Phil Basey
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Philip John Basey[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 August 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||
| Position | Left winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1967 | Brentford | 2 | (0) |
| 1967–1968 | Gloucester City | 39 | (9) |
| 1968–1972 | Crawley Town | 136 | (76) |
| 1972–1976 | Maidstone United | ||
| 1977–1978 | Hillingdon Borough | (1) | |
| 1978–1979 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 18 | (6) |
| Bromley | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Philip John Basey (born 27 August 1948) is a Welsh retired professional footballer who played as a left winger in the Football League for Brentford. After his release in 1967, he played for over a decade in non-League football and notably scored over 100 career goals for Southern League club Crawley Town.
Basey began his career in the youth team at Fourth Division club Brentford,[2] after writing to the club requesting a trial.[3] He progressed to sign a professional contract in July 1966.[4] At age 18, he made his professional debut in a league match versus Tranmere Rovers on 24 September 1966 and played the full 90 minutes of the 1–1 draw.[5] His second and final appearance for the club came three days later, in a 2–2 draw with Lincoln City.[5] After his release at the end of the 1966–67 season,[2] Basey dropped into non-League football and played for Gloucester City,[6] Crawley Town,[7] Maidstone United,[8] Hillingdon Borough, Tooting & Mitcham United and Bromley.[9]
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