Phil Neville
Personal information
Full name	Philip John Neville
Date of birth	January 21, 1977 (1977-01-21) (age 30)
Place of birth	Bury, England
Playing position	Defender, Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Everton
Number	18
Youth clubs
	Manchester United
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994-2005 2005-	Manchester United Everton	263 (5) 074 (1)
National team2
1996- 2006	England England B	058 (0) 001 (0)
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Philip John "Phil" Neville (born January 21, 1977 in Bury, Greater Manchester) is an English footballer, who plays for Everton. He previously played for Manchester United. He is younger brother of Manchester United captain Gary Neville, and the twin of England netball international Tracey Neville. is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... This article is about the town of Bury in North West England. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which has a population of 2. ... “UK” redirects here. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. ... Manchester United Football Club are a world-famous English football club, based at the Old Trafford stadium in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and are one of the most popular sports clubs in the world, with over 50 million supporters worldwide. ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... Gary Alexander Neville (born 18 February 1975 in Bury, Greater Manchester) an English footballer who is Englands most capped right full back, and Manchester Uniteds club captain. ... Tracey Neville (born 21 January 1977 in Bury, Greater Manchester) is one of Englands best netball players. ...

A versatile player, Neville was much-decorated during his United career, winning six Premiership titles, three FA Cups and the European Cup. He can play in defence or midfield, and was used predominantly as a full back, usually on the left (despite being right footed) through his earlier career though it is genuinely unclear where his strongest position on the pitch is. He adopted a holding midfield position in his last two seasons at Manchester United, and it is there where he currently plays for Everton. For other sports leagues which may be referred to by this name, see List of professional sports leagues. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... The UEFA Champions League (also known as the European Cup, UCL, CE1, C1[1] or CL) is a seasonal club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 1955 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... The Bolton player in white is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... In association football a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders. ...

Club career

Neville started training with the Manchester United academy along with his brother, then later joined as a trainee with Manchester United and made his debut in 1994. From that point he was a regular, although not consistent, member of the first team and seemed destined to spend his whole career there. Like his brother, and arguably to a greater extent, he is much maligned by some football fans although some seasoned observers of the game see a mature, versatile and unfussy player who proved an important part of Manchester United's success. Nevertheless, when Neville won his 50th England cap in 2004, former Nottingham Forest manager Brian Clough, in his monthly Four Four Two column, bemoaned the apparent state of the English game that such an "average" performer could achieve this milestone. As of September 2007, his tally had risen to 58 caps, although it is accepted that he is now only called upon as an understudy for either of the full back positions. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Cap (sport). ... Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Nottingham, England on the south side of the River Trent. ... Brian Howard Clough, OBE (21 March 1935 – 20 September 2004) was a successful footballer and subsequently football manager, most notable for his success with Derby County and Nottingham Forest. ... FourFourTwo is a football (soccer) magazine published by Haymarket. ...

On August 4, 2005 Neville joined Everton on a 5-year contract for a fee in excess of £3.5 million. He made his debut in a UEFA Champions League qualifier against Villarreal CF of Spain, coming face-to-face with his former Manchester United colleague Diego Forlan. The following weekend, Neville made his FA Premier League debut for the Toffeemen. Fittingly, it was against Manchester United. The match marked the first time Phil and brother Gary had played for opposing teams. is the 216th day of the year (217th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. ... The UEFA Champions League (also known as the European Cup, UCL, CE1, C1[1] or CL) is a seasonal club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 1955 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... This article is about the Spanish Primera División football club. ... Diego Forlan (born May 19, 1979) is a Uruguayan footballer. ... For the Scottish equivalent see Scottish Premier League The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in England and the Barclays English Premier League or just simply The EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system...

Neville's attitude, work-rate and willingness to play anywhere has seen him become one of manager David Moyes' favourites. On August 8 Neville was announced as vice captain to David Weir, and - on Weir's departure to Glasgow Rangers in January 2007 - he became the club captain. In the Manchester United versus Everton match on November 29, 2006, Phil and his brother Gary became the first siblings to captain their respective clubs against each other in the Premiership.^[1] is the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Recently Neville commented in the press about the first ever red cards of his long career (he never received any playing for Manchester United), claiming that he would perhaps not have been booked in a game against Fulham if he had been playing for United. However, he finished with more cards than any other Premier League player in 2005/2006 (including another red soon after his first).^[2] Whilst at Manchester United he was booked many times, such as in the 2002/03 season when he got far more cards than any other United player in all competitions, despite only starting 35 games.^[3] Fulham Football Club (FFC) is a football team based in Fulham, London. ...

