Phil Thompson was an international footballer who represented England 42 times scoring 1 goal. His first cap was against Wales on 24th March 1976 at 22 years old, and his last was vs Greece on 17th November 1982 aged 28. Thompson, born on 21st January 1954, in Kensington, Liverpool, has a FA Legacy Number of 912 and played as a Centre Back for his country.

Phil Thompson - 42 caps (1 goal)

Full Name: Philip Bernard Thompson
Born: 21st January 1954, Kensington, Liverpool
England Career: 1976 - 1982
Positions whilst with England: Centre Back
Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Liverpool (42)
FA Legacy Number: 912

England Career Statistics

Debut: v Wales (FR) on 24th March 1976 aged 22 years, 2 months, 3 days
Last Cap: v Greece (ECQ) on 17th November 1982 aged 28 years, 9 months, 27 days
First Goal: v Italy (USBI) on 28th May 1976 aged 22 years, 4 months, 7 days
First Captaincy: v Bulgaria (ECQ) on 22nd November 1979 aged 25 years, 10 months, 1 day
Career Length: 6 years, 237 days
Starts: 40
Substitute: 2
Withdrawn: 0
Full Games: 40

England Match Statistics

Match Type
Caps
Goals
Capt

FriendlyFR
9
0
0
0
1

British Home ChampionshipHC
9
0
3
0
0

US Bicentennial Cup TournamentUSBI
2
1
0
0
0

World Cup QualifierWCQ
7
0
2
0
0

European Championship QualifierECQ
7
0
1
0
0

European Championship FinalsECF
3
0
0
0
0

World Cup FinalsWCF
5
0
0
0
0

Competitive
33
1
6
0
0

Home, Away or Neutral
Caps
Goals
Capt

Away
22
0
4
0
1

Home
12
0
2
0
0

Neutral
8
1
0
0
0

Match Result
Caps
Goals
Capt

Lost
8
0
2
0
1

Drawn
5
0
0
0
0

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Capt

Centre Back
42
1
6
0
1

Total
42
1
6
0
1

England Managers

Manager
Caps
Goals
Capt

England Ron Greenwood
32
0
6
0
1

England Don Revie
8
1
0
0
0

England Bobby Robson
2
0
0
0
0

England Team Mates (Top 10)

Ray Wilkins
30 Matches

Kevin Keegan
27 Matches

Mick Mills
27 Matches

Ray Clemence
24 Matches

Steve Coppell
24 Matches

Phil Neal
23 Matches

Trevor Brooking
22 Matches

Dave Watson
20 Matches

Tony Woodcock
20 Matches

Kenny Sansom
19 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

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