Bradley Wright-Phillips

Bradley Wright-Phillips

Wright-Phillips with Plymouth Argyle in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Bradley Edward Wright-Phillips
Date of birth	12 March 1985 (1985-03-12)
Place of birth	Lewisham, England
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Charlton Athletic
Number	10
Youth career
2001–2004	Manchester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2006	Manchester City	32	(2)
2006–2009	Southampton	111	(22)
2009–2011	Plymouth Argyle	32	(17)
2011–	Charlton Athletic	54	(26)
National team
2005	England U20	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:20, 7 March 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Bradley Edward Wright-Phillips (born 12 March 1985) is an English footballer who plays for Football League One club Charlton Athletic as a striker, having previously played for Manchester City, Southampton and Plymouth Argyle.

He is the son of former Arsenal and England player Ian Wright, and younger half-brother to Queens Park Rangers and England international Shaun Wright-Phillips, Ian's adopted son, with whom he used to play at Manchester City. He grew up in Brockley, South London and attended the state school Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College nearby in New Cross Gate. He earned five England U20 caps.

Football career

Manchester City

He was the top-scorer for the Manchester City reserve team in the season 2003–04. On 6 December 2004, he scored his first Premier League goal within minutes of making his league debut against Middlesbrough.

Southampton

After many frustrating appearances for Manchester City, with few goals, he was sold to Championship team Southampton for £500,000 in the summer of 2006. The fee was partly funded by a prize from Coca-Cola won in a competition amongst fans. He made an immediate impact at Southampton, scoring on his debut against Derby County at Pride Park, and scoring an impressive goal against Wolverhampton Wanderers in a 2–0 win at St. Mary's. He scored a total of 11 goals in the 2006–07 season.

In 2007–08 he started the season with goals against Burnley and Queens Park Rangers.

Plymouth Argyle

At the end of the 2008–09 season following Southampton's relegation to League One, Wright-Phillips was released from his contract at the club. On 15 July 2009, he signed a two-year deal with Plymouth Argyle. After he recovered from a knee injury, Wright-Phillips made his debut for the club on 15 September 2009 against Watford. The knee injury re-occurred once again and he was sidelined for another long-term spell. In January 2010, Plymouth Argyle's manager, Paul Mariner, declared that Wright-Phillips wasn't far away from full fitness and he made his long awaited return for Argyle in the FA Cup against Newcastle United that month. He made his first start for the club against Coventry City in March 2010. He scored his first goal for Plymouth against Bristol City on 16 March 2010. On 11 December 2010, Wright-Phillips scored both goals against Exeter City in the Devon derby in a 2–0 Plymouth win, the second marked his 12th of the season.

Charlton Athletic

On 24 January 2011, it was announced that Wright-Phillips was moving to fellow League One club Charlton Athletic for an undisclosed fee. He scored the only goal on his debut against Colchester United on 1 February 2011. On 28 February 2012, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 win at Chesterfield.

Personal life

On 9 March 2008, Wright-Phillips, along with team-mate Nathan Dyer, was accused of stealing money, mobile phones and other items from bar staff at Bar Bluu in Southsea in the early hours of 28 February 2008. CCTV footage taken at the time appeared to show a theft taking place.

On 25 March 2008, Dyer and Wright-Phillips were both arrested over the theft and were questioned at a Portsmouth police station. They were formally charged with burglary on 17 June. They appeared before Portsmouth magistrates on 8 July 2008. Dyer was convicted of burglary and sentenced to community service and made to pay compensation and costs. Wright-Phillips pleaded not guilty, and opted to be tried at Crown Court. He was due to appear before Portsmouth magistrates again on 2 September 2008. However, the case was dismissed by the District Judge following legal argument from Wright-Phillips' barrister, Rupert Bowers, that there was insufficient evidence.

A year later he and team-mate David McGoldrick were arrested on suspicion of assaulting a Southampton supporter while on a night out. The 21-year-old Saints fan told police that he was attacked by the two footballers in a Southampton street as he made his way home from a night out. The incident is alleged to have happened on Saturday, 7 February after players went drinking in the city. On 13 March, the club announced: "After a thorough police investigation the Crown Prosecution Service has decided not to press any charges against either Bradley Wright-Phillips or David McGoldrick, and no further action will be taken against them."

Career statistics

As of 7 March 2012 (2012 -03-07).

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester City	2004–05	14	1	1	0	2	0	—	—	17	1
	2005–06	18	1	5	0	0	0	—	—	23	1
	Total	32	2	6	0	2	0	0	0	40	2
Southampton	2006–07	39	8	2	0	3	3	—	—	44	11
	2007–08	39	8	3	0	1	0	—	—	43	8
	2008–09	33	6	0	0	1	0	—	—	34	6
	Total	111	22	5	0	5	3	0	0	121	25
Plymouth Argyle	2009–10	15	4	1	0	0	0	—	—	16	4
	2010–11	17	13	1	0	1	0	2	0	21	13
	Total	32	17	2	0	1	0	2	0	37	17
Charlton Athletic	2010–11	21	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	8
	2011–12	33	18	3	0	0	0	0	0	36	18
	Total	54	26	3	0	0	0	0	0	57	26
Career totals		229	67	16	0	8	3	2	0	255	70

Honours

Individual

• PFA Team of the Year: 2010–11 League One

External links

• Bradley Wright-Phillips career stats at Soccerbase
• Bradley Wright-Phillips England stats at The Football Association