Phil Babb

Phil Babb
Phil Babb (2017)
Personnel
Surname	Philip Andrew Babb
birthday	November 30, 1970
place of birth	Lambeth ,  England
size	182 cm
position	Defense
Juniors
Years	station
1988-1988	Newcastle United
1989-1990	Millwall FC
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1990-1992	Bradford City	80 (14)
1992-1994	Coventry City	77 0(3)
1994-2000	Liverpool FC	128 0(1)
2000	→  Tranmere Rovers  (loan)	4 0(0)
2000-2002	Sporting Lisbon	37 0(0)
2002-2004	Sunderland AFC	48 0(0)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
1994-2002	Ireland	35 0(0)
1 Only league games are given.

Philip Andrew Babb (born November 30, 1970 in Lambeth ) is an England- born former Irish defender who has played over 300 league games in England and Portugal in his career.

Career

In the club

Babb began his career in the youth teams of Newcastle United and Millwall FC . In 1990 he began his professional career at Bradford City before moving to Coventry City in July 1992 . After only two seasons, Babb announced his move to Liverpool FC . Liverpool paid what was then a record transfer for defenders in England. During his time at Liverpool he only managed one league goal, against his previous club of all places. After a short loan to Tranmere Rovers , Babb moved to Portuguese top club Sporting Lisbon on a free transfer . After two years in Portugal, Babb signed a contract with Sunderland AFC where he eventually retired.

In the national team

In total, Babb played 35 times for the Irish national football team with which he also took part in the 1994 World Cup. In August 2000, Babb and his national team colleague Mark Kennedy were banned from training camp after they appeared drunk at training.

Web links

• Phil Babb in the database of weltfussball.de
• Profile of Phil Babb on the official Liverpool FC homepage

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Phil Babb
2. ↑ Phil Babb at sporting-heroes.net
3. ↑ LFCHistory profile
4. ↑ Keane faces fitness test