Phil Boyer
Encyclopedia
Philip John "Phil" Boyer (born 25 January 1949) is an English former footballer who played for various clubs during his career, including Southampton
, Norwich City
, Bournemouth
and Manchester City
. He has the rare distinction of having played over 100 league games for four different clubs. He also made one appearance for England
.
, Boyer attended Musters Road School, Nottingham, from where he joined Derby County
as a trainee in August 1965. 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.
in July 1968 for a fee
of £3,000. 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. 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).
, 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. 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.
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.
in November 1973, he took the pair with him, signing Boyer for £145,000 in February 1974. He made his Canaries debut against Sheffield United
at Carrow Road
on 9 February 1974.
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.
The Boyer/MacDougall partnership was not quite so prolific at Norwich (although on a higher level), with Boyer scoring 16 goals in 1974-75 (to MacDougall’s 17) and 11 in 1975–76 (to MacDougall’s 23).
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 cap.
In all he made 137 appearances for Norwich City, scoring 40 goals.
, who was building a team to gain promotion back to Division 1, signed Boyer (for a fee of £130,000) for Southampton
, who MacDougall had joined a year earlier. Boyer had the task of replacing Mick Channon
, who had been sold to Manchester City
. He made his debut at the same time as Chris Nicholl
and Mike Pickering, in a team that also included Alan Ball, Nick Holmes
and Steve Williams.
Boyer enjoyed a superb first season with the Saints, netting 17 goals in 41 league games. Included in this total were doubles against Burnley
, Notts County
, Bristol Rovers
and Blackburn Rovers
, all these games being played at the Dell. His goals, together with MacDougall’s 14, helped Southampton to promotion to the First Division as runners-up in Division 2 at the end of the 1977-78 season
.
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. On 17 March 1979, Boyer again appeared on the losing side in a League Cup final, as Southampton lost 2-3 to Nottingham Forest
.
His most memorable game for Southampton came as they gained revenge against Nottingham Forest on 10 November 1979. Forest, then reigning European champions, were unable to cope with Boyer and Mick Channon
up front and suffered their worst defeat since Brian Clough took charge four years earlier. They had a chance of winning a point when Garry Birtles
brought them back into the match at 2-1 in the 56th minute, but Boyer struck twice in seven minutes to complete a memorable 4-1 victory. Boyer’s second goal completed a five-man, six-touch move and the shot left goalkeeper Peter Shilton
stranded from a Channon cross.
In the 1979-80 season
he bagged the fine return of 23 goals from 42 games (again ever-present) to finish as Division One’s leading scorer. This tally included hat-tricks against Derby County
, Crystal Palace
and Brighton & Hove Albion
.
Despite this return he was on his way out of the club just months later following the arrival of Kevin Keegan
.
In his three and a bit seasons at The Dell
, he made a total of 162 appearances for The Saints, scoring 61 goals.
for a fee of £220,000. 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.
for the various clubs where they teamed up.
He then joined Grantham
after returning to the Nottingham
area, something of a major coup for new manager, Bob Duncan. His debut came in the September 1983 in a Northern Premier League
game at Horwich RMI
, with his first goal coming the following week at home to Mossley.
He left Grantham towards the end of their time in the NPL to have short spells at Stamford
and Shepshed Charterhouse, before Barry Shaw
brought him back to Grantham as his assistant during the 1985-86 season. His last goal for Grantham came in the April 1987 league defeat at Bridgnorth Town
, with his final appearance for the club in the closing fixture of the season against Banbury United
.
Boyer briefly followed Barry Shaw in a management role at Harrowby United
.
and Blackpool
.
With Norwich City
With Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
, Norwich City
Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
, Bournemouth
A.F.C. Bournemouth
A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899....
and Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
. He has the rare distinction of having played over 100 league games for four different clubs. He also made one appearance for England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
.
