Philip John Basey (born 27 August 1948) is a Welsh retired professional footballer who played as a left winger in the Football League for Brentford. After his release in 1967, he played for over a decade in non-League football and notably scored over 100 career goals for Southern League club Crawley Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Philip John Basey[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 August 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1967 | Brentford | 2 | (0) |
| 1967–1968 | Gloucester City | 39 | (9) |
| 1968–1972 | Crawley Town | (71) | |
| 1972–1976 | Maidstone United | ||
| 1977–1978 | Hillingdon Borough | (1) | |
| 1978–1979 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 18 | (6) |
| Bromley | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editBasey began his career in the youth team at Fourth Division club Brentford,[2] after writing to the club requesting a trial.[3] He progressed to sign a professional contract in July 1966.[4] At age 18, he made his professional debut in a league match versus Tranmere Rovers on 24 September 1966 and played the full 90 minutes of the 1–1 draw.[5] His second and final appearance for the club came three days later, in a 2–2 draw with Lincoln City.[5] After his release at the end of the 1966–67 season,[2] Basey dropped into non-League football and played for Gloucester City,[6] Crawley Town,[7] Maidstone United,[8] Hillingdon Borough, Tooting & Mitcham United and Bromley.[9]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1966–67[5] | Fourth Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Honours
editCrawley Town
- Southern League First Division fourth-place promotion: 1968–69[10]
Maidstone United
References
edit- ^ "Phil Basey". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ a b Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 16. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ "Basey To Stand By". The Brentford & Chiswick Times. 5 August 1966.
- ^ "Their Big Chance". The Brentford & Chiswick Times. 8 July 1966.
- ^ a b c White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 389. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "Phil Basey". Tiger Roar. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "All Time Leading Goalscorers – 51 To 74". Vital Brentford. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Barnet FC Official Matchday Programme 2018–19" (PDF). 3 November 2018. p. 23. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Season 1978–79". Tooting & Mitcham United FC Archive. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ "The Pilgrim 2019–20, match 15: Argyle vs Crawley Town". Issuu. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
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