David Phillips (footballer)

David Phillips
Personal information
Full name	David Owen Phillips
Height	1.78m (5ft 10in)
Position(s)	Right winger

David Owen Phillips (born 29 July 1963 in Wegberg, Germany) is a former professional and Welsh international footballer who played as a midfielder for Plymouth Argyle, Manchester City, Coventry City, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest, Huddersfield Town, Lincoln City and Stevenage Borough. He is currently youth team coach at Coventry City.

Most notably, he was a member of Coventry City's FA Cup Final winning team in 1987.

Phillips was also a member of the Plymouth team that reached the semi-final of the FA Cup in 1984, losing 1-0 to Watford. Whilst at Manchester City and Coventry, he featured several times on the BBC's Match of the Day programme as a Goal of the Month nominee, scoring a number of spectacular long-range goals. Phillips was a useful player to have in a squad due to his versatility, as he could play on either flank both defensively and offensively, in the centre of midfield in either a defensive or offensive role, or even as a centre-back.

The £550,000 fee that Norwich City paid Coventry for him in 1989 was at the time a club record. He scored within three minutes of his debut for the Canaries in a 2-0 win at Sheffield Wednesday. He was part of the Norwich side that finished third in the inaugural Premiership season 1992-93, but left the club in the summer of 1993 after a contract dispute, joining Nottingham Forest. He helped Forest win promotion to the Premiership in his first season at the City Ground.

He made a total of 62 international appearances for Wales between the mid-1980s and mid-1990s and scored over 60 league goals, making almost 600 appearances in a 20 year playing career from 1981 to 2001.

Honours

FA Cup Winner (1987)

FA Charity Shield (1987) Runner-Up

External links

Sources

Canary Citizens by Mark Davage, John Eastwood, Kevin Platt, published by Jarrold Publishing, (2001), ISBN 0-7117-2020-7