Early career
Born in NottinghamNottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
, Boyer attended Musters Road School, Nottingham, from where he joined Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
as a trainee in August 1965. Although he signed as a professional
Professional
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in November 1966, manager Brian Clough
Brian Clough
Brian Howard Clough, OBE was an English footballer and football manager. He is most notable for his success with Derby County and Nottingham Forest. His achievement of winning back-to-back European Cups with Nottingham Forest, a traditionally moderate provincial English club, is considered to be...
allowed him to leave the Baseball Ground
Baseball Ground
The Baseball Ground was a stadium in Derby, England. It was first used for baseball as the home of Derby County Baseball Club from 1890 until 1898 and then for football as the home of Derby County from 1895 until 1997. It was commonly referred to as the "BBG".As the name suggests, the stadium was...
in July 1968, without having made a first team appearance.
York City
After completing his apprenticeship with Derby County, Boyer moved to York CityYork City F.C.
York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions...
in July 1968 for a fee
Fee
A fee is the price one pays as remuneration for services. Fees usually allow for overhead, wages, costs, and markup.Traditionally, professionals in Great Britain received a fee in contradistinction to a payment, salary, or wage, and would often use guineas rather than pounds as units of account...
of £3,000. In 125 appearances, Boyer scored 34 times but played an important role in creating opportunities for forward partner Ted MacDougall
Ted MacDougall
Edward John "Ted" MacDougall is a retired Scottish footballer who is currently coaching with Atlanta Silverbacks in the USA....
, with whom he was later to play at three other clubs. At the end of his first season at Bootham Crescent, York successfully applied for re-election to the Fourth Division
Football League Fourth Division
The Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...
, and their fortunes then gradually improved and they achieved promotion at the end of the 1970–71
1970-71 in English football
The 1970–71 season was the 91st season of competitive football in England.-First Division:Arsenal won the league championship at the end of a season which would soon be followed by their FA Cup final tie with Liverpool. Arsenal secured the league title at White Hart Lane, the home of bitter rivals...
season (after Boyer had left).
Bournemouth
After his team-mate moved to BournemouthA.F.C. Bournemouth
A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899....
, it was only a matter of time before Cherries manager John Bond
John Bond (footballer)
John Frederick Bond is an English former professional football player and manager. His son Kevin Bond is also a former footballer.-Playing career:...
signed Boyer as well, and he successfully offered £20,000 for Boyer in December 1970. 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.
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.
Norwich City
When Bond moved to Norwich CityNorwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
in November 1973, he took the pair with him, signing Boyer for £145,000 in February 1974. He made his Canaries debut against Sheffield United
Sheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
at Carrow Road
Carrow Road
Carrow Road is a football stadium in Norwich, England, and is the home of Norwich City Football Club. The stadium is located toward the easterly end of the city, not far from Norwich railway station and the River Wensum....
on 9 February 1974.
The end of the 1973–74
1973-74 in English football
The 1973–74 season was the 94th season of competitive football in England.-First Division:Don Revie marked his last season as Leeds United's manager by guiding them to league championship glory, before taking over from Sir Alf Ramsey as the England national football team manager, with England...
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
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
Final, which they lost 1–0 to Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
at Wembley.
The Boyer/MacDougall partnership was not quite so prolific at Norwich (although on a higher level), with Boyer scoring 16 goals in 1974-75 (to MacDougall’s 17) and 11 in 1975–76 (to MacDougall’s 23).
Boyer made two England under-23 appearances before manager Don Revie
Don Revie
Donald George 'Don' Revie, OBE, , was an English footballer who played for Leicester City, Hull City, Sunderland, Manchester City and Leeds United as a deep-lying centre forward. After managing Leeds United he managed England from 1974 until 1977...
called him into the senior
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
national squad and gave him his only full cap, in a 2–1 victory over Wales
Wales national football team
The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...
on 24 March 1976, thus becoming Norwich City's first English cap.
In all he made 137 appearances for Norwich City, scoring 40 goals.
