Former Man United & Liverpool striker Phil Chisnall dies at 78. Former Manchester United and Liverpool forward Phil Chisnall, the last player to be moved straightforwardly between the unpleasant English opponents, has passed on matured 78, the two groups reported on Thursday.
Mancunian Chisnall moved on from United’s childhood foundation and addressed United’s senior group somewhere in the range of 1961 and 1964, scoring 10 objectives in 47 games, prior to joining Liverpool for a charge of £25,000 in April 1964.
Joined posted a tribute via web-based media: “We are disheartened by the death of our previous forward, Phil Chisnall.
“Phil was a result of our popular youth framework and addressed the club during Sir Matt Busby’s residency. Our most profound feelings are with his friends and family.”
A United club statement read: “Matt Busby, Bill Shankly and Alf Ramsey were three insightful men who knew some things about evaluating youngster footballers and they all concurred that in the right on time to-center 1960s, inside-forward Phil Chisnall was conceivably truly outstanding in the land.”
Previous Liverpool chief Shankly had hailed the forward on his landing in the club, saying: “Phil can do irregular things with the ball, he may be an extraordinary thing.”
Chisnall made his Liverpool debut in the Charity Shield four months subsequent to joining and opened his record in an European Cup triumph at KR Reykjavik.
Notwithstanding, his time at the club was brief as he scored just two objectives in nine appearances. His last game was the main leg of the 1965-66 Cup Winners’ Cup elimination round against Celtic.
Chsinall at that point joined Southend United prior to finishing his playing profession at Stockport County.
