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Phil Neville

Manchester United FC, Everton FC

59 appearances, 0 goals

P 59 W 35 D 15 L 9 F x: A x
*(actual F x: A x)
72% successful

1996-2007

disciplined: none
captain:
none
minutes played:
3610

Profile

Full name Philip John Neville (*Actual for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.)
Born 21 January 1977 in Bury, Greater Manchester [registered in Bury, March 1977].  To Neville and Jill (née Harper). Phil was a twin, alongside Tracey Anne.
notes: Bury became part of the Greater Manchester registration county in 1974.

Attended Elton High School, Bury.
Married to Julie Killilea, two children, Harvey and Isabella
Height/Weight 5' 11", 12st. 0lbs [1996 & 1999].

Source

Barry Hugman's PFA Yearbook [various] & Ancestry.com

Biographies For Club and Country: The Hunt for European and World Cup Glory - Gary & Phil Neville with Sam Pilger & Justyn Barnes (Manchester United Books, London 17 September 1998)
 

*Effectively a diary of the 1997-98 season from the Manchester United and England brothers. Not quite a unique concept - besides the Nevilles, only the Charlton brothers have been the subject of a similarly substantial work. - A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999).

Club Career

Club(s) A product of the Manchester United FC Youth Academy, he signed for United on 1 June 1994. After 263 Premier League appearances and five goals, Neville transferred to Everton FC on 4 August 2005 for £3½ million, becoming club captain in January 2007. He made another 242 Premier League appearances, scoring another four goals. He announced his retirement on 9 April 2013, to take effect at the end of the season.
Club honours

10th MOST PL APPS 505
FA Youth Cup winners 1994-95 (captain); Premier League Champions 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2002-03; FA Cup winners 1995-96, 1998-99, 2003-04; FA Charity Shield winners 1996, 1997, FA Community Shield winners 2003; UEFA European Champions League Champions 1998-99; Intercontinental Cup winners 1999;
Individual honours Manchester United FC Young Player of the Year 1998-99;
Everton FC Goal of the Season 2011-12 (vs. West Bromwich Albion FC, 21 September 2011).
Distinctions x

Source

Barry Hugman's PFA Yearbook [1996].

Management Career

Club(s) Whilst still an Everton FC player, Neville assisted the England under-21 side in February 2012. A year later, he was overlooked for the managerial position of the under-20 side. In May 2013, Neville was interviewed for the manager's position at Everton FC, but missed out and after again assisting the under-21 side for the 2013 European Championship, he became the first-team coach at Manchester United FC on 4 July 2013. On 27 March 2014, Neville, along with his brother Gary, and Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt and Ryan Giggs, purchased non-league side Salford City FC. Phil Neville, along with Paul Scholes, took charge of a solitary Salford match on 4 January 2014 (2-1 vs. Kendal Town FC). In July 2015, Neville joined Valencia CF as a coach, becoming the assistant manager on 30 November 2015, to Voro, and his brother Gary, two days later.
Neville was appointed as the new England Women's team manager on 23 January 2018. On 30 June 2019, he was announced as the team manager of Team GB women's team for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Then, on 22 April 2020, it was announced his England contract would not renewed beyond July 2021, and he left the role on 18 January 2021, to take over as manager at David Beckham's MLS side, Inter Miami. He was sacked on 2 June 2023.
Appointed as the new manager of Portland Timbers FC on 6 November 2023.

England Career

Player number 1076th player to appear for England.
Position(s) Predominantly left or right back, but also played as central defender or midfielder.
First match No. 721, 23 May 1996, PR China 0 England 3, a pre-European Championship Finals warm-up match at The Workers' Stadium, Chaoyang, Beijing, aged 19 years 123 days.
Last match No. 857, 13 October 2007, England 3 Estonia 0, a European Championship qualification match at The National Stadium, Wembley, London, substitute (49), aged 30 years 265 days.
Major tournaments x
Team honours x
Individual honours England B (one appearance), England U21 (seven appearances), England U18 (six appearances), England U16 (ten appearances)
Distinctions The second Greater Manchurian to represent England.
Appointed manager of the women's team on 23 January 2018.

