Phil Boyer
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Philip John Boyer[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 25 January 1949||
Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1965–1966 | Derby County | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1966–1968 | Derby County | 0 | (0) |
1968–1970 | York City | 109 | (27) |
1970–1974 | AFC Bournemouth | 140 | (46) |
1974–1977 | Norwich City | 116 | (34) |
1977–1980 | Southampton | 138 | (49) |
1980–1983 | Manchester City | 20 | (3) |
1982 | → Bulova SA (loan) | ? | (?) |
1983–1985 | Grantham Town | 50 | (10) |
1985 | Stamford AFC | ? | (?) |
1985 | Shepshed Charterhouse | ? | (?) |
1985–1987 | Grantham Town | 46 | (8) |
Total | 619 | (178) | |
International career | |||
1975 | England U23 | 2 | (0) |
1976 | England | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Philip John Boyer (born 25 January 1949) is an English former professional
He played for various clubs throughout his career and came through the academy at Derby County, leaving for York City in 1968 without making an appearance for Derby. In 1970, he signed for AFC Bournemouth before leaving for Norwich City four years later. Boyer joined Southampton in 1977 and spent three years with the club. In 1980, he joined Manchester City and was sent on loan at Hong Kong club Bulova SA in February 1982. After 1983, Boyer would spend the remainder of his playing career in non-league football.
Boyer only made one senior appearance for the England national team in 1976, becoming Norwich's first English international.
Club career
Early career
Born in Nottingham, Boyer attended Musters Road School, Nottingham, from where he joined Derby County as a trainee in August 1965.[3][4] Although he signed as a professional in November 1966, manager Brian Clough allowed him to leave the Baseball Ground in July 1968, without having made a first team appearance.[5]
York City
After completing his apprenticeship with Derby County, Boyer moved to York City in July 1968 for a fee of £3,500.[3] In 125 appearances, Boyer scored 34 times but played an important role in creating opportunities for forward partner Ted MacDougall, with whom he was later to play at three other clubs.[6] At the end of his first season at Bootham Crescent, York successfully applied for re-election to the Fourth Division, and their fortunes then gradually improved and they achieved promotion at the end of the 1970–71 season – after Boyer had left.[7][8]
AFC Bournemouth
After his teammate moved to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, it was only a matter of time before Cherries manager John Bond signed Boyer as well, and he successfully offered £20,000 for Boyer in December 1970.[9] Like the club he had just left, Bournemouth were also promoted – as runners-up – from the Fourth Division at the end of his first season at Dean Court, with Boyer scoring 11 league goals in 23 appearances as he once again linked up with MacDougall.[10][11]
The following season, Bournemouth finished in third place in Division 3, narrowly missing a second successive promotion, with Boyer ever-present, scoring 15 goals and helping MacDougall to score 35.[12]
Norwich City
When Bond moved to Norwich City in November 1973, he reunited the pair when he signed MacDougall from West Ham almost immediately and then signed Boyer from Bournemouth for £145,000 in February 1974.[13][6] He made his Canaries debut against Sheffield United at Carrow Road on 9 February 1974.[14]
The end of the 1973–74 season saw Norwich relegated in last place, but the following season Bond guided them back to the top flight at the first attempt and also to the 1975 League Cup final, which they lost 1–0 to Aston Villa at Wembley.[15][16] During the 1974–75 season, Boyer did not miss many matches and shared more than half of Norwich's goals with MacDougall.[5] The pairing's share was almost identical during the 1975–76 season.[5]
Southampton
In August 1977, manager
Although he played in every league game, he struggled for goals in the top flight during the 1978–79 season, scoring seven, as well as losing his strike partner MacDougall, who had returned to Bournemouth in November 1978.[5] On 17 March 1979, Boyer again appeared on the losing side in a League Cup final, as Southampton lost 2–3 to Nottingham Forest.[19]
In the
Despite this return, following the arrival of Kevin Keegan in the 1980–81 season, he found it difficult to get into the team.[5] During his time at the club, he made a total of 162 appearances and scored 61 goals.[18]
Manchester City
In November 1980, he joined Manchester City for a fee of £220,000.[5] His career at Manchester City was blighted by injury and he only made a handful of appearances, and suffered the heart-break of missing out on the 1981 FA Cup final due to injury.[6]
Later career
In February 1982 he moved to Hong Kong, where he played for
He then joined
Boyer briefly followed Shaw in a management role at Harrowby United.[4]
International career
Boyer made two England under-23 appearances before manager Don Revie called him into the senior national squad and gave him his only full cap in a 2–1 victory over Wales on 24 March 1976, thus becoming Norwich City's first English international.[5]
Personal life
Since his retirement, he worked as a bank courier and lives in his home town, Nottingham.[5]
Honours
Norwich City
- Football League Cup runner-up: 1974–75
Southampton
- Football League Cup runner-up: 1978–79
References
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- ^ a b c "Phil Boyer". England Football Online. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d "England international was boss at Town and Harrowby". Grantham Matters. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-9926864-0-6.
- ^ a b c Fredrik Jensen, Neil (2 December 2014). "Great Partnerships: MacDougall and Boyer, brothers in boots". Game of the People. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "A history of admission to the Football League". www.nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
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- ^ Fissler, Neil (3 October 2021). "Where are they now? Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath 70–71". The Football League Paper. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ Perrett, Neil (25 August 2023). "100 years of the Cherries". AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ Gardner, Neil (2 September 2009). "Top 50 Bournemouth players". The Times. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "AFC Bournemouth". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ Ponting, Ivan (27 September 2012). "John Bond: Colourful footballer and manager". The Independent. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Norwich City 2–1 Sheffield United". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ Freezer, David (15 June 2021). "City in the top flight: A new era begins". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ Kendrick, Mat (27 February 2010). "1975: When the League Cup returned to Aston Villa". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Southampton v Brighton and Hove Albion". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ a b c Keenan, Steve (27 October 2009). "The 50 greatest Southampton players". The Times. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ a b "ON THIS DAY: Saints 2 Nott'm Forest 3 (1979 League Cup final)". Southern Daily Echo. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ a b Carter, Simon (20 February 2017). "FEATURE: When Saints were the great entertainers of English football". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 19 November 2023.