Trevor Phillips (footballer)

Football player infobox
playername = Trevor Phillips


fullname = Trevor Phillips
height = height|ft=5|in=6
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1952|9|18
cityofbirth = Rotherham
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Retired
clubnumber =
position = Striker
youthyears = 1968–1970
youthclubs = Rotherham United
years = 1970–1979
1979–1980
1980–1982
1982
1982–1983
1983–1984
1984–1986
clubs = Stockport County
Hull City
Chester City
→ Stockport County (loan'
Stockport County
Chester City
Oswestry Town
caps(goals) = 231 0 (80)
22 0 0(3)
64 00 (11)
13 00 (4)
36 00 (9)
10 00 (2)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = England Youth
nationalcaps(goals) =
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Trevor Phillips (born September 18 1952, Rotherham) was an English professional footballer who played in The Football League for four clubs between 1969 and 1984.

Playing career

Phillips began his career as an apprentice with Rotherham United, where he turned professional and made his debut during the 1969–70 season. Over the next decade Phillips made more than 300 Football League appearances for the Millers, scoring 80 goals.

In June 1979 Phillips moved to fellow Football League Division Three side Hull City, but the following March he joined Chester City for a club record £35,000. [Sumner (1997), p.96] Phillips made his debut in a 1–0 defeat at Plymouth Argyle on March 15 1980 alongside Ian Rush, and he went on to be a regular in the side before joining Stockport County on loan in March 1982."Where are they now?", Chester City v. Stockport County matchday programme; 25/8/1992; pg. 20] . He finished as the club’s joint highest scorer in 1980–81 with seven goals. [Sumner (1997), stats section]

Phillips returned to Chester to play for the club in their final game of the season but then made a permanent switch to Edgeley Park in the summer of 1982. However, he was back at Chester for the start of the 1983–84 season on a non–contract basis. [Sumner (1997), p.99] He was released by the club in February 1984, shortly after the arrival of new manager John McGrath. Along with Trevor Storton, Phillips joined non-league side Oswestry Town. He spent two years with Oswestry before finishing playing.

After leaving professional football, Phillips began working as a painter and decorator while living in Tarvin near Chester.

Career Honours

Rotherham United

*Football League Division Four promotion as third place team: 1974–75.

External links

* [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/trevorphillips.htm Career stats from Neil Brown]

Bibliography

*cite book | first=Chas | last=Sumner| coauthors= | title=On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City F.C. 1885-1997 | publisher=Yore Publications | location= | year=1997 | editor= | id=ISBN 1-874427-52-6

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