Benny Phillips
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benjamin Phillips | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 9 June 1960||
Place of birth | Hazel Grove, England | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Youth career | |||
Crewe Alexandra | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1978–1980 | Macclesfield Town | 10 | (2) |
1980–1981 | Bury | 14 | (0) |
1981 | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | (0) |
1981–1982 | Stalybridge Celtic | ||
1982–1983 | Mossley | ||
1983–19?? | Witton Albion | ||
Winsford United | |||
Barrow | |||
Buxton | |||
19??–1990 | Rossendale United | ||
1990–1991 | Mossley | ||
1991–19?? | Curzon Ashton | ||
Droylsden | |||
Managerial career | |||
Grove United | |||
Bramhall | |||
1997–2001 | Mossley | ||
2001–2003 | Witton Albion | ||
2007–2008 | Bradford Park Avenue | ||
2011– 2015 | Radcliffe Borough | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Benjamin Phillips (born 9 June 1960 in Hazel Grove, Cheshire) is an English former professional association footballer who played as a right-back. He played in the Football League for Bury. He is currently manager of Radcliffe Borough of the Northern Premier League Division One North.[2]
Playing career
Phillips was a junior with Blackpool, Manchester City and Preston North End before joining Macclesfield Town.[3]
He joined Bury in September 1980.[1] He played 14 times that season and was linked with a move to Bolton Wanderers that fell through due to a pelvic injury,[3] but was released and joined Stalybridge Celtic after a brief spell with Crewe Alexandra.[3] He joined Mossley in August 1982 and was voted the supporters' player of the year the following season. He remained a regular the following season until leaving to join Witton Albion following the departure of manager Bob Murphy from the club in December 1983.[1]
He subsequently played for Winsford United, Barrow, Buxton and Rossendale United before rejoining Mossley in November 1990.[1] He left to join Curzon Ashton early in the 1991–92 season,[1] later playing for Droylsden.
Coaching and managerial career
Phillips was assistant manager at Stalybridge Celtic, Congleton Town and Ashton United and managed coached Mid-Cheshire League sides Grove United and Bramhall before taking over as manager of Mossley in July 1997.[1] He left in November 2001 to take over as manager of Witton Albion,[4] resigning in August 2003 after Albion had lost their first three games of the season.[5]
He was later assistant manager of Leek Town (from May 2004[3] until May 2005[6]), Clitheroe (from June 2005[7]) and Witton Albion before taking over as manager of Bradford Park Avenue in March 2007.[8] He was sacked by Bradford in February 2008, despite the team being in the race for promotion.[9]
He was appointed as first-team coach, under manager Steve Burr, of Stalybridge Celtic in June 2009.[10] He was made caretaker manager of Stalybridge Celtic in January 2010 following Steve Burr's departure to take over Conference National side Kidderminster Harriers.[11] He was appointed manager of Radcliffe Borough in February 2011 by chairman Bernard Manning jnr (son of the late comic Bernard Manning).[12]
Away from football, Phillips used to run a bingo club in Hyde,[3] although he sold the club in 2005 and it closed in 2009.[13]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Complete A–Z of players 1919–2010: Pace to Pyke". Mossley A.F.C. Archived from the original on 13 October 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- ^ Manning is upbeat on Boro fortunes Bury Times
- ^ a b c d e "Phillips returns with Leek". NonLeagueDaily. 3 May 2004. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- ^ "Phillips looks to old boys". NonLeagueDaily. 29 November 2001. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- ^ "Phillips first to go". NonLeagueDaily. 26 August 2003. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- ^ "Phillips leaves Leek". NonLeagueDaily. 18 May 2005. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- ^ "Lawson takes Clitheroe reins". NonLeagueDaily. 28 June 2005. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- ^ "Park Avenue go nap for Benny". NonLeagueDaily. 7 April 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- ^ "Phillips sacked by Park Avenue". NonLeagueDaily. 20 February 2008. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- ^ "Burr brings in peyton and Phillips". NonLeagueDaily. 29 June 2009. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- ^ "Phillips takes caretaker charge". NonLeagueDaily. 21 January 2010. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- ^ Bernard Manning Jr Returns as Chairman Archived 14 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine FC Business.co.uk
- ^ Bingo Closed Clubs Bingo VG
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- 1960 births
- Living people
- People from Hazel Grove
- English footballers
- Association football defenders
- Macclesfield Town F.C. players
- Bury F.C. players
- Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players
- Mossley A.F.C. players
- Witton Albion F.C. players
- Winsford United F.C. players
- Barrow A.F.C. players
- Buxton F.C. players
- Rossendale United F.C. players
- Curzon Ashton F.C. players
- Droylsden F.C. players
- Mossley A.F.C. managers
- Witton Albion F.C. managers
- Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. managers
- English Football League players
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- English football managers