Mark Phillips (footballer)
English footballer (born 1982)
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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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Ian Phillips[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1982[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lambeth, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
| Position | 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) |
| 2018–2022 | Kingstonian | 13 | (0) |
| Total | 336 | (19) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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
| 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 | ||
- Appearances in Football League Trophy
- 1 appearance in League Two play-offs, 1 appearance in Football League Trophy
- 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Isthmian League Cup
- Appearance in Surrey Senior Cup
Honours
Brentford
Southend United
- Football League Trophy runner-up: 2012–13[31]
Individual
- Southend United Player of the Year: 2011–12[14]
