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
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)
2008 → Alfreton Town (loan) 1 (0)
2008 → Stafford Rangers (loan) 7 (1)
2009–2015 Burton Albion 121 (3)
2015 → Alfreton Town (loan) 5 (0)
2015–2016 Gateshead 19 (3)
2016 → Macclesfield Town (loan) 3 (0)
2016 → Altrincham (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

Stoke City

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

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

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
As of match played 5 April 2016[21][22]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 2008–09 Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Burton Albion 2009–10 League Two 241101110272
2010–11 League Two 230201010270
2011–12 League Two 330101010360
2012–13 League Two 7010001090
2013–14 League Two 332311000373
2014–15 League Two 1000000010
Total 12138141401374
Alfreton Town (loan) 2014–15 Conference Premier 5000000050
Gateshead 2015–16 National League 193100000203
Macclesfield Town (loan) 2015–16 National League 3000000030
Altrincham (loan) 2015–16 National League 4000000040
Career total 15269041401697

References
  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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