Phil Brown (footballer Born 1959)
Philip "Phil" Brown (born 30 May 1959) is an English former footballer and Manager. As a player, Brown was a right-back who made over six hundred league appearances in an eighteen-year career, but never made it to the top flight. However, as a manager, he became the first to lead Hull City to the top division in their 104-year history, winning the Championship play-offs in 2008 after a 1–0 win against Bristol City at Wembley.
Since 2011, Brown has appeared as a pundit on the BBC Radio 5 Live sport panel show Fighting Talk, winning for the first time on 5 May 2012.
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