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Peter Shilton
OBE
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Shilton in December 2008
Personal information
Full name Peter Leslie Shilton
Date of birth 18 September 1949 (age 69)
Place of birth Leicester, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
1963�1966 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966�1974 Leicester City 286 (1)
1974�1977 Stoke City 110 (0)
1977�1982 Nottingham Forest 202 (0)
1982�1987 Southampton 188 (0)
1987�1992 Derby County 175 (0)
1992�1995 Plymouth Argyle 34 (0)
1995 Wimbledon 0 (0)
1995 Bolton Wanderers 1 (0)
1995�1996 Coventry City 0 (0)
1996 West Ham United 0 (0)
1996�1997 Leyton Orient 9 (0)
Total 1005 (1)
National team
1968�1972 England U23 13 (0)
1970�1990 England[2][3] 125 (0)
Teams managed
1992�1995 Plymouth Argyle
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
Peter Leslie Shilton OBE (born 18 September 1949) is an English former footballer
who played as a goalkeeper. He currently holds the record for playing more games
for England than anyone else, earning 125 caps, and holds the all-time record for
the most competitive appearances in world football � 1,390.[4][5][6]The IFFHS
ranked Shilton among the top ten keepers of the 20th century in 2000.[7]

His 30-year career includes spells at 11 different clubs, winning two European Cup
finals, and playing more than 1,300 competitive matches.[8] Shilton also
represented England at UEFA Euro 1980, the 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 1986 FIFA World
Cup, UEFA Euro 1988 and the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He has the distinction of playing
over 100 league games for five different clubs. Shilton did not make his World Cup
finals debut until the age of 32, but he played in 17 finals matches and shares the
record of 10 clean sheets in World Cup finals matches with French goalkeeper Fabien
Barthez.[9]

During his time at Nottingham Forest, Shilton won many honours, including the First
Division championship, two European Cups, a UEFA Super Cup, and the Football League
Cup.

Contents
1 Club career
1.1 Leicester City
1.2 Stoke City
1.3 Nottingham Forest
1.4 Southampton
1.5 Derby County
1.6 Later career
2 International career
2.1 Early career
2.2 1982 FIFA World Cup
2.3 UEFA Euro 1984 and 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
2.4 1986 FIFA World Cup
2.5 UEFA Euro 1988
2.6 1990 FIFA World Cup
3 Style of play
4 Personal life
5 Career statistics
5.1 Club
5.2 International
6 Honours
6.1 Club
6.2 International
6.3 Individual honours
7 References
8 External links
Club career
Leicester City
Shilton was a 13-year-old pupil at King Richard III Boys School, Leicester, when he
started training at schoolboy level with his local club Leicester City in 1963. He
caught the eye of first-team goalkeeper Gordon Banks, who commented to the coach
about how promising he was.

In May 1966, a 16-year-old Shilton made his debut for Leicester against Everton and
his potential was quickly spotted to the extent that the Leicester City management
sided with their teenage prodigy and soon sold World Cup winner Banks, to Stoke
City. Shilton settled into first team life thereafter, even managing to score a
goal at The Dell against Southampton in October 1967 direct from a clearance at the
opposite end of the pitch. The Southampton goalkeeper, Campbell Forsyth, misjudged
Shilton's long punt upfield, which, instead of splashing harmlessly in the mud,
spun off the pitch and flew over Forsyth's head into the goal. Leicester won the
game 5�1.[10]

The following season Leicester had a mixed season; suffering relegation from the
First Division, but reaching the FA Cup final at Wembley and a 19-year-old Shilton
became one of the event's youngest-ever goalkeepers. It did not go his way,
however, as a single goal from Manchester City's Neil Young early in the match was
enough to win the game. Despite the many honours and accolades which were to come
Shilton's way, he would not appear in an FA Cup Final again.

