<P> Philip Bernard Thompson ( born 21 January 1954 ) is an English retired footballer , who played as a defender for Liverpool team of the 1970s and 1980s . During this time , he also represented the England national football team on 42 occasions , and captained England on six occasions . After retiring as a player , he later served Liverpool as assistant manager and , during the 2001 -- 02 season , acted as caretaker for 6 months while manager Gérard Houllier was ill . He is currently a pundit on Soccer Saturday on Sky Sports , does on and off work as a pundit for TV 2 ( Norway ) , and is a regular Visiting Fellow at the University of Liverpool where he teaches on the Football Industries MBA . </P>
<P> Philip Bernard Thompson ( born 21 January 1954 ) is an English retired footballer , who played as a defender for Liverpool team of the 1970s and 1980s . During this time , he also represented the England national football team on 42 occasions , and captained England on six occasions . After retiring as a player , he later served Liverpool as assistant manager and , during the 2001 -- 02 season , acted as caretaker for 6 months while manager Gérard Houllier was ill . He is currently a pundit on Soccer Saturday on Sky Sports , does on and off work as a pundit for TV 2 ( Norway ) , and is a regular Visiting Fellow at the University of Liverpool where he teaches on the Football Industries MBA . </P>
footballer who captained liverpool and england in the 1970 s
footballer who captained liverpool and england in the 1970 s
Philip Bernard Thompson
Philip Bernard Thompson