Aaron Phillips (footballer)

Aaron Owen Phillips (born 20 November 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Southern League Premier Division Central club St Ives Town. He has played in the English Football League for Coventry City and Northampton Town.

Aaron Phillips
Personal information
Full name Aaron Owen Phillips[1]
Date of birth (1993-11-20) 20 November 1993[2]
Place of birth Warwick, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.71 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 St Ives Town
Youth career
0000–2012 Coventry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Coventry City 53 (1)
2013 → Nuneaton Town (loan) 17 (1)
2016–2018 Northampton Town 22 (1)
2018–2019 Kidderminster Harriers 4 (1)
2019– St Ives Town 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:40, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

Career

Coventry City

On 31 January 2013, Phillips joined Conference Premier club Nuneaton Town on loan for a month, with a view of gaining more experience,[3] He made his Nuneaton Town debut on 2 February 2013 in a 3–2 loss to Stockport County.[4] Phillips was joined at Nuneaton by fellow Sky Blue Lee Burge, both Phillips and Burge had their loan spells extended until the end of the season and were influential in saving Nuneaton from relegation.

Phillips made his Coventry City debut as a substitute on 3 August 2013 in a 3–2 League One loss to Crawley Town, coming on to replace Jordan Willis after 82 minutes.[5] Phillips scored his first goal for the club on 19 October in a 1–1 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers.[6] Aaron made his first start for Coventry City in their 1–0 victory in League One against Walsall in October 2013.[7]

On 1 January 2014, Phillips signed a new contract to keep him at Coventry City until the summer of 2016.[8]

Northampton Town

On 3 June 2016, Phillips signed for Northampton Town newly promoted to League One.[9] He made his league debut for Northampton on 6 August 2016 in a 1–1 home draw against Flettwood Town.[10] He scored his first goal for Northampton on 14 March 2017 in a 2–1 home win against Port Vale. His goal came in the 63rd minute, and was assisted by John-Joe O'Toole. This was the first goal of the game.[11]

Brackley Town

On 28 August 2020, Phillips signed for Brackley Town for the 20/21 Season in the National League North.

Personal life

Phillips' father is former Wales international footballer David Phillips who a member of the Coventry City team that won the 1987 FA Cup Final.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played 19 April 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Coventry City 2012–13[13] League One 0000000000
2013–14[14] League One 11110001[lower-alpha 1]0131
2014–15[15] League One 19000003[lower-alpha 1]2222
2015–16[16] League One 23010101[lower-alpha 1]0260
Total 531201052613
Nuneaton Town (loan) 2012–13[13] Conference Premier 171000000171
Northampton Town 2016–17[17] League One 20110203[lower-alpha 2]0261
2017–18[18] League One 2000100030
Total 221103030291
Kidderminster Harriers 2018–19 National League North 4100—0041
St Ives Town 2019–20[19] Southern League Premier Division Central 12020—3[lower-alpha 3]0170
Brackley Town 2020- National League North
Career total 108450401121286
  1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. Two appearances in Southern League Cup, one in FA Trophy

References
  1. "Club list of registered players as at 20th May 2017" (PDF). English Football League. 20 May 2017. p. 56. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  2. "Aaron Phillips". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. "City defender completes loan deal". CCFC Official Site. 31 January 2013.
  4. "Stockport County 3–2 Nuneaton Town". BBC Sport. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  5. "Crawley Town 3–2 Coventry City". CCFC Official Site. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  6. "Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Coventry" BBC Sport. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  7. "Walsall 0 Coventry 1" BBC Sport. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  8. "Aaron Phillips pens new contract". CCFC Official Site. 1 January 2014.
  9. "Aaron Phillips: Northampton Town sign defender after Coventry City release". BBC Sport. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  10. "Northampton Town vs. Fleetwood Town - 6 August 2016 - Soccerway".
  11. "Northampton Town vs. Port Vale - 14 March 2017 - Soccerway".
  12. Crowley, Kieran (31 January 2013). "City defender completes loan deal". ccfc.co.uk. Coventry City F.C. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  13. "Games played by Aaron Phillips in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  14. "Games played by Aaron Phillips in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  15. "Games played by Aaron Phillips in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  16. "Games played by Aaron Phillips in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  17. "Games played by Aaron Phillips in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  18. "Games played by Aaron Phillips in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  19. "Player profiles: Aaron Phillips". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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