Beyond England

Neville was interviewed for the upcoming vacanat manager's job at Everton FC in May 2013, but he followed his manager, David Moyes, to Manchester United on 4 July 2013. He was appointed as First Team Coach when Moyes' was appointed United's first manager in 26 years. He is also an Ambassador for premature babies charity, Bliss (left).

 

Phil Neville - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Starts Sub on Sub off Mins. Goals goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
- 59 26 36 23 10 3610 0 0 min 0 none none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

 

Phil Neville - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 31 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Away 20 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral 8 - - - - - - - - - - - -
All 59 - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

Phil Neville - Match Record - By Colour of Shirt
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Red - - - - - - - - - - - - -
All - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

Phil Neville - Match Record - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

4 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
WCF 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
World Cup 4 - - - - - - - - - - - -

ECP

17 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
ECF 5 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
European Championship 22 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Minor Tournament 6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Friendly 27 - - - - - - - - - - - -
All 59 - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

Phil Neville - Match Record - Tournament Matches
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
x - - - - - - - - - - - - -
All - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

Phil Neville - Match History
 Club: Manchester United F.C. - 52 full appearances

Coach: Terry Venables - 1 full capx

Age 19
1 721 23 May 1996 - China 0 England 3, Worker's Stadium, Beijing Fr AW Start 3
- 722 8 June 1996 - England 1 Switzerland 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley ECF HD unused sub 19
- 723 15 June 1996 - Scotland 0 England 2, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HW
- 724 18 June 1996 - Netherlands 1 England 4, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HW
- 725 22 June 1996 - Spain 0 England 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HD
- 726 26 June 1996 - Germany 1 England 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HW
 

Coach: Glenn Hoddle - 12 full capsx

Age 20
2 - x - x, x x x x x
Age 21
13 - x - x, x x x x x
 

Coach: Kevin Keegan - 16 full capsx

Age 22
14 - x - x, x x x x x
Age 23
29 - x - x, x x x x x
 

Coach: Howard Wilkinson - 1 full capx

30 - x - x, x x x x x
 

Coach: Sven Goran Eriksson - 22 full capsx

Age 24
31 - x - x, x x x x x
Age 25
52 - x - x, x x x x x
- b 25 May 2006 - England B 1 Belarus 2, Madjeski Stadium, Reading Fr HW unused sub 14
 Club: Everton F.C. - 7 full appearances

Coach: Steve McClaren - 7 full capsx

Age 29
- 843 16 August 2006 - England 4 Greece 0, Old Trafford, Manchester Fr HW unused sub 15
53 844 2 September 2006 - England 5 Andorra 0, Old Trafford, Manchester ECP HW Start off 64 2
54 845 6 September 2006 - FYR Macedonia 0 England 1, Gradski Stadion, Skopje AW Start 2
- 846 7 October 2006 - England 0 FYR Macedonia 0, Old Trafford, Manchester ECP HD unused sub 12
- 847 11 October 2006 - Croatia 2 England 0, Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb AL unused injured sub 12
- 848 15 November 2006 - Netherlands 1 England 1, Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Fr AD unused sub 18
Age 30
55 849 7 February 2007 - England 0 Spain 1, Old Trafford, Manchester Fr HL Start off 74 3
56 850 24 March 2007 - Israel 0 England 0, The National Stadium, Ramat Gan ECP AD Start off 73 2
- 851 28 March 2007 - Andorra 0 England 3, Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona AW squad member
- 852 1 June 2007 - England 1 Brazil 1, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HD unused sub 15
- 853 6 June 2007 - Estonia 0 England 3, A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn ECP AW squad member
- 854 22 August 2007 - England 1 Germany 2, The National Stadium, Wembley Fr HL unused sub 16
57 855 8 September 2007 - England 3 Israel 0, The National Stadium, Wembley ECP HW sub 71 14
58 856 12 September 2007 - England 3 Russia 0, The National Stadium, Wembley HW sub 88 14
59 857 13 October 2007 - England 3 Estonia 0, The National Stadium, Wembley ECP HW sub 49 14
- 858 17 October 2007 - Russia 2 England 1, Olimpiyskiy Kompleks Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva AL unused sub 16
- 859 16 November 2007 - Austria 0 England 1, Ernst-Happel Stadion, Wien Fr AW unused sub 17
- 860 21 November 2007 - England 2 Croatia 3, The National Stadium, Wembley ECP HL squad member

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