Terry Phelan

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Terry Phelan (born 16 March, 1967 in Manchester) is a former Irish footballer who played as a left-back for a number of clubs, including Leeds United, Swansea City, Wimbledon, Manchester City, Chelsea, Everton and Fulham. He also made 41 appearances for the Irish national team, whom he represented at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He is currently coach of Otago United.

Phelan started his career as part of the Leeds United youth system, and made 19 appearances for Leeds in the 1985-86 season, but was released on a free transfer by Leeds manager Billy Bremner. Phelan then spent a year at Swansea City, earning a move to top division Wimbledon. In his first season a Wimbledon, Phelan was a member of the team which won the FA Cup with a shock win over Liverpool in the final. After five years at Wimbledon in which he made 198 appearances, Phelan was transferred to Manchester City for £2.5 million, equalling the British record transfer fee for a defender. At Manchester City, Phelan made 122 appearances over three and a half seasons

Phelan moved to Chelsea in November 1995, where he spent two years on the fringes of the first team before moving to Everton, where he played regularly under Joe Royle, until he suffered an injury from which he took nearly 18 months to recover. During Phelan's injury, Walter Smith took over as Everton manager, and did not select Phelan following his recovery, instead loaning him to Crystal Palace. Phelan moved to Fulham in February 2000, and was part of the Fulham team which won promotion to the Premiership in 2001. However, Phelan was released by Fulham following promotion. Phelan then had a short spell with Sheffield United before moving to the United States, where he played for Charleston Battery and also coached young players. In October 2005, Phelan was named as player-coach of Otago United in New Zealand^[1].

[edit] Honours

Wimbledon

F.A. Cup winner - 1988

[edit] References

Leeds United player profile - Terry Phelan. leedsfans.org.uk. Retrieved on May 30, 2006.
Everton Past Player Fact File - Terry Phelan. Toffeeweb. Retrieved on May 30, 2006.

Terry Phelan was one of the quickest left backs to grace the English game.

[edit] Footnotes

^ Terry Phelan arrives in Otago. NZCity News. Retrieved on May 30, 2006.

	Republic of Ireland squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup
1 Bonner \| 2 Irwin \| 3 Phelan \| 4 Moran \| 5 McGrath \| 6 Keane \| 7 Townsend \| 8 Houghton \| 9 Aldridge \| 10 Sheridan \| 11 Staunton \| 12 G. Kelly \| 13 Kernaghan \| 14 Babb \| 15 Coyne \| 16 Cascarino \| 17 McGoldrick \| 18 Whelan \| 19 McLoughlin \| 20 D. Kelly \| 21 McAteer \| 22 A. Kelly \| Coach: Charlton