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Terry McPhillips

English footballer and manager

Summary

English footballer and manager

Field	Value
name	Terry McPhillips
fullname	Terence Peter McPhillips
birth_date
birth_place	Liverpool, England
position	Forward
currentclub	Oldham Athletic (head of recruitment)
youthyears1	1987
youthclubs1	Liverpool
years1	1987–1991
years2	1989–1990
years3	1991–1992
years4	1992–1993
years5	1993–1994
years6	1994
years7	1994–1995
years8	1995
years9	1995–1996
years10	1996–1997
years11	1997
clubs1	Halifax Town
clubs2	→ Northampton Town (loan)
clubs3	Crewe Alexandra
clubs4	Fleetwood Town
clubs5	Barrow
clubs6	Nantwich Town
clubs7	Burscough
clubs8	Marine
clubs9	Ashton United
clubs10	Caernarfon Town
clubs11	Bangor City
caps1	93
caps2	15
caps3	34
caps4	23
caps5	29
caps6	17
caps7	42
caps8	12
caps9	45
caps10	24
caps11	15
goals1	29
goals2	4
goals3	5
goals4	12
goals5	8
goals6	3
goals7	7
goals8	4
goals9	10
goals10	15
goals11	3
manageryears1	2018
managerclubs1	Blackpool (caretaker)
manageryears2	2018–2019
managerclubs2	Blackpool

Terence Peter McPhillips (born 1 October 1968) is an English professional football manager and former player who played as a forward in the Football League. He is currently the Chief Scout of Forest Green Rovers.

Early life

McPhillips attended Maricourt High School.

Professional career

McPhillips was a forward and he began his career in the youth team at Liverpool F.C. He did not make a first team appearance at Anfield and left Liverpool for Halifax Town in 1987. He soon made his mark by scoring a hat-trick in a 3–3 draw against Carlisle United in the 1988–89 season. He went on to score 29 goals in 93 appearances for Halifax Town. In 1991, he signed for Crewe Alexandra on a free transfer, scoring once in six league appearances for Crewe. He dropped into non-league football with Fleetwood and Barrow before joining Nantwich Town in March 1994. He then served Marine, Burscough, Ashton United, Caernarfon Town and Bangor City.

Coaching career

McPhillips became Academy Director at Crewe Alexandra, in 1992 and spent 14 years as a youth coach at the club before joining the Academy Staff of Blackburn Rovers in 2006. He set up the Merseyside-based TMS (Technique/Movement/Skill) football school in 1996.

He later managed the Blackburn Rovers Youth team that reached the 2012 FA Youths Cup Final, but were defeated by Chelsea. In January 2012, he was appointed caretaker assistant manager to Gary Bowyer after Henning Berg was sacked as manager. He was re-appointed assistant manager from June 2013 to 2015.

In 2016, he followed Gary Bowyer to Blackpool F.C. as a chief scout and assistant manager. He was appointed caretaker manager of Blackpool F.C. on 6 August 2018, after Gary Bowyer left the club. On 10 September 2018, he was made permanent manager of Blackpool. McPhillips resigned as Blackpool manager on 5 July 2019, having informed the club's board that he had no long-term desire to be a manager.

In 2020 McPhillips was appointed attack coach and set piece specialist at East Bengal to work alongside manager Robbie Fowler.

McPhillips on 5 October 2021 was appointed the assistant manager at Southport.

In April 2023, he joined League One club Forest Green Rovers as Chief Scout.

Managerial statistics

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References

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Snowdon, Paul. (22 December 2009). "TMS's dedication to youth football earns prestigious FA award".
"Terry McPhillips profile".
Snowdon, Paul. (22 December 2009). "TMS's dedication to youth football earns prestigious FA award". Liverpool Echo.
"Blackburn Rovers | Academy staff".
(6 August 2018). "Gary Bowyer: Blackpool manager leaves after one game of the season". BBC Sport.
(10 September 2018). "Terry McPhillips: Blackpool appoint interim boss as manager on 12-month rolling deal". BBC Sport.
(5 July 2019). "Terry McPhillips: Blackpool manager steps down after one season in charge". BBC Sport.
(4 April 2023). "McPhillips joins FGR as Chief Scout".
"Managers: Terry McPhillips". Centurycomm.

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