Phil Thompson
English footballer and manager · United Kingdom · On the map · Footballers · Born 1954 · age 72
Philip Bernard Thompson is an English retired footballer, who played as a defender for Liverpool in the 1970s and 1980s. During this time, he also represented the England national football team on 42 occasions, and captained England on six occasions.
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Kevin Keegan Teammate at Liverpool F.C., 1971-1977
Kenny Dalglish Teammate at Liverpool F.C., 1977-1984
Graeme Souness Teammate at Liverpool F.C., 1978-1984
Ray Clemence Teammate at Liverpool F.C., 1971-1981
John Toshack Teammate at Liverpool F.C., 1971-1978
Alan Hansen Teammate at Liverpool F.C., 1977-1984
Emlyn Hughes Teammate at Liverpool F.C., 1971-1979
Phil Neal Teammate at Liverpool F.C., 1974-1984
Ronnie Whelan Teammate at Liverpool F.C., 1979-1984
Ian Callaghan Teammate at Liverpool F.C., 1971-1978
Ray Kennedy Teammate at Liverpool F.C., 1974-1982
Terry McDermott Teammate at Liverpool F.C., 1974-1982
Sammy Lee Teammate at Liverpool F.C., 1976-1984
Alan Kennedy Teammate at Liverpool F.C., 1978-1984
Steve Heighway Teammate at Liverpool F.C., 1971-1981
Jimmy Case Teammate at Liverpool F.C., 1973-1981
David Fairclough Teammate at Liverpool F.C., 1975-1983- David Johnson Teammate at Liverpool F.C., 1976-1982
- Alec Lindsay Teammate at Liverpool F.C., 1971-1977
- Brian Hall Teammate at Liverpool F.C., 1971-1976
- Steve Ogrizovic Teammate at Liverpool F.C., 1977-1982
Howard Gayle Teammate at Liverpool F.C., 1977-1983- Tommy Tynan Teammate at Liverpool F.C., 1971-1976
- Alan Harper Teammate at Liverpool F.C., 1978-1983
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After retiring as a player, he later served Liverpool as assistant manager and, during the 2001-02 season, acted as caretaker for six months while manager Gérard Houllier was ill. He was a pundit on Soccer Saturday on Sky Sports for 22 years until August 2020, does occasional 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.
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Dave BeasantAlso played for England national association football B team
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