| Phil Thompson | |
|---|---|
| |
| Personal information | |
| Date of Birth |
21 January 1954 |
| Place of Birth |
Liverpool, England |
| Position |
Defender |
| Liverpool statistics | |
| Years |
1971-1985 |
| Appearances |
477 |
| Goals |
13 |
Philip Bernard Thompson (born 21 January 1951) is an English former professional footballer. He played at Liverpool from 1971-1985 and became assistant manager of the Reds between 1998-2004. He played as a defender, making 477 appearances; scoring 13 goals.
Liverpool career[]
Having been a lifelong Liverpool supporter, Thompson was handed a professional contract at the age of 17, on 22 January 1971. He made his debut in the 1971-72 season against Man Utd on 3 April 1972 as a 81st minute substitute, replacing John Toshack. His first start came the following season against Norwich in a 1-1 stalemate on 28 October 1972.
Perhaps the proudest moment in Thompson's career was in the 1981 European Cup final, when he lifted the giant trophy as the red's captain.
Honours[]
Playing[]
- First Division: 7 (1972-73, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1981-82, 1982-83)
- European Cup: 2 (1978, 1981)
- FA Cup: 1 (1974)
- UEFA Cup: 2 (1973, 1976)
- League Cup: 2 (1981, 1982)
- UEFA Super Cup: 1 (1977)
- Charity Shield: 6 (1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982)
Individual[]
Stats[]
| Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| 1971-72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972-73 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1973-74 | 35 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 2 |
| 1974-75 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| 1975-76 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 2 |
| 1976-77 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| 1977-78 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 4 |
| 1978-79 | 39 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 1 |
| 1979-80 | 42 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| 1980-81 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 1981-82 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| 1982-83 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 1983-84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984-85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 340 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 50 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 477 | 13 |
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