Phil Doughty

Football player infobox
playername= Phil Doughty


fullname = Philip Michael Doughty
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|9|6|df=y
cityofbirth = Kirkham
countryofbirth = England
height = height|ft=6|in=3
currentclub = Fleetwood Town
clubnumber =
position = Defence
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2002–2008
2005
2007
2007–2008
2008
2008–
clubs = Blackpool
→ Leigh RMI (loan)
→ Barrow (loan)
→ Macclesfield Town (loan)
→ Accrington Stanley (loan)
Fleetwood Town
caps(goals) =4 (1)
1 (0)
5 (0)
6 (0)
3 (0)
10 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 20:15, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Philip Michael Doughty (born 6 September 1986 in Kirkham, Lancashire) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Fleetwood Town.

Career

After signing as a trainee on 1 December 2002, only six days latercite web
title = Phil Doughty
publisher = soccerbase
url = http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=34247
accessdate = 2008-01-18] Doughty became the youngest player to represent Blackpool in the FA Cup, when aged 16 years and 93 days he came on as a last-minute substitute against Torquay United in a second-round matchcite web
title = English FA Cup Round 2 Blackpool 3 Torquay 1
publisher = soccerbase
date = 2002-12-07
url = http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=379408
accessdate = 2008-01-18] whilst he was still at school locally in Kirkham and still too young to train with the Blackpool team,cite news
title = A class act without a Dought
publisher = Blackpool Gazette
date = 2002-12-10
url = http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sports-news/A-class-act-without-a.224274.jp
accessdate = 2008-01-18 ] cite news
title = Dec 7: A Doughty Cup show - Torquay
publisher = Blackpool Gazette
date = 2003-07-04
url = http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sports-news/Dec-7-A-Doughty-Cup.555083.jp
accessdate = 2008-01-18 ] and he had to receive special permission to play from his headmaster at Carr Hill School.cite news
title = Teacher lets Phil play in FA Cup
publisher = Blackpool Gazette
date = 2002-12-09
url = http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sports-news/Teacher-lets-phil-play-in.224021.jp
accessdate = 2008-01-18 ]

On 3 May 2003, Doughty again needed his headmaster's permission to feature for Blackpool, this time as an unused substitute for Blackpool's final league game of the 2002-03 season against Chesterfield, when then Blackpool manager Steve McMahon named five youth team players in the matchday squad.cite news
title = Jobs for the boys
publisher = Blackpool Gazette
date = 2003-05-06
url = http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sports-news/Jobs-for-the-boys.507063.jp
accessdate = 2008-01-18 ] In the summer of 2003 Doughty joined the club's youth team.

Doughty signed a two-year professional contract on 17 November 2004, with an option for a further two years at Blackpool after impressing as captain of the club's reserve team and also as an unused substitute as part of the first-team squad. cite news
title = Doughty Signs Pro Terms
publisher = Blackpool F.C.
date = 2004-11-17
url = http://www.blackpoolfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~573848,00.html
accessdate = 2008-01-18 ] Since then Doughty has played for the club in competitions such as the LDV Trophy, cite news
title = York City vs Blackpool Match Report
publisher = Blackpool F.C.
date = 2004-09-29
url = http://www.blackpoolfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~28767,00.html
accessdate = 2008-01-18 ] but not in the league.cite news
title = Doughty seals Macclesfield switch
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-11-08
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/macclesfield_town/7084693.stm
accessdate = 2007-11-08 ]

On 14 January 2005, Doughty signed on loan with Leigh RMI, who were then in the Conference National where he was due to stay until 25 April.cite news
title = Doughty makes Leigh loan switch
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2005-01-14
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leigh_rmi/4174949.stm
accessdate = 2008-01-18 ] However, on 11 February, then Blackpool manager, Colin Hendry cancelled the loan deal after Doughty had played in just one game out of a possible four. cite news
title = Young Defender Returns To Bloomfield Road
publisher = Blackpool F.C.
date = 2005-02-11
url = http://www.blackpoolfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~626198,00.html
accessdate = 2008-01-18 ] In October, Doughty broke two bones in his leg in a youth-team match and was told he would be out of action for between nine and twelve months.cite news
title = One tackle and my world turned upside-down
publisher = Blackpool Gazette
date = 2005-10-27
url = http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sports-news/One-tackle-and-my-world.1235009.jp
accessdate = 2008-01-18 ]

