Phil Neal was an international footballer who represented England 50 times scoring 5 goals. His first cap was against Wales on 24th March 1976 at 25 years old, and his last was vs Denmark on 21st September 1983 aged 32. Neal, born on 20th February 1951, in Irchester, Northamptonshire, has a FA Legacy Number of 910 and played as a Left Back and Right Back for his country.

Phil Neal - 50 caps (5 goals)

Full Name: Philip George Neal
Born: 20th February 1951, Irchester, Northamptonshire
England Career: 1976 - 1983
Positions whilst with England: Left Back and Right Back
Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Liverpool (50)
FA Legacy Number: 910

England Career Statistics

Debut: v Wales (FR) on 24th March 1976 aged 25 years, 1 month, 4 days
Last Cap: v Denmark (ECQ) on 21st September 1983 aged 32 years, 7 months, 1 day
First Goal: v Northern Ireland (HC) on 16th May 1978 aged 27 years, 2 months, 24 days
First Captaincy: v Iceland (FR) on 2nd June 1982 aged 31 years, 3 months, 10 days
Career Length: 7 years, 180 days
Starts: 49
Substitute: 1
Withdrawn: 5
Full Games: 44

England Match Statistics

Match Type
Caps
Goals
Capt

FriendlyFR
16
1
1
0
0

US Bicentennial Cup TournamentUSBI
1
0
0
0
0

British Home ChampionshipHC
11
2
0
0
0

World Cup QualifierWCQ
6
0
0
0
0

European Championship QualifierECQ
12
2
0
0
1

European Championship FinalsECF
2
0
0
0
0

World Cup FinalsWCF
2
0
0
0
0

Competitive
34
4
0
0
1

Home, Away or Neutral
Caps
Goals
Capt

Away
25
1
1
0
1

Neutral
4
0
0
0
0

Home
21
4
0
0
0

Match Result
Caps
Goals
Capt

Lost
11
0
0
0
0

Drawn
11
0
1
0
1

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Capt

Right Back
46
5
0
0
1

Left Back
4
0
1
0
0

Total
50
5
1
0
1

England Managers

Manager
Caps
Goals
Capt

England Ron Greenwood
32
3
1
0
0

England Bobby Robson
11
2
0
0
1

England Don Revie
7
0
0
0
0

England Team Mates (Top 10)

Ray Wilkins
32 Matches

Steve Coppell
28 Matches

Dave Watson
28 Matches

Ray Clemence
27 Matches

Kevin Keegan
25 Matches

Trevor Francis
24 Matches

Mick Mills
24 Matches

Phil Thompson
23 Matches

Trevor Brooking
22 Matches

Peter Shilton
21 Matches

Sources

An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
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Match List