Stoke City
Shilton joined Stoke City in November 1974 for �325,000, a world record for a
goalkeeper at that time.[11] Shilton played in 26 matches for Stoke in 1974�75 as
they narrowly missed out on the league title.[11] He was an ever-present in 1975�76
playing in all of the club's 48 fixtures that season.[11] However, in January 1976
a severe storm caused considerable damage to the Victoria Ground and to pay for the
repair work Stoke had to sell off their playing staff.[11] The summer of 1976 saw
Manchester United lodge a bid for Shilton. Stoke agreed a fee of �275,000 for the
goalkeeper, but they could not agree on Shilton's wage demands, which would have
made him the highest paid player at the club.[12] He remained with Stoke in 1976�77
and a young and inexperienced side suffered relegation to the Second Division.[11]
He was sold to Nottingham Forest in September 1977.[11]

Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest made an offer of �250,000[13] and Shilton signed a month into the
new season. Forest had just been promoted to the First Division and were riding
high under the management of Brian Clough. They won the League Cup in a replay
after initially drawing with Liverpool at Wembley, though Shilton missed that as he
was cup-tied, and then won the League title in their first season back in the first
division. Shilton made a save in the clinching 0�0 draw against Coventry City which
critics regarded among his greatest ever � a vicious close range header from Mick
Ferguson seemed destined for the net with Shilton slightly out of position, but he
got across to palm it over the bar. During the season as a whole, Shilton conceded
just 18 goals in 37 league appearances.[14] Shilton subsequently won the PFA
Players' Player of the Year award, voted for by his fellow professionals.

Forest won the League Cup again in 1979 � this time Shilton played as they defeated
Southampton 3�2 at Wembley � before reaching the European Cup final where a Trevor
Francis goal was enough to beat Swedish side Malm� in Munich. Shilton had another
eventful season with Forest, reaching a third consecutive League Cup final, with
Wolverhampton Wanderers the opponents at Wembley. There was no third successive
victory, however, a communication error between Shilton and defender David Needham
resulted in a collision on the edge of the Forest penalty area, leaving Andy Gray
free to tap the ball into the net for the game's only goal.

Forest then reached the European Cup final again in 1980 � as holders they were
entitled to defend the trophy and faced SV Hamburg in Madrid. Like the 1979 final,
the game was tight and one goal settled it from Forest winger John Robertson. Among
the disappointed Hamburg players was Keegan, now Shilton's captain at international
level.

Life began to decline for Shilton afterwards. Forest failed to continue their
trophy-winning form while Shilton began what would be a long-standing gambling
addiction which would cause considerable strain to his family. There were also
stories of an extramarital affair and a conviction for drink-driving, with the
player fined �350 for the offence.[15] All of this contributed to Shilton's
decision to leave Nottingham Forest in 1982 and start afresh.

Southampton
Shilton left Forest for Southampton, where his former international teammates
Keegan and Alan Ball were both playing. Shilton suffered FA Cup semi final defeat
again when he was beaten by a last minute Adrian Heath header which gave Everton a
place in the final.

Derby County
Shilton helped the Derby side of Mark Wright, Dean Saunders and Ted McMinn finish
fifth in the league, and they only missed out on competing in the UEFA Cup due to
the ban on English clubs in European competition (which ran from 1985 to 1990)
arising from the Heysel disaster. In 1991, Derby were relegated and Shilton started
to consider his playing future. He was 42 years old and was ready to become a coach
or manager. In early 1991, he had rejected an offer to replace Stan Ternent as Hull
City manager for geographical reasons.

Later career
He finally left Derby in February 1992 on accepting an offer to become player-
manager of Plymouth Argyle � a turbulent era that is documented in the 2009 book,
Peter Shilton's Nearly Men. Plymouth were battling against relegation in the
Football League Second Division but Shilton's efforts were unable to save Plymouth
from the drop. His �300,000 record signing Peter Swan proved to be a disaster as
the player had an awful relationship with both his teammates and the fans.[16]

In 1994, he started to concentrate solely on management and Plymouth reached the

Division Two play-offs, but lost in the semi finals to Burnley. In January 1994, he
had been linked with Southampton for a possible return as manager following the
departure of Ian Branfoot, but the job went to Alan Ball instead.[17] The following
February, with Plymouth heading for relegation, he left the club and announced his
intention to start playing again. He was now 45 years old.

He joined Wimbledon in the Premier League, as cover for the first choice keeper
Hans Segers, but did not play a first team game for them. He subsequently signed
for Bolton Wanderers, making a couple of appearances, including the Division One
play-off semi final against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux. Bolton lost 2�1,
but eventually overcame Wolves in the second leg, Shilton however did not play in
this game; Keith Branagan did instead. He then signed for Coventry City, where he
failed to make a first-team appearance, before joining West Ham United, where again
he never played a first-team game, although he was selected as a substitute on
several occasions.

