Phil Thompson

Phil Thompson

Personal information
Full name	Philip Bernard Thompson
Date of birth	(1954-01-21) 21 January 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth	Kirkby, Lancashire, England[1]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1984	Liverpool	340	(7)
1984–1986	Sheffield United	37	(0)
Total		377	(7)
International career
1977	England U-23	2	(0)
1978	England B	2	(0)
1976–1982	England	42	(1)
Managerial career
2001–2002	Liverpool (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Philip Bernard Thompson (born 21 January 1954) is an English retired 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, and captained England on six 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 was a pundit on Soccer Saturday on Sky Sports for 22 years until August 2020, 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.