DEN, 0 - 1, 21st Sep 1983 (ECQ) Liverpool, Cap: 50.
Age: 32 years, 7 months, 1 day.
AUS, 1 - 1, 19th Jun 1983 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 49.
Age: 32 years, 3 months, 27 days.
AUS, 1 - 0, 15th Jun 1983 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 48.
Age: 32 years, 3 months, 23 days.
SCO, 2 - 0, 1st Jun 1983 (HC) Liverpool, Cap: 47.
Age: 32 years, 3 months, 12 days.
NIR, 0 - 0, 28th May 1983 (HC) Liverpool, Cap: 46.
Age: 32 years, 3 months, 8 days.
HUN, 2 - 0, 27th Apr 1983 (ECQ) Liverpool, Cap: 45.
Age: 32 years, 2 months, 7 days.
GRE, 0 - 0, 30th Mar 1983 (ECQ) Liverpool, Cap: 44.
Age: 32 years, 1 month, 10 days.
WAL, 2 - 1, 23rd Feb 1983 (HC) Liverpool, Cap: 43.
Age: 32 years, 0 months, 3 days.
LUX, 9 - 0, 15th Dec 1982 (ECQ) Liverpool, Cap: 42.
Age: 31 years, 9 months, 23 days.
GRE, 3 - 0, 17th Nov 1982 (ECQ) Liverpool, Cap: 41.
Age: 31 years, 8 months, 25 days.
DEN, 2 - 2, 22nd Sep 1982 (ECQ) Liverpool, Cap: 40.
Age: 31 years, 7 months, 2 days.
KUW, 1 - 0, 25th Jun 1982 (WCF) Liverpool, Cap: 39.
Age: 31 years, 4 months, 5 days.
FRA, 3 - 1, 16th Jun 1982 (WCF) Liverpool, Cap: 38.
Age: 31 years, 3 months, 24 days.
ISL, 1 - 1, 2nd Jun 1982 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 37.
Age: 31 years, 3 months, 10 days.
NED, 2 - 0, 25th May 1982 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 36.
Age: 31 years, 3 months, 5 days.
WAL, 1 - 0, 27th Apr 1982 (HC) Liverpool, Cap: 35.
Age: 31 years, 2 months, 7 days.
HUN, 1 - 0, 18th Nov 1981 (WCQ) Liverpool, Cap: 34.
Age: 30 years, 8 months, 26 days.
NOR, 1 - 2, 9th Sep 1981 (WCQ) Liverpool, Cap: 33.
Age: 30 years, 6 months, 17 days.
HUN, 3 - 1, 6th Jun 1981 (WCQ) Liverpool, Cap: 32.
Age: 30 years, 3 months, 14 days.
BRA, 0 - 1, 12th May 1981 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 31.
Age: 30 years, 2 months, 20 days.
ESP, 1 - 2, 25th Mar 1981 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 30.
Age: 30 years, 1 month, 5 days.
SUI, 2 - 1, 19th Nov 1980 (WCQ) Liverpool, Cap: 29.
Age: 29 years, 8 months, 27 days.
ROU, 1 - 2, 15th Oct 1980 (WCQ) Liverpool, Cap: 28.
Age: 29 years, 7 months, 23 days.
ITA, 0 - 1, 15th Jun 1980 (ECF) Liverpool, Cap: 27.
Age: 29 years, 3 months, 23 days.
BEL, 1 - 1, 12th Jun 1980 (ECF) Liverpool, Cap: 26.
Age: 29 years, 3 months, 20 days.
WAL, 1 - 4, 17th May 1980 (HC) Liverpool, Cap: 25.
Age: 29 years, 2 months, 25 days.
ARG, 3 - 1, 13th May 1980 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 24.
Age: 29 years, 2 months, 21 day.
ESP, 2 - 0, 26th Mar 1980 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 23.
Age: 29 years, 1 month, 6 days.
NIR, 5 - 1, 17th Oct 1979 (ECQ) Liverpool, Cap: 22.
Age: 28 years, 7 months, 25 days.
DEN, 1 - 0, 12th Sep 1979 (ECQ) Liverpool, Cap: 21.
Age: 28 years, 6 months, 20 days.
AUT, 3 - 4, 13th Jun 1979 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 20.
Age: 28 years, 3 months, 21 day.
BUL, 3 - 0, 6th Jun 1979 (ECQ) Liverpool, Cap: 19.
Age: 28 years, 3 months, 14 days.
SCO, 3 - 1, 26th May 1979 (HC) Liverpool, Cap: 18.
Age: 28 years, 3 months, 6 days.
NIR, 2 - 0, 19th May 1979 (HC) Liverpool, Cap: 17.
Age: 28 years, 2 months, 27 days.
NIR, 4 - 0, 7th Feb 1979 (ECQ) Liverpool, Cap: 16.
Age: 27 years, 11 month, 15 days.
IRL, 1 - 1, 25th Oct 1978 (ECQ) Liverpool, Cap: 15.
Age: 27 years, 8 months, 5 days.
DEN, 4 - 3, 20th Sep 1978 (ECQ) Liverpool, Cap: 14.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 0 days.
HUN, 4 - 1, 24th May 1978 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 13.
Age: 27 years, 3 months, 4 days.
SCO, 1 - 0, 20th May 1978 (HC) Liverpool, Cap: 12.
Age: 27 years, 3 months, 0 days.
NIR, 1 - 0, 16th May 1978 (HC) Liverpool, Cap: 11.
Age: 27 years, 2 months, 24 days.
FRG, 1 - 2, 22nd Feb 1978 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 10.
Age: 27 years, 0 months, 2 days.
ITA, 2 - 0, 16th Nov 1977 (WCQ) Liverpool, Cap: 9.
Age: 26 years, 8 months, 24 days.
SUI, 0 - 0, 7th Sep 1977 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 8.
Age: 26 years, 6 months, 15 days.
URU, 0 - 0, 15th Jun 1977 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 7.
Age: 26 years, 3 months, 23 days.
ARG, 1 - 1, 12th Jun 1977 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 6.
Age: 26 years, 3 months, 20 days.
BRA, 0 - 0, 8th Jun 1977 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 5.
Age: 26 years, 3 months, 16 days.
SCO, 1 - 2, 4th Jun 1977 (HC) Liverpool, Cap: 4.
Age: 26 years, 3 months, 12 days.
WAL, 0 - 1, 31st May 1977 (HC) Liverpool, Cap: 3.
Age: 26 years, 3 months, 11 day.
ITA, 3 - 2, 28th May 1976 (USBI) Liverpool, Cap: 2.
Age: 25 years, 3 months, 8 days.
WAL, 2 - 1, 24th Mar 1976 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 1.
Age: 25 years, 1 month, 4 days.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.