Mark Phillips
Personal information
Full name Mark Ian Phillips[1]
Date of birth (1982-01-27) 27 January 1982 (age 42)[1]
Place of birth Lambeth, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Elms
1995–2000 Millwall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2008 Millwall 67 (1)
2007 → Darlington (loan) 8 (0)
2008–2010 Brentford 55 (1)
2010–2014 Southend United 93 (12)
2014 → Aldershot Town (loan) 7 (1)
2014–2015 AFC Wimbledon 5 (0)
2014–2015 → Aldershot Town (loan) 5 (0)
2015–2016 Braintree Town 41 (1)
2016–2017 Ebbsfleet United 21 (1)
2017–2018 Greenwich Borough 21 (2)
2018– Kingstonian 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mark Ian Phillips (born 27 January 1982, Lambeth) is a retired professional footballer who played in the Football League for Southend United, Millwall, Brentford, Darlington and AFC Wimbledon as a defender.

Career

Phillips was signed as a youth player for Millwall at age 13 and first appeared with the senior team in September 2001.[2] He suffered from frequent injuries and notched up just 67 league appearances during his seven years at Millwall, scoring once against Sheffield United.[3] He was released at the end of the 2007–08 season.[4]

Phillips signed a one-year deal for Brentford on 14 August 2008,[5] after a successful trial spell and played regularly for the first team after James Wilson's loan had expired.[3] He ended up being an important member of the Brentford League Two winners squad and signed a new contract at the conclusion of the 2008–09 season.[3][6] He scored his first and only goal for the club in a 1–1 draw with Notts County.[7]

He was released by Brentford on 11 May 2010, along with three other players.[8]

Phillips trialled with League Two side Southend United in July 2010.[9] On 31 July, Phillips signed a pre-contract agreement for Southend United.[9] On 4 August 2010, Southend's transfer embargo was lifted and Phillips signed a two-year contract.[10]

Phillips started Southend's first game of the season against Stockport County on 7 August 2010 and on 14 August 2010 against Aldershot Town.[11] Since then Phillips has been plagued by groin injuries which required surgery.[12] In January 2011 Phillips returned to full training.

In 2011–12, Phillips regained his place in the starting XI for Southend and formed a solid partnership at centre back with club captain Chris Barker.[13] Despite a few small injuries, Phillips has remained a permanent fixture in the Blues back four and was named captain for the abandoned game against Aldershot on Boxing Day 2011.[13] At the end of the 2011–12 season, Phillips was named Player of the year down to his frequent strong performances.[14]

On 27 March 2014, Phillips joined Conference side Aldershot Town on loan for the remainder of the 2013–14 season.[15]

On 23 June 2014, Phillips joined AFC Wimbledon on a free transfer.[16]

Phillips re-joined Aldershot Town on loan on 3 October 2014.[10]

Personal life

Phillips is a Millwall supporter.[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Millwall 2001–02[17] First Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 ― 0 0 1 0
2002–03[18] 7 0 0 0 1 0 ― ― 8 0
2003–04[19] 0 0 0 0 1 0 ― ― 1 0
2004–05[20] Championship 25 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 ― 26 1
2005–06[21] 22 0 0 0 2 0 ― ― 24 0
2006–07[22] League One 12 0 1 0 0 0 ― 1[a] 0 14 0
Total 67 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 74 1
Darlington (loan) 2006–07[22] League Two 8 0 ― ― ― ― 8 0
Brentford 2008–09[7] League Two 33 1 2 0 0 0 ― 2[a] 0 37 1
2009–10[23] League One 22 0 0 0 1 0 ― 0 0 23 0
Total 55 1 2 0 1 0 ― 2 0 59 1
Southend United 2010–11[24] League Two 5 0 0 0 0 0 ― 0 0 5 0
2011–12[13] 39 7 4 0 1 1 ― 2[b] 0 46 8
2012–13[25] 21 3 4 0 1 0 ― 4[a] 0 30 3
2013–14[26] 27 2 3 0 1 0 ― 1[a] 0 32 2
Total 93 12 11 0 3 1 ― 7 0 114 13
Aldershot Town (loan) 2013–14[26] Conference Premier 7 1 ― ― ― ― 7 1
AFC Wimbledon 2014–15[27] League Two 5 0 0 0 1 0 ― 1[a] 0 7 0
Aldershot Town (loan) 2014–15[28] Conference Premier 5 0 1 0 ― ― 1[c] 0 7 0
Aldershot Town total 12 1 1 0 ― ― 1 0 14 1
Braintree Town 2015–16[28] National League 41 1 2 0 ― ― 2[c] 0 45 1
Ebbsfleet United 2016–17[28] National League South 21 1 1 0 ― ― 1[c] 0 23 1
Greenwich Borough 2017–18[29] Isthmian League First Division Division 21 2 2 0 ― ― 2[d] 0 25 2
Kingstonian 2017–18[30] Isthmian League Premier Division 13 0 ― ― ― 1[e] 0 14 0
Career total 336 19 21 0 9 1 0 0 18 0 384 20
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ 1 appearance in League Two play-offs, 1 appearance in Football League Trophy
  3. ^ a b c Appearance in FA Trophy
  4. ^ 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Isthmian League Cup
  5. ^ Appearance in Surrey Senior Cup

Honours

Brentford

Southend United

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 336. ISBN 1-85291-651-6.
  2. ^ "Southend United's Mark Phillips to risk wrath of family and friends against Millwall". Echo. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e "History Boys: Mark Phillips". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  4. ^ Mark Phillips at Soccerbase Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ "BEES 12th MAN | Brentford | News | Latest News | Latest News". 14 September 2008. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Brentford | News | Latest News | Latest News | PHILLIPS SIGNS ON DOTTED LINE". 4 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Games played by Mark Phillips in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Brentford release Mark Phillips and Steve Kabba". BBC Sport. 11 May 2010.
  9. ^ a b "Two more players in at Southend". 2 August 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Mark Phillips Returns on Loan". Non League Bets. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  11. ^ "Mark Phillips Player Profile – ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Southend United | News | Press Talk | Press Talk | THURSDAY'S PRESS TALK". world.southendunited.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  13. ^ a b c "Games played by Mark Phillips in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  14. ^ a b "Southend United | News | Latest | Latest | PHILLIPS AGREES TO STAY". world.southendunited.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  15. ^ "Mark Phillips joins Aldershot Town on loan from Southend United until the end of the season". Echo. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  16. ^ "Mark Phillips: AFC Wimbledon sign Southend defender". BBC Sport. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  17. ^ "Games played by Mark Phillips in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  18. ^ "Games played by Mark Phillips in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  19. ^ "Games played by Mark Phillips in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  20. ^ "Games played by Mark Phillips in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  21. ^ "Games played by Mark Phillips in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  22. ^ a b "Games played by Mark Phillips in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  23. ^ "Games played by Mark Phillips in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  24. ^ "Games played by Mark Phillips in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  25. ^ "Games played by Mark Phillips in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  26. ^ a b "Games played by Mark Phillips in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  27. ^ "Games played by Mark Phillips in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  28. ^ a b c Mark Phillips at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  29. ^ "Greenwich Borough | Appearances | Mark Phillips". Football Web Pages.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  30. ^ "Mark Phillips Appearances". Kingstonian FC. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  31. ^ "Starting Lineups - Crewe vs Southend". Sky Sports. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2024.

External links

Southend United F.C. – Player of the Year
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