Thompson
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Philip Bernard Thompson | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Kirkby, Merseyside, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1984 | Liverpool | 340 | (7) |
| 1984–1986 | Sheffield United | 37 | (0) |
| Total | 377 | (7) | |
| National team | |||
| 1977 | England U-23 | 2 | (0) |
| 1978 | England B | 2 | (0) |
| 1976–1982 | England | 42 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2001–2002 | Liverpool (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Philip Bernard Thompson (born 21 January 1954) is a retired English footballer, who played as a defender for Liverpool team of the 1970s and 1980s. During this time, he also represented the England national football team on 42 occasions. After retiring as a player, he later served Liverpool as assistant manager and, during the 2001–02 season, acted as caretaker for 6 months while manager Gérard Houllier was ill. He is currently a pundit on Soccer Saturday on Sky Sports, does on and off work as a pundit for TV 2 (Norway), and is a regular Visiting Fellow at the University of Liverpool where he teaches on the Football Industries MBA.
Thompson was born in Kirkby, Lancashire, and was a Liverpool supporter, who stood on The Kop as a boy. His dreams came true when he signed as a professional for the club on 22 January 1971, the day after his 17th birthday, and made his first team debut the following year against rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford. With the Reds 2–0 up in the 81st minute Shankly took off John Toshack, replacing him with the 18-year-old defender. The move was intended to tighten up the defence and keep a clean-sheet, but three minutes later, Emlyn Hughes popped up with a goal for Liverpool, with the game ending this way. In 1973, Liverpool won a double haul of trophies—the League championship and UEFA Cup and Thompson played a role in both successes earning league and UEFA Cup medals in the process. The next season led to him displacing Larry Lloyd from the side altogether and pushed Tommy Smith across to full back, and he settled into a defensive partnership with club captain Hughes.
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