- Phil Beal
Phil Beal born
January 8 ,1945 atGodstone ,Surrey is a living, former English,football player.Tottenham Hotspur career
Beal played for Surrey boys and England Youth before signing as an amateur for
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. in 1960 and became a professional at the club in 1962.He made his debut as a defender at
Aston Villa F.C. in 1963, and went on to make 16 appearances in that season.By the start of the following season
Danny Blanchflower had retired with Beal taking on the former captainsright half position. With the team in transition, he only made 8 appearances that season.Being a versatile player, he filled a variety of defensive positions admirably and featured in 21 games in 1965-66 and started in 26 games in 1966-67 , but did not feature in the
1967 FA Cup Final because of an injury. By the late 1960s he had fully established himself in the side and consistently showed his calm, authoritative and composed style. Playing in both League Cup winning sides against Aston Villa in 1970-71 andNorwich City F.C. in 1972-73. He was in both games againstWolverhampton Wanderers F.C. in theUEFA Cup 1971-72 final in which he collected a winners' medal, and in both legs of theUEFA Cup 1973-74 final againstFeyenoord .Beal finished his career with Spurs in 1975 and made 417 appearances, scoring just 1 goal.
Later career
After leaving Spurs he played for
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. ,Crewe Alexandra F.C. ,Los Angeles Aztecs andMemphis Rogues .Today, Beal is a match day host at
White Hart Lane External links
* [http://www.mehstg.com/beal.htm Phil Beal...cool, calm and sure]
* [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=131 Photo of Phil]
* [http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/history/legends/philbeal.html Spurs legends]
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