Jimmy Phillips (footballer, born 1989)

James Peter Phillips (born 20 September 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kidsgrove Athletic.

Jimmy Phillips
Personal information
Full name James Peter Phillips[1]
Date of birth (1989-09-20) 20 September 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Kidsgrove Athletic
Youth career
2006–2009 Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Stoke City 0 (0)
2008Alfreton Town (loan) 1 (0)
2008Stafford Rangers (loan) 7 (1)
2009–2015 Burton Albion 121 (3)
2015Alfreton Town (loan) 5 (0)
2015–2016 Gateshead 19 (3)
2016Macclesfield Town (loan) 3 (0)
2016Altrincham (loan) 4 (0)
2017–2019 Mickleover Sports
2019– Kidsgrove Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:45, 8 May 2016 (UTC)

Career

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Stoke City

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He started his career at Stoke City but after loan spells at Alfreton Town[2] and Stafford Rangers[3] he was released at the end of the 2008–09 season.[4] It was then that he was snapped up by Burton manager Paul Peschisolido.[5]

Burton Albion

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He made his debut on the first day of the 2009–10 season, starting in the 3–1 defeat to Shrewsbury Town.[6] He scored his first goal for Burton in a first round League Cup defeat at Reading on 11 August 2009.[7] He scored his first Football League goal in a 2–1 win over Grimsby Town on 10 October 2009. His goal turned out to be the winning goal for Burton.[8] He scored his second league goal for the club, 4 years after his first, in a 2–0 win over Torquay United on 22 October 2013.[9] His fourth goal for the club came against Bournemouth in the FA Cup on 14 January 2014.[10]

On 27 March, Phillips was loaned out to Conference Premier side Alfreton Town until the end of the season.[11] He played five times for Alfreton as they suffered relegation to the Conference North.[12] Phillips was released by Burton at the end of the 2014–15 season.

Gateshead

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Phillips joined National League side Gateshead on 7 July 2015 on a one-year contract.[13] He made his debut on 8 August in a 2–1 win over Aldershot Town[14] and scored his first goal on 12 September in a 2–1 win over Eastleigh.[15]

On 17 February 2016, Phillips joined Macclesfield Town on a one-month loan.[16] Phillips made three appearances for Macclesfield Town before joining Altrincham on loan for the remainder of the season on 18 March 2016.[17]

On 3 May 2016, it was announced that Phillips had been released by Gateshead.[18] He remained without club until August 2017, where he joined Mickleover Sports.[19] He played for the club until the summer 2019, where he joined Kidsgrove Athletic.[20]

Career statistics

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As of match played 5 April 2016[21][22]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke City 2008–09 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burton Albion 2009–10 League Two 24 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 27 2
2010–11 League Two 23 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 27 0
2011–12 League Two 33 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 36 0
2012–13 League Two 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
2013–14 League Two 33 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 37 3
2014–15 League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 121 3 8 1 4 1 4 0 137 4
Alfreton Town (loan) 2014–15 Conference Premier 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Gateshead 2015–16 National League 19 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3
Macclesfield Town (loan) 2015–16 National League 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Altrincham (loan) 2015–16 National League 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Career total 152 6 9 0 4 1 4 0 169 7

References

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  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2009 and 31/08/2009" (PDF). The Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Alfreton swoop for Potters pair". BBC. 25 July 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Stafford extend Phillips loan". BBC. 13 October 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Stoke offer new contract to Diao". BBC. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  5. ^ "Peschisolido seals Edworthy deal". BBC. 4 August 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  6. ^ "Shrewsbury 3 – 1 Burton Albion". BBC. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  7. ^ "Reading 5 – 1 Burton Albion". BBC. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  8. ^ "Grimsby 1 – 2 Burton Albion". BBC. 10 October 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
  9. ^ "Burton 2 – 0 Torquay". BBC. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  10. ^ "Bournemouth 4 – 1 Burton". BBC. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  11. ^ "ONE IN, TWO OUT ON LOAN DEADLINE DAY". alfretontownfc.com. 27 March 2015.
  12. ^ "Bristol Rovers 7-0 Alfreton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Gateshead sign ex-Stoke City winger Jimmy Phillips". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  14. ^ "Aldershot Town 1-2 Gateshead". BBC Sport. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  15. ^ "Eastleigh 1-2 Gateshead". BBC Sport. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  16. ^ "Midfielder Phillips joins Silkmen on loan". Gateshead FC. 17 February 2016. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  17. ^ "Another loan move for Phillips". Gateshead FC. 18 March 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  18. ^ "Retained list announced". Gateshead FC. 3 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  19. ^ Jimmy Phillips teams up with John McGrath at Mickleover Sports, derbytelegraph.co.uk, 11 August 2017
  20. ^ MEET THE NEW RECRUITS, kidsgroveathleticfc.com, 16 August 2019
  21. ^ "Jimmy Phillips". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  22. ^ "REPORT: Gateshead 1-2 Worcester City". Gateshead FC. 24 October 2015. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
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