sentences:  Whilst at Bolton he played in the 1995 Football League Cup Final.Phillips joined the Bolton Wanderers youth coaching staff whilst still a player for the team, starting his role as a coach on 1 June 2000, then retired as a player a year later, though he played no matches during his final season as a registered player/coach.On 9 October 2012, Phillips was appointed joint caretaker manager of Bolton alongside Sammy Lee following the sacking of Owen Coyle.