Neville Southall

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1958 (67 years old)
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Llandudno, Wales

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Goalkeeper

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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

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Neville Southall MBE (born 16 September 1958) is a Welsh former international footballer. He has been described as one of the best goalkeepers of his generation and won the FWA Footballer of the Year award in 1985.

He joined Bury from Winsford United for a £6,000 fee in 1980, and turned professional in his early 20s after a number of years as a semi-professional and amateur player. During his teenage years he worked as a binman, waiter and hod carrier. He moved on to Everton for £150,000 in 1981 and established himself as the club's first-choice goalkeeper by the 1983–84 season. He went on to make a club record 578 appearances in the English Football League and Premier League (750 in all competitions); his honours with the club consist of a European Cup Winners' Cup medal in 1985, a First Division championship medal in 1984–85 and 1986–87, an FA Cup winners medal in 1984 and 1995, and an FA Charity Shield winners medal in 1984, 1985, and 1995. He also played in the 1985 and 1989 FA Cup finals, the League Cup final in 1984, and helped Everton to a second place in the league in 1985–86. After leaving Everton in 1998, he became Torquay United's regular goalkeeper for two years. He also made a handful of appearances for numerous other clubs.

He played internationally for Wales, winning 92 caps between 1982 and 1998, though he did not feature in any major international competitions. As an individual, he was named on the PFA Team of the Year four consecutive times, and was listed as one of the world's top ten goalkeepers by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics on four occasions. He is a member of the Gwladys Street's Hall of Fame. He has been named as one of the 100 'Greatest Players of the 20th Century' by World Soccer magazine. In the 1996 Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his services to football.

Since his retirement as a player, Southall has briefly managed Dover Athletic, Hastings United and Margate, and has coached at numerous clubs as well as the Welsh national youth teams. He has also worked extensively with disadvantaged children, and set up his own educational consultancy.

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English FA Community Shield	Everton	1995
English FA Cup	Everton	1994-1995
English Championship	Everton	1986-1987
English FA Community Shield	Everton	1985
FWA Footballer of the Year	Everton	1984-1985
English Championship	Everton	1984-1985
English FA Community Shield	Everton	1984
English FA Cup	Everton	1983-1984

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Former Youth Teams

Bangor City	1974-1977	Youth	-	-

Former Senior Teams

Bury	1980-1981	Permanent	-	-
Everton	1981-1998	Permanent	-	-
Wales	1982-1997	International	-	-
Port Vale	1983	Loan	-	-
Southend	1997-1998	Loan	-	-
Stoke	1998	Loan	-	-
Stoke	1998	Permanent	-	-
Doncaster	1998	Permanent	-	-
Torquay	1998-2000	Permanent	-	-
Huddersfield Town	1999	Loan	-	-
Bradford	2000	Permanent	-	-
York	2001	Permanent	-	-
Shrewsbury	2001	Permanent	-	-
Dover	2001	Permanent	-	-
Shrewsbury	2001-2002	Permanent	-	-
Dagenham & Red.	2002	Permanent	-	-