English footballer and manager

Phil Neal

Philip George Neal is an English retired footballer who played for Northampton Town, Liverpool and Bolton Wanderers as a full-back. He is regarded as one of the most successful English players of all time, having won eight First Division titles, four League Cups, five FA Charity Shields, four European Cups, one UEFA Cup and one UEFA Super Cup during his eleven years at Liverpool. He later returned to Bolton Wanderers as manager, leading them to victory in the Football League Trophy before spells managing Coventry City, Cardiff City and Manchester City.

Born

1951

February 20

Died

Living

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1950s

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Key dates

1951 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

1339 The Milanese army and the St. George's (San Giorgio) Mercenaries of Lodrisio Visconti clash in the Battle of Parabiago; Visconti is defeated.
1472 Orkney and Shetland are pawned by Norway to Scotland in lieu of a dowry for Margaret of Denmark.
1521 Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León sets out from San Juan, Puerto Rico, for Florida with about 200 prospective colonists.
1547 Edward VI of England is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.

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The world in 1951

When Phil arrived

april 11 Korean War: President Truman relieves Douglas MacArthur of the command of American forces in Korea and Japan.
april 11 The Stone of Scone, the stone upon which Scottish monarchs were traditionally crowned, is found on the site of the altar of Arbroath Abbey. It had been taken by Scottish nationalist students from its place in Westminster Abbey.
april 17 The Peak District becomes the United Kingdom's first National Park.
april 22 Korean War: The Chinese People's Volunteer Army begin assaulting positions defended by the Royal Australian Regiment and the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry at the Battle of Kapyong.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on February 20

Rihanna 1988– Barbados actor Edward Albert 1951–2006 American actor (died 2006) Georges Bernanos 1888–1948 French soldier and author (died 1948) Jimmy Greaves 1940–2021 English footballer and TV pundit (died 2021) Louis-Alexandre Berthier 1753–1815 French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (died 1815) Shigeo Nagashima 1936–2025 Japanese baseball player and manager (died 2025) Thomas Cajetan 1469–1534 Italian cardinal and philosopher (born 1470) William Cornwallis 1744–1819 English admiral and politician (died 1819)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1951

Alley Mills 1951– American actress Andrei Kozyrev 1951– Belgian-Russian politician and diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Russia Ashok Gehlot 1951– Indian politician, 21st Chief Minister of Rajasthan Barry Marshall 1951– Australian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Bobby Jones 1951–1971 American basketball player Bootsy Collins 1951– American singer-songwriter and bass player Charly García 1951– Argentine singer-songwriter and keyboard player Chesley Sullenberger 1951– American airline pilot and safety expert Chris Cooper 1951– American actor

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