Southampton
In August 1977, Lawrie McMenemyLawrie McMenemy
Lawrie McMenemy MBE is a retired English football coach, best known for his spell as manager of Southampton Football Club...
, who was building a team to gain promotion back to Division 1, signed Boyer (for a fee of £130,000) for Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
, who MacDougall had joined a year earlier. Boyer had the task of replacing Mick Channon
Mick Channon
Michael Roger "Mick" Channon is a sportsman who enjoyed a career as a striker with Southampton and England in the 1970s and later became a hugely successful racehorse trainer.-Southampton:...
, who had been sold to Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
. He made his debut at the same time as Chris Nicholl
Chris Nicholl
Christopher John "Chris" Nicholl is an English-born former Northern Ireland international footballer.-Playing career:Nicholl was born in Macclesfield...
and Mike Pickering, in a team that also included Alan Ball, Nick Holmes
Nick Holmes (footballer)
Nicholas Charles Holmes is a retired footballer, who won the FA Cup Final with Southampton in 1976 and, from July 2002 to July 2010, was general manager of Salisbury City.-Southampton:...
and Steve Williams.
Boyer enjoyed a superb first season with the Saints, netting 17 goals in 41 league games. Included in this total were doubles against Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
, Notts County
Notts County F.C.
Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...
, Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers F.C.
Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....
and Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
, all these games being played at the Dell. His goals, together with MacDougall’s 14, helped Southampton to promotion to the First Division as runners-up in Division 2 at the end of the 1977-78 season
1977-78 in English football
The 1977–1978 season was the 98th season of competitive football in England, from August 1977 to May 1978:-First Division:Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest side took on the First Division by storm, by winning the League Cup on 22 March and confirming themselves as league champions the following month...
.
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. On 17 March 1979, Boyer again appeared on the losing side in a League Cup final, as Southampton lost 2-3 to Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...
.
His most memorable game for Southampton came as they gained revenge against Nottingham Forest on 10 November 1979. Forest, then reigning European champions, were unable to cope with Boyer and Mick Channon
Mick Channon
Michael Roger "Mick" Channon is a sportsman who enjoyed a career as a striker with Southampton and England in the 1970s and later became a hugely successful racehorse trainer.-Southampton:...
up front and suffered their worst defeat since Brian Clough took charge four years earlier. They had a chance of winning a point when Garry Birtles
Garry Birtles
Garry Birtles is a retired English footballer, who played as a forward in The Football League between the 1970s and 1990s. He is best known for his time at Nottingham Forest, during which he won the 1979 and 1980 European Cup Finals...
brought them back into the match at 2-1 in the 56th minute, but Boyer struck twice in seven minutes to complete a memorable 4-1 victory. Boyer’s second goal completed a five-man, six-touch move and the shot left goalkeeper Peter Shilton
Peter Shilton
Peter Leslie Shilton OBE is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He currently holds the record for playing more games for England than anyone else, earning 125 caps....
stranded from a Channon cross.
In the 1979-80 season
1979-80 in English football
The 1979–80 season was the 100th season of competitive football in England.- FA Cup :Second Division West Ham United, managed by John Lyall, won the FA Cup, beating Arsenal 1–0 with a Trevor Brooking goal...
he bagged the fine return of 23 goals from 42 games (again ever-present) to finish as Division One’s leading scorer. This tally included hat-tricks against Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
, Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
and Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....
.
Despite this return he was on his way out of the club just months later following the arrival of Kevin Keegan
Kevin Keegan
Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE is a former international footballer and former manager of the England national football team and several English clubs, most notably Newcastle United....
.
In his three and a bit seasons at The Dell
The Dell (Southampton F.C.)
The Dell in Milton Road, Southampton, England was the home ground of Southampton Football Club, between 1898 and 2001.-New stadium:Since 1896, Southampton had been tenants of Hampshire County Cricket Club at the County Ground, having vacated the Antelope Ground in the summer of 1896...
, he made a total of 162 appearances for The Saints, scoring 61 goals.
