Phil Airey

Philip Airey (born 14 November 1991), known as Phil Airey, is a retired English footballer, who played as a striker. Airey has played for Premier League club Newcastle United, Scottish Premier League club Hibernian, Blyth Spartans and a spell on loan at Whitley Bay.

Phil Airey
Personal information
Full name Philip Airey[1]
Date of birth (1991-11-14) 14 November 1991
Place of birth Amble,[2] England
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[3]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2002–2011 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Newcastle United 0 (0)
2011 → Hibernian (loan) 1 (0)
2012 → Gateshead (loan) 2 (0)
2012–2013 Blyth Spartans 49 (6)
2013 → Whitley Bay (loan) 8 (4)
Total 60 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:05, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Airey joined the Newcastle United Academy at age 10[4] and made his reserve team debut on 18 November 2008 against Everton as a right back.[4] Airey made his first team debut on 8 January 2011 as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 defeat against Stevenage in the FA Cup.[2] He won the Golden Boot in the Premier Reserve League North with 11 goals.[5] Airey signed on loan for Scottish Premier League club Hibernian in August 2011.[6] He made just one substitute appearance before returning to Newcastle a month later.[7] On 20 January 2012, Airey signed for Conference National side Gateshead on a one-month loan.[8] He made his debut the following day as a 79th-minute substitute in Gateshead's 3–3 draw with Lincoln City. Airey was released by Newcastle United on 1 June 2012.[9]

He then joined Blyth Spartans in August 2012. He started out at the club as a striker but moved to right-back to accommodate for the loss of Shaun Utterson. Airey had a number of trials at full-time clubs over the 2012–13 season, but failed to secure a deal. On 18 November 2013, Airey joined Northern League side Whitley Bay on a month loan,[10] making a goal-scoring debut the following day in a 7–3 win against Alnwick Town in the Northumberland Senior Cup, Airey now plays for local club Red Row Welfare Fc.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of 20:00, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[12]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2010–11Newcastle UnitedPremier League0010000010
2011–120000000000
2011–12Hibernian (loan)Scottish Premier League1000000010
2011–12Gateshead (loan)Conference National2000000020
Career total 3010000040

References
  1. "Premier League clubs submit squad lists". premierleague.com. Premier League. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  2. "Stevenage 3 Newcastle United 1". Newcastle United FC. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  3. "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  4. "Phil Airey". Newcastle United FC. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  5. McLauchlin, Brian (11 August 2011). "Hibs eye Newcastle striker Phil Airey". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  6. "Hibs sign Newcastle striker Phil Airey on loan". BBC Sport. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  7. Hardie, David (26 September 2011). "Phil Airey returns to Newcastle after spell with Hibs". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  8. "Gateshead sign Airey on loan". Gateshead F.C. 20 January 2012. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  9. "Magpies Announce Retained List". Newcastle United. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  10. "Phil in Temp-Airey move to Whitley Bay". Blyth Spartans A.F.C. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  11. "Alnwick Town V Whitley Bay". Whitley Bay F.C. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  12. "Philip Airey Career Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
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