Kevin Phillips European Golden Shoe. 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. A former forward phillips was the premier league top scorer in the 1999 2000 season with 30 goals for sunderland a tally which won him the european golden shoe.
He came to lancashire with a record of 235 goals in 232 top flight games in europe which. He remains the only englishman to win the trophy. Not only did he win the coveted european golden shoe with his 30 goals but also the premier league golden boot.
During the 1999 2000 season kevin phillips was without a doubt the finest striker in europe.
20 years since kevin phillips won the premier league golden boot for sunderland. 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. Kevin mark phillips is an english former professional footballer. He came to lancashire with a record of 235 goals in 232 top flight games in europe which.