Neville scored his first goal for Everton in a 3-0 Premiership win against Newcastle United on the 30 December 2006. For the Australian soccer club see Newcastle United (Australia). ... is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

International career

Neville has also regularly been picked for England squads, making his debut on his 19th birthday against China in 1996. He was only briefly a regular first-choice player for the side, as a left back in 2000 under Kevin Keegan's management. In recent times he has struggled to make the squad with youngsters such as Wayne Bridge being preferred as backup to Ashley Cole. He has, nonetheless, once briefly captained the side in a friendly match and remains a regular squad player. First international  Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win  Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat  Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born February 14, 1951 in Armthorpe, South Yorkshire, England)[1] is a former English football coach and one of the all-time greatest players. ... Wayne Michael Bridge (born August 5, 1980) is an English football defender, who currently plays left back for Chelsea. ... Ashley Donovan Cole (born 20 December 1980, Whitechapel, London, England) is an English footballer of Barbadian descent. ...

Neville's England career included the honour of being the youngest member of Terry Venables' squad for Euro 96, though he never kicked a ball (his brother played in every match until the semi-finals); he was one of the players omitted at the last minute by Glenn Hoddle when he was selecting his final 22 for the 1998 World Cup. It is known that Hoddle's decision left Neville in tears, though media attention was almost entirely devoted to the exclusion of another player, Paul Gascoigne. Neville revealed himself in an interview that Gascoigne, not known for his maturity, took the younger Neville brother under his wing and consoled him. Terence Frederick Venables (born January 6, 1943 in Dagenham, London) is the Assistant England national football team manager and a former English international footballer. ... The 1996 European Football Championship (or simply Euro 96) was hosted by England. ... Glenn Hoddle (born October 27, 1957 in Hayes, London) is a football manager and former player for Tottenham Hotspur and England. ... The 1998 Football World Cup was held in France by the FIFA decision in July 1992. ... Paul John Gascoigne (born 27 May 1967 in Gateshead, England), often referred to as Gazza, is a retired English football player who is widely regarded as one of the most gifted footballers of his generation. ...

Keegan played Neville at left back in Euro 2000; Neville received criticism and a large proportion of blame for England's exit, when he committed a late foul which led to a penalty for Romania which they scored to win the match. The 2000 UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a competition between the national football teams of Europe held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Europe. ...

Neither of the Neville brothers went to the 2002 World Cup - Phil was left out, while Gary was injured. Both were back in the squad for Euro 2004. The 2002 Football World Cup (Official name: 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan) was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ... Euro 2004 Logo The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly called Euro 2004, was held in Portugal between 12 June and 4 July 2004. ...

Neville was again not included in Sven-Göran Eriksson's squad for the World Cup 2006 as Eriksson wanted to give youth a chance. However, he was drafted into Eriksson's stand-by group of players after Nigel Reo-Coker withdrew through injury.[1] Neville remained in the England squad with new England manager Steve McClaren and started at right back against Andorra. Phil and his brother Gary are the only remaining players on the England squad from Euro 96. The brothers played together for England for the first time in seven years in a friendly against Spain on February 7, 2007, which England lost 1-0. They hold the record number of England appearances by a pair of brothers (142) and the most starts in the same England team by two brothers (31).   (IPA: , born February 5, 1948) is a Swedish football manager. ... Nigel Shola Andre Reo-Coker is an English footballer. ... For the ice hockey player, see Steve McLaren. ... is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ...

Trivia

• Neville shares the same birthday (January 21) with former United teammate Nicky Butt.

• Phil along with his brother Gary are sponsored by Adidas.

• Despite having been in the England squad at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 European Championships, and having 56 England caps, Neville has never been in an England World Cup squad.

• Phil wants to attempt to make a new work record: the longest time the ball stays off the ground in one kick.

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Personal life

Neville was also an excellent cricketer in his youth and a contemporary in Lancashire's Under-19 side of England's star all-rounder Andrew Flintoff not to mention captaining England Under-15s at cricket. It is said that he was good enough to have been a professional cricketer if football had not claimed him. One of his former coaches called him the greatest schoolboy cricketer he'd ever known.^{[citation needed]} His father, Neville Neville, was a well-known league cricketer in Lancashire. Bowler Shaun Pollock bowls to batsman Michael Hussey. ... Lancashire County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Lancashire. ... Andrew Flintoff, MBE, (born 6 December 1977, Preston, Lancashire) is a cricketer who plays for Lancashire and England. ...

Neville is married to Julie and has one son, Harvey, and one daughter, Isabella. Isabella is diagnosed with cerebral palsy.^[4] This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

References

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