With 996 Football League matches to his name, Shilton was anxious to reach 1,000
and he did when he joined Leyton Orient in November 1996, in an exchange deal for
39-year-old Les Sealey. His thousandth League game came on 22 December 1996,
against Brighton & Hove Albion, which was screened live on Sky Sports and was
preceded by the presentation from the Football League of a special edition of the
Guinness Book of Records to Shilton. He played five more matches before retiring on
1,005 league games at the age of 47 at the end of the 1996�97 season. By the time
of his retirement, he was the fifth oldest player ever to have played in the
Football League or Premier League. Shilton recovered from financial troubles caused
by business decisions and gambling,[18] and became a prolific after-dinner speaker.

International career
Early career
Despite playing at a lower level, he impressed England manager Alf Ramsey
sufficiently to give him his debut against East Germany in November 1970. England
won 3�1. Little more than six months later, Leicester were promoted back to the
First Division. His second England cap came in a goalless draw against Wales at
Wembley; and his first competitive match for his country was his third appearance
as England drew 1�1 with Switzerland in a qualifying game for the 1972 European
Championships. At this stage, Banks was still England's first choice keeper, but
the remaining brace of back-ups from the 1970 World Cup, Peter Bonetti and Alex
Stepney, had been cast aside by Ramsey so Shilton could begin to regard himself as
his country's number two goalkeeper at the age of 22. His fourth and fifth England
caps came towards the end of 1972, before a tragic incident suddenly saw Shilton
propelled into the limelight as England's number one keeper. In October 1972,
Gordon Banks was involved in a car crash which resulted in the loss of the sight in
one eye and thus ended his career. Liverpool goalkeeper Ray Clemence was called up
to make his debut a month later for England's opening qualifier for the 1974 World
Cup, (a 1�0 win over Wales). Shilton ended up with over 100 caps compared to
Clemence's 61.

In the summer of 1973, Shilton kept three clean sheets as England defeated Northern
Ireland, Wales and Scotland. Against Scotland, Shilton made a right handed save
diving to his left from Kenny Dalglish's shot that Shilton considered among his
best saves. While drawing with Czechoslovakia earned Shilton his tenth cap � as a
warm-up to a crucial World Cup qualifier against Poland in Chorz�w a week later.
This went badly for England, with Shilton unable to stop both goals in a 2�0 defeat
and therefore making victory in the final qualifier, against the same opposition at
Wembley four months later, a necessity if England were to make the finals. By now
he and Ray Clemence were battling to be regarded as England's top goalkeeper, and
each was given their share of caps. In 1975, however, Clemence seemed to be getting
the edge, winning eight of the nine caps available under Don Revie, though England
failed to reach the 1976 European Championships during this period.

Ron Greenwood started to select Shilton as regularly as Clemence, eventually

reaching the stage where he made a point of alternating them, seemingly unable to
choose. This indecision attracted some adverse comment, with some commentators
questioning Greenwood's ability to manage at the highest level. Shilton then
featured heavily as England qualified for the 1980 European Championships in Italy
� their first tournament for a decade. Shilton had won his 30th England cap in a
2�0 win over Spain in March 1980; his 31st would not come until the European
Championships themselves. It was a 1�0 defeat to Italy, which proved crucial as
England failed to get through to the knockout phase.

1982 FIFA World Cup

In the midst of Shilton's issues, he had the matter of the 1982 World Cup to
consider. Shilton had played in half of the qualifying games � wins over Norway,
and Switzerland, a goalless draw against Romania, and a vital 1�0 win over Hungary.
The latter was the last game of the campaign, and England had to win to qualify for
the finals in Spain, leading to a potential repeat of the events against Poland in
1973. The result went England's way this time and they qualified for their first
World Cup for a dozen years, with Shilton appearing in the finals for the first
time at the comparatively mature age of 32.

Clemence had played in the friendlies building up to the competition, but it was
Shilton who was selected for the opening group game against France in Bilbao.
England won 3�1 and Shilton stayed in goal for the two remaining group games. That
was sufficient to advance to the second phase.

