Kevin Phillips European Golden Shoe. Phillips was one of the most criminally underappreciated goalscorers to have graced the premier league. He remains the only englishman to win the trophy.
He came to lancashire with a record of 235 goals in 232 top flight games in europe which. The trophy is a sculpture of a football boot from its inception in the 1967 68 season the award originally called soulier d or which translates from french as golden shoe or boot has. During the 1999 2000 season kevin phillips was without a doubt the finest striker in europe.
He also had spells at watford southampton aston villa west bromwich albion birmingham city blackpool crystal palace and leicester city.
Luis suarez of barcelona poses with the golden boot trophy after luis suarez and cristiano ronaldo were awarded the golden shoe kevin phillips reflects on when he won the trophy and which of. The trophy is a sculpture of a football boot from its inception in the 1967 68 season the award originally called soulier d or which translates from french as golden shoe or boot has. He was released by southampton at 18 and yet somehow with a little luck and determination and a slightly elitist coefficient system the only english striker with a golden adidas boot is phillips. Super kevin phillips goes goal crazy and bags the golden shoe 1999 2000 march 02 2018 super kev remains the only englishman to have ever won the award since its.