Manchester City
In November 1980, he joined Manchester CityManchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
for a fee of £220,000. 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.
Partnership with Ted MacDougall
This table shows the importance of Boyer and his strike partner Ted MacDougallTed MacDougall
Edward John "Ted" MacDougall is a retired Scottish footballer who is currently coaching with Atlanta Silverbacks in the USA....
for the various clubs where they teamed up.
| Season | Team | Division | Boyer goals | MacDougall goals | Joint total goals | Total team goals | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-69 | York City York City F.C. York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions... |
4 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 53 | 52.83 |
| 1970-71 | Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899.... |
4 | 11 | 42 | 53 | 81 | 65.43 |
| 1971-72 | Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899.... |
3 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 73 | 68.49 |
| 1974-75 | Norwich City Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The... |
2 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 54 | 61.11 |
| 1977-78 | Southampton Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... |
2 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 70 | 44.29 |
Later career
In February 1982 he moved to Hong Kong, where he played for Bulova on-loan.He then joined Grantham
Grantham Town F.C.
Grantham Town F.C. is a football club, based in Grantham, Lincolnshire, currently playing in the Northern Premier League Division One South. They are nicknamed The Gingerbreads and they play their home matches at the South Kesteven Sports Stadium . They were established in August 1874...
after returning to the Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
area, something of a major coup for new manager, Bob Duncan. His debut came in the September 1983 in a Northern Premier League
Northern Premier League
The Northern Premier League, is one of the regional English football leagues which sits directly below the Football Conference featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs. Geographically, the league covers all of Northern England, and the northern areas of the Midlands. Originally just one...
game at Horwich RMI
Leigh RMI F.C.
Leigh Genesis Football Club, formerly known as Horwich Railway Mechanics Institute F.C. and Leigh Railway Mechanics Institute F.C. , was an English semi-professional association football team that folded after relegation from the Northern Premier League in 2011...
, with his first goal coming the following week at home to Mossley.
He left Grantham towards the end of their time in the NPL to have short spells at Stamford
Stamford F.C.
Stamford A.F.C. is an English football club based in Stamford, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of Division One South of the Northern Premier League and play at the Vic Couzens Stadium...
and Shepshed Charterhouse, before Barry Shaw
Barry Shaw
Barry Shaw is a member of Plaid Cymru. He is standing for the Vale of Glamorgan constituency in the National Assembly for Wales election, 2007....
brought him back to Grantham as his assistant during the 1985-86 season. His last goal for Grantham came in the April 1987 league defeat at Bridgnorth Town
Bridgnorth Town F.C.
Bridgnorth Town F.C. are a football club based in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England. They joined the Worcestershire Combination in 1938 and have twice reached the 5th round of the FA Vase...
, with his final appearance for the club in the closing fixture of the season against Banbury United
Banbury United F.C.
Banbury United is a football club based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, who play in the Southern League Premier Division. They are nicknamed The Puritans and they play their home matches at the Spencer Stadium...
.
Boyer briefly followed Barry Shaw in a management role at Harrowby United
Harrowby United F.C.
Grantham Rangers F.C. is a football club based in Grantham, England. They were established in 1949 as Harrowby United until changing to their current name in 2009....
.
Personal life
Since retiring from playing he has worked as a bank courier and also scouted for various Football League clubs, including NorthamptonNorthampton Town F.C.
Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season...
and Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
.
Honours
With BournemouthA.F.C. Bournemouth
A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899....
- Fourth Division runners-up 1970-71
With Norwich City
Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
- Second Division promotion (3rd place) 1974-75
- Football League CupFootball League CupThe Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
runners-up 1975
With Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
- Second Division runners-up 1977-78
- Football League CupFootball League CupThe Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
runners-up 1979 - First Division top scorer 1979-801979-80 in English footballThe 1979–80 season was the 100th season of competitive football in England.- FA Cup :Second Division West Ham United, managed by John Lyall, won the FA Cup, beating Arsenal 1–0 with a Trevor Brooking goal...