UEFA Euro 1984 and 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

With Bobby Robson now running the England team, Shilton's international career
flourished, playing in Robson's first ten matches and even captaining the side in
seven of them in the absence of Bryan Robson and Ray Wilkins. One game, a 2�0 win
over Scotland, earned Shilton his 50th cap.

Clemence returned for a qualifier for the 1984 European Championships against
Luxembourg, but this game, Clemence's 61st for his country, also proved to be his
last.

England failed to qualify for the European Championships. However, he was now the
established first pick goalkeeper for his country, and would remain so through to
the end of his international career. Almost half his international caps (61 out of
125) were earned after his 35th birthday. It was 1985 before another goalkeeper was
selected for an England game, when Robson could give a debut to the Manchester
United goalkeeper Gary Bailey in a relatively unimportant friendly match. Shilton
was still the keeper for the qualifying campaign for the 1986 World Cup, which thus
far had seen three wins from three matches and no goals conceded.

A 70th cap came Shilton's way in a 1�0 defeat against Scotland at Hampden Park; he
later saved a penalty from Andy Brehme as England beat West Germany 3�0 in a tour
match in Mexico, a year before England were hoping to return there for the World
Cup.

England accomplished going through the whole qualifying campaign undefeated. By the
time they played Mexico in an acclimatisation match prior to the competition,
Shilton was 80 games into his England career, having beaten Banks' record for a
goalkeeper of 73 caps the previous year against Turkey.

1986 FIFA World Cup

See also: Argentina v England (1986 FIFA World Cup) � The "Hand of God"
At the World Cup itself, England started slowly, losing the opening group match to
Portugal and then drawing against outsiders Morocco, during which time Robson was
led off injured and Wilkins was sent off. In their absences, Shilton was handed the
captaincy as England found their form to defeat Poland 3�0 in their final group
game � Gary Lineker scored them all � and progress to the second round.

There they met Paraguay and though Shilton did have to make one fingertip save
during the first half, England were rarely troubled. Lineker scored twice and Peter
Beardsley once as England went through 3�0 and into a quarter final meeting with
Argentina, a match which again would ultimately form part of the legend of
Shilton's whole career.

Argentina captain Diego Maradona had been the man of the tournament thus far, but
in a tight first half England managed to keep his creativity reasonably at bay. But
early in the second half, Maradona changed the game, much to Shilton's anger.

Maradona began an attack which seemingly broke down on the edge of the England box
as Steve Hodge got a foot to the ball. The ball was skewed back towards the penalty
area and Maradona, continuing the run from his initial pass, went after it as
Shilton came out to punch the ball clear. Maradona managed to punch the ball over
Shilton and into the net. Shilton and his teammates signalled that Maradona had
used his hand � a foul for any player except a goalkeeper � but the Tunisian
referee Ali Bin Nasser allowed the goal. A photograph subsequently showed Maradona
outjumping Shilton and his fist clearly making contact with the ball as Shilton was
still midway through his own stretch, arm extended (having not anticipated
Maradona's action). Maradona later said the goal was scored by the Hand of God.
Nasser never refereed at such a high level again, having missed such a blatant
infringement.

Shortly afterwards, Maradona scored a legitimate individual goal, taking on almost

the whole England defence and Shilton before shooting into an empty net. Lineker
pulled one back and nearly equalised in the closing seconds, but England were out.

In 1987, Grandslam Entertainment released a computer game with the unsubtle title
of Peter Shilton's Handball Maradona!.

UEFA Euro 1988

However, he continued to play for England, featuring in a straightforward and
successful qualification campaign for the 1988 European Championships, which were
to be held in West Germany.

Shilton had won his 90th cap for England in a 2�0 win over Northern Ireland in a
European Championship qualifier.

Shilton's 99th cap came in a 1�0 defeat to the Republic of Ireland with Shilton
beaten by an early Ray Houghton header. Shilton's 100th was against the
Netherlands. Marco van Basten eliminated England from the tournament with a second
half hat-trick as England lost 3�1. Robson left Shilton out of the third and final
group game as it was now meaningless, but England still lost it, also 3�1. Chris
Woods, longtime understudy to Shilton (and his teenage understudy a decade earlier
at Forest � he had played in the League Cup final when Shilton was cup-tied) was
given a rare game.