After finally recovering from a fractured tibular and fibia, Doughty became a regular in the Blackpool reserve team, and on 29 March 2007, he was loaned out to Conference North club Barrow until the end of the 2006-07 season. cite news
title = Defender Heads Out On Loan
publisher = Blackpool F.C.
date = 2007-03-29
url = http://www.blackpoolfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~1003601,00.html
accessdate = 2008-01-18 ] In July 2007, Blackpool extended his contract by one year with an option for further twelve months.cite news
title = Doughty offered new deal
publisher = Blackpool Gazette
date = 2007-07-06
url = http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sports-news/Doughty-offered-new-deal.3012062.jp
accessdate = 2008-01-18 ]

Although a regular in the Blackpool reserve team, and despite being seen earlier in his career as one the club's brightest prospects,cite news
title = Pool player heads out on loan
publisher = Blackpool Gazette
date = 2007-11-08
url = http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sports-news/One-tackle-and-my-world.3456231.jp
accessdate = 2008-01-18 ] Doughty had not played a first-team game for Blackpool for three years when, on 7 November 2007, he joined Football League Two club Macclesfield Town on a one-month loan deal in order to get some first-team football, and to try and earn a new contract with Blackpool, where his contract is due to finish at the end of the 2007-08 season. Doughty was offered a permanent deal to sign for Macclesfield when his loan spell with the club ended on 17 January 2008, with manager Ian Brightwell keen to sign Doughty. cite news
title = Defender Back at Bloomfield Road
publisher = Blackpool F.C.
date = 2008-01-18
url = http://www.blackpoolfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~1218726,00.html
accessdate = 2008-01-18 ] However, he turned down the move and instead the following day went out on a one-month loan again, this time to fellow League Two club Accrington Stanley after talks with manager John Coleman, cite news
title = Doughty heads out on loan again
publisher = Blackpool F.C.
date = 2008-01-18
url = http://www.blackpoolfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~1218966,00.html
accessdate = 2008-01-18 ] with a view to a possible permanent move.cite news
title = Doughty battler joins Stanley on loan
publisher = Blackpool Gazette
date = 2007-11-18
url = http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/blackpool-football-club/Doughty-battler-joins-Stanley-on.3689384.jp
accessdate = 2008-01-18 ] However, after his loan spell, he returned to Blackpool on 21 February as defensive cover for the club due to injuries.cite news
title = Doughty back to bolster Pool's defence
publisher = Blackpool Gazette
date = 2008-02-21
url = http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sports-news/Doughty-back-to-bolster-Pool39s.3800482.jp
accessdate = 2008-02-23 ] On 7 May 2008, he was released by Blackpool. cite news
title = Retained List Latest
publisher = Blackpool F.C.
date = 2008-05-07
url = http://www.blackpoolfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~1307664,00.html
accessdate = 2008-05-07 ]

Doughty had trials at Hereford United and Huddersfield Town before signing for Fleetwood Town, newly promoted to the Conference North, with club manager, Tony Greenwood saying, "Phil is an ambitious young lad who has been looking for a Football League club and we have given him the shop window to achieve that".cite news
title = Pool starlet signs for Fleetwood
publisher = Blackpool Gazette
date = 2008-08-06
url = http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sports-news/Pool-starlet-signs-for-Fleetwood.4361696.jp
accessdate = 2008-08-06 ]

References

External links

*Soccerbase|34247|Phil Doughty
* [http://www.blackpoolfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10432~232599,00.html Profile at Blackpool F.C.]