Phil Starbuck
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Philip Michael Starbuck | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1986 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1991 | Nottingham Forest | 36 | (2) |
| 1988 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1990 | → Hereford United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1990 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 1991–1994 | Huddersfield Town | 137 | (36) |
| 1994–1997 | Sheffield United | 36 | (2) |
| 1995 | → Bristol City (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 1996 | → RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 1997–1998 | Oldham Athletic | 10 | (1) |
| 1998 | Plymouth Argyle | 7 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Cambridge City | 12 | (3) |
| 2000–2002 | Burton Albion | ||
| 2001–2003 | Hucknall Town | 23 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Leigh RMI | 10 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Arnold Town | 50 | (9) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999 | Cambridge City (Player-Manager) | ||
| 2001–2003 | Hucknall Town (Player-Manager) | ||
| 2003–2004 | Leigh RMI (Player-Manager) | ||
| 2005–2006 | Arnold Town (Player-Manager) | ||
| 2006–2008 | Hednesford Town | ||
| 2008–2009 | Grantham Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Philip Michael Starbuck (born 24 November 1968) is an English former professional footballer who scored 43 goals from 245 appearances in the Football League playing for a number of different clubs.[2][3] He started out as a striker then winger before eventually becoming an attacking midfielder.
Until June 2009 he was manager of Grantham Town.
Starbuck was born in Nottingham, and started his career as an apprentice at Nottingham Forest.[4] He scored on his First Division debut at Newcastle United aged 18 in December 1986 and again in his second outing, a 1–1 draw against Liverpool on New Year's Day 1987.[5] He spent time on loan at Birmingham City, Hereford United and Blackburn Rovers before moving to Huddersfield Town on a free transfer in 1991.[2] On 12 April 1993, he set the record for the fastest goal scored by a substitute (since beaten[6]) when he netted against Wigan Athletic just 3 seconds after entering the game.[7][8] He then went to play at a higher level with Sheffield United before appearing for Bristol City, Oldham Athletic and Plymouth Argyle in the Football League, RKC Waalwijk in the Dutch Eredivisie,[9] and Cambridge City and Burton Albion in non-league football, before going into management.[2] His half-season at Cambridge City was marred by a broken leg sustained in a pre-season friendly against Coventry City.[citation needed] In all, he made 188 first team starts in the Football League, the most being 120 for Huddersfield, for whom he scored 36 goals.[2]