1990 FIFA World Cup

Shilton played in all bar one of the England games over the next 18 months � the
one he missed saw a debut for a future England goalkeeping first choice, David
Seaman of Queens Park Rangers. In June 1989, Shilton broke his old England skipper
Bobby Moore's record of 108 appearances for his country when he won his 109th cap
in a friendly against Denmark in Copenhagen. Prior to the match he was handed a
framed England goalkeeper's jersey with '109' on the front. He had, by this time,
kept three clean sheets in three qualifying matches for the 1990 World Cup and
would ultimately concede no goals at all as England qualified for the tournament,
to be held in Italy.

His 119th appearance for his country saw England draw 1�1 with the Republic of
Ireland in the opening group game; England got through the group, beat Belgium 1�0
in the second round match, and then edged past Cameroon 3�2 in the quarter finals,
thanks to two Lineker penalties after England went 2�1 down. Then came the West
Germans in the semi finals, Shilton's 124th England game.

It was goalless at half time, but shortly after the restart Shilton was beaten by
Andreas Brehme's deflected free kick that looped off Paul Parker's shin and dropped
into the net over Shilton's head, despite his back pedalling attempts to tip the
ball over. Lineker's late equaliser salvaged a draw for England but Shilton could
not get close enough to any of the penalties taken by the Germans in the deciding
shoot out, while England missed two of theirs and went out of the tournament.

Shilton was the keeper for the third place play-off game, which ended in a 2�1 win
for hosts Italy, Shilton suffering an embarrassing moment when he dithered over a
back pass and was tackled by Roberto Baggio who scored as a result of Shilton's
error. It was his 125th appearance for his country and, after the tournament ended,
he announced it would be his last. Of his 125 international appearances (then a
world record), 15 of them had been as captain.[19] His final appearance came just
four months before the 20th anniversary of his international debut, making his full
international career one of the longest on record. He was never booked or sent off
at full international level.[20]

Style of play
Considered by pundits to be one of the best goalkeepers in the world in his prime,
as well as one of the best shot-stoppers of his generation, and as one of England's
greatest players ever in his position, even being described by some in the media as
one of the greatest keepers of all time, Shilton was an intelligent and efficient
goalkeeper, who was regarded above all for his handling, positional sense,
composure, concentration, and consistency, as well as his anticipation, awareness,
leadership, and ability to communicate with his teammates, organise his defence,
and inspire confidence in his back-line, although he also possessed significant
physical strength, which made him an imposing presence in the area, despite not
being the tallest goalkeeper; furthermore, he was known for his agility, and also
possessed excellent reflexes, and good shot-stopping abilities. Known for his work-
rate, mentality, discipline in training, and physical conditioning, he also stood
out for his exceptional longevity throughout his career, which spanned four
decades, and his retirement at the age of 47, having competed in over 1,000
professional matches.[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]

Personal life
Shilton married Sue Flitcroft in September 1970,[1] and the couple have two sons,
Michael and Sam, a professional footballer. Sam is a midfielder rather than a
goalkeeper, and has played for several senior clubs, including Plymouth Argyle and
Coventry City. In December 2011, it was announced that Shilton had split from his
wife after 40 years of marriage.[36]

In March 2015, it was announced that Shilton was to marry his second wife, jazz
singer Steph Hayward, the pair having got engaged in 2014.[37] The couple were
married at the Parish of St Peter and St Paul Church in West Mersea, on 10 December
2016.[38] They run a consulting company named P&S.S.C Ltd.

Shilton was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) and later
an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) during his playing career for
services to football. In 1990, following his retirement from international
football, he was awarded the Order of Merit by the PFA and a year later he received
the Football Writers' Tribute Award. Shilton was made an Inaugural Inductee of the
English Football Hall of Fame in 2002.

Shilton was charged with drinking and driving in March 2013.[39] He was banned for
20 months and ordered to pay �1,020 costs, which he claimed would be 'difficult',
due to his divorce from his wife and subsequent sale of their house.[40]

Shilton is a supporter of Britain's withdrawal from the European Union.[41]

Career statistics
Club
Source:[42]

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total

Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leicester City 1965�66 First Division 1 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 1 0
1966�67 First Division 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
0
1967�68 First Division 35 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 39
1
1968�69 First Division 42 0 8 0 3 0 0 0 53
0
1969�70 Second Division 39 0 5 0 7 0 0 0 51
0
1970�71 Second Division 40 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 50
0
1971�72 First Division 37 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 42
0
1972�73 First Division 41 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 47
0
1973�74 First Division 42 0 7 0 2 0 4 0 55
0
1974�75 First Division 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6
0
Total 286 1 33 0 20 0 9 0 348 1
Stoke City 1974�75 First Division 25 0 1 0 0 0 0
0 26 0
1975�76 First Division 42 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 48
0
1976�77 First Division 40 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 43
0
1977�78 Second Division 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
0
Total 110 0 7 0 4 0 0 0 121 0
Nottingham Forest 1977�78 First Division 37 0 6 0 0 0
0 0 43 0
1978�79 First Division 42 0 3 0 8 0 10 0 63
0
1979�80 First Division 42 0 2 0 10 0 11 0 65
0
1980�81 First Division 40 0 6 0 3 0 5 0 54
 0
1981�82 First Division 41 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 47
0
Total 202 0 18 0 26 0 26 0 272 0
Southampton 1982�83 First Division 39 0 1 0 5 0 2
0 47 0
1983�84 First Division 42 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 50
0
1984�85 First Division 41 0 3 0 7 0 2 0 53
0
1985�86 First Division 37 0 6 0 6 0 3 0 52
0
1986�87 First Division 29 0 1 0 8 0 2 0 40
0
Total 188 0 17 0 28 0 9 0 242 0
Derby County 1987�88 First Division 40 0 1 0 2 0
2 0 45 0
1988�89 First Division 38 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 47
0
1989�90 First Division 35 0 2 0 5 0 2 0 44
0
1990�91 First Division 31 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 38
0
1991�92 Second Division 31 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 37
0
Total 175 0 10 0 18 0 8 0 211 0
Plymouth Argyle 1991�92 Second Division 7 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 7 0
1992�93 Second Division 23 0 1 0 6 0 2 0 32
0
1993�94 Second Division 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
0
Total 34 0 1 0 6 0 2 0 43 0
Wimbledon 1994�95 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0
Bolton Wanderers 1994�95 First Division 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 2 0
Coventry City 1995�96 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
West Ham United 1995�96 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
Leyton Orient 1996�97 Third Division 9 0 1 0 0 0
0 0 10 0
Career Total 1005 1 87 0 102 0 55 0 1249 1
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Scottish
Cup, European Cup, FA Charity Shield, Football League Trophy, Full Members Cup,
Intercontinental Cup, Texaco Cup, Screen Sport Super Cup, UEFA Cup, UEFA Super Cup
and Football League play-offs.
International
Source:[43]

National team Year Apps Goals

England 1970 1 0
1971 2 0
1972 2 0
1973 11 0
1974 4 0
1975 1 0
1977 2 0
1978 3 0
1979 3 0
1980 4 0
1981 2 0
1982 10 0
1983 10 0
1984 11 0
1985 9 0
1986 13 0
1987 6 0
1988 8 0
1989 11 0
1990 12 0
Total 125 0
Honours
Club
Leicester City

Second Division: 1970�71

FA Charity Shield: 1971
Nottingham Forest

First Division: 1977�78

First Division runners-up: 1978�79
League Cup: 1978�79
FA Charity Shield: 1978
European Cup: 1978�79, 1979�80
European Super Cup: 1979
Southampton

First Division runners-up: 1983�84

International
England

FIFA World Cup 4th place: 1990

Rous Cup winners: 1986, 1988, 1989
Rous Cup runners-up: 1985, 1987
1985 Azteca 2000 Tournament runners-up
Individual honours
IOC European Footballer of the Season: 1979�80[44]
PFA First Division Team of the Year: 1974�75, 1977�78, 1978�79, 1979�80, 1980�81,
1981�82, 1982�83, 1983�84, 1984�85, 1985�86
PFA Team of the Century (1977�1996): 2007[45]
PFA Players' Player of the Year: 1977�78[46]
Nottingham Forest F.C. Player of the Year: 1981�82
Southampton F.C. Player of the Season: 1984�85, 1985�86
FWA Tribute Award: 1991
English Football Hall of Fame: Inducted 2002
Football League 100